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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1914
Page
4
Mary L White of Bilverwood Michigan describes six month old baby’s severe head and face pimples swelling and itching. After futile medicines she used Cuticura Soap and Ointment bathing with warm water and applying the ointment, leading to relief within two weeks and complete healing with no recurrence.
County Auditor Schoemaker reports blanks and instructions arriving for the 1915 census. State auditors receive cards to register names and facts about each citizen. Taks begin January 10 with data on occupation earnings months employed collected under oath with confidentiality assured. Some delay may be allowed in large cities to allow legislature time to act on postponement.
An advertisement promotes Ely's Cream Balm as a fragrant antiseptic healing cream that penetrates head air passages to soothe inflamed mucous membranes and relieve nasal congestion within minutes. It promises immediate breathing easier and claims to end headaches and stuffed noses from colds or catarrh.
The 1915 census will credit housewives with no occupation and exclude daughters working at home without pay. Employed women outside the home will be recorded as wage earners. Census takers face heavier workload than in 1905 and will ask more questions. Special cards will report crops from truck gardens and farm yields along with farm owners’ financial condition.
The Muscatine Western corridor supports local stockyards as quarantine lifts in nearby counties boost hog shipments. Farmers along the Rock Island branches ship many hogs into Muscatine, but yard business remains limited until quarantine effects fully fade.
The Bloomington Grange will meet tomorrow at Grange Hall with business at 8 o'clock, including officer elections for the coming year. A supper will follow and the evening will be social. a large turnout is anticipated due to officer elections generating interest.
A recent heavy snow followed by a sharp temperature drop has hardened road crust and produced excellent sleighing in Muscatine County. Some lanes shielded by wind-breaks remained nearly impassable, while last night’s frigid weather extended sleighing for a time as farmers planned bob-sled rides into the countryside and around town.
For the second time the Muscatine Poultry Fanciers association postpones the annual officers election due to scant attendance. The last meeting settled show bills with no other business. No country members attended.
Diet and dress guidance for rheumatism sufferers emphasizes warmth and hydration. The item touts Jad Salts as a pleasant lithia water drink that allegedly eliminates uric acid by stimulating the kidneys, claiming widespread use and beneficial kidney effects.
An all star revival of The Prince of Pilsen, beloved musical comedy, comes to The Grand on Monday January 4 marking ten years since its last Muscatine appearance. Hans Wagner leads a cast including John W Ransome Eda von Luke Edward T Mora G Burke Scott Regina Richards Dorothy Delmore Earl McHaffle Geraldine De Rose Claudia Rodgers and 69% of the troupe, promising the finest ever performance with sumptuous staging and costumes.
West Liberty plans an annual farmers institute and short course for the early year, one of the Eastern Town region's top agricultural events. Plans are held up by foot and mouth disease in nearby counties, but dates and speakers are expected soon. Sweetland institute date is not yet set and delays push Wilton institute timing later.
Yesterday's storm caused little damage to Iowa City telephone service. The wire chief credits light ice and cold temps that melted snow before it could pull lines down. Had the cold wave come earlier, more extensive outages could have occurred.
Wichita Kansas December 30. Mrs Victoria Murdock mother of Congressman Victor A Murdock died here today after a recent stroke of paralysis. She was 73 and widow of H M Murdock founder of the Wichita Daily Eagle.
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