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Newspaper

Muscatine Journal

Location

Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 22, 1914

Page

16

IST Reform Church to Offer Christmas Program

The First Reform Church at 947 Lucas Street hosts a Friday Christmas program with organ pieces, readings, prayers, songs, and recitations by students and several named performers. Highlights include readings by assistants, solos by Jennie Sywassink, and a dialogue and gift distribution concluding with benediction.

IST Reform Church Lucas Street J. Bronkema Walter Te Strake Emma Sywassink

Mayor Kern Appears as Santa Claus to City Staff

Mayor Harry Kern set a year end precedent by showering municipal assistants with gifts and letters of appreciation. He mailed brief notes of thanks to police officers city officials and newspaper staff, accompanied by neat boxes of perfectos as a Pleasant surprise and best wishes for the new year.

Harry Kern

Foley Kidney Pills Offer Kidney Health Claim

Best for kidneys doctor J T R Neal of Greenville South Carolina claims in thirty years of practice no preparation compares with Foley Kidney Pills. He says back and hip pain signals kidney trouble and urges building up weakened kidneys to purify blood of acids and poisons. Available in 50c and 1.00 sizes sold in towns by Van dealers.

J. T. R. Neal Greenville Car

Insurgents Charge Mismanagement In Modern Brotherhood Case

Insurgent B N Bills Louis Carlis and James H Hughes filed a Cedar Rapids petition alleging officers mishandled Modern Brotherhood of America funds. Damages sought reach 200000 with claims of extravagant field expenses, poor accounts, and inflated journal costs. Plaintiffs say 700000 spent on field expenses over three years left 100000 members lost while 5000 joined. They accuse overpaid publishing costs and unrelated legal fees, plus excessive editor pay.

Modern Brotherhood of America B. N. Bills Louis Carlis James H. Hughes Cedar Rapids Modern Brotherhood

Every Woman Can Use a Roper Remedy Tea

Every Woman Can Use and ought to use occasionally roper remedy for the tea ache backache languor nervousness and depression to which she may be subject. These troubles and others are symptoms of debility and poor circulation caused by indigestion or constipation.

Roper

Hood's Sarsaparilla Promises Blood Purity and Health

An old advertisement extols Hood's Sarsaparilla as purifying and enriching the blood to prevent disease. It claims the tonic revitalizes the system, notes forty years of use, and urges readers to get it today as a sure help.

Hood

Piles Cured and Internal Critique of Union Affairs Seeks Receiver

The suit alleges extravagant commissions paid to deputies and organizers in 1913 plus lack of proper vouchers, causing member dissatisfaction and dropouts. Plaintiffs claim mismanagement in investing funds in Oklahoma and Texas lands and seek a receiver until final hearing. An unrelated advertisement notes PAZO OINTMENT offering relief for piles.

Izers Order Oklahoma Texas

Fairview School Plans Christmas Program in Blooming ton

Fairview school in Blooming ton township will host a Christmas program Tuesday evening. Miss Rose Weiman leads. acts include songs, recitations by Maynard Satterthwaite and Edward Windman, plays like The Christmas Sprite, Santa Claus items, Grandma's Stocking dialogue, a Snow Fairies drill, and a Silent Night performance by the school.

Fairview Bloomington Township Rose Weiman America—School Maynard Satterthwaite Mrs. Grouch Clara Mae Smith Mr. Grouch Raymond Satterthwaite Bobby Wilbur Huseman Nell and Bell Mabel Brown Hazel Brown Sunny—Floe Smith Jane Emma Hahn Clara Adams Verle Smith George Houseman Hilton Lester Brown Lloyd Houseman Harold Houseman Edward Windman Grandma’s. Stocking Myrtle ‘Brown Santa Claus Elmer Curtis Santa Emma: Hahn Clara “Mae. Smith Boys Snow’ Fairies Clara Mae Smith Hazel and Mae Brown Floe Smith

Ice Harvest Sets Off Tomorrow Amid Thin Spots

A local ice dealer announced the winter harvest will start tomorrow with some sections marked off this afternoon. Ice is about nine inches thick now, promising 12 to 14 inches by Saturday if weather holds, with most harvest planned from the river between the dams for retail use. Slough ice, used for railroad refrigeration, is thick enough to cut and winded, stored at Rock Island ice house in South Muscatine for summer refrigerator cars.

Rock Island South Muscatine

Drug Terror to Be Seen in Muscatine

An exceptional Lubin production titled Drug Terror will be shown at the Princess Theatre on Friday and Saturday. The film depicts cocaine sale and use and how it reaches children, aiming to educate the public about the drug’s dangers. J os Kaufman and Rosemary Thedy star in leading roles. the picture previously drew praise in Chicago.

Veryone Princess Theatre Muscatine Lubin Company la Salle ‘Theatre Chicago Jos,Kaufman Lubin Rosemary Thedy

Program for Sweetland M E church December 24

The Sweetland M E church presents a December 24 program with songs prayers recitations and exercises by the school and choir. Performances include The Fir Trees Are Waving A Message of Christmas Ring Out the Chimes of Christmas Led by the Star The Christ Child and Little Stars of Christmas Night among others featuring Florence Gettert Vernon Shepard Nora McGilvery Hardy Te Strake Erma Gettert Johnny Wedekind and Lillian Hunter with multiple choirs and four boys and four girls contributions.

Florence Gettert Vernon Shepard BriFour Girls Star”—Choir Nlora McGilvery Tiltiades Helen Sinkler Rita Day Guéndalyn T Fulton the Prince of Peace Hardy Te Strake Floyd Wedekind Erma Gettert Anna Cavil Geraldine Prichard Lillian’ Hunter Johnnny Wedekind Myrtle Ang Gertrude Te Strake Santa Claus

Christmas Recitations and Songs at School

A school program features Mary Hunter reciting Train and Lilian McGilvary singing Christmas Eve. Students Edna Hetzler Velma Hunter Ralph Taylor Jennings Hunter Maude Pace Dottie Leonhard Flossie Connor perform recitations and songs including The Shepherds of Bethlehem The Christmas Box A Manger For His Bed and Glory to God by the choir.

Mary Hunter Lillian McGilvary Shepherds of Bethlehem Edna Hetzler Velma Hunter Angels Gloria Ralph Taylor Jennings Hunter Maude ‘Pace Dottie Leonhard Flossie Connor God

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Maggie Miss Jones Europe Bot Fletcher Chas. H. Fletcher RM City James Sywassink Cao Viola Wilkens Jennie Sywassink Ednai Te Strake Marie van Tryfel Ella Liebpie David Sywassink Floyd Vander Ploeg Cgertrude Sywassink Ralph Te Strake Henrietta Bronkema Anna Sywassink Esther Wilkins Galalie—Onartette H. D. Horst Muscatine State Bank Tough Bros, Chiropractors Bond Iowa Ave Muscatine, Towa Mayor Kern M. B.A Beecham Fairview School Muscatine Lighting Co Mark and Son Sweetland M. E God Bless J. J. Prichard Wta van Laoan McQuesten Hardware Co Martha Washington Hyler Roy Fitzsimmons, Prop Nesper Drug W. W. Richards Telephone
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