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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1908
Page
8
Muscatine’s Nievel & Son promotes fifty years of leadership in Eastern Iowa jewelry. The ad touts fair treatment, huge diamond selection worth nearly $25,000, and prices claimed to be lower than competitors. It invites the public to compare pricing and quality, asserting unbeatable value.
A Muscatine Commercial club move to lure the Lowe jewelry factory from Iowa City goes before a committee. A soliciting group of Will Fuller Will R. Jayne Ed Dreier and Walter Cohn will campaign, with Muscatine to supply a $4 000 to $5 000 building and cover moving costs about 500 dollars, guaranteeing five years of operation and 25 to 30 jobs.
A Chicago Record Herald reader describes a home treatment for eczema salt rheum tetter and ringworm using a teaspoonful of powered citrex dissolved in hot water bathed warm for 20 minutes twice daily. The method requires pure citrex fresh each use and is claimed to have cured her husband and a child with skin conditions.
R. W. Owens arrived home Friday night after a three week trip in the west. In Colorado he visited his daughter Mrs. D. H. Fouse in Denver, his son Harry in Longmont, and his brother J. A. Owens in Lamar. He also stopped to see brother-in-law J. R. Duncan in Omaha. Nearby, Mr. and Mrs. Wm Hand and daughter Opal visited Muscatine yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Russell move from Burlington to Des Moines, with Mrs. Russell leaving for her new home after a Sunday visit here. Mr. H. Squire and Mr. M. Squire and wife of Aberdeen, South Dakota, were noted in the area.
The December Y M C A board meeting approved eliminating the January banquet and replacing it with a workers annual meeting to present yearly reports and elect officers. A nominating committee was appointed to fill vacancies as terms of four directors expire next month: J E Hoopes R M Chase Harry Horst and R S Hoover. Reports praised department work and lighting upgrades were approved with ceiling mounted incandescent clusters under Physical Director Johnson.
R M Everett pleaded guilty to intoxication and was fined five dollars and costs by Judge H S Howe. He was arrested yesterday afternoon behind the Batterson Stores by Deputy Chief Wilhite and spent the night at the police station.
Mrs. Mary J. Robinson of Cameron West Virginia describes a severe cold that left her unable to speak above a whisper and fearing pneumonia. After taking one bottle of Chamberlains Cough Remedy she recovered in three days and has since recommended it to others. the product is sold by all druggists.
The Moscow canal effort moves forward as T B Teeple wins the sounding contract on the Cedar river and nearby bluffs. He starts near Tice's bridge to test bottom quality and sand extent for dam feasibility and will then study the bluff ground for tunnel requirements.
The infant son of Mr and Mrs Henry Timmerman was laid to rest in the family cemetery plot. Local residents and visitors including Mrs Sperry Mrs S M Baker and others are noted with travels and visits. The Methodist Ladies Aid will hold a sale December 18 and 19. Wm Timmerman and family moved to town occupying the Baker property. The infant child of Mr and Mrs Arthur Leverich was buried Monday afternoon.
A home remedy for coughs with Granulated Sugar Syrup and Pinex is described. Mix a pint of sugar with water to boil, add Pinex and bottle. use a teaspoon every few hours. The syrup targets deep coughs and colds, and keeps well when corked. Pinex is touted as a potent pine compound and inexpensive to prepare.
For a lame back apply Chamberlain's Liniment to the affected area twice daily. Massage five minutes per application, then bind a dampened flannel over the seat of pain. The lameness may disappear quickly. Sold by all druggists.
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