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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1914
Page
4
The Orpheum presents a four act bill headlined by Armento Brothers a fast tumbling trio. The lineup includes The Musical Fredricks Betty Wells and Harris Brothers with a new two show daily policy starting 8 15 PM. A strong midweek vaudeville entry praised by attendees yesterday.
Theodore Buechman, a Davenport druggist, was discharged by Judge Horan for the second time after a protracted fight dating to 1908 over his sale of Centennial Tonic Bitters. The Iowa Supreme Court previously reversed a district court discharge, ruling the bitters were a beverage, not a medicine, restoring the case to issue.
Petition of protest is being circulated against Belgian colonization in Muscatine county and petitions addressed to Governor Clarke have appeared in the city. The petitions are being signed as they are argued by both sides.
A reader from Milstead Georgia recounts a severe eczema outbreak on the hands that covered all skin and left raw flesh. After trying many salves, Resinol Soap and Ointment provided instant relief and full healing within a week. Doctors have long prescribed Resinol for skin troubles including pimples dandruff sores ulcers burns and more.
Local and rural citizens petition Governor Geo W Clarke to veto the Greater Iowa association effort to colonize Belcians. They warn that large numbers would lower living standards and labor conditions, citing moral and intellectual decline and increased pauperization.
Patrolman Jimil Moore arrested William Bamack a 14 year old colored youth Saturday night as he tried to break into the rear of the Max Siegel clothing establishment on East Second street. Bamack carried a railroad spike and had begun to pry off the double rear door strips before the officer interrupted him.
The 1915 fashion bulletin from the Fashion Art League of America declares a return to military bearing for women. Slouchy styles fade as erect figures, straight shoulders, and brass buttons predominate, with faux peep show trends banned. High collars and removable guimpes replace Medici collars, and upright posture is hailed as the decade’s heritage.
On Christmas evening no service was held at the German Evangelical Lutheran Zion church but Rev. John F. Rolnsch delivered a powerful sermon at the morning service drawing a large congregation and lifting spirits.
A vintage advertisement touts Wyeth’s Sage and Sulphur Compound as a ready to use hair darkener for gray hair. It claims quick results with a comb or brush, improves luster and fullness, and helps prevent itching scalp and hair loss. Sold by A. W. Morgan at 107 West Second Street.
A vintage notice urges immediate switch to Ivory Soap for washing dishes to protect hands from the harsh chemicals found in common soaps. It argues ordinary soaps are designed for rough work and can cause red, sore skin.
More than 1500 educators and scientists attended the 13th annual AAAS meeting in Philadelphia, with reports on past year’s research across nearly all fields to be presented in thirteen sections. Dr Charles William Eliot of Harvard chaired the general meeting.
The Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology opened a three day meeting in St Louis on December 28. The event marks the first west coast gathering in ten years with clinics and lectures daily. Included societies are Physiological, Biological Chemistry, Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, and Experimental Pathology.
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