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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1908
Page
2
A health ad warns kidney disease underlies many fatal issues such as heart failure and pneumonia. It promotes Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a remedy for kidney liver and bladder problems and offers free samples and a booklet by mail from Binghamton NY.
The Woman's Relief Corp at the G A R hall held a meeting and formed committees to aid needy Muscatine families. Anna Winn and the Mesher family were assigned to specific needs, with clothing for six boys to be purchased by Jane Barnard Emma Knopp and Emma Hediker. Miss Ena Stowell won a shirt waist set as a prize. Prizes were presented by Mrs. Sarah Fox.
William Witteman of St. Louis died there yesterday. He was 44 and a member of the firm Witteman Rost & Company in St. Louis. Word reached Muscatine via his cousin Mrs. C. Wingerter of 311 West Seventh Street. He had many warm friends in Muscatine.
Advert says the medicine cures scrofula eczema eruptions catarrh rheumatism anemia and nervous debility. It claims to purify and enrich the blood and build up the whole system with liquid or chocolated Sarsatabs.
The Tri Cities Knights of Columbus plan initiation events in Rock Island on Sunday December 27 with Pearl City members traveling by special train from Muscatine at 8 30 am returning at 11 am The group will meet 9 30 am at K C hall attend mass at St Josephs church at 10 am and initiation begins 1 30 pm A banquet at the skating rink features a program with Toastmaster F M Burt Rev J S Kelly and multiple addresses by regional leaders.
Guaranteed to cure itching bleeding or protruding piles in 6 to 14 days or money back. Paz Ointment promises relief and refunds if no improvement. 50c disclaimer included.
Mrs L M Cecil and daughter Dollie left Tuesday for Oklahoma to visit their daughter and sister Mrs D C McKee and family. B L Metcalf was in the area on business Monday. Local residents Will Brandon family Will McCormick Owen Hawkins Scannell and others visited Muscatine last week and Tuesday. Several residents are listed as sick including Ethel Buser Thompson Newton and Cass Hawkins.
An advertisement-like text touts Dr Miles Anti Pain Pills as effective for neuralgia and headache. Letters from Mrs Katherine and Mrs Ferrier praise quick relief with two pills at most, while a guarantee offers a refund if the first package fails. Miles Medical Co notes availability via local druggists.
The Iowa College Glee club performs Monday evening December 28 at First Congregational church under the Congregational Men's Club auspices. The group, a longstanding, highly trained ensemble led by George L. Pierce, boasts skilled soloists and strong fellowship. the season runs through Christmas and Easter recess with a robust touring history across Iowa and neighboring states.
In a swift and fierce 29 to 19 Muscatine basketball game high school stars led by Cummins dethroned the Y M C A quintet. Buckner officiated amid rough play as Cummins and Munn powered the HS attack with Williamson Elliott and Morgan driving the defense. Ref Buckner officiated.
This ad proclaims Hall's Catarrh Cure as the only positive cure for catarrh, a constitutional disease, taken internally to affect blood and mucous surfaces. It offers a $100 reward for any case it cannot cure and invites readers to request testimonials from F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio.
A list of individuals with class year markers and roles appears, including A. Hopkins 09, H. B. Gardner 10, H. M. Rowell 19, W. R. Mason 11, Bass-D. E. Peck 07, H. Brereton 09, N. R. Blatherwick 09, W. A. Ziegler 10, F. W. Gustafson 12. Soloists include David E. Peck 07 violin and W. E. Proctor 11 tenor, F. B. Westlake S. of M. tenor.
A. W. Morgan, druggist, promotes Foley's Orino Laxative as a cure for chronic constipation and a stimulant for the liver. It claims to regulate bowels so they act naturally without continuous purgatives.
A short note recalls a mother asserting that only one flour matters, specifically Gold Medal Flour, in a small, personal context.
Wapello residents report visits from Columbus Junction Muscatine and Mt Pleasant connections. The death of Mrs C T Rhoads in St Joseph Mo shocks the town as relatives gather. Charles McWilliams Columbus Junction visits aunt C M Wright. he earns notice as a Davenport cartoonist.
An old advertisement touts Dr. King's New Discovery as a quick safe cough and cold remedy priced at 50 cents sold at Havercamp's Description Drug.
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