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Newspaper

Muscatine Journal

Location

Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 21, 1911

Page

10

Batterson Stores Offers Holiday Goods And Music

Calorie fireless cookers, popular music records, and holiday groceries fill Batterson Stores with bargains. Hirt & Fesler, Edmond Fulham, and Miss Helen Martin are among locals visiting or returning home for the holidays from Green Bay, Chicago, and Ann Arbor. Students Harold McKee and Miss Lian Kuhn travel from Culver Military Academy and Ann Arbor to spend Christmas with family. Grain of seasonal offerings includes five dollar bundles and 10 cent music copies, with Christmas turkeys and mince meat available by phone order.

Batterson Hirt & Fesler Hershey Dr. Clapp Office Hershey Steelalis Missy Hattie Cullen Green Bay Wis Muscatine Edmond Fulham Bennett Medical College Chicago Harold McKee J. S. McKee West Third Street Culver Ind Culver Military Academy Batterson Stores Helen Martin Ann Arbor Mich University of Michigan J. T. Martin Broadway West Fourth Street Tire & Wesler Lian Kuhn George J. Kuhn West Wront Street Mitch

Great Christmas Celebration Planned at Hare's Hall

Santa Claus will visit Hare's Hall in Muscatine next Sunday for a large Christmas celebration hosted by the Button Workers Union. Miss Katharina Finnigen oversees the event with hundreds of children expected. thousands of gifts were purchased in Chicago and local aid societies prepared doll clothes and candy sacks. A giant tree to be lit with incandescent lights will display many mitts and is supported by labor groups including the Women’s Trade Union League from Chicago New York and St Louis.

Muscatine Hare's Button Workers Union Juvenile Carders and Carriers Union Katharina Finnigen Chicago Santa Claus Women's Tridee Union League of New York St Younis Toya

Committees Named by President White at National Conservation Meet

President John B. White of the 179 National Conservation congress unveils the ensuing year's committees. Executive panel includes Prof. Lea Warsham, J. Lewis Thompson, Walter H. Page, Dr. H. E. Barnard, Mrs. Philly N. Moore, with Gifford Pinchot and others as ex-officio members. Other panels cover Minerals, Child Life, Forestry, Lands and Agriculture, Homes, and related fields with various university and city representatives listed.

Wangas City Dfc John B. White National Conservation Congress Sam Lea Warsham Atlanta J. Lewis Thompson Houston Tex Walter H. Page World’s Work H. E. Barnard Indianapolis Philly N. Moore Federated Women's Clubs of Missouri Gifford Pinchot Washington B. N. Baker Baltimore Henry ©. Wallace Toseah A. Holmes Charles B. Yan Hise Madisor Wisi I. C., White Morgantown W. Va John Mitchell Ben B. Lindsay Beaver Samuel M. Lindsay Louisiana H. 8. Graves William Irving Chippewawhs George KK. Smith St. Louis Lands and Agriculture L. WH. Baile Carnell University George ©. Condra University of Nebraska J. L. Snyder Lansing Mich Charles §. Barrett Union City

Source of Contamination Causes Lincoln Water Illness

A one inch pipe with an unknown direction released contaminated matter into Lincoln city wells, linked to a gastro intestinal disease outbreak. The well is closed and authorities remove the contagion source as health officials investigate the epidemic and typhoid deaths from August. Foley Kidney Pills offered as a kidney and bladder tonic.

Tiincoln Lincoln Nebraska

By-Election in North Ayrshire Liberals Lose Seat

London reports the North Ayrshire by election results with Liberal MP A. M. Anderson seeking re election after being appointed solicitor general for Scotland. He is defeated by Conservative Captain D. C. Campbell by a 271 vote majority, reversing a 238 vote Liberal margin from the previous general election.

England London House of Commons North Ayrshira Scotland A. M. Anderson K. C D. C. Campbell Anderson

Cold Officers Named Again in Local Button Workers Union

Oliver C. Wilson will act as business agent and several officers were re elected for another half year in the semi annual election. The old guard won with little opposition and the ballot count was kept secret. Officers named include President Red Reay Vice President Will Moody Secretary treasurer Dan Borgstadt Recording secretary Minnie Pattel. Executive committee members remained largely unchanged.

Cers Button Workers’ Union Old Guard Teporte Thore Oliver C. Wilson Promive Nent Red_ Reay Will Moody Dan Borg-1stadt Minnie Paotel

Coupon Dictionary Gift Ad Promises Christmas Savings

A newspaper coupon promotion offers a flexible leather four dollar dictionary as a Christmas gift. By clipping six coupons from The Journal readers can obtain the book in a gift box for only the coupon cost plus a small distribution fee. The pitch emphasizes time and money saved.

College Cities Tourney Opens With Four Teams Competing

The twentieth annual intercollegiate chess tourney opens in New York with Harvard Yale Princeton and Columbia teams meeting at the West Side Republican club. Round one has Yale facing Scumble and Harvard taking Princeton, with each team of four players. Daily play runs until Saturday with intermittent recesses each day.

New York N. Y Harvard Yale Sinceton Columbia West Side Republican Club Ing Sclumble Princeton

Wisconsin Defeats Beloit In Fast Basketball Game

Wisconsin won 20 to 12 over Beloit College in a fast basketball matchup. Beloit’s Mrs. notable play did not prevent the Badgers from securing the victory on December 21, delivering a decisive scoreline.

Wisconsin Beloit University of Wisconsin

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