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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1907
Page
5
Walter Heppe of East Sixth Street was thrown to the ground and injured when a brake failure caused his express wagon to run away on Weed Park Lane Extension. The team bolted, the wagon demolished its front wheel, several packages were lost, and Heppe suffered painful bruises and a sprained wrist.
Advertises free examinations to correct eye defects and stop nerve strain headaches. Promises relief from excessive nervous energy used to overcome vision issues.
Claude Marchmont from Watertown South Dakota was severely injured in a Rock Island train wreck at Ward near Elkton while en route to Muscatine to visit relatives. He suffered a fractured right ankle and was hospitalized in Watertown. Three cars derailed and two others in the smoker were hurt.
Mildred Holland, praised for stage achievement, headlines Matthew Barry's A Paradise of Lies at the Grant on Thursday. She created the lead Lula ta and trained at the Chicago Conservatory, while A W Cross directs the Tolstoi dramatization Anna Karenina with Ethel Fuller co starring.
The article traces Miss Fuller's rise from her early Dianea role in Pact Kauver to membership in Augustin Daly's Stock Company. It notes her fame as Fan Far in Two Little Vagrants and highlights subsequent triumphs as Ari in The Power Behind The Throne Angela in The Lily of The Prince Catherine the Great of Russia in The Triumph of An Empress. It cites public approval of her work and mentions plans to star her in a new play after Anna Karenina success in New York.
Samuel W. Smith of Pontiac Michigan, a Republican lawyer entering his sixth term, was appointed to chair the District of Columbia house committee which effectively makes him the city’s mayor in the national capital.
Tolstoi novels widely read for dramatic pull with Anna Karenina as focal. Miss Fuller headlines with Mr Cross directing tours including Lawrence Ewart and David Baylly in We Are King. Grand hosts East Lynne production by Joseph King company under his supervision with a noted stage director.
Miss Kate Heabner returns home from Muscatine visit. Charles Broombaugh sawed wood for Edwardl f Friday. The Kindlesberger Smith sale Monday drew a good crowd. John Will of Payton Iowa visits relatives. George Duffee, Harry Duffee, and Edward Maurer spend Saturday in Muscatine. White Prairie school has a vacation this week.
An old advertisement touts Bucklen's Arnica Salve as a remedy for wounds sores burns piles eczema and salt rheum offered at Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store for 25 cents.
The McKee and Bliven button factory shut down last evening for ten days to allow minor repairs across the plant. Management says the pause will accommodate employees who wish to leave town for the holidays and that work will resume around January 1 after repairs are completed in about a week. Local notices also report assorted residents traveling for Christmas and visits among families in South Muscatine.
Charles Hine, a respected Civil War veteran living at 305 Stewart Road, Muscatine, was found dead in his yard yesterday afternoon. Coroner pronounces death due to apoplexy. He lived alone 19 years, survived by one sister, Mrs. John Hanson, with funeral at his Stewart Road home Thursday at 2 PM conducted by the G. A. R. and Shelby Norman Post.
The annual Christmas entertainment at Mulford Mission last evening was a success with impromptu numbers and high merit recitations. A large crowd attended, a social time followed, and children received a treat. Musserville Methodist church will host the regular Christmas program tonight with an excellent prepared lineup.
Reconstruction of trestles and bridges on the Muscatine North and South railroad will begin around January 1 with attention to structural work along the right of way. The winter plan notes less extensive work due to heavy summer efforts and seasonal reset of crews. The report also mentions a boarding car fire in railroad yards and several local residents arriving or traveling for holidays and visits.
Sigourney embraces holiday travel and career updates with invitations to John Schlitz’s Des Moines graduation, Mabel Pennell’s New Mexico trip, and local students returning from Indiana Oberlin Mt. Pleasant and Harper. Neighbors Will Beatty, Ella Adams, Katherine Franken, and Margitz among others visit family, school ties, and holiday plans across Ottumwa, Des Moines, and beyond.
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