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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1912
Page
6
An old advertisement touts Newbro's Herpicide as the original dandruff germ destroyer. It claims superiority over imitators, promises hair loss prevention, scalp relief, and refunds if unsatisfied. Sample requests and dealer locations are listed, with pricing for 50 cent and one dollar bottles.
A blaze gutted the Levi Barnard residence at 607 East Fourth street yesterday around noon, echoing a 31 year old Christmas season fire at the Globe hotel on Fourth Street and Mulberry Avenue where one man died. Owner Ide Aronheim and family sought refuge at the Barnard home, now aflame, while the Barnard family looks on. Aronheim’s stepdaughter is Mrs. J. W. Fortkin of 1804 Orchard Avenue.
Notes indicate that arrangements can be made for repairing their home and there is interest in the coincidence of related occasions.
Transformers placed and wiring completed for high tension line into the city. four transformers to be connected within a week. Work led by Superintendent Vor of J. O. White Company NY. delay risk noted though progress on steel standard and transformer connections advances. Old dynamos to be removed as new switchboard and machinery installed. high tension line currently dead at the power house threshold. Nearby residents Allen and Cooling noted in brief social items. Cherry's-Ady advertises on‑the‑spot shoe repairs.
Des Moines Dec 28 Warden C McClaughry filed with the state board of control his annual report seeking 112 108 59 for the support of the state reformatory at Ames and 340 000 for the isolation cottage building. He also requests higher pay for guards noting Iowa pays low wages for such work.
Des Moines rural carriers under the Des Moines post office seek guidance from Postmaster Kurtz on weighing parcels under the new rules. The government plans to arm postmen with scales but scales are not yet supplied among government equipment.
South End Special Services in two churches welcome the new year with sermons and musical programs. Rev G P Badgley at Musserville Methodist delivers season sermon, Nav Fred Wangelin at Mulford Congregational offers brief New Year remarks. Amy Hoopes and Ida De Appel lead Musserville and Mulford music with solos by Gertrude McNutt and Mark Lovelace.
Special observance at Island School features a Christmas program for parents and friends led by Santa Claus. Students perform numerous recitations and dialogues, with names of participants and their pieces noted, followed by local notices and brief ads.
The Heart Breakers club on Grandview Avenue hosted an Epworth League event last evening with informal festivities, ice cream, and cake. Residents and visitors from Davenport, Mills Street, Solomon Kansas, and surrounding areas were mentioned with holiday travel plans and family visits.
A historical note extols Ag Told in the Hills as portraying Native American life with dignity and mixed heritage. Mare Gwen appears as Pammenta at the Grand theatre in a Tuesday matinee and night performance. Bill Bailey's Jubilee promises a vibrant colored comedy show, billed as a plantation minstrel spectacle by Williams Walker Cole Johnson, aiming to satisfy patrons with lively entertainment.
A lively Grand theatre engagement features thirty renowned dancing comedians in a frothy, action filled program with wit song and a creole chorus. The show promises abundant laughs and merriment, urging readers to secure seats for an evening of relaxation and joy.
Former society belle Miss Beatrice Mansfield leads the Des Moines Iowa poultry show as the largest exhibitor, having started with chickens five years ago and now running a large farm near Altoona. Maude Latehaw left Wilton home after a day in Des Moines.
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