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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1906
Page
9
Local notes report wide sales of Foley’s Honey and Tar in yellow packaging praised for containing no opiates. Advertisers warn to choose only genuine product, while several residents and visitors travel through the city on morning trains.
Manager Kautz pushed for a state AAU basketball finals series to be held in Muscatine with Company C of the local athletic association backing the bid. If approved, finals would occur here with preliminaries in state centers and a three day tourney plan featuring Iowa University Des Moines Y M C A Muscatine and more.
Mrs Harriet C Pitchforth died last evening at 9 30 at her daughter Mrs Sarah Schmalzs home 418 Grandview avenue after a brief illness aged nearly 101 born in Halifax England in 1834 she was a long time resident active in First Presbyterian church and South Muscatine Ladies Aid society survivors include children John H Thomas R Pitchforth and Mrs Sarah Schmalz with grandchildren and great grandchildren funeral Thursday at 2 from the Schmalz residence Rev Elliott to conduct services prominent in local church and social circles the South End reports also note hunting parties returning with rabbits and squirrels and a chicken theft problem plaguing the area with birds disappearing nightly and no culprits yet identified.
An echo of old time taste promotes Arbuckles ARIOLA Coffee as the genuine home brewed choice. The copy celebrates farm origins and authentic packaging while contrasting with modern dust laden urban blends.
A medical journal highlights a home remedy mix of Fluid Extract of Dandelion, Compound Karyon, and Compound Syrup Sarsaparilla, claiming it clears impurities and nourishes blood. A pharmacist attests to its safety, saying it rebuilds blood, aids kidneys, and relieves rheumatism, with easy home preparation.
Daily roundup of residents and visitors in South Muscatine area. Updates include Harry Rogers’s wood sawing trip near Andalusia, multiple residents returning home after visits, illness recoveries, and a move from South Muscatine to Clinton by Mrs. Charles Hall and Ada Hall.
John W. Jayne left for Nebraska after his brother William's death. Lone Tree now has electric lights. Miss Mariel Black visits Rev. Black and wife. Ed Kelso family welcomes a 9 1 pound son. Mrs. Amos Fuller hosts Riverside relatives. Maud Williams hosts the Y's. Ladies' Aid Methodist sale December 13 and 14 at the building near Harris' drug store. Mrs Hague moves back from Pleasant Valley.
Miss Bessie Hoopes recently named deaconess at Park Avenue M E Church will begin her duties next Sunday guiding the East Hill mission. She will teach the 2 PM Sunday school and assist the Epworth League at 6 PM under Rev. Stoddard. A Christmas program by church children is planned, with rehearsals to start immediately. The Ladies Aid meets Thursday to finalize plans and sewing for the event. East Second Street walks are being laid out slowly as cold weather delays completion. Local notes also mention visits and arrivals in East Hill.
Advertises Wheeler's Nerve Vitalizer as a permanent cure for epilepsy and other nervous ailments. Includes testimonials from Mrs. Atwood of Sigourney Iowa and Mrs. Keller of Converse Indiana claiming long-term relief after using the product. States price is one dollar per bottle and lists J W Brant Co of Altron Mich as seller.
An advertisement touts Gauss Catarrh Cure claiming it ends catarrh and related ailments quickly and permanently. It offers a free trial package by mail to anyone sending name and address to C. Fe. Gauss at 7641 Main St Marshall Michigan.
John Nickies from near Atalissa and Henry Blessing of Montpelier returned home after a brief visit at the residence of Joseph Butcher on East Fifth Street.
An old advertisement touts Dr. King’s New Life Pills as a remedy for constipation with a 25 cent Havercamp's Prescription Drug offering and suggests keeping the appendix busy to ward off illness.
The Iowa Central Railway offers a holiday rate of one fare for a round trip to Havana Cuba on December 18 19 and 20 with return by January %. Travel via New Orleans in connection with Southern Pacific steamers. For rates and details contact A B Cutts G P and T A Minneapolis Minn.
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