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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1911
Page
2
The piece argues that rapid population growth and housing demand strain virgin timber supply, making cheaper lumber impossible. It notes older lumber was a greater bargain for builders, while quality has improved due to labor-saving machinery, without rising costs. It promises to show the current stock in trade.
Muscatine North and South agents acquire property through Burlington deeds for freight depot yards and a temporary Y track near the northern Orchard City. A large frame warehouse will be repurposed for freight use while a passenger station and Batten factory solution are explored. Old Blaul cannery structure dating to 1848 is dismantled. new storehouse may be removed or repurposed. Civil service rule change provides dismissal charges with written reasons and response time.
A local notice urges homeowners to protect valuable papers with a safe deposit vault. It highlights fire risk to deeds abstracts and insurance papers and promises examplary security and convenience, inviting interest in a vault tour.
Dr F H Little was elected president of the Muscatine County Medical Society at last evening’s annual officers meeting held in Dr H Le Husted’s office. He outlined a program to meet monthly during winter with papers on kidney diseases and other medical topics. A social session followed, and officers for the year were named, including G A Heidel and H H English as vice presidents and W H Johnston as secretary and treasurer.
California's state board of pharmacy advances a major crackdown on the sale and use of opium morphine and cocaine. In San Francisco a sweeping prosecution has led to 120 convictions across doctors pharmacists and peddlers with many prominent professionals among the caught and punished. The drive began in Chinatown and targets drug addiction statistics show high addiction rates among habitual users.
An advertisement extols Pape’s Dispersin as a harmless, inexpensive remedy for indigestion. It claims fast five minute relief from sour stomach gas heartburn and nausea and promotes easy digestion without laxatives. It urges readers to buy a 50 cent case from their pharmacist to aid the entire family.
Muscatine county grand jury adjourned again after nearly a month in session. No report was issued before adjournment, with plans to reconvene next Wednesday to continue work. Counts Attorney Thompson bears the workload as the body had set a lengthy record for session duration. Also included is an unrelated medical ad for PAZO OINTMENT claiming a cure for piles within 14 days.
Rev L B Chamberlain spoke at the First Reformed Church on Indian missionary work, detailing evangelistic, medical, educational and literary efforts of the Reformed churches. He praised the Tewinkel sisters and noted ongoing work in Madardalie and Cithoor, with questions and discussion from the audience.
Two new candidates were initiated into the Fraternal Aid Association at their regular meeting last evening. An unusually good attendance prevailed and several minor matters were disposed of during the business session. There are two more meetings this month including the drawing contest.
Muscatine residents show strong support for Red Cross Christmas seals raising funds to fight tuberculosis. Sales surpass last year with thousands bought in weeks, and national orders for tens of millions indicate growing demand. The stamps, first issued in 1862, evolved into widespread charity materials aiding tuberculosis relief and public health across multiple nations.
A mass meeting of local unionists is planned for Sunday afternoon at Workman hall with speakers including President A. L. Urick of the Town State Federation of Labor, John H. Walker of Springfield, Peter W. Collins of Boston, and former actress and labor advocate Laura Pellip. Urick reports on the executive council's actions during his Dee Moines trip and supports action for striking button workers.
A carload of Buick 1911 roadsters has arrived at Bowman Garage on East Front Street. The model is described as quiet and easy to drive with full equipment including tan windshield glass gas lamps and Prestolite tank. Priced under a thousand dollars, the car is marketed to fit the budget of the average business or professional man. Bowman plans further demonstrations as additional carloads are contracted.
The Journal partners with dictionary publishers to give away $4.00 limp leather dictionaries over two weeks. To qualify a child under 14 must secure three yearly subscriptions paid in advance or have town or rural conditions and payment amounts. Subscriptions must be gathered by January 1, 1912, with receipts mailed to donors.
An advertisement extolls sage and sulphur as a natural remedy to darken hair and combat dandruff and early graying. It promotes Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy from Wyeth Chemical Company of New York, offered at fifty cents a bottle with money-back guarantee, sold by a local druggist and agent A. W. Morgan at 167 Second Street.
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