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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1902
Page
6
A social critique on housework burdens notes many women endure dull routines. It highlights washday as a major grind and praises Jas Beach & Sons for a Dubuque soap that cleans without boiling, with half an hour soaking and reduced rubbing to ease domestic chores.
Rev J R Hanjrey and family attended the Montpelier Sunday school convention. Epworth League officers were elected for the year with Fred Klepper as President and Katie Longstreth as Second Vice President. Rev J R Hanley holds revival meetings at Moscow. Sweetland will gain a justice of the peace and a constable after January 1. Ed Chamberlin and W G Woods will fit the new offices on Broadway and State Streets. Daisy Pantel hosted a Sweetland dance last Friday attended by local youths. Robert Kern plans to return to Illinois.
A patient recounts relief from nervous debility after nine bottles of Dr Miles Restorative Nervine and credits other Dr Miles products for overall health. A second testimonial praises Heart Cure Nervine and Nerve and Liver Pills plus Anti Pain Pills, calling them ideal household remedies. Endorsers urge readers to buy these medicines from druggists and send for a free book.
Frank Wilcox returns to Shellabarger's drug store after attending school in Des Moines. Clyde Duncan traveled to Burlington for medical treatment with Dr. Paul Castor. The commercial hotel location remains unsettled.
Nellie Wray begins first term of school at Small school while Woodmen host oyster supper with small crowd due to bad weather. Public sale set at Filz Reynold's on the 18th. Foster and mother to move to Rock Island by January to serve as deputy sheriff. Pearl Watson and Curtis Foster attend Leverich's normal school. Baptist Sunday school preparing Christmas entertainment. Benn Zollner sells hogs to Taylor Ridge at six dollars per hundredweight. Ella Middaurd of Muscatine visits John Bowser. Will Meyers ships hogs to Muscatine.
In Shiloh Iowa on December 12, Mrs. Denton and Miss Minnie enjoyed a day with Mrs. Ulysses Lake. Lawrence Klein of Muscatine stayed with his brother J. G. Klein. Muscatine visitors the Lequattes joined a Sunday at the Greiner home. Emma Head and baby from Tama county visit Geo. Cayot. Elizabeth Greiner attended a carnation reception at Mrs. W. F. Brannan's. Lena Freyermuth of Muscatine and Kate Watson of Illinois visited Mrs. Teufel’s society gathering. Mr and Mrs B. F. Greiner hosted a dinner. Excelsior Home Literary meets at Geo. Otto’s on Saturday evening, Dec. 13.
Harry Russell, fireman on the Chicago Rock Island, takes a layoff to visit his parents in Columbus Junction. R. H. Wilcox recovers at home after illness. Miss Nettie Henderson travels to Delta Colorado to marry Mr. Owens. Owens formerly from Welsh area. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Smith to spend winter in California after his retirement as proprietor.
The Morning Sun notes a Wednesday gathering at Mrs J L Vertress home with Miss Mayme Williams from Streator and Mesdames Smith and Anderson among guests. An open meeting is planned for December 30 at Mr and Mrs T O Williams. A stock sale in the new pavilion saw 41 head sold for 5005 dollars with a top price of 250 dollars for a Hewitt cow.
Charles L Burroughs dies in Paris while pursuing a Chicago university fellowship. The funeral in First M E church was led by Dr A K Parker of Chicago with participation from local pastors. Floral tributes came from University of Chicago and University of Pennsylvania, burial at Elm Grove cemetery beside his parents.
The Wilton Ia weekly page details a monthly temperance meeting at the Presbyterian church with song service led by E Friedrichsen and an address by Rev. J R Payne on pulpit and pew habits. Epworth League offers four Midland Lyceum entertainments including chalk talks and concerts. Also notes local sickness, schooling, church construction, town council actions, a child’s accidental gun incident, Christmas visits, and business openings.
Ortmo Ta Dec 11 Mrs Irvin remains very sick. Among those indisposed are L M Cecil and Dollie Cecil Mrs John Bowlby Mrs John Nolin and Mrs L S Abbott. Mrs Brockway visited in Nichols last Tuesday. Miss Lyda Black visiting relatives in Nichols. N D Cecil wife and little daughter Muriel were home visitors Sunday. H H Owen marketed hogs in Nichols Tuesday.
The notice announces a Saturday event on Dec 13 with royal entertainment and evening music by the Wilton band.
On the first and third Tuesday of each month until April 1993 the Iowa Central R A will sell colonist tickets to points in Arkansas Southwest Missouri Oklahoma Kansas Nebraska South Dakota and more at extremely low rates. Call any Iowa Central agent or A B Cutts Minneapolis Minn for rates and information.
Washington Dec 11 John D Rockefeller has not stated a final amount for his contribution to the national educational corporation but promoters indicate he will give liberally An authority said Rockefeller intends to give ten million
New York reporters report Cornelius Van derbilt passed a fairly comfortable night and remains in unchanged condition as of December 11, with no new developments in his health.
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