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Muscatine Journal

Location

Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 29, 1914

Page

5

Sorosis Club Christmas Party Lights Up Weat Fourth Street

Misses Sue and Mira Erb entertained Sorosis members at their Weat Fourth Street home last evening for a Christmas party. Decorations featured holly poinsettias and small Christmas tree place cards. Hats from Paris sparked fun with a prize miniature accordion won by Mrs. S. Ek. Hughes. Guests exchanged gifts as games and contests provided entertainment.

Borosis Club Sue Mira Erb Sorosis Club Weat Fourth Street Paris S. Ek. Hughes

Hanson Home Christmas Party Brings Kappa Delta Club

Mrs. Harold Hanson hosted a Christmas gathering last evening for the Kappa Delta club at her home, decorated with holly bells and poinsettias. A festively trimmed tree stood with gifts for guests and refreshments were served in seasonal style.

Harold Hanson Kappa Delta Club

Mrs Johnson Hosts Card Club Session Tonight

Mrs Roy Johnson hosted the Monday evening Auction Bridge club at her 411 West Second Street home with Mrs William Mull winning the club award and Mrs B Cobb of Davenport taking the guest prize. The next session will be at Mrs William Mulls 116 West Sixth Street on Monday evening. January 4. Twenty four young people sleighed to John Tomfelds near Letts Town last night. They left at eight and were greeted with a bountiful supper in honor of Miss Lucy Tomfield.

Tres Montarde Club Lucile Naryis West Fourth Street Mao Elizabeth Cronin West Second Street Elizabeth Ingraham Bismarck Street Johnson Roy Johnson William Mull Cobb Davenport West Sixth Street John Tomfeld Letts Tomfeld Lucy Tom Philharmonic Club Schmidt Music Hall R. and M. Embroidery Club Lillian Bronner West Eighth Street

Musterole offers headache relief without internal medicines

A vintage ad touts Musterole a clean white mustard oil ointment for external use to relieve headaches, colds, throat and chest congestion, and various pains. It claims quick action with no stomach or heart effects, available in 25 and 60 cent sizes and a $2.50 hospital size from The Musterole Company, Cleveland, Ohio.

Musterole Musterole Company Cleveland Ohio

Kensington club hosts Monday afternoon gathering

Mrs. H Steinfurt welcomed members of the Monday Afternoon Kensington club at her Bismarck street home for needlework and refreshments. Other community notes mention the Philharmonic Club concert preparations, embroidery club postponement to January 4, and various society meetings in Seventy Six Township and local homes.

Mis. Steinfurt Kensington Club H. Steinfurt Bismarck Street Christian Endeavor Society of St. John's J. B. Church John Gertenbach Seventy- Six Township

Former Resident Wallace Proctor Passes Away

Wallace Proctor, a well known former resident of Muscatine, died yesterday at the Soldiers' Home in Marshalltown. He came to Muscatine from Canada in 186, lived here for years, and entered the Soldiers' Home eighteen years ago. A Civil War survivor, he is mourned by his wife and four children.

Wallace Proctor Muscatine Marshalltown Proctor Canada

Announce Further Stunts for Affair at Homecoming

Two more stunts join the homecoming event for the Red Men. Charles Hagerman will perform the Iggoroti Dance, an official native Philippine piece resembling a low Russian Cossack dance. Two lodge members will stage a boxing bout influenced by Art De Jeffries, with three rounds and a knockout not required.

Charles Hagerman Jeffries

Snow sweeper kept busy on city tracks all day

The large snow sweeper of the D and M Railway cleansed city tracks throughout the day, with tracks traversed two to three times. Cars on city lines ran near schedule despite heavy weather. Mrs Charles Anderson of Letts was in town yesterday shopping and rode the afternoon train home.

D. and M. Railway Company Oines Charles Anderson Letts

Hog cholera hits Muscatine Island hog herd

Le Grande Eliott, a Muscatine Island farmer, reports more than 50 hog deaths in ten days due to hog cholera. The outbreak is not widespread in the district, with only a few herds infected, though the loss is significant to Eliott's operation.

Muscatine Island le Grande Eliott

Open Lumber Sheds Enclosed At Roach and Musser Factory

Plans to change departments at the Roach and Musser factory lead to enclosing the open lumber sheds on the south side of the railway, previously used for rough lumber. The work, done during a shutdown, should finish within a week despite unfavourable weather, with a second shed likely to be built in spring for rough lumber storage.

Roach and Musser

Dredge Boat Keeps 24 Hour Winter Operation

A dredge boat on Muscatine slough runs daily around the clock through winter, supported by two crews working 20 hours each day due to its advanced facilities. The vessel has operated all winter with the boat in service for months, maintaining continuous dredging despite low temperatures.

Muscatine Slough

Games Postponed in Church League

Due to teams failing to mobilize, Sunday school league games were postponed again. Conflicting engagements kept players from reporting to team captains.

Women's Assailant Held in Jail and Local Quarantine Meeting

Johnson County farmer leaders call on the coming legislature to reimburse losses from cholera quarantine. Andrew Walding bound over for assault with intent to rob and held on $500 bond after attacking three women. A remodel of the Iowa City postoffice is announced due to rising business at the Johnson County Bank building and the need for more clerical space.

Journal Towa City Andrew Walding Ewing Walding Myrtle Wildman Anna Unash Mary Machovec Johnson County Bank W. C. Coast Iowa City Martin

September Morn well received here at Grand Theatre

Last evening's performance of September Morn at the Grand Theatre impressed patrons more than the initial show. The well chosen company delivered a polished, entertaining production with strong comic talent Leo Greenwood as Rudolf Plastic and John Patton as Willie Bumkum drawing big laughs.

Atusentine Theatre Grand Theatre la Salle Theatre Leo Greenwood Rudolf Plastic John Patton Will

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