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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1903
Page
2
Society notices list Mascatine Homestead No 436 meeting on the second and fourth Tuesdays at Reuling's hall East Second Street. Officers include Garnes as foreman and Minas Grace Purcell at 217 East Broadway, with details incomplete.
A list of lodge and fraternal group meetings in Muscatine detailing nights and times. Notes include I O O F branches at K P hall Thursday 8pm, Lao Lodge weekly Monday 7:30pm, Miriam D of R second and fourth Friday 7:30, Prairie Encampment first and third Friday 7:30, Iowa Lodge 2 A F and A M first Tuesday monthly, De Molay Commandery 2nd Wednesday monthly, Webb Council third Thursday monthly, Banner Lodge D of H second and fourth Tuesday 3:30 at AO U W Hall, Court of Honor, Muscatine Camp 877, meets Monday evenings in Woodman hall. Visiting members invited.
Wyoming Lodge No 76 Knights of Pythias meets every Friday at 7 30 in the K P building on Lewis Avenue Visiting brethren invited J W Miller C C B H 8 Howe K of R and B
Members of the Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic hold regular meetings on the second and fourth Saturday evenings each month at the G A R hall. Mrs Helen Whitney serves as president and Mary E B Davia as secretary.
Royal Neighbors of America Woodbine Camp No 142 meets on the fourth Wednesday of each month. Officers listed are Oracle Mrs F A McElroy Recorder Mrs Katie Parvin and Receiver Mrs Emma Bierman. Visiting neighbors in good standing are welcome.
The Fraternal Bankers Reserve meets on the second and fourth Wednesday of each month at 7 30 p m in the G A R Hall. All members in good standing are requested to be present. Clyde Randleman, President J B Vanatta, Secretary.
G. A. R. Headquarters Shelby Norman Post No. 231 meets on the first and third Tuesdays each month at the G. A. R. hall on East Second street. Visiting members are welcome. Commander Henry Kneese presides with Adjutant Gus Schmidt.
The Fifty-fourth and Fifty-fifth Iowa National Guard regiments receive strong praise from U S regular army officers. In potential U S Colombia hostilities the Fifty-fourth is seen as the most likely to be sent first if the National Guard is mobilized. Generals Bell and others commended their performance at Ft. Riley and St. Louis.
Cough medicines other than Foley's Honey and Tar contain opiates which cause constipation and can be unsafe for children. Foley's Honey and Tar contains no opiates, is safe and non constipating. At Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store.
Grace Ellen Whitmer born February 22 1871 in Inland township Cedar county Iowa moved to Wilton at age eleven she taught in Cedar county Tipton and Durant schools and was a devoted Christian lay leader Her death at 60 followed a bout of illness from inflammation of the bowels funeral services conducted by Rev N A McAuley with music by a Christian Endeavor quartet laid to rest in Oakdale cemetery leaving five brothers and two sisters including Mrs Clara Voss and Mrs Minnie Mayes.
A brief note extols vinegar as a headache cure. It claims vinegar draws out inflammation and drives away pain, presenting a simple domestic remedy praised in this historical mention.
A biased observer claims Albanians are among Europe’s most interesting peoples noting absence of crimes yet severe cases vendetta governs life values and behavior in their society.
A messenger boy was instructed to meet a pet donkey at Charing Cross, guide it across the city, and dispatch it from Euston as part of a curious assignment.
Pie preferences in New York show apple as king except in winter. Autumn and early winter bring strong pumpkin demand, while mince contests apple in cold weather. Custard cocoanut and lemon meringue remain steady, with berry pies topping summer favorites.
The article explains that in Turkey the governor or pasha rank is measured by how many horsetails dangle from his standard, linking rank to a symbolic tuft count. It notes this method as a traditional or humorous gauge of authority.
Arctic icebergs, though fewer and smaller than Antarctic ones, rise higher and form spires and domes. When sunlight hits them, they resemble a fairy city, casting a magical sight.
The text claims the lion's paw strike ranks third in animal strength, following the whale tail blow as first and the giraffe kick as second. It presents a curious ranking of animal power with emphasis on formidable animal actions.
Report describes a method in Japan to produce true pearls by inserting a grain of sand into oysters and cultivating them until a pearl forms. The process relies on the oyster’s shell lining material and subsequent deposits to create the finished gem.
An estimate claims only about 50 000 men in the United States are truly handsome. The figure highlights a select group based on appearance standards.
The text notes more than seven thousand Episcopal ministers in England support families on under $900 yearly, with a great majority earning about $700 and hundreds at around $400. It highlights widespread low pay among clergy and the economic pressures they face.
A Stadtmuseum display in Brunswick presents a 1730 theater programme with a German instruction for audience seating. The note orders the first row to lie down the second to kneel the third to sit and the fourth to stand to optimize sightlines while forbidding laughter as the piece is a tragedy.
Statisticians estimate the average widowhood spans twenty months for women under thirty five. The finding appears in a contemporary demographic study highlighting marriage patterns and survival rates.
The house fly has a total life of about ten days. It develops through stages: egg to hatch in one third of a day, larva to first molt in one day, second molt to pupa in three days, and pupation to adult emergence in five days.
Rudolf Virchow's statue stands in Berlin near the site of his major discoveries highlighting his lifelong contributions to medicine and science.
About a square mile of France has been worn away by the English channel in the last five years. In north Brittany a gradual land subsidence has been noted, continuing since 709 when the Channel islands were joined to the coast by an isthmus.
In Birmingham England three men who each won the mayoralty three times married three sisters, a remarkable personal association noted in local history.
The passage notes that sugar was unknown to ancient Greeks and Romans, lacking a native term. The word saccharon, root of saccharin, described a sweet juice pressed from bamboo. It highlights early linguistic and culinary unfamiliarity with sugar.
A historic note states that four and a half gallons of spirits can be produced from a single bushel of corn. The figure reflects traditional distilling yields and highlights corn as a source for alcohol in earlier times.
The first typewriting machine was patented in 1829 by William Austin Burt of Detroit. It was impractical for general use and did not see widespread adoption until 1874.
The peat bogs of Ireland could yield up to 100 000 electric horsepower annually for the next 1250 years, according to projections. The claim frames Ireland as a vast long term energy resource with immense potential.
An ad fragment touts Cascarets as a permanent cure for constipation. It promises refunds if the product CCC fails, appealing to readers with bold claims and a clipped sales tone.
Uncle Nick Young progressed through baseball roles except owner. Six strong stables will go the Grand Circuit from Lexington next season. The Urbana Ohio half mile track is being resurfaced for next year. Nervola 24 percent the pacer sold for 15000 dollars to a New York buyer. Jim Robinson likely gains new life at Princeton after Yale game form. Robert McRoy, Ban Johnson aide, will head American League HQ in New York, moving there after the new year.
American shoe stores expand into German cities as docks in Washington plan large-scale development for Orient shipping. A California sequoia 1330 years old, 15 feet diameter, is cut. Valparaiso sees 8,000 arrivals amid insecure harbor. American kerosene gains Korea adoption after moon ray myth debunked.
Article surveys railway mileage in the United States and Europe, noting 119 miles of New York horse car lines and a 62 mph four cylinder locomotive on Italy's Adriatic line. It compares total mileage and flags Rome Naples electric railway at 19 million dollars, with Pliny the Elder referenced humorously.
Mary MacLane works in Rockland Massachusetts on unfinished writings of Maria Louise Pool. Will Carleton and others push a home for blind poet Fanny Crosby. Camille Pissarro dies in Paris as a pioneer of impressionism. M Verlet completes a plaster model for a memorial to Prince Henri de Orleans in Indo China. Phil May leaves little fortune after a Bohemian life and rapid spending.
A collection of noble and society jewelry is described with owners and values. Lady Wharncliffe holds the largest turquoise in England, Mrs. Arthur Paget has the world’s largest pearl, Mrs. Bradley Martin’s emeralds are valued at two hundred thousand dollars, the Countess of Craven possesses a diamond emerald ruby fan valued at ten thousand dollars, Mme Calve wears a 5000 BC rough pearl and scarab necklace, and the Countess of Ilchester owns a black pearl necklace once owned by the Empress Eugenie.
King Edward presents a Windsor Shorthorn bull and heifer to President Loubet. Japan’s emperor, aged fifty one or fifty two by reckoning, presides over rapid modernization. Uganda’s boy king Daudi Chua sits on a velvet throne with a toy gun and leopard skin emblem.
Maud Kiessewetter, a new worker in the finishing department, caught her arm in a machine Saturday afternoon and was held for an hour before it could be freed. No bones were broken, only bruises, and she plans to return to work early next week.
An advertisement promises a one day cure for a cold with Lavative Bromo Quinine tablets. Cruggis offers a money refund if it fails to cure. FE W Groves signature appears on each box. The price is 25e.
Eastern Iowa braces for a cold wave tonight after a period of mild weather across the central United States. The forecast notes a sharp temperature drop beginning this evening following several pleasant days.
An advertisement claims a guaranteed cure for piles including itching bleeding and prolapsed conditions. The druggist offers a money refund if Pazointment fails to cure within six to fourteen days.
Going Forth and Going South train numbers and times listed for Mason City Mall Peoria Mall and connections. Coupon tickets available to all points in the United States Canada and Mexico with rates folders and contact details for agent agencies in Minneapolis Minnesota and Junction Iowa.
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