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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1914
Page
10
The firm offers first mortgages on farms with 37 years of experience and a claimed record of complete customer satisfaction. Investments start at $100, with terms and details available for those seeking safe farm financing options.
Charles H. Leu of Muscatine has been appointed deputy sheriff by Sheriff-elect John Wiley of West Liberty. Leu, a well known young man, previously worked as a stenographer for Carskaddan Burk and Pepper and led Republican campaign efforts as secretary of the county central committee.
Paris dispatch reports from Berne that the Swiss government has decided to order a partial demobilization. The Petit Parisien correspondent says about 250,000 men will gradually be released from duty as the plan proceeds.
Church leaders in Chicago discuss a Sunday evangelistic drive led by a prominent evangelist. They call for a stock capital of at least 45000 to 250000, a 20000 seat central tabernacle, and eight city sections. Churches must fund the evangelist and his 12 helpers, while funds from meetings go to an executive committee, not to the evangelist.
A dated advertisement prescribes avoiding damp ground and heavy meat while drinking a Jad Salts solution each morning to eliminate uric acid. It claims rheumatism stems from a toxin formed in the bowels, entering the blood, and that kidneys and skin pores must eliminate it.
An advertisement touts Resinol to treat pimples and blackheads. It claims simple daily steps: wash with Resinol Soap, apply Resinol Ointment for ten minutes, rinse, then cool with cold water. It emphasizes rapid soothing and pore cleansing, with purchase from druggists and a free trial offer from Baltimore, Maryland.
In a large revival meeting at the Association auditorium Reverend Sunday exhorted Chicago ministers to call it Hell not Gehenna or Hades. He railed against modern life, hypocrisy, and the rented pew system, urging donations be collected on the revival’s last day.
Paris dispatch says a Radical Party committee has decided to suppress the presidency of the party now held by Jose Caillaux former minister of finance. The duties will be performed by the secretary Caillaux left Bordeaux November 15 for Brazil on a mission to purchase tar materials and foodstuffs for France. Before sailing he was treasurer and general paymaster of the French army with rank of colonel.
Muscatine Auto Club members learn the American Automobile Association is organizing steps to push a good roads bill during the winter Congress session. The piece notes Democratic Baltimore pledge backing and cites governors urging federal highway support, with Dr. S. M. Johnson pushing for experimental and post road funds and aiding travel routes. The item also reports the McCormick sisters' weekend visit to Keota.
The article warns of high fire risk around Christmas due to candles on trees and urges care. It notes fires peak during a May–July period, mentions incandescents reducing candle fires, and calls for vigilance by the public and the motor truck crew on standby for trees. It finishes with a note about Ruby McElray traveling to Nichols for a visit.
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