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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1910
Page
2
Muscatine plans peaceful New Year’s Eve with no big city style celebrations. Many watch parties and several dances are scheduled for Saturday night to welcome the new year with decorum as whistles and bells signal midnight.
A Chester New York resident warns that kidney problems threaten life and endorses Foley Kidney Pills. The testimonial states a back pain, fatigue, irregular kidney action, and recovery after use, claiming cure and renewed strength. A. W. Morgan, a local druggist, is cited.
Postmasters of the Cedar Rapids district representing twelve counties will meet January 17 in Cedar Rapids. The session will cover mail matters with circulation managers of local daily papers invited to speak. Nasbus will attend from Blackhawk Buchanan Delaware Dubuque Johnson Cedar Jones Muscatine Iowa Grundy Tama and Linn. Chas Reed of London is president and H A Burns of Van Horn is secretary. A summer meeting will be arranged to be held here.
George Reeder, who showed Barred Rocks last week, has entered his birds in Cedar Rapids. In Muscatine he won first cock, first cockerel, first hen and first pen, plus several seconds and thirds. He expects tougher competition but hopes for a strong showing.
In Concord township North Concord Iowa on Christmas day Mr and Mrs Charles Blankenhorn hosted their four children and relatives including Mrs Charles Johnson, Mrs Egebert Shellabarger and family plus Maude George Floyd and Erwin Blankenhorn. A noon dinner followed by a joyful visit capped the day.
Des Moines reports Ernest R. Moore of Cedar Rapids proposes sweeping auto reforms in the Iowa General Assembly. The plan taxes cars by horsepower, channels funds to road districts, licenses operators, and makes failing to assist an accident victim a felony. It also notes governors and boards will see several appointments including state board of control and parole replacements.
Des Moines dec 29 state food and dairy commissioner W B Barney is drafting a bill to extend sanitary regulations to Iowa food production and preparation sites including restaurants and factories. Current laws curb adulteration and misbranding but do not compel sanitary practices. Other states enforce sanitary rules and the Iowa plan aims to safeguard public health despite earlier fears of complicating the existing code.
Many cases of Piles have been cured by a trial package of Pyramid Pile Cure without further treatment. When it proves its value to you, get more from your druggist at 50 cents a box. Fill out the free coupon and mail today to save from the surgeon's knife and bills.
Friday program features recitations piano solos readings and vocal duets from Olive Branch members. The evening closes with a debate titled Resolved That the interurban is more beneficial to the country than the passenger service on the railroad with Glenn Kemp Lysle Fred Shepard Will Shoultz supporting opposing sides.
Mrs. Will Lange died at home on Gilbert street at 4 45 pm after a five year paralysis. The 53 year old wife of William Lange, married in 1881 Troy New York, moved to Muscatine in 1882 and was active in the German Evangelical church and Fraternal Aid. Survivors include her husband three children Hattie Earnest and Ulrich, three sisters Mrs Charles Raetz of Wecota South Dakota Mrs Minnie Boldt and Mrs Fredericka Bunn of Muscatine, and two brothers Charles Coussiant of New York and William Coussiant of Chariton Ohio. Funeral plans not announced.
Mrs S L Johnston and family spent Christmas Day with son Floyd at Indian Creek. Sandy Grove school pupils under Miss Frances Gerlach held a Christmas program and tree with Santa distributing gifts. Frances Gerlach left for Winona Lake Ind to visit parents. Several families from Columbus Junction, Letts, Wellington and Rock Island attended dinners and birthday celebrations in Fredonia and Fre donia.
Dr. Carl Reinemund, son of Rev. H. Reinemund, arrives in Muscatine after eight months in Germany studying TB and lung diseases in public institutions. His health weakened by the journey but authorities expect he will recover and resume visits with friends soon. He plans to continue tuberculosis research and may work in a sanitarium after further study.
The Rev. H. W. Munster plans a series of revival meetings starting January 8 at Musserville M E church and continuing indefinitely.
The Salvation Army hosted an annual social evening for Sunday school families featuring twenty four numbers including vocal and instrumental selections, scripture reading, and prayer. Captain J. H. Warfield distributed Christmas gifts, 150 apples, 150 oranges, 140 bags of candy, and 225 toys to children. visitors also donated items.
Plans are not complete but the aim is to make meetings more attractive. Singing will be a feature and an out of town chorister may be hired to organize the forces.
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