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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1914
Page
3
The notice lists multiple merchants and services including drug stores and grocery outlets with weekly carrier delivery plans and mail subscriptions. It references the Jelly Journal and Bundays schedule, plus city and building addresses for subscription distribution and payment terms.
Fragmented OCR reads as a local notice about a ranch exchange in Oregon with unclear numbers 16 and 27, references to arson or departure, and several illegible names and contact hints.
The article laments Christmas amid the Titanic strife and global conflict. It contrasts the era’s hatred and war with the Christian message of peace, noting Europe’s battlefield bloodshed, America’s mixed sympathies, and the enduring call for "On earth peace, and goodwill toward men" two millennia after Bethlehem.
A persuasive health note urges fresh air and robust blood to resist consumption. It touts Scott's Emulsion as a strengthening aid, claiming it builds resistance and supports the body during illness, especially for indoor workers. The ad warns against substitutes and mentions a Milwaukee address.
The piece contrasts Civil War surgical care with modern practices, noting high mortality then and improvements since. It highlights cleanliness, sterilization, dressings, and anesthesia as key advances reducing deaths among wounded soldiers. The discussion asks how far medical progress has tamed war’s costs.
In Washington the debate over river and harbor funding shifts after holidays. Senate lines form around limitations on new projects and a possible Hoagg rule. Good news on Newlands flood control fades, while Wilson signals no advance this session. Rep. Green faces knee trouble, and a Christmas Council of War is planned to push for radical groups favoring national referendum on armament programs.
Congress faces questions on prohibition and equal suffrage as votes loom on a Crosser introduced bill for exclusive government production of all war munitions and restriction of exports. Debates touch on government control of coal and oil lands, with Vollmer and Connolly undecided.
Rev and Mrs Arch Graham of Burlington spent Christmas at J A Sprague home. Miss Tema Church visited relatives. Mr and Mrs Harry Mishler traveled to Davenport to see Mr Mishler’s parents, the Lee Mishlers. Mrs M N Rippey and Martha visited Cone with the Starry Abbott family. Miss Mary Rodney left for Moutton to stay with Rev J W Poole. Mr and Mrs Elton Allen visited relatives in Cone. Miss Bessie Artland, teacher for the blind at Leon, stayed with Miss Kate Bowman and returned to Washington. Walter Baker went to Muscatine. Vera Duncan returned home from Cedar Falls for the holiday. Mrs R J Dieh and Alta went to Muscatine for Christmas with the Will Schlunz home. Mrs S S Wilcox and Olive of Ainsworth visited the J Dancap home. J W Hubbard went to Muscatine to spend Christmas with his brother. Mr and Mrs O C Parmer and a married couple spent Christmas at Warmer’s sister Mrs M A Shellabarser in Letts. Wm Sink visited Muscatine Thursday. Mrs Archie Hamilton returned to…
John Singleton, a 70 year old factory owner called eccentric, retires after 40 years. He ejects a starving woman from his steps and taunts others as the police arrest him and a working man after a street fight. Locked up together, the aging man fears the island for 30 days as the younger prisoner pleads innocence.
Local residents and relatives made short visits this week across nearby towns. Mrs. Carl Haucher and daughter from Washington traveled Thursday to visit kin, while Misa Sarsh Rinehart joined her mother Matilda Rinehart. J B Luklas visited Wapella to see Peter Wilson over Christmas, and Ela Davis traveled to Cutters to visit her parents. N Tendrix arrived from Davenport, and L A Riey hosted guests in Peoceone with James Reaves, J J Stapp, and N T Hendrix also noted as Wapello visitors Thursday.
An old time advertisement urges readers to use Ely's Cream Balm to relieve head cold catarrh. It promises instant relief as nostrils clear and the head becomes free of nasal blockage with a fragrant antiseptic application.
A hard man named Old John Singleton vows revenge after being clubbed and jailed by the night court. He confronts the captain, pays to free an innocent man, then orchestrates a life for the wronged couple, threatening the magistrate with a long vigilant effort to force change.
The Spoilers starring Willam Farnwy and a star cast debuts at the Strand Theatre in New York a Stirring picturization of Rex Beach romance. It continues at the Studensky in Chicago and comes to Muscatine Palace Theatre for three days starting December 28 with matinees at 2 20 pm and evening shows at 7 pm and 9 pm.
Mrs Mert Sullivan and Miss Dora Sullivan returned from Davenport after a day visit. Randolph Harrison arrived from Des Moines to visit grandmother Mrs J Barrigow. Mrs George Freeland and son Harrison visited Muscatine Thursday. Margaret Woodhouse, Northwestern University Chicago student, arrived to spend Christmas with sister Mrs F S Bacon. Mr and Mrs Will Lang and Miss Hattie Johnston left for Ida Grove for a week with relatives.
An old advertisement touts Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound as a miracle darkener for gray hair. It claims natural, even coloring, stops dandruff and hair loss after one or two applications, and promises a youthful appearance in days. Sold by B. W. Morgan at 107 West Second Street.
Cedar Rapids residents welcomed guests over the holiday period with several families arriving from Davenport Monticello and Silvis. Surnames include Medithuc Bannick Ady Cope Beever Peiffer Herr Commins and Gray as visitors spend time with relatives and friends.
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