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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1913
Page
3
Fragmentary note lists operator roles and department numbers for TELDPMONEN private branch exchange. Mentions publisher and editors with numbered offices and composing mailing rooms. Indicates contact for business office and numbers 26 or 27.
The Journal expresses gratitude to Santa Claus Partners who aided in spreading Christmas joy. It praises increased personal involvement, noting many partners chose to directly support specific children or families. The piece urges continued charitable giving grounded in understanding needs and shared kindness.
A fragment speaks of Santa Claus partners urging broad charity without reward, noting the joy it brings to towns at Christmas. It emphasizes giving to the least of these brethren as central to the season, aligning with a message that charity forms the Kingdom’s foundation.
A collage of reader notes and editorials on charity and care for the needy. It reflects on coal, warmth, and small gifts as symbols of compassion, plus letters from Keokuk and nearby city papers discussing social issues and public figures.
In Green Valley Arizona Dec 25, thirty five neighbors gathered at Mr and Mrs An draw Sinleh home to celebrate their son Guy Smith's winter visit from Montana. Music games and a bountiful lap supper of ham sandwiches cake and candy followed. C A Hughes and Lee Odell arranged the entertainment. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Lee Odell from Maccatine wars. Everyone reported a good time and departed in the early morning.
A four year old boy named Willie, in the city, was run over near a tailoring shop by a heavily loaded cordwood sled after attempting to ride. He suffered a crushed leg and may require amputation. The accident occurred yesterday as bystanders watched in shock. authorities and doctors assess the severity and needed care.
Noah Sterling confronts Thaddeus Giles to clear a path for Bess Hardy, the mill owner’s daughter, amid a decades old debt of loyalty. Old friends recall Tim’s secrets and a vow to protect Bess while Sterling weighs letting Thadd win or stepping aside for true happiness.
News and Views at Nation's Capital notes a shift in taste for William J. Bryan. The Secretary of State now favors grape juice over wine to harmonize with diplomatic banquets and the table setting. Mme Pozet, wife of Peru's minister, is linked to the international fête plan behind the change.
A French ambassador dinner hosted Mrs Bryan and guests, including two ambassadors and U.S. officials, showcased precedence rules. Ambassadors outranked senators, while cabinet officers followed and ministers ranked beneath, with the Dean of the Diplomatic Corps settling the order amid debate among Washington social hosts. The State Department has not issued formal guidance, leaving ambassador Jusgerand’s sequence likely to prevail.
Irvin S Pepper, congressman from Iowa's Second District, died yesterday at Clinton hospital after returning from Washington with typhoid fever and complications. Pepper, 37, from Davis County, served in the Sixty-second and Sixty-third Congresses and was unaidedly active in Democratic circles.
A local notice honors a young congressman from the Second district praised for his energy, independence, and dedication to workers. He built usefulness and public esteem while championing what he believed was right. His death leaves the district with a respected citizen and friend lost to national service.
Mrs W R McClarn of Blairsville reports Cham berlain s Cough Remedy quickly relieves croup in her son Ray. She says it is a positive cure and keeps one bottle at home for emergencies. For sale by all dealers.
In Columbus Junction on Dec 35 the W R C elected officers for the coming year led by Mrs Blua Brown as president and Mrs Hadith BalcoW as senior vice. Other officers include Ellen McFarland junior vice Mary McKee secretary and Nora Hill chaplain. The club planned Christmas boxes for the Old Soldiers Home at Marshalltown and the Orphans Home at Davenport.
A vague note mentions ABE MARTIN Chas Weaver and others facing Blea in a serious condition. The lone Wesleyan Gloo club will perform at the high school on January 5, with sixteen men a pianist and reader. Mr and Mrs R J Dothl host visitors, and Mr and Mrs Les Grimey with Pauline from Ai‘‘erton are spending holidays. A local basketball team will play Lone Tree in a Christmas game in a double header.
Frank B Parker born March 24 1854 in Linn County Iowa moved to Illinois with parents. He married Sarah C Wray January 1 1873 and had ten children, five predeceased him. Survived by wife five children two brothers one sister and nine grandchildren. Services held at Mt Vernon with Rev Parsons and local German minister officiating at Reynolds Cemetery.
Fragmented report from Moscow Iowa area mentions Afr. and Myre, F. Ballen, Lester Kellar, Miss Rose Merticks, Mrs. Diggins, V. Lear, C. Lincoln, the Karns family in Tipton, and Casebeer uncle J Casebeer who is quite sick. Indicates holiday visits and travel between towns.
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