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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1912
Page
8
A long, fragmentary column presents patient questions on headaches, catarrh, rheumatism, coughs, weight loss, digestion and general health. It includes unnamed remedies, home mixtures, and prescriptions offered by an advisor named Dr Lewis Baker, with various suggested tonics, tonics and tonics.
Des Moines reports Drake football captain elect 1-Gien gimous suffered an injury during the Simpson game and was rushed to the hospital for treatment. The halfback had been a standout against Missouri Valley teams and was revived in action days earlier.
Hag Nok yielded to treatment and doctors plan exhaustive investigation of the injured muscle. An operation may be necessary depending on findings.
A three day Iowa State Grange session begins in Oskaloosa with delegates from across the state. The program outlines addresses, committee reports, and degree ceremonies through Thursday, December 12, with no officer election this year.
Des Moines hosts the annual State Horticulture Society session opening today with Prof K A Kirkpatrick delivering one of the principal addresses. A lineup of prominent speakers includes Eymer M Reaves Waverly P F P Spencer Randolph and others from Ames Davenport Cedar Rapids Forest City and Des Moines among many locais.
Lent begins February 12 the earliest since 1848 and Easter falls March 24 next year as the ecclesiastical moon sets the movable feast. Florists and stationers expect lower profits while residents adjust social plans. Mrs A J Dollman and Mrs Clar anes Clark depart East Seventh Street for Davenport.
An old medical advertisement argues against castor oil and calomel for children, urging mothers to use Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna from California Fig Syrup Co. It claims gentle, safe relief for upset stomachs, constipation, and fevers, with directions on the package and a plea to ask druggists for the full name.
An old Musterole advertisement sells the ointment as a remedy for throat and chest pain and various ailments including neuralgia headaches and pneumonia prevention. It promises no blistering and offers jars of 250 and 5 cents and hospital sizes. A customer testimonial from Mrs Stoddard in London is included.
Partial list shows about three hundred cast members for the Louisiana extravaganza to be staged Thursday and Friday at the Grand Opera House under the Redmen. Forty Indian men and women, twenty frontiersmen, and over a hundred children will appear in elaborate scenes from American history. Key roles include William Penn, Columbia, Disle, a Spaniard, David Crockett, Queen of the City, Columbus, and Civilization with a large supporting company directed by Mrs J C Mathews.
The parcels post law starting with the new year lowers costs for parcels from one to eleven pounds but enforces strict rules. Postage must be in correct stamps and the sender’s name and address must appear on the package to aid identification.
An advertisement touts old age as a natural, majestic phase and claims Champerlain's Tablets after supper improve digestion, tone the liver, regulate bowels, and banish despondency. Sold by all dealers.
Ernest Wray Oneal, noted Chicago lecturer, repeated his popular talk Popular Fallacies at the First Methodist Episcopal church in Muscatine. The audience heard how physical strength and labor, not mere intellect, drive success, with examples from Washington to Lincoln and many others.
A grain syrup is made by mixing one pint granulated sugar with warm water for two minutes then adding 244 ounces of Pinex in a pinch bottle and filling with sugar syrup. A daily spoonful or two stops coughing quickly and supports appetite, with uses for bronchial trouble, sore lungs and asthma. The recipe touts Pinex as Norway pine extract and offers a money back guarantee with druggist availability or direct purchase from The Pinex Co.
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