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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1916
Page
3
Muscatine awoke to zero temperatures as Grim Old Man Winter loomed. Spare a thought for those lacking coal and warmth while the Mancatine Welfare Association appeals for funds to aid cold families as Christmas nears.
An association urges readers to spread Christmas cheer at home and asks if they will join the Partners of Santi Claus in lending a hearty hand to brighten others festive season. The appeal emphasizes communal effort to make Christmas happy for those in need.
An editorial praises American benevolence amid World War I, noting U S munition supply to allies, viewed as neutral yet supportive by Europe. It highlights Red Cross aid from Colombia, Belgium, France, England, Russia, and Russia relief efforts, totaling about 16 million, with Jewish relief contributions. Europe’s gratitude is urged as a unifying aim.
Salina Burgess, a widow, is duped into buying barren forty acres by land agents in the Pearl River district. Bernard Royd, a cautious engineer, helps her see the land’s true value and proposes a wary partnership. He warns her not to sell without his advice.
An advertisement touts Pinex cough syrup as the leading remedy in the United States and Canada. It claims rapid relief from obstinate coughs, bronchitis, croup, and asthma with a homemade mix using two and a half ounces of Pinex and sugar, bottled for 64 cents, guaranteed satisfaction or money back, from The Pinex Co. Wayne, Ind.
A Washington based piece examines tropical agriculture as a potential world food source. It argues rising food prices push exploration of the tropics, notes the Panama Canal opening and modern machinery could unlock tropical lands, and cites C F Cook of the Department of Agriculture on limits and opportunities for tropical crops and permanent settlements.
Fragmentary lines convey a personal reflection on staying still to avoid mistakes, with no identifiable people or organizations or events to anchor a news item.
Mrs J P Gillett and children from Wapello visit friend Mrs J J Lukin. Roo Rees from Welsh neighborhood visits Magentine. Charles H W Johnston travels from Sigourney toward Conesville. Lee McCandless of Davenport high school wins Big 8 declamatory contest at Montour with Anthony's Oration Over Caesar. Join Shoop buys Oscar Duncan property on South Hill, plans move March 1. I C C FY lodge No 365 officers listed. W M class of Presbyterian church meets at Mrs H S May on Gamble Ave with thirteen attendees. Alvin Jennings leaves Columbus City and Elm Grove for Des Moines. Miss Josephine Torbert of Wapello visits sister Mrs Dan Gallagher in Muscatine. Jay Stapp, W L Curtis, J A Sprague and Miss Ethel attend Muscatine, with Johnston and Davenport chatter noted.
A notice from W. J. Walton, Recorder, calls A. O. U. W. members to a December 14 meeting for officer elections and candidate initiation. A probate notice in Muscatine County states the will of Caroline J. Custer was opened December 4, 1916, with a January 2, 1917 hearing to admit the will to probate.
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