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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1909
Page
2
Miss Dolly Dainty says she loves James but cannot marry due to poverty and unable to do family washing. Anty Drudge urges marriage anyway, claiming she is strong enough to wash clothes the Fels Naptha way.
The copy touts Fels-Naptha soap as a simple clothes washer with minimal rubbing and steam, claiming longer garment life and no strong cooking odor. It highlights the red and green wrapper as a cue for shoppers.
Uncle Sam announces spring examinations for railway mail clerks across Iowa. The job offers life tenure, short hours, semimonthly pay, and annual vacation. Open to all with common education. thousands of appointments expected. Free scholarships available this month. Write to Central Schools Dept. 6-23 Rochester NY.
Miss Leila Gladstone trained nurse at 21146 Cedar street fell ill with diphtheria while aiding Mrs Roy Cochran and family south of West Liberty. The Cochran household had widespread illness and two children died. Mrs Cochran is recovering and Gladstone is past the critical stage.
Fredonia Iowa residents report visits with relatives in Muscatine Letts and St Paul Mrs A Williams visits Minneapolis James Snyder entertained guests including Elsie Westlake and Iva Orr Jay J Carr returns from Chicago trip Jane Schmidt visits Muscatine Citizens plan meeting at the post office Saturday at 1 30 to build a new elevator.
Dr J B Smith and Rev E Bryden led a Foster Baptist church gathering with a 20 minute praise service. Smith used The Way of the Transgressor Is Hard as his text and Frank Sample sang Only a Sinner Saved By Grace. Attendance from Muscatine included Miss Bessie Scott and Grant and Frank Sample. prayer meeting set for 7 pm and regular service at 7 30 pm.
Columbus Junction residents attend funerals, parties, and visits across nearby towns. Notables include the Klotz and Mossberry families with invitations to a New Year’s Eve party, Ed Hanft's funeral arrangements, and multiple trips to Muscatine Cedar Rapids and Aberdeen among relatives and guests.
An advertisement touts Pyramid Pile Cure as a painless home remedy for hemmorhoids. It promises instant relief, a simple at home cure, and a 50 cent full sized box from druggists. A free trial package is mailed to readers who request it from Pyramid Drug Co in Marshall Michigan.
An advertisement extols Hood’s Sarsaparilla as an unmatched blood purifier over 20 ingredients. It warns against inferior substitutes and promotes liquid or Sarsapabe chocolate tablets. Also noted are a family return from Christmas and Foley’s Honey and Tar as a safe cough remedy for children without opiates.
DeWolf Hopper brings The Matinee Idol to Grand Opera House Muscatine on Tuesday night January 11. The show features excellent chorus and abundant scenery with Hopper guaranteed to draw a strong winter crowd. Manager Salisbury promises top quality acts. locals urged to give strong support for a memorable musical comedy engagement. The note also includes an unrelated health ad touting Hall's Catarrh Cure with a $100 reward offer and a pharmacy endorsement.
Eagle Court A P O N T held a spirited meeting in A O U W hall with several initiates including Walter Cohn. After a sauer kraut lunch provided by Mr. Cohn, members delivered impromptu talks by J L Giesler W S Cohn F R Halstead W M Narvis Fred Beitel and W B Fuller. The next session will initiate a large class Monday. Eagle Lodge No 10 meets tonight with a lunch and smoker after the business. Fred Walton deputy grand master will attend deputies’ annual meeting in Des Moines today.
Ottumwa Iowa December 30 two Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul passenger trains collided head on in Ottumwa no injuries except roadmaster John P Burke of Cedar Rapids who broke his right arm while aiding the wreck. Both engines were demolished and a baggage car partially destroyed.
The Muscatine County Teachers Association schedules a January 15 session at Muscatine High School. Morning topics include The Library and the School and Does It Pay to Be a Teacher with discussions by Chevalier Overmeyer Abbott Brammeier Dunlavy. Afternoon features music, the address The Philosophy of Punishment by Walter S. Athearn, and a business session.
Conesville residents and visitors shared holiday visits with relatives in the area. Jarrard and King wed at Cransrpon with family witnessing the ceremony.
Nichols, Ta. Dec 230. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Eichelberger and their family, traveling from across Cedar, spent Sunday visiting relatives and sharing a day of courtesy and gathering.
Miss Dol lie visits L. M. Cecil home while Stinson and Buser families travel. Mrs. Dean returns from Muscatine. Hawkins and Tarpy families spend Christmas in Burlington. Maud Stinson recovering quickly. Eva Krider enjoys Xmas vacation from Burr Oak school. B Vail loses a fine horse to a hunter. Will Reid ill. Dr English attends. Frank Tarpy ships baled hay to Burlington. Beulah Cecil and children visit relatives in Ottumwa. Foley's Urine Laxative praised for indigestion and constipation. endorsements from W. W. Ward of Dyersburg and A. W. Morgan, druggist.
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