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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1903
Page
2
H Schmidt & Son Co. Muscatine the music book and wallpaper house unveils a grand Christmas display. Edward Schmidt leads festive decorating with a red and green ceiling and arches. The store highlights new show cases, extensive holiday gift lines, and a reputation for reliability as the season begins.
A firm renews a one year advertising contract with the Journal signaling ongoing progressiveness and appreciation for the Journal as an advertising medium. Tonight the large Christmas announcement appears, drawing attention from thousands of readers and implying potential financial benefit.
An ad argues washing without water is futile and criticizes hair tonics that feed dandruff caused by germs. It promotes Newbro’s Herpicide as the original scalp germicide that kills the parasitic germ at the roots, and notes availability from Havercamp’s Prescription Drug Store with a 10 cent sample offer from The Herpicide Co. in Detroit.
Miss Grace Witmer who died at her parents home near Wilton will be laid to rest Monday at 1 PM from her late residence one mile north of Wilton. Family and friends are expected to attend the funeral service at the Wilton area.
An advertisement promises PAZOOINTMENT cures for piles within 6 to 14 days with a 50 cent price and money back if it fails. The text includes unrelated lines about Christmas pleasures and a social remark on women's ambitions and names.
Muscatine doctors report diphtheria nearly stamped out with only five houses in quarantine. Since September about 130 cases and four deaths are recorded. Liberal anti toxine use credited. county aids poor patients to obtain treatment. City population exceeds 17 000 and remains pleased with disease control efforts.
Ed Rabe and Mrs Idle improve while A M Garrett visits Kansas City on business. Garrett Bros ship hogs, prices rise. Funeral held for Mrs Freeland of Columbus Junction with local attendees. Rabbits bagged by several men. J S Gipple injured lightly. School fire scare, Bertha Foster ill, Christmas preparations underway. Arm amputation patient recovering. E R Lacy in town on business. Flinch party at Hildebrands. Frank Fry moves to M S Hamiltons. Hamilton to Nichols. Rabbits 91 killed by Will Denham and others. Ben Barthalomew and Mrs Jas Allen visit. J A McDaniel in Oskaloosa. Rev Childress reports revival success. Teachers miss meeting due to weather. Epworth League to host watch party oyster supper New Year’s Eve. Blake and Denham loading cord wood. Dinner with Garretts in Concord township.
Wrayville resident Mrs. Chas Kliest and her son Fred from Muscatine Island spent Thursday with W F Krueger and family during a social visit.
An advertisement for a laxative and quinine tablet product promises cure of a cold in one day. It states grugglists refund the money if it fails and bears the signature KE W Groves on each box. The price listed is 75 cents.
Copperas Creek notes a December 9 marriage at the Baptist parsonage Muscatine between Edward Reynolds and Miss Lucy Watson officiated by Rev Judson Kempton. Local items list school term start, visits, dinners, health notes, and farm work across nearby towns with names Reynolds Deakman Liebig and others.
The column records illness relief, visits among neighbors, and social calls. Ed Mewes spent Sunday with home folks. Wilson Downey bought cattle Friday. Chas and Lewis Baker visited Muscatine Friday. John Furst of Illinois City visited sister Mrs W C Krueger Friday. Arch Reed visited Mrs Chas Krueger Friday. Minnie Krueger travels to Reynolds to assist Dr Mower. Young folks of Mr and Mrs W F Krueger spent Thursday evening at John Zollner’s. Mrs John Price Jessie Downey visited Buffalo Prairie relatives. Mrs Zollner and Mrs Wm Krueger of near Illinois City visited Albert Zollner at Buffalo Prairie Wednesday. Fred Feldman of Foster and Ed Feldman of ? also mentioned.
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