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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1913
Page
4
Open season for turkeys geese ducks and other meats offered by C A Richarda and Sand adv promotional line mentions a sacred picture at First M B Church Thursday and Friday algota ad concise notice but unclear dates or locations due to OCR.
Railroads extend retrenchment policy forcing removal of the Rock Island passenger station night operator. Ochs shifts to another post, Edwards covers early hours, and Wells starts late shift, leaving no operator from 7:30 to 11:00 a.m. The move reflects nationwide financial strain on larger railroads.
Secretary A J Davie of the Y M C A announces the Sunday afternoon gathering for men and boys with speaker Charles M Sheldon is postponed due to Papper memorial services. The Sheldon address will occur Sunday with arrangements to be announced later. a morning meeting is probable.
The Sunday school of First Reformed Church presents its annual Christmas program Thursday at seven. The program features organ voluntary, prayers, readings, and many recitations and songs by the school and class groups, concluding with a pantomime and benediction.
The machine to show From the Manger to the Cross has arrived and will be used at the First Methodist Episcopal church. The Kalem production, shot in Palestine and Egypt, depicts Christ life from manger to cross, created with help from French artist Tiedt and a New York expedition costing about $100,000.
The First Presbyterian Church Sunday school sets a Christmas program for Thursday evening December 25 at six o clock. It features recitations songs and instrumental music with Mildred Collins Mira Otto Anna Wigim Charles Kautz Walter Wigim and others among the performers and the Sunday School Orchestra providing music.
The body of Congressman Pepper lies in state as Muscatine prepares to honor him. Invitations were graphed for speakers from both Senate and House with national prominence expected. An escort of about fifteen Muscatine businessmen will accompany the remains to Ottumwa, with bar association and fraternal groups sending escorts and floral tributes forming a broken circle around the bier.
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