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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1906
Page
4
Various short notices list residents visiting Davenport Oakville and Muscatine, travel to Fulton and Chicago, New Year events at Hare's hall with Panchet's orchestra, a Crescent basketball game with Company C, and community notices from Wilson Shoe Store and local lodges.
December saw 28 marriages, 38 licenses issued in the month with four on December 26. The list includes Albert Schroeder and Lola Freers, Roy Evans and Lulu Nauman, plus many other couples, noting a year total higher than recent years.
The firm celebrates its 30th anniversary tomorrow and notes the remodel of its East Second Cedar streets store into a larger jewelry shop. The owners praise last year as the banner year, pledge ongoing high quality and service, and wish customers a happy prosperous New Year.
Robert Smith was arrested Saturday on vagrancy charges as part of city efforts to remove suspicious characters. Officer Zeug led the arrest and the case proceeds with Attorney Horan prosecuting and C A W Kent defending.
Berlin reports five people froze to death near Thorn in West Prussia as a cold wave hits Europe with additional fatalities across various regions. The harsh weather continues to claim lives and disrupt daily life.
The author argues government bonds are safest since backing is governmental. A first mortgage real estate loan is also secure because land retains intrinsic value. G. M. Titus offers these loans at 213 Iowa Ave ready for assignment to investors.
Charles Jones hosted about 20 friends at his East Second Street home on Saturday evening. Guests enjoyed games a short musical program and light refreshments before departure. Honored guests included Beulah Jones Leila Thompson and Marget Niver with yellow and white decorations throughout the dining and living areas.
Mr and Mrs H D Hackett of St Louis were surprised by a large gathering of old classmates at the Hackett home during Christmas holidays. The evening featured a guessing contest and charades before the couple returned to St Louis where Mr Hackett resumes work as physical director at the South Side Y M C A.
Mrs. John Bennison hosted the A B C club at her West Third Street home on Saturday evening with members in attendance for an informal gathering.
The YMCA men's meeting heard Arthur C. Ryan of Grinnell Iowa College address on Knowing God. The talk emphasized knowing God beyond intellect as essential in any life position with deep spiritual insights and a pleasing delivery.
Mabel Metzgar a 15 year old girl was sent to the reform school at Mitchellville after a complaint by her father that she refuses to obey and stays out late. She is likely to remain until she is 18 with time spent in useful work. Real estate transfer filed lists Wm Parson et al to John D Kane for 1 1 4 acres of lot 2 sec 16 township 11 range 8 west with a $1000 consideration. Marriage license issued to William T Emerson and Miss Oliver Burchardt by County Clerk Richman.
Bronner's pond connected to the sewer yesterday at 11 AM to drain the pond. Water is drawn off from the hole that became a death trap for two small boys playing on thin ice. Drainage faced quicksand delays. seven blocks long, most laid in two weeks with the rest completed over five weeks. It will take several days to empty the pond.
G A R announces a Tuesday 7 p m business meeting to install newly elected officers of Shelby Norman post. Women’s Relief Corps and Major John Circle will be present with patriotic songs by the Mendelssohn quartet. Per order, Gus Schmidt, Adjutant.
Lecture by C H Mark on 1209 miles through Europe with a travel theme at the Y M C A Admission 25c and event details for New Years Night highlighting a cultural program and admission price.
Mrs. John Hahn hosted the Birthday club on West Sixth Street Saturday evening to celebrate her birthday. The gathering featured cards and music with light refreshments to end the enjoyable event.
The Ladies' Aid society of the First M. E. church will be entertained Friday afternoon at Mrs. M. O. Harrington's home on East Tenth street. A planned program and luncheon will be served for the session.
The Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of the First M E Church will not hold its January gathering due to special services. The regular meeting will be conducted in February as usual.
Miss Nettie Dill and Miss Lotta Letts, longtime postoffice staff, will leave duties after tomorrow. Dill has served as postmistress for four years and Letts as assistant, with a combined fifteen and eight years in the office. A broad round of farewells and travel plans follows as other residents move about for visits and work.
The judge died suddenly Thursday evening of heart disease in Rock Island and was buried Sunday after a funeral at the First Methodist church. Members of the bar and county officers led the procession from the courthouse to the church. Active pallbearers included E W Hurst Adair Pleasants C L Walker M E Sweeney William McEntry B D Connelly. Honorary pallbearers listed include W H Gest E C Graves F D Ramsay Lucian Adams and others. Judge Parmenter was known in Muscatine, having studied there.
A St Nicholas description of wild balsam apple seeds carried by the wind. The inner seed purses detach from late summer pods, drift across streams and wetlands in autumn, and lodge new vines on walls and fences when sown by humans.
An account notes Mrs. Joseph Luckey's illness and death of her mother with visits from Mrs. J A Greene and husband. Will K Moore visits from Musecaine with wife and son, while W D Jamison comes from Shenandoah to see his parents. Will J Pence and family visit Keokuk student Pence's parents. heavy rainfall kept residents indoors. Richard Hughes preaches at the Presbyterian church and rural mail carriers take a day off tomorrow.
Brief notes on mouth ulcers describe alum as a traditional remedy and warn it is a bitter dose. A physician prescribes a saturated solution of potassium chlorate to be applied every two hours, explaining saturated solution means maximum solute in water.
The NormanEnglish statutes deprived lepers of suing in court or inheriting. While alive a leper could enjoy the usufruct of owned property after being found guilty of leprosy, he lost all disposition rights over it.
A brief parcel of self irony from the Independent asserts a life defined by roles. The narrator traces twenty one years as the son of his mother, thirty as the husband of his wife, and ten as the father of his daughter, ending with the claim to be a family man.
A reflective motto about happiness in a home emphasizes that satisfaction comes from inside the dwelling rather than its size or splendor, suggesting inner peace and comfort as true wealth.
An old classified ad touts Latin skin cream as a remedy for burns chafing and tender skin with a price of 25 cents. The terse promotion urges readers to try the product.
A Philadelphia Bulletin item explains bankers prefer shipping gold in bars over coins to avoid losses from abrasion at sea. Coins reportedly lose 12 to 15 ounces per million and bars much less, saving about $1,000 per large shipment. waves supposedly shave off cents from the cargo.
Eskimo communities dread famine as winter nears. Migrating reindeer and remaining walrus supply feed, with ice conditions determining availability. They rank hunters from strongest to weakest, dividing food so the strongest can save the weak. The system is cruel but deemed necessary to prevent total starvation.
London Telegraph notes a massive single piece meerschaum pipe valued at £8000, with a 24 figure Columbus scene each four inches high. The carver is dead and few can duplicate it as demand dwindles. Also a brief railway ad: Wabash runs through service Chicago to Hot Springs Arkansas depart 11 30 am daily arrive next morning.
The funeral of Peter Kuriger who died this morning will be held Wednesday at 9 o'clock from St Marys Catholic church. Rev Father Grieser will lead a requiem high mass and burial rites. Interment will follow in St Marys cemetery.
Dr Loye recounts a Vienna archive tale from Schoenenburg a bandit headed for execution The headless trunk reportedly rose and walked past the four condemned men before collapsing The curious query asks how a headless body could think in that moment
Iowa Central Railway offers a holiday round trip fare to Havana Cuba on December 18 19 and 20 with return by January 9 Passengers travel via New Orleans connecting with Southern Pacific steamers Information on rates available from A B Cutts G P and T A Minneapolis Minnesota
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