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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1909
Page
2
A vintage advertisement features Anty Drudge urging use of Fels-Naptha soap to extend washerwoman work and cut boiling. It claims dirt harbors germs and that Fels-Naptha cleans effectively in cold or lukewarm water without boiling, asserting it acts as a germicide in the weekly wash.
In Conesville on December 24 Mrs Reuben Marks and Miss Flora shopped in Muscatine while Mrs I W Jones visited relatives in Towns city. H Schmidt Co of Muscatine will present a post New Year concert to benefit the new Ludwig piano. In the past week two serious accidents occurred: Mrs Theo Neff sprained and broke her ankle when a wagon tipped over while her husband hauled a wagon load from their farm north of town to their other house east of the Cedar River.
Dr. English treated a broken limb after a painful accident. Mrs. Alec McCullough was badly hurt when frightened by boys coasting a hill causing their team to run and throw her. Rev. Calvin Foster helped choose two art windows for Grace Reformed church in memory of Rev. Bu set and his wife. Mrs. Akers returned from Cedar Rapids visit. M E and Reformed Sunday schools plan Christmas programs on Christmas Eve. Lenny Orr visited cousin Cecil Orr in Muscatine over the weekend.
Laurel Hill on December 24 reports Mrs Ferdinand Bunge traveling to Durant for shopping and Henry Schroeder from Davenport visiting. Christ Fick and Frank Angerer attended a Harvey Quinsone sale near Sweetland. Vera Cummings returned from Wapello after visiting her aunt Mrs Sarah McDaniels. John Hickey of Wilton seen in the area Wednesday.
LINCOLN Iowa December reports visits and health notes. Jno OLeary Iowa City spent Thursday on his farm near Lincoln. James Buine traveled to Iowa City Thursday. Mr and Mrs Peter Lenz and daughter Frieda visited in Iowa City Saturday. Miss Bessie Petry visited the Swedensky sisters in Lone Tree Saturday. Elmer Stock is ill. Frances Buline visited relatives in Iowa City. Minnie Hauri visited with Alice Loehr in Lone Tree Sunday. Mr and Mrs Reynolds of Tiffin arrived Monday to visit Geo Reiland. Mrs Stephen Schuessler visited her parents Mr and Mrs Jos Buline Thursday. The sale at Jos Prigler’s Tuesday drew a good crowd. Geo Reiland shipped two carloads of hogs to Chicago Monday.
The Town Poultry and Pet Stock association prepares for a week long event at the Coliseum with more than $2,000 in merchandise prizes and 26 silver trophies. George Phillips, secretary, reports 2,300 to 2,500 entries as fowls and other pets exhibit from Des Moines and nearby areas. J O Mucha of the city, a prize winner at Fairfield and Davenport shows, headlines notable exhibitors. Filing closed at midnight Thursday as the show aims for a record crowd and includes Angora cats and blooded dogs amid strong Des Moines interest.
Dana Grawford shows slight improvement and can be up part of the day. Local residents travel to Aledo and Duncan for business and interurban concerns. The Jobs Bros. sale east of town draws attendees December 15. Mrs. Emma Murdock learns of sister Mrs. Olie Huber’s illness near Viola and visits. Ladies Mission Society unions host dinner at Clayton Bridgeford’s December 5. Several families report travel to Aledo for orders and deliveries.
An advertisement extols Hood's Sarsaparilla as boosting "little soldiers" in the blood to fight disease and lists cures including scrofula eczema eruptions catarrh rheumatism anemia nervousness dyspepsia and debility while noting community Christmas plans and church entertainments for December 17 19 and Christmas Eve/ Night.
An advertisement promises cure for itching, burning, bleeding or protruding piles in six to fourteen days with PazO Ointment. Satisfaction guaranteed with a sixty cent price. money refunded if not cured.
State Superintendent Riggs received the county superintendents committee report on uniform eighth grade exams. The panel, named at the recent teachers convention, urges two final exams annually in February and May at central sites. It calls for a three‑member state committee of county superintendents to prepare the questions and for eligibility to require six weeks at the school before the exam. The committee members are L. R. Jackson, chair, Bessie B. Buchanan, and C. M. Miller.
Despite heavy snow the Sunday school department of St Johns A B church near Arden drew a large crowd for a Christmas program. Children presented songs recitations and exercises and received a Christmas treat after the event.
Electa Chapter No 32 O E S asks all members to attend the Monday night meeting at 7 30 o clock for officer elections and other business. A sprained ankle can disable for weeks but Chamberlains Liniment may cure in three to four days, noted as a remarkable preparation.
Mrs G Kleist visited relatives near Illinois City from Sunday to Monday. J Noble and family and W Nicholson and N W Ripley with Lela Deakman stayed at J McNail’s from Sunday to Tuesday. Stella Thomas of White Lily returned home after weeks visiting. Foster Baptist church holds Christmas exercises Saturday night December 25. Children of Mr and Mrs L Beeney of Eliza are staying with grandparents Mr and Mrs J Cy Hesser several weeks.
Muscatine County's new courthouse has modern furnishings but relic clocks from the old building remain. The board of supervisors is urged to install reliable timepieces throughout the courthouse, arguing the outdated clocks are incongruous and worn out relics that no longer serve the public.
Grandview Indiana notes a steady stream of residents visiting Muscatine for shopping and social calls. Mrs John McGrew Miss Ninetta Teets and others travel by train, with several returning the same day. Professor C B Jayne Mediapolis visits daughter Mrs Rush Gast over Sunday. Multiple locals and visitors from Letts Wapello Grinnell Des Moines and Des Moines area are listed for errands shopping and holiday gatherings.
All Who Would Enjoy good health emphasizes right living, recreation, contemplation, and effort for wellbeing. It promotes simple remedies and endorses California Fig Syrup Co's Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a genuine, preferred laxative sold by leading druggists.
Cedar Rapids College student returns home for vacation as Mrs Willis McGrew travels to Muscatine. Several residents visit Muscatine for shopping and business while others return home from Grinnell and Mediapolis. Church groups announce Christmas entertainments and a local resident remains gravely ill with no recovery hope.
A sleighing trip through the Bay led to a late night at Henry Kranz’s home with games and graphophone music, followed by a supper. A social dance at W. H. Peyne’s home drew attendees, and Mayme Maucker and James Maucker were seen visiting kin and nearby towns.
Local items describe visits among residents on Bay Island with Mr and Mrs Payne visiting Danvers Illinois plans for a Christmas program at the Bay school led by the pupils. Other notes mention a cold spell with four feet of snow in Morris Minnesota and a rural rabbit hunting party led by Fred Kleist and Frank Kane. An advertisement extols Foley’s Honey and Tar as a safe cough remedy for children.
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