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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1914
Page
5
A Muscatine resident will act as Santa to two hundred needy schoolchildren this week. Truant Officer Charles Kern funds the effort, with a list of 110 children in need. About 250 dollars will be expended on shoes and clothing during the remaining days of the week.
Oho Woman's Wish Bellefontaine Ohio Mrs J F Lamborn praises Vinci cod liver and iron tonic saying it made her strong and able to do housework again after other remedies failed. Advertisement by A W Morgan Druggist Muscatine guarantees benefits for weak rundown nervous debilitated conditions.
The federal commission on industrial relations opened its final Denver session today as part of the Colorado coal miners strike investigation. It is expected to depart tonight for Washington to resume deliberations on the dispute.
At Mulford church yesterday afternoon the Ladies Aid Society held its annual officer election. President Miss Grace Appel, vice president Mrs Emma Nietz al, secretary Miss Ila Moxley, and treasurer Mrs John Bloom were chosen. Hostesses were Mrs W Busch and Mrs Linn. Next meeting is January 6. Prayer meeting led by Frank Faulkner tomorrow. Rev L A Crull to officiate next Sunday.
Cyrus H. McCormick Jr., son of the International Harvester president, started as a salesman today to learn the business from the ground up. He earns $25 weekly, with a clerical path at $15 if sales fall short. He plans to someday succeed his father as company president.
Very brief old time sale advert offers embossed gold lettering on leather pocketbooks and Kodak albums. Promotes guaranteed all leather items with name in gold, prepaid postage, quick shipping from Reliance Mfg. Co. St. Louis. Contains prices 50 cents to $1.00 and pre-Christmas urgency.
South Muscatine residents urge a car line change or new waiting arrangements to avoid waiting at Iowa avenue and Second street. They request car announcements at the interurban depot or a second waiting room, plus better car heating. Also, Clyde Ryan to speak at Musserville M E church morning service, choir to lead evening canto.
Erma Elizabeth Shew, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W E Shew of Grandview township, died in Wapello Iowa from acute pneumonia after a brief illness. A 1910 high school graduate and noted student, she taught at Pine Grove until last Friday. Survived by parents and several siblings. Funeral at 10 Friday at the Methodist Episcopal church. Burial in Indian Creek cemetery.
Sir Knights are urged to attend the stated conclave of DeMolay Commandery No 1 K T tonight. All members and visiting Sir Knights requested for important business. W H Graff, Recorder.
Trinity and St Katherine's Guild will hold a fancy work sale with aprons food and candy at Thompson Brothers Hardware Store on Saturday December 19 in the afternoon and evening Ady urges attendance for community fundraiser and shopping.
In Bloomington township Miss Ada Mae Kline, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Kline of Atalissa, was honored at a pre-nuptial shower at the Vanatta home. Bride-to-be to wed Charles Walter France next Wednesday at Fred Kaufmann home. Gifts presented by Master Wayne Wickhart in a red and white wagon with parasol. luncheon followed hosted by Mrs. Eckhart and Mrs. Van Atta, sisters of Mr. France.
An enjoyable program by Homesteaders Lodge members at Iowa Avenue headquarters netted a neat sum. The evening featured an orchestra, a reading by Mrs. Nora Cosgrove, and the playlet The Price with Mae Whipple Mansield Rankin and Warry Tobias. The hall was decorated with Christmas bells and red and green crepe paper, and dancing followed the performance.
Members and friends of the Mulberry Needle club visited Mrs Harry Crozer at her West Fifth street home. Decorations featured holiday symbols in red and green with holly and poinsettias throughout the house. After a Kensington, a luncheon was served for about thirty attendees.
St Margaret's Guild held a downtown Christmas sale that featured small articles and cleared about $25. Twentieth Century Club met at Mrs Downer's West Fourth Street home with a program on Guadalajara Christmas Los Reyes and the Christmas Tree origin. Confraternity cake sale planned downtown December 19 with officers to be elected in January. Friday Audition Bridge Club to meet at Miss Gertrude Block's Mulberry Avenue home to sew for charity.
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