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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1907
Page
7
Residents and visitors crowd the city Saturday with many leaving for nearby towns after shopping. Notes show Miss Katheryn Wiley and Mr. H C Gage among those departing for West Liberty and Letts respectively. Rock Mountain Tea ads punctuate the page amid routine notices and local business references.
Evangelist Mel Trotter, who spoke in Muscatine last week, will return to the tabernacle for three sermons next Sunday and Monday. He will address men Sunday afternoon and the public Sunday evening and Monday evening amid strong audience expectations and applause.
Jesse Kerr of 402 Fletcher Avenue died Sunday after a brief illness and paralysis. Born August 27, 1840 in Ohio, he moved to Muscatine County as a child and later resided in the city. He leaves two sisters and a widow of Anne McGrew. Funeral services will be Tuesday at 1 pm from the United Brethren church with Rev. J. C. H. Light officiating.
The Typographical Union No. 251 held its annual meeting at the Assembly hall electing officers for 1908. J J O'Brien was chosen as president with E B Molis as vice president and W H Deutschman as secretary treasurer. Delegates to the Trades and Labor Assembly include J J O'Brien and C L Smith with others slated for long and short terms.
An advertisement proclaims Electric Bitters relieve dyspepsia and liver and kidney complaints while debility is eased. It notes the product is for sale at the store for 50c.
The W A C women held a Saturday pillow sale with a lunch. Only 18 of 100 pillows remained unsold and about $60 was cleared from the sale and lunch combined.
An advertisement explains various forms of dyspepsia and promotes Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a safe digestive aid that digests food independently of the stomach. It claims tablets digest 3,000 grains of food, restore appetite, and improve stomach health, offering a free sample by mail from F A Stuart Co Marshall Michigan. They are sold at 50 cents per box.
St Matthias church presents a 5 a.m. high mass and a 10:30 a.m. second mass on Christmas Day. George Noyes Rockwell directs a 20‑child choir with Durand mass in F, featuring soloists, organist Miss Eda Critz, and musician Prof. Julius Pauchet.
Mrs. H. P. Dalzell of Davenport Iowa died at home after a fall month ago caused a broken hip. Dr H. M. Dalzell, son, received word and attended the private funeral held at 1003 East Thirteenth street. The deceased had moved to Davenport in 1841 and was well known in the community.
A schedule of church events for the week at the German Congregational and German Methodist Churches includes prayer meetings, a Ladies' Aid society meeting, German school and confirmation class, Christmas program rehearsals and decorating, Christmas package prep, a Wednesday Christmas service and program, Friday Christmas social for church youth, a catechism class, and notice that there is no Ladies' Aid meeting this week.
The First Congregational invites all to a prayer meeting on Thursday at 7:30 PM at the church. The event is open to the community and aims to gather residents for shared reflection and fellowship.
The German Evangelical church schedules Christmas morning services at 10 30 and a Christmas celebration for the Sunday school in the evening at 7 o clock.
Local pastors issue weekly notices outlining sermons and services for the coming days. The announcements list speakers and messages to be delivered at area churches, guiding congregations on times and topics.
Tuesday evening program at 7 PM and Wednesday Christmas services at 10 30 AM feature special singing and festive activities.
Thursday features an evening event titled Christmas entertainment for men at 7 30 with people invited to attend. On Friday prayer services occur in the evening at 7 30 providing a separate spiritual gathering.
Trinity Church schedules Holy Communion and festivals through Christmas week with a 10 30 am service on Christmas day and a Women’s Auxiliary meeting Thursday. The Presbyterian church holds prayer and revival meetings, postpones a boys meeting, and plans youth events with Mrs Sawyer and Mrs Elliott leading activities.
River forecast shows only slight changes in Mississippi levels from Dubuque to Muscatine. Local forecaster J. M. Sherier notes minimal stage movement amid station readings in Red Wing La Crosse Dubuque Bee ClO Davenport Muscatine and surrounding points.
William Dunsmore, formerly general manager of the Oskaloosa Exchange of the Home Telephone Co, resigns to devote full time to manufacturing and installing his coal and mineral mine shot firing apparatus. The device already tests at Buxton mines and will be used in Consolidated Coal properties. Oskaloosa friends regret his departure and wish him success.
The church will hold a morning preaching service at 10 30 and a Christmas program in the evening at 7 o clock on Wednesday.
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