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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1910
Page
7
Local notices list numerous residents returning home after shopping or visiting Muscatine and Wilton. Entries name Miss Lulu Barton Mrs F Wulf Mrs Chris Fick Mr H G Stevens and many others amid business visits and social calls throughout the region.
The former middleweight wrestling champion known as Shorty Runyan is jailed for a board bill. He requested to serve his sentence at the city hall, and has taken to rat-catching with a steel trap. His fate as a wrestler remains unsettled while he serves a month or more in custody.
The Muscatine Y M C A basketball team routed Oskaloosa 77 to 15 at the Y gym last evening. The Muscatine five impressed with balanced, efficient play, proving their superiority through solid teamwork and organization.
Stephen Waite of Lansing credits MI-O-NA stomach tablets with curing years of indigestion. After using three boxes his appetite and digestion fully recovered, with relief from gas and sourness in minutes. Sold by Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store with a money back guarantee, 50 cents a box.
Plain by mixing one pint of craculated three parts warm water and one for two minutes. Add two percent ounces of pure Pinex to a pint bottle and fill with Sugar Syrup for a family cough remedy. Take a teaspoonful every one two or three hours. It stops obstinate coughs in 24 hours and soothes bronchial trouble throat tickle and whooping cough. Guaranty of satisfaction. Your druggist or The Pinex Co Wayne Indiana.
In a spirited game last evening Muscatine outscored Oskaloosa 29 to 5 after an even start. Kautz Smalley and Schreurs lead as Muscatine’s fast trio matches last night’s champions, with Grafe and Hahn shining on offense and defense. Paris, McFellan pace the visitors in scoring.
Field baskets totals include Elliott 4 Hahn 7 West 14 Grafe 9 Herman 2 Mece Fellan 2 Paris 2 Russell 1. Free throws show Elliott 5 of 10 and O'Brien 5 of 8. Officials: Referee Wright from Oskaloosa and Umpire Reuling from Muscatine.
Secretary E A Ogilvie plans several special booster meetings at the Commercial Club during the holiday lull. He is corresponding with prominent builders of cities and states to bring speakers to Pearl City to spur future growth and development. The annual report suggests big projects may be started, depending on merchant progress and resident enthusiasm.
Outdoor ice skating on the slough in South Muscatine draws big crowds daily and nightly. General Manager E M Walker of the street railway company places dash signs on electric cars to attract riders to the skating attraction. The ice is unusually smooth and thick, sustaining any weight placed on it.
The Island M E church stewards met at R T Hummell home to approve a new financial system similar to Musserville church. Rev H W Munster outlined the plan which aims to simplify future fundraising and management of church expenses.
Rev. John Haefner of Ottumwa Iowa and his family arrived last night and will assume duties at the German Lutheran church here. The family will reside in the parsonage next to the church.
SOUTH END NOTES The two children of John White recovering from pneumonia are on the road to recovery. Mrs Babbett with neuralgia is not greatly improved. Mrs Hattie Lamb of Nebraska recovering from pneumonia. Grandma Metz aged ninety two sat up briefly yesterday.
Advice columns present home health and beauty regimens including fat dissolvers, skin and hair tonics, and a dandruff shampoo. The piece promotes parnotis, spurmax, quinzain, canthrox, and quinzoln products with instructions for dissolving in water or alcohol and applying as tonics or washes. It claims weight loss and improved hair and skin are achievable with weekly weigh-ins.
An article advises brunettes and blondes alike do not have more facial hairs but notes darker hairs are more visible. It explains making a Delatone paste with water, applying to skin for two to three minutes, then washing off. If hairs return they become thinner and colorless, with potential one more application to permanently remove them.
An advice column suggests using Kardene mixed with sugar alcohol and hot water as a tonic to boost energy, improve appetite, and clear pimples and liver blotches. It recommends taking a tablespoon before meals as a speedy remedy.
Lucy M advises readers on reviving falling, scurfy hair using a quinine tonics recipe. The note promises restoration of beauty and hair strength through a regular regimen.
Advice for sore eyes with crystal eye tonic and a homemade face cream. The eye treatment uses crystal dissolved for eye relief and brightness. The cream jelly blends almoroin with glycerine to improve complexion without greasiness and hair growth.
The Park Avenue M E church holds its midweek prayer meeting at 7 30 this evening with a short Bible character study on Isaac Choir practice follows and plans for the Christmas program music discussed Mrs Saunders improving after a Sunday accident at 117 Walter street.
J W Greer of Greenwood Louisiana suffered severe back pain from lumbago and required injections. He credits Foley's Kidney Remedy with curing his ailment and says he is no longer bothered by the condition.
Mort H. Singer brings Henry Woodruff to the Grand Tuesday for The Genius a musical farce in three acts. The book by William and Cecil DeMille, and the producer relies on luck and experience for success.
An old advertisement touts Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children, claiming universal sales and guaranteed quality. It urges asking for the specific syrup name and warns against other kinds, noting a low price and a dated serial number reference.
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