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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1908
Page
8
Local notes list Try Mack's Best with a for sale claim on land ready to double in value. Various residents are mentioned including Mrs. R. C. Vanderbilt visiting Muscatine and others traveling to Davenport, Iowa City and Keokuk. Candy shop and oyster ad details appear along with a local dentist and flour shop referrals.
Neighbors report travels and visits including Mrs. C Lorenzen returning to Davenport from Muscatine, Misses Nyenhuis and Ahlschlager heading to Davenport, Rock Island, and tri cities, and residents leaving for Cedar Rapids, Rock Island, and Gulf coast areas. Goods advertised include Bestonlehner product promotions and farm supplies.
A New Year schedule lists dinner from 11 30 to 2 00 and an afternoon program for children from 2 00 to 4 00. Music provided by Thomas orchestra. Menu details to appear in Thursday’s Journal.
Fairbank engines, ned racket pumps and U. S. separators distributed at Frank Ashcraft's on East 2nd Street in an organized sale or display.
Eight dollars from a Grand Opera House Sunday performance were finally turned over to Dr. A J Oliver who gave the funds to H F Urich an invalid. The money was initially set for charity and after court trouble the Hershey Hospital declined it. The fund will now support Urich in his needs and is praised as a worthy cause.
An old advertisement promotes Dr King's New Life Pills with a guarantee of painless regulation and a 25 cent price from Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store.
A flurry of guests arrives in Columbus Junction with relatives from Otaka Oklahoma Minnesota and South Dakota. Visitors include Mrs B C Cranar and Gloria and Benjamin from Oklahoma Miss Frances Mills from Murdock and Mrs E S Thompson who plans a Washington visit. Local moves note a house fire at Harry Bucannon’s home and a round of trips to Davenport Burlington and Keota.
Experience spanning forty years in farm loans with millions handled without loss. New line of safe loans available in investor sized amounts. Farms personally examined, buildings insured for loan benefit. No cost for collection. Visit 209 Iowa Avenue second floor. J. E. Stevenson promises safe, inspected financing.
The Roach and Musser fire department members and their partners will hold a dance to end the old year and begin the new one at the company quarters on Hanover street. The event was moved from Wednesday to Thursday evening.
An advertisement promotes Sunny South Shoes with a price tag of 81.25 and branding by Brauns. The copy emphasizes comfort in warm weather and playful imagery of feet enjoying the sun.
7 percent bonds issued for street work appear on properties valued at three to ten times the bond amount. Bonds are carefully selected and guaranteed by the Bond Guarantee Company, with collection and remittance without delay or cost. References include Citizens National Bank Bank of Los Angeles German American Savings Bank all in Los Angeles Cal. Bonds available from 50 to 50000 dollars. Write for full information to
Kalona Iowa items report a Baptist church Christmas tree, new depot helper A B Myers from Cedar Rapids, and several local and regional visits. The list includes J and Miller to Muscatine, Rogers and Adams in Wellman, Henry Lawser at home, Susie Cummins visiting from Mason City, Frank Beach returning from Cat Knife Canada, Jove Frye teaching in Tripoli, Wes Beehm visiting Iowa City, Members siblings and families for Christmas, Oldaker and Leibig visiting Des Moines, and I S Edmondson seriously ill.
Tuesday 7 30 p m the B Y P U holds annual business meeting and officer elections all members urged to attend Thursday afternoon the Ladies Aja society meets at the church mid week meeting starts 7 45 and continues through the old year the B Y P U holds an elf meeting and election of of The Week of Prayer next week evangelistic meetings begin January 10
Mrs. S A J Gray aged 76 died last night from pneumonia after ill health since Wednesday. She lived on the same Muscatine county farm for 44 years after moving from Green County Pennsylvania in 1864. Funeral Thursday at 10 with Rev. McAulay officiating. seven children survive: Thomas P Gray Lucy Klepper Sadie P McClean Frank W Gray David W Gray L P Gray and John J Gray.
Local notes report strong interest in Rev H M Strong led revivals at Park Avenue M E church with sermons on Christ s Message to the Church and to the Individual. Families and residents from East Hill and nearby areas are mentioned in social and visitation notices.
Germyn Evangelical Church announces a service at 7 50 p m followed by a social supper hosted by the Young People's society open to all church youths. New Year service at 10 30 o clock with the theme In God We Trust. Pastor Jans invites all to attend.
The YWCA invites all to a Christmas party tonight with a gift for the tree. Juniors meet tomorrow afternoon. Bible marking class has a 7 30 session this evening. English class resumes in a week. Park Place Bible class meets next Wednesday January 6. Miss Hunter hosts high school athletic association girls tomorrow evening.
President elect Taft will spend January 15 and 16 in Atlanta as guest of honor and chief speaker at a veteran’s event. He plans a one week visit to the Isthmus of Panama before returning to Cincinnati. Mrs Taft accompanies him and civil engineers may join the Panama trip to inspect Gatun dam work.
The calendar page from the German American Savings Bank shows how small regular deposits grow from youth to age 21 and into future milestones. Start an account before January 5 to make a strong financial start and plan for years ahead.
Willemstad Curacao Dec 29 The United States cruiser Des Moines arrived after exchanging signals with another American war vessel about five miles offshore The second ship believed to be the cruiser North Carolina then went west General Celestino Castro formerly tied to Caracas and now allied with Gomez is said to have crossed into Colombia toward Cucuta with several Castro supporters fleeing the country
The circular promotes ZEMO as a cleans liquid for external use that draws germs and toxins to the surface and destroys them. It claims instant relief and permanent cure for skin or scalp diseases and lists E. W. Rose Medicine Co. St. Louis and A. W. Morgan 107 W 2nd St as distributors.
Claus Spreckels funeral held yesterday afternoon in San Francisco. Rev. Julius Fundeling of St Mark's Lutheran church conducted a brief service with a quartet singing. The casket moved to the funeral car and was taken to the Spreckles mausoleum at Cypress Lawn Cemetery, attended by relatives and a few friends.
Robert Emmet Fisk longtime editor of the Helena Herald dies at 71 in Berkeley California. He served as a Civil War major and founded the Helena Herald in 1860s. Fisk was postmaster at Helena named by President Harrison and later a Republican national committeeman.
In Cincinnati on December 29 a receiver was sought for Eckhouse Brothers, a wholesale liquor firm, citing losses from the prohibition wave. Assets total 100000 dollars with liabilities of 75000.
A historical notice warns that Bucklen's Arnica Salve should not be used for burns sores piles cuts wounds or ulcers. Mention of Haver camp's Prescription Drug Store appears in the fragment.
Miss Mamie R. Dunn, a Wisconsin Central railroad tele phone operator, was found in a Chicago lake a few hours after returning from Milwaukee. Police are unsure if her death was suicide or murder.
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