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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1909
Page
17
Local shoppers and visitors fill Muscatine yesterday with calls on friends. Merchants advertise holiday sales including a monument sale at 19 percent off until Jan 1. Local professionals and residents travel to Nichols Wilton Fairfield and Wilton for visits and events.
Trinity Episcopal Church Christmas observance includes a 7:45 and 10:30 service with a notable musical program at the 10:30 celebration featuring a Prelude O Holy Night a processional hymn Kyrie Eleison and a Stainer setting with solos and a Nutie near the end. The choir is directed by Mrs. F H Little with organist Mrs. W F Bishop and a roster of soloists and musicians.
A German chemical name is cited as a key ingredient in Foley's Kidney Remedy. Hexamethylene tetramine is described in medical texts as a uric solvent and antiseptic for urine. The notice urges taking Foley's remedy at the first sign of irregularities to prevent serious illness. A. W. Morgan, druggist.
West Liberty Iowa residents share holiday travel and visits with relatives and friends across Davenport Rock Island Muscatine Iowa City and nearby towns. Notable movements include Miss M Inez Quier arriving from Chicago for Christmas with her parents on Calhoun street and Supt Overmeyer planning a two week visit to Kelley’s Island Ohio.
A nostalgic ad praises Lane's Family Medicine as a pleasant herb tea that aids the stomach and bowels, purifies the blood, clears the skin, and relieves headaches and backaches. Druggists and dealers sell it for 25 cents.
It describes a quick five minute remedy to treat a stubborn cough using granulated sugar syrup and Pinex in a pint bottle with warm water. The mix is taken by teaspoon every one to three hours and is touted as effective for colds, whooping cough, bronchitis, and chest pains. It notes Pinex is strong Norway pine compound and can be bought at a druggist. Strained honey is offered as an alternative.
Residents and visitors are shown traveling to Muscatine and Davenport for visits with family and friends. Plans announce Irene Lewis and Charles Lane’s December 29 marriage at their Kansas City home, with a reception later. An anniversary party for Mr. and Mrs. A. N. Hillman ends with guests gifting a rocking chair.
A Christmas cantata titled The Shepherd's Vision by Irena Berge will be presented Sunday evening December 26, 1909, at the First Methodist Episcopal Church. The event features city talent including Beatrix Oliver Blanche Munn Ralph Cole Earle Payne Miss Parkins and others with solos recitatives and choruses and a postlude March of the Magi Kings by Dubois.
The First Methodist church Sunday school plans a Friday evening program with songs speeches and potential recitations for the children. Santa Claus will arrive by automobile through a chimney entrance and distribute gifts, with a Christmas tree decorated with lights though lacking extra presents.
Anty Drudge promotes Fels Naptha as a versatile cold and lukewarm water soap. The copy claims it is sold nationwide in the United States and Canada and helps wash in winter by protecting hands and reducing effort while remaining effective for all fabrics.
The Conesville M E Sunday school presents a Christmas program with volunteers, opening chorus Bells of Christmas, various recitations by Radcliffe Buser Orr Criss Miller and others, multiple solos, duets, choirs, and a stocking drill, ending with The Prince of Peace and Winifred English on piano.
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