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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1912
Page
6
A vintage ad promotes Ely's Cream Balm as a nasal remedy to prevent catarrh and related colds. It claims the balm cleanses and soothes the nose, eases head congestion, stops discharge, and strengthens the throat. The product is advertised as a fifty cent bottle available from druggists, with Agent A. W. Morgan.
Detectives arrested Tom Barnes and Floyd Turner in Peoria Illinois after matching the description of two suspects in a $27 600 uncut diamonds and 1600 in currency theft from Joseph Merchenick a New York diamond merchant. They testified they were in Chicago Monday night and came to Peoria from Springfield where the robbers were said to have been yesterday. One suspect carried 3400 in 100 bills and it is claimed they exchanged a 100 bill in Springfield.
In their annual election of officers held at the Cedar street home of the Misses Lila and Hazel Halsleigh, the society named George Herwis as President and Clinton Wills as Vice President. Zola Tarr, Walter Herwig, and Miss Fonda me Corkle filled key roles. Miss May Fry became Corresponding Secretary. and Misses Clara Herwig and Pearl O’Haver were Collectors. Twenty five members attended. a watch committee was formed and plans discussed. The evening featured games and refreshments.
Mrs Marie Kindler entertained the Evangelical Juniors of the German Evangelical church at her Climet street home for her thirty third birthday. Twenty eight members attended with pink chrysanthemums decorating the rooms. A program of games contests and a three course lunch followed. Ed Molis won a monkey contest and a glass dish prize. Emma Shaute won a consolation prize. Barbara Kindler won an animal contest. Aurora Club members also met at YWCA rooms for a regular session arranging plans for an event at Sweetland.
A promotional ad claims Croxone permanently cures kidney and bladder troubles by cleansing the kidneys and removing uric acid. It asserts relief comes quickly, surpassing other remedies, with a guarantee to refund the purchase price if it fails to deliver results. Prices are stated as affordable at first class drug stores.
A reader reports on a dubious claim where nine Boston doctors allegedly diagnose illness by hand touching and advise patients to tell others. The note mentions a person named Ian and a plan to tell Bob about medical studies in City and Brain Dealer.
In a light exchange from Barper's Weekly and Toursville Courier, torrocks faces a plan to lead. Mrs Winteingham Jones Smythe is linked to an altar moment, while a joke about who wears the pants surfaces. Tiny Liechtenstein is described as a small European state with no army or monarchical army.
Louisburg Nova Scotia December reports the British steamer Merlen of 490 tons, built in 1909 at Sunderland and belonging to Captain C M Burchell of Liverpool, left Louisburg November 6 with coal for Placentia Newfoundland and has not been heard from since amid recent alarms. The Canadian government steamship Lady Laurier searched the area between the Newfoundland coast and Nova Scotia and returned to port without locating the Merlen.
notices of multiple local sales and events appear including Presbyterian Christmas sale on December 17 and rummage sale, with bids sought for about 2006 yards dirt. Local visits and travel details of residents are noted along with births, professional trips, and short family travels.
In Hudson Wisconsin on December 10 the bodies of A L Lilseth and his wife were recovered from the St Croix river after they left for home Sunday night on skates from Lakeland. They were found in the river channel with the woman's shawl clasped in her husband’s arms. A strand of her shawl frozen to the ice saved them from drifting apart. Mr Lilseth was a passenger agent for the St Paul railroad at Lakeland.
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