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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1905
Page
4
An advertisement offers clocks from $1.00 to $300.00 and quadruple silver plated baking dishes from $5.00, plus candelabra tea sets frit dishes children's mugs nap kinings carving sets knives and forks in a broad price range for sale.
Multiple brief items from Morgans and surrounding areas note residents visiting, returning home, and attending business, with names like Abraham Spicher, H Henderson, and Miss May Townsley. Local merchants advertise and people travel to Davenport and Ulis City, with brief notices of relatives, social calls, and a pharmacy syrup guarantee.
Members of the Masserville Friends Church plan an entertainment for the Sunday School children with a treat. Time not yet set, preparations underway, and a Christmas trade note mentions merchants in South Muscatine selling goods for the season. Weather outlook hints holidays seem distant.
A reader recounts relief from gastritis and blood improvement after using Grape Nuts and Postum, claiming doctors endorsed the foods and that weight and complexion improved. The piece shifts to holiday preparations, then local society notes with names and moves across Muscatine area households, including birthdays and visits.
Four Sig Steamers to be put in shape with repairs by Hoar carpenters at Eagle Point boat yards after a week forced standstill due to missing materials. The Sidney, to be launched first, will slip from the cradle in spring. Other boats to be repaired include the Intelligence yacht and Ben Hershey.
An old advertisement touts Dr Kings New Life Pills claiming quick relief for constipation. The copy emphasizes bursting head feelings as the symptom and promotes the product at Haver Camp's Prescription Drug Store.
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