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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1909
Page
20
They arrive in your home and become a live member of the household ready to entertain and instruct. They can furnish rags or waltzes for a home dance and render an entire program of concert selections. We can arrange to take your old piano in exchange and make terms entirely satisfactory.
Frank Bowman and John A. Robbins advertise local businesses while residents like Michael Hunn, Miss Florence Hahn, Mrs. Katherine Muenster, and Mrs. Minnie Miller travel to Davenport, Rock Island, Council Bluffs, and Chicago. Mortgage offers appear from Titus Loan & Investment Co. along with various social calls and church revival figures from Moody Institute and Mulford Congregational church.
Earl Wright, arrested at the Greiner farm near Muscatine, is to be heard this afternoon on charges stemming from a Saturday night assault on his aunt Mrs. Fred Wright at her East Hill home. Fred Wright reports his wife unconscious with injuries requiring Dr. Halstead’s care. investigators consider assault with intent to commit great bodily harm as a possible charge. Wright was captured by Constable Duncan after fleeing toward Wilton to catch a freight, and County Attorney Pepper will handle the case.
East Hill committee reports progress on Christmas program planning for Park Avenue M E Sunday School. Superintendent Mrs Ross Hurlbut and chairman Mrs Will Martin oversee assignments and hope for a highly successful observance. N A McCoy returns from Hot Springs Arkansas improved after nine weeks away.
An important S G Hill Camp No 25 Sons of Veterans meeting is set for Tuesday evening with annual officer elections and a large class initiation. If all pledged members are initiated, the local camp will be the largest in the state. A short social session follows and all members are urged to attend.
Germany will raise the standard of dentistry by requiring students to have a general preparation equal to that demanded of a prospective physician and to spend longer time in study.
The notice states a fire insurance offer or placement for M. W. Stirlen at 109 East 2nd Street. No further details on policy terms or insurer are provided in the readable text.
Missionaries from two foreign countries spoke at the Church of the Seventh Day Adventists yesterday. Miss Bessie Young of Dubuque Indiana, a returned missionary from Japan, discussed denominational work in the region.
Patrick F. Sheedy famed as the country's best known gambler died at his West Thirty fourth street home at 11 pm. Heart trouble caused the death after a six month illness with two months bedridden. Family and friends had anticipated his passing in recent days.
Miss A. H. Wilcox, a missionary after six years in India for Adventist work, gave an engaging talk on Hindus and diverse peoples met during English protectorate duties. She wore an Indian princess costume and announced nightly services at the church this week.
Frank Bowman advertises 69 sleighs available, both new and second hand, offered at buyer’s price.
For insurance see 5. BE, Stevenson and Son, Hershey Building. The note directs readers to account for insurance in relation to the Hershey Building listing and associates the firms with the specified address.
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