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Newspaper

Muscatine Journal

Location

Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 14, 1915

Page

6

Membership Contest Planned By Local Christian Endeavor

Members of the Christian Endeavor society of United Brethren church met at Miss Hazel Keath's home to plan a membership contest with Mildred Young leading the young women and Walter Herwig directing the young men. They will pay $5 on their church pledge, present a December 15 musical program, and send a Christmas card shower to Ed win Morley who moved to Marshall Texas. They will meet again January at East Eighth street home of Walter Herwig.

Co. E. Society Christian Endeavor Society of the United Brethren Church Hazel Keath East Highth Street Tme Mildred Young Walter Herwig Mure Edwin i Morley Marshall Texas Harry Lincoln Eighth Street

How to Be Slim Advice on Korean Capsules

An advertisement claims Oil of Korean capsules can remove fat from any part of the body without starvation. It urges weekly weighing and promises a harmless, inexpensive method. A. W. Morgan can supply the capsules through a druggist.

A. W. Morgan

Demi Tasse Club Hosts Seaside Christmas Event

Miss Ethal acted as hostess at a Lucas Street gathering of the Demi Tasse club. Guests enjoyed music by Miss Lumina Logan, shared five hundred, and refreshments after an evening with readings, solos, dialogues, and other numbers. Plans were made to meet December 27 at Miss Flora Beninger’s home on East Seventh Street.

Miss Ethal Anna Ethal Lucas Street Lumina Logan Flora Beninger East Seventh Street

Fraternal Aid Union meeting at Dammasea home

Mrs Katherine Tam masea hosted the Fraternal Aid Union at her West Second street home. A brief business session occurred and members planned to meet again on the first Monday in January at the Tamasea residence following a social hour.

DE. Schmidt Inec. Au F. E. Schmidt Child's Conservation League Schmidt West Third Street Chaminade Henry CC. Meyer W. R. Ogle Spruce St Praternal Aid Union Dammasea Homhe Katherine Tammasea West Second Street Fraternal Aid Tammasea

Musser Home Hosts Bridge Club Meeting

Monday Evening Auction Bridge club members were entertained at Miss Grace Musser's home 606 West Third Street. Prizes went to Mrs. Frank Glesser and Mrs. James Giesser. Members decided not to meet again until January first.

Musser Grace Musser West Third Street Frank Glesser James Giesser

Missionary meeting postponed to January Tuesday

A church notice lists the Young Women's Missionary Society of the First Congregational church postponing their December 14 meeting at Mrs A K Shears home to the second Tuesday in January. Caroline Dudley of the YWCA will speak on the occasion.

Young Women’s Missionary Society First Congregational Church A. K. Shears West Second Street Shears Caroline Dudley

Arbitration Failure ends state board's garment strike mediation

Chicago HI December 14 The state board of arbitration, after three months of efforts to settle the garment workers strike, has withdrawn its services. Manufacturers and union officials would not permit the board to continue.

Agsouluten Ress Mensea iVire Chicago State Board of Arbitration Garment Workers

Former Pastor to Speak at Barquet Banquet

The Brotherhood of the United Brethren church will host a special meeting and banquet in the last week of December at United Brethren Church. Rev. Mr. Light, former pastor now in Cedar Rapids, will give the principal address. This follows a previous banquet with Attorney General Cosson and aims to feature speakers at future monthly events.

Brotherhood of the United Brethren Church Charles Kern Light Cedar Rapids United Brethren Cosson

County Engineer Prepares Annual Report for Muscatine County

County Engineer Halbfass works through day and evening drafting an annual report due by New Year’s Day. The document will detail all road, drainage, and bridge work in Muscatine County. Township clerks are starting their own reports to be included in the county engineer’s compilation to be sent to the Iowa Highway Commission.

Halbfass Muscatine County Iowa leltway_ Commission

Harry Luellen 18 Victim of Mistake

A caption error in the Diamond Jubilee Edition of the Journal misidentified Muscatine tailor Harry Luellen with another tailoring company. Luellen, who runs the Ed V Price line and operates a cleaning and repair department at 104 West Second, has been in Muscatine tailoring for twelve years and seven years at his current upstairs shop.

Harry Luellen Muscatine Ed W. Price Chicago Mr. Luellen Luellen Selils Ed V. Price West Second Street

Budapest suffers shortage of food

London dispatch reports Budapest residents sign a memorandum accusing Hungary of high food prices. The document to be presented to the Hungarian premier in parliament cites prices higher than Germany and warns the coming winter risks starvation if conditions persist.

Budapest Associated Press London The Morning Post Today Hungary Germany

Epworth League Course Thursday December 16

YM C 4 Epworth League course convenes Thursday at 8:00 PM in the First AF church. Charles H. Plattenburg promotes the theme Patronize Your Home Town.

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