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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1905
Page
7
Local item notes many residents returning home for Christmas from Letts Wilton Davenport Chartton and other towns. Mentions outfits, sales openings, and visits. includes names such as A. W. Morgan William Huey Rose Kruse and Dr. A R Leith with several travel and homebound references.
Public notice to property owners and residents of Muscatine that all sidewalks must be kept clean and free of ice and snow. Any snow or ice left on a sidewalk for ten hours will be removed by the city without notice, with removal costs charged to the adjoining property. By order of the city council, R. O. McGaughey, City Marshal.
An advertisement promises subscribers can earn $1 by enlisting new MADAME readers. It targets women, claims reliability, offers a one-year subscription for $1, a guaranteed refund if not worth the value, and asks to send five friend names for a due-bill.
The Muscatine post office faced an unprecedented Christmas rush with extra clerks and carriers on duty. No delivery yesterday left customers crowded at the windows seeking letters and packages while money orders grow in popularity as gifts. Locals report wrapping issues and fragile items like glass facing risky transit amid the holiday congestion.
Ulla Brown returns from Chicago to Wilton for Christmas visits then heads to St. Louis to resume work with H W Johns Manville Asbestos. Several locals travel to Muscatine Davenport and Chicago for family visits with relatives, while others depart Hamp ton and Clarence after short visits.
Oskaloosa Iowa December 26 The school board announced that all public school teachers must hold state or first class certificates. Fewer than half of the 50 teachers currently meet this requirement, necessitating study to spring compliance. The board also approved a 16 percent wage increase and ordered two high school graduation classes yearly with the first completing January 18, making caps and gowns mandatory to aid poorer families.
The Shelby Norman Post 231 Iowa Grand Army of the Republic adopts a resolution for Comrade John Seiler who transferred to the eternal camping ground. Seiler served in B company, 35th Iowa volunteer infantry and is remembered as a good soldier and post member. The post extends sympathy to his wife and children in this hour of bereavement.
An advertisement touts Pyramid Pile Cure as a quick easy treatment for piles. Sufferers are urged to send name and address to receive a free plain wrapped sample by return mail from Pyramid Drug Co Marshall Michigan.
A committee including Robert B. Baird, Herman Schmidt and J. Schomberg requests that presolutions be spread on the Post records and a copy transmitted to the family of the departed comrade.
Veteran river men gather in a Davenport room to trade tales and conjecture about the coming ice season on the Mississippi. They recall past winters when ice bridges formed between Muscatine and the Illinois shore and note the ferry at Davenport continues to run into January before solid ice appears.
Spokane doctor Dr J M Powell and Walla Walla doctor Dr W G Alban commend Herpicide for dandruff. They claim it destroys dandruff parasites, stops itching, and makes hair glossy. Sold by leading druggists with samples by mail in stamps. Special agents Havercamp’s Prescription Drug Store offers it locally.
San Domingo reports President Morales has departed the city with destination unknown. The capital and surrounding region remain quiet, though the unexpected move sparks unrest and excitement among residents.
A confined woman, view-limited yet ever cheerful, lifts others with her hopeful outlook and bright eyes. She embodies wealth of a sunny soul and resilience through pain, surpassing many rich women in value and impact.
This sketch recounts Lydia E Estes Pinkham born February 9 1819 in Lynn Massachusetts a schoolteacher and Quaker woman who developed and promoted Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound from herbs to aid women. It covers her family, the 1873 financial crisis, the kitchen laboratory origins, early pamphlets and newspaper ads from 1877, and the enduring legacy of her and her daughter in providing medical guidance to women worldwide.
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