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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1908
Page
7
A personal appeal promotes a free ten day at home remedy for leucorrhoea, ulcers, womb displacement, heavy or painful menses, and related female ailments. Readers are urged to mail name and address to receive the treatment and a book titled Women’s Own Medical Adviser, with the offer stated as risk free and inexpensive to continue.
Wesley Green proposes a bill to require uniform size and quality in all barrels and cases of fruit with not more than fifteen percent inferior to top fruit. He argues it protects buyers and encourages better fruit while urging cold storage expansion to retain winter apples like Jonathan varieties for Iowa and markets.
Guaranteed to cure Itching Bleeding Protruding or Blind piles in 6 to 14 days or money refunded. 50c.
Riverside Iowa residents report Christmas Eve at N B church with children. John Stolley Jr buys the Jos Kupka farm of 112 acres at sixty dollars per acre. A T Martin and wife visit Iowa City. Mrs G H Miller visits T L Sims home in Riverside. Mrs J N Miller visits sister in Chicago. Poultry show succeeds despite bad roads. Abe Martin and wife visit from near Hills. M Leibenguth buys C Walsh farm and 15 acres from P Barnett, Riverside fruit farm. Fred Sims and wife go to Wellman for Christmas with mother in law. Lizzie Mace plans trip to Wellman for Christmas.
Hazel Dell Iowa residents report visitors and local activity. Omer Duffield and family from Iowa visit relatives near Illinois City. Jesse Scranton of Joy buys turkeys at 13 cents a pound. Many residents travel to Muscatine and nearby towns for shopping and gatherings.
An old advertisement promises jaundice malaria and biliousness relief with Dr King’s New Life Fills at Haverkamp’s Prescription Drug Store for 25 cents.
A medical article argues pepsin is ineffective for indigestion and dyspepsia. It explains the small role of pepsin outside acid conditions and urges neutralizing fermentation in the intestines with a home remedy of phosphate, peppermint essence, baking soda, and water.
An evening program arranged by the Presbyterian Brotherhood led by D B MacKenzie will feature two talks by H F Giessler and Fred Beach. Musical items include a quartet with Mrs J G Mitchell Mrs F Pentzer E M Walker and Andrew Asthalter plus solos violin and trio performances. The event at the First Presbyterian church includes scripture readings hymns prayers and benediction with a postlude by Mendelssohn.
The Y W C A schedules a Vesper service led by Miss Hawley with the year end retrospective topic What Have We Done With Our Year Miss Wagner sings a solo and the Y W C A quartet performs All women invited Social tea at 515 The Christmas party follows on Tuesday at the rooms with a tree games and a gift to place on the tree Guests should bring a tambourine a gift for the tree and join at 730
A New Year Factory Day at the local Y M C A will admit only factory employees their families and friends. Tickets distributed at factories grant access to music by the Chase orchestra supper by the Ladies Auxiliary and a lineup of factory league basketball games including Holzhauer vs Hawk Eye Company Huttig vs Rabedeaux Vienna vs McKee & Bliven and Roach & Musser vs Produce Company with a wrestling bout Robert Schenck vs Bert Schreurs.
Wilton Iowa hosts relatives from Davenport Council Bluffs Sheridan Wyoming Ames and Muscatine for Christmas. Locals include Mr and Mrs Croitz Mr and Mrs Edward Bischoff Dr Guy Leith Rev Conant and Prof L G Focht visiting family. Miss Moynan resigns as Wilton College vocal instructor due to large Muscatine class.
Dr Franklin Miles promotes three dropsy cures claiming twenty eight years of research. He offers free trial courses and a Dropsy Book with a $3.75 treatment. Testimonials cite cures for elderly and long suffering patients in Nebras ka Ohio Michigan Kansas Iowa and Pennsylvania. Address Elkhart Indiana for details.
The column lists numerous local residents visiting relatives for Christmas across Davenport Davenport Tipton West Liberty Lisbon and Iowa City. It records departures arrivals and homecomings for families including Creitz Wacker Ott Ruff Ruppert Hudler Rininsland and Harris with a final note on a Muscatine Y M C A basketball win over Wilton High School 37 to 33.
Renwick Kennedy and family from Linton Iowa visited cousin Mrs. Herbert McCormick for Christmas. Wm Moffett spent Christmas with relatives in Lettsville. Parkins family and children traveled to Wapello to see Mrs. Percy Main. Inez Kinsey visited Miss Margaret Hungate from West Branch until Tuesday. McNamer family visited Mrs. N J Foster in Wapello as F H Dobbs is ill. Norval Kelly spent holidays with grandparents in Wapello. Editor Whetstine rode to Wellman for Christmas with relatives. Joe Dotson family also traveled to related holiday gatherings.
The item lists numerous holiday gatherings and visits across towns including Crawfordsville Lettsville Oskaloosa Muscatine Washington and Wapello. It mentions Nobles such as Mr and Mrs Rickey Mrs Abbott Mrs Griswold Mrs Meeker Mr Cummings and families plus attendees at a wedding and a party with many relatives visiting or traveling during Christmas.
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