Literary Club Debates City Versus Country Man
The Excelsior Literary Society meets at the home of Mr and Mrs Harry Brown in Bloomington Township for an evening program. A debate on whether the city man in the country or the rural man in the city displays a verdant color leads a varied program including readings, piano solos, and dialogues by members such as Mildred Freyermuth Jenna Otto Olive Lang and Mayme Jeekharde with Harry Brown and Loly Lang delivering recitations.
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Xcelsior
Harry Brown
Bloomington Township
Trollenu
Long—Mr
Tona Otto
Elty
Pomona Grange Elects Steen At State Meeting
At Attalia, Dec. 30 officers for the coming year were chosen at the Pomona Grange annual meeting. Starr Steen, a leading agriculturalist from West Liberty, was elected head of the order. Delegates’ reports from Des Moines were presented and the gathering enjoyed a thorough session. Next meeting will be at Atallan in late January for installation. Affirmative team Downer Eckl, negative Kloin Lang.
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Atausta
Ceson
Pomona Grange
Atalfusa
TF. 1
Stoon
Weat Liberty
State Grange
Des Moines
Atallan
Inatalla
Tion
Dizzy spells cured by Cardus in Ohio woman’s tale
Mrs Minnie Perry of Nelsonville recalls four years of dizzy head spells and weakness. She attributes relief to Cardus, claiming she can work and rise refreshed. Advertisement pitches Cardul as a tonic helping women with head, nervous, and run down symptoms.
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Nelsonville
Ohio
Minnie Perry
Cardus
Cardul
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promises Pure Blood and Health
An old advertisement claims Hood's Sarsaparilla cleanses the blood of humors causing scrofula and other diseases, improves digestion, and builds overall health. It asserts external applications fail and promotes the remedy as unique with forty years of testing, urging readers to buy today.
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Hood
Local Lodge Officers Elected in West Liberty Area
The election results list Master P. D. Steen West Liberty Overseer John McFadden Atalissa Lecturer Mrs John Miller Sweatland Steward B W Barnes West Liberty Assistant steward Gail McLean Wilton Chaplain J I Nichols Wheat Liberty Treasurer John Miller Sweatland Secretary Mrs B W Barnes West Liberty Gatekeeper A E Cunningham Atalissa Ceres Mrs I D Stean West Liberty Pomona Mr Inez Cunningham Flora Mrs J I Nichols West Lady asafatunt Steward Mrs Mary Mollick Atalissa Pianist Mrs Z W Merrill Muscating Purchasing agent P F Carroll Prosa correspondent Mrs John Miller Swootland
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Cern
D. Steen
West Liberty
John McFadden
Atasna
Mra
John . Miller
Sweatland
Gail McLean
Wilton
J. I. Nichols
Wheat Liberty
John Miller
Sweetland
Secretaary
Mrsa
W. Barnes
January term to open with active criminal docket in Washington county
Washington Ind on December 30 report the January term of Washington county district court will open Sunday with Judge Witseelson presiding. Forty four cases translated on the probate docket and 129 in law and chancery. Several jury cantons carried over from November may be tried. Four criminal cases are booked with two having sat for years. Dewey Hoofert of Wellman is indicted for seduction and Oscar Lashley, paroled after robbing a country home near Ainsworth, is back in jail with his case on the docket.
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Washington
District Court of
Washington County
Witseelson
Slourney
Dewey Hoofert
Wellman
Oscar Lashley
Ainsworth
Jal
Appel Heads Muscatine Medical Society Officers
At a Muscatine County Medical Society session in Hotel Muscatine last evening Dr F L Appel was elected president Dr A R Lolth Wilton named vice president and Dr J H King city secretary and treasurer An address by Professor Alberts Iowa City followed with remarks by Dr Marquis Buffalo Prairie The society plans bimonthly meetings and the Hershey Hospital benefit concert January 1 2 at Congregational church tickets available at local stores
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Muscatine County Medical Society
Hotel Muscatine
F. L. Appel
A. R. Lolth
Wilton
J. H. King
Alberts
State University
Iowa City
Marquis
Buffalo Prairie
The
Medical Society
Visiting nurse in Muscatine shows need for aid
Miss Hottie Seifert, Muscatine’s visiting nurse, reports heavy demand since arriving the first week of the month. She cites ignorance of the nurse's purpose, lack of facilities, and poverty as main obstacles, but notes strong local cooperation and an optimistic outlook for making Muscatine a healthier city.
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Muscatine
Hottie Seifert
Rhys Mina Solfert
Masentine
Mrs Seifert
Misa Solfort
Marecatina
Muscatina
Year 1916 Sets Record for Fire Calls in Muscatine
Fire Chief J J Brown reports 1916 will be remembered for the high number of alarms answered by Muscatine fire trucks. Central Station has logged eighty seven calls since March 1, with twenty fires already in December and two days left to raise the count. He cites carelessness as a major cause and urges safe thawing of frozen water pipes with hot water saturated cloths rather than torches or candles to prevent fires.
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J. J. Brown
Central Station
Brown
Sard
Muscatine
Salaries Show Gap Between Men and Women Teachers
A county report by Superintendent E. Bradley and state officials finds male instructors in Muscatine County earning higher pay than female teachers. Average monthly pay is $115.12 for men in town and city schools vs $66.49 for women. rural males average $60.41 vs $49,386 total for rural female teachers. Enrollment totaled 3,649 in towns and cities and 1,965 in rural schools. Tuition costs per pupil are $3.17 in towns and $4.46 in rural areas. Schoolhouse values reach $309,100 in towns and $68,300 in rural districts. Interest on funds is $81.87 in towns and $559.86 in rural districts. Male city teachers earned $14,160 and rural males $8,574.44. women in city schools earned $78,459.98 and rural women $36,946.27.
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E. 1D
Bradley
Afarentine
Towns
Citica
Ccltfox
Muscatine County
Oiled highway plan gains farmer backing in Town City area
Progress on an oiled road from Town City to West Liberty advances as farmers along the River to River route pledge support. Walter I. Smith reports strong local favor, with Johnson county banker Irani C. Cannon predicting broad farmer pledges within a month. County boards of Muscatine and Johnson to be asked for funding once farmer backing tightens. Town City merchants expect swift execution and broader canvassing.
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Journal'a Spagna
Searvice
Town City
West Liberty
Walter I. Smith
Scott Church
Liberty
Irani C. Cannon
Johnson County
Iowa City
Boards of Supervisors
Muscatine
Johnson Counties
Tts
Enga
Beauty and health improve looks before powder
An advertisement extols beauty as linked to health and warns that makeup cannot fix a muddy complexion. A healthy, homely woman is more appealing than pale beauty, while constipation or sluggish digestion dulls appearance. It recommends Chamberlain's Tablets to feel and look better.
Letts Child Hurt in Fall on Friday
A two and a half year old boy, Ja Vin Brown, son of Mr and Mrs Marvin Brown, tripped on a rug Friday and struck his head on a kitchen range. A V shaped wound on his forehead was treated by Dr. King and he was recovering well later that day.
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Journal
Letts
Little Melvin Brown
J. Malvin Brown
King
Howard Curtin
Lanny Page
A. W. Douglass
Blue Grass Woman Suffers a Stroke
Mrs I R Bancks of Blue Grass Indiana lies seriously ill at home after a second severe attack of apoplexy about 11 80 o clock Wednesday night December 27. She had a prior stroke last December 26 but gradually recovered. Dr Vandervere and Miss McGivern of Davenport attend her care as friends hope for a speedy recovery.
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Blue Grass
I. R. Bancks
Davenport
Cnac
Welfare Work Continues After Christmas Efforts
The Muscatine Welfare association remains active after Christmas as cold weather, high fuel and food costs strain needy families. The office has been busy with calls, investigations, and aid. A special YWCA board meeting will choose two new directors to replace W. L. Roach and J. E. Hoopes.
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Muscatine
The
Muscatino Welfare Association
Nefer
Haveeen
W. L. Roach
J. E. Hoopes
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