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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1905
Page
2
An old ad urges prompt treatment of colds to prevent consumption. It recounts Miss Powell of Aurora Indiana falling ill after neglecting a cold, credits Perris with quick recovery, and extols Peruna as preventing catarrh from advancing to lung disease with numerous testimonials.
Port Allen reports H. C. Rew of Columbus Junction visiting Tuesday with Stark Bros Nursery Co. M. Stanton and wife from Lone Tree spent Sunday with H. F. Babbitt’s family. Block notes include fieldwork, neighbors ill, and farm chatter. New Era notes Christmas plans at New Era Sunday School with committees named. wedding congratulations to Elizabeth Welsh and George Grete of Redwood.
The Salvation Army, planning its usual Christmas effort, intends to provide 100 dinners to needy families this year. Officers request names and addresses of those in need and will collect donations and old clothing for distribution, with pickup at Wall, Third and Walnut streets.
Dee 13 White Prairie announces Hady Blum and Godfrey Webber will depart Saturday for their old homeland in Switzerland. The Ladies Aid Society of the Lutheran Church met with Mrs Hose Blaurer Thursday for a pleasant day. A Gard signs a refund guarantee for 20 cent bottle syrup and tar, promising money back if cough cure fails, with a 25 cent toutie offered to prove safety. Names include Riemeke W B Barkalyy Teor J Havervaian Neeper F Td Theo Kuechmann.
The third number of the Cleveland Ladies' Orchestra drew a large, appreciative audience at the Grend theater. Soloists Parsons and Bechtel Alcock earned high praise, with Alfred Metzdorf delivering notable violin solos. A blend of bold performance and precise delivery marked the program as one of the finest in the course, leaving patrons well pleased.
Nellie Pullen visited Aledlo with Rev Crotts and other locals attending a social fundraiser for missions. Albert Ledous, a sailor, faced a district court arraignment for breaking and entering after a late afternoon indictment, with Attorney Horan seeking clemency citing intoxication and first offense. Judge Jackson considered it a first offense and sentenced him to nine months at Fort Madison.
A stranger who had been staying at the Barn to Pred Bowman took Bowman's $35 coat during a recent departure. Police could not locate him initially, but last night Officer Purcell arrested him on Front Street while he wore the missing coat. He claimed to have bought it in Aledo before confessing the coat was the one sought by officers.
An advertisement extols Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a substitute to rest the stomach. A Chicago lawyer credits the remedy with restoring digestion during a stressful project, claiming improved vigor and restored health after taking the tablets. The copy claims the product digests food like gastric fluids and is sold by druggists at 50 cents a box.
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