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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1907
Page
2
An advertisement touts a product named Rengo as a quick harmless fat reducer claiming it can cut fat at a rate of a pound a day. It stresses safety, ease of use, and a free trial box, warning of fatty heart as a deadly risk and asserting Rengo leaves no wrinkles unlike other drugs.
Fire of unknown origin destroyed the Lydia Fischer cottage on Washington Street East Hill last night. Firefighters faced limited water supply, bucket brigades saved nearby homes. residents Newton Wolfe and neighbors suffered property losses with insurance covering most of Fischer’s claim.
Rev Joseph Hanley of West Liberty will preach at Park Avenue M E Church next Sunday morning and deliver the address. He is son of Attorney J R Hanley of this city and well known in Muscatine. Many new converts are expected to join the church.
Rev. William Sunday leads a soul-saving campaign resulting in nearly forty converts who will join the Park Avenue church on Sunday. A Sunday morning service will include a baptismal taking, while the Sunday school will meet earlier to hear Harry Monroe at the tabernacle in the evening. East Hill locals Mr and Mrs Cliffton Hinrickson of Davenport Ia left after a short visit. B O Carley of Alexandria Mn, visiting, left for Davenport. Sam and Glen Woodis near New Era left for home after visiting in the city. Cyrus Fanniel of Osceola Ia arrived on the Firefly and will spend Christmas east of the city. Miss Bessie Capper near Eliza Ill returned home after visiting Miss Edna Burner. Arthur Dailey, recently in Cedar Rapids, returned home.
Shelby Norman Post held a meeting to honor John Froehner of Co C 35th Iowa infantry with resolutions of respect. The notes recall his Roscoe avenue home and express sympathy for his partner, asking that the resolutions be recorded and published.
The Argus lodge annual meeting held last evening elected officers for the coming term. William Kepke was named president with George Fisher as vice president and Otto F. J. Kindler as financial secretary. Other posts included recording secretary Mrs. A. C. Hopkinson, treasurer Dr. C. E. Crow, chaplain Mrs. Will Kepke, senior guide Miss Julia Stolzenau, junior guide Frank Mills, sentinel F. L. Kermison, musician Miss Helen Bronner, and trustees J. E. Howell and D. P. Patterson.
Laymen will conduct Sunday morning services at Foster Baptist church with three revival converts in charge. Local converts urged to attend. Harry Horst James Selden Wendell Nyenhuis and M. W. Stirlen will assist in the services.
A lively shopper warns a grocer she will switch stores if he does not stock OUR-PIE the ready to use pie mix. The ad touts two pies per package, ten cents a package and recommends lemon chocolate and custard pies and even a pudding sauce or cake filling use.
A special prayer meeting last evening drew many converts at West Hill chapel. Rev. A. J. Kempton spoke briefly on Billy Sunday’s work in Muscatine and several new converts shared testimonies.
Supreme President R. A. Moses of the Bankers Reserves spoke last night on lodge matters including initiation of new members. One candidate was initiated and four were balloted. The next meeting on January 1 will install officers.
Mrs. Isabelle Norton was chosen president for the next term at a Major John Circle meeting. Other officers include Sr. Vice President Miss Mary Caspar, Jr. Vice President Mrs. Spence, Chaplain Mrs. George Sherberger, Secretary Mrs. Maud McCord, Treasurer Mrs. Henry Miller, Guard Miss Anna Eichoff, and Conductor Mrs. Zettler. Installation is set for the first meeting in January.
The advertisement touts Bucklen's Arnica Salve as a remedy for wounds sores burns and injuries with Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store identified as the outlet.
Local forecaster J. M. Sherier predicts only very slight changes in river levels between Dubuque and Muscatine on the Mississippi River.
The basement of a new Congrega tional church in Eastern Iowa opened for the first time last evening when the ladies held their annual turkey supper. Six hundred twelve meals were served and more than 205 dollars were cleared. The building features electric lighting, gas ranges in the kitchen and a modern steam heating system.
The Muscatine County Veterans Association adopted a resolution urging higher pensions for widows of Federal soldiers. Presented by Congressman Dawson on December 5, the request was referred to the committee on invalid pensions per Congressional Record. A certified copy was sent to the district’s representative by Secretary Baird.
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