Court decision fuels belief in Cooper stomach remedy
L T Cooper promotes Cooper's New Discovery as a universal stomach healer. He cites a Chicago testimonial from Emma Stanley at 713 Washington Blvd and notes a court win and national uptake, claiming cures for a broad range of stomach related ailments. Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store markets the product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. T. Cooper
Emma Stanley
Chicago
Washington Boulevard
Cooper
Havercamp’s
Gillilan to Perform at Grand in City Tonight
Local residents including S J Boller and George J Lang visited for business while Gillilan the great American humorist headlines the Grand Star Course. Tickets are 50c for single admission. Glasses fitted by Dr A B Clapp and other city events are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. B. Clapp
Gillilan
Grand
Opera House
Mothers Club Promotes Congress Aid and Charity Drive
The Mothers Club met at Mrs. Bev eridge's Mulberry avenue home with absent core members. Letters urged support for the National Congress in Washington March 10 17 1908 and solicited funds to assist the event. Members were urged to subscribe to the National Congress of Mothers magazine and committees were formed to pursue charity cases including clothing for out of school children. Dr BE B Fulliam to speak at next meeting at Mrs Adam Wigim’s West Second Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mothers’ Club
T. F. Beveridge
Mulberry Avenue
National Congress
Washington, D. C
Congress
National Congress of Mothers
Adam Wigim
West Second Street
BE. B. Fulliam
ZEMO and ZEMOTONE Germicides Advertised
A historic advertisement claims no skin disease can withstand the two pow germicides ZEMO and ZEMOTONE. The copy asserts they destroy the germs that cause disease and always cure. Produced by E.W. Row Med. Co. of St. Louis and sold by A. W. Morgan at 107 West Second street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E.W. Row Med. Co
St. Louis
A. W. Morgan
West Second Street
Helpful Advice From Mrs Pinkham to Sick Women
A promotional piece urges readers to write to Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts for confidential guidance on private illnesses. It touts thirty years of correspondence with sick women and claims letters from grateful readers prove the method’s effectiveness.
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Promoted by Patient Testimony
Mrs Norman R Barnett of Allen town Pa recounts suffering from organic derangement and female weakness since sixteen. Her physician advised surgery, but after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound she returns to health and urges others to try it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman R. Barnett
Allentown
Lydia E. Pinkham
FactSick Women Pill Patchwork? Pinkham Ad Claims Cure
An old advertisement touts Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a thirty year standard remedy for female illnesses. It asserts cures for displacements inflammation ulcers fibroid tumors irregularities nervous distress and related symptoms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
Social notes mention visitors and civic ties across Iowa towns
Elm street contacts and relatives visit in Downey Durant and Calhoun street hosts in townW B Huff from Macedonia IA visits cousinsHarmon Meyers Clay street and Alex McIntosh Atalissa in town William Henderson ill Lucie Schwab returns from Atalissa Agnes Wilson to Charlie Templeman marriage Feb 12 Joe Gregg improving K C Lane returns from Keokuk Rev P H Green and wife ride to Nichols
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elm Street
Downey
Henry Cook
Durant
Chris Fitzer
William McCaw
Calhoun Street
Dr. Brotchie
Atalissa
W. B. Huff
Macedonia
West Branch
Harmon Meyers
Clay Street
Alex McIntosh
W. B. Elliott
Knoxville
Davenport
William Henderson
Christ Hearld
Freeport
Ill
Henry Fenner
Glen Marsteller
M. A. Templeman
Iowa City
Agnes Wilson
Charlie Templeman
Joe Gregg
East Fourth Street
Lucy Schwab
Fred
K C. Lane
Keokuk
Rev
P. H. Green
Nichols
Riverside Notes and Local Happenings February 1908
Mrs. C. D. Wood of Iowa City visited her mother Mrs. Mary Tener. Fred Mace welcomed a baby boy. Mary Younkin visited family in town. A St. Mary's church bazaar runs February 11 12 and 13. Revival meetings begin at the U B church led by Rev. Joe Penn. Ed Kolosick bought the W J Lewis property. Lew Martin moved to the Chas Crings farm. Mrs. M W Truxan and children returned from Omaha. Steve Houchek broke a leg last week and is recovering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside
C. D. Wood
Iowa City
Mary Tener
Fred Mace
Mary Younkin
R. Younkin
Fannie Meeks
St. Mary’s Church
St. Mary's Hall
Steve Houchek
Special Cruise in Southern Waters on the Helen Blair
Captain Walter A. Blair plans a spring special cruise for Muscatine residents aboard the Helen Blair. The trip departs Davenport April 1 for destinations including St Louis Cairo Pacudah and Riverton Alabama with 550 miles on the Mississippi 50 on the Ohio and 230 on the Tennessee river.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
Helen Blair
Walter A. Blair
of Fifty
Blair
St. Paul
Davenport
St. Louis
Cairo
Pacudah
Riverton
Ala
Colbert Shoals
Tennessee River
Mississippi
Ohio
Tennessee
Funeral of Samuel Hinkley Held at Reformed Church
Samuel Hinkley, 89, born in Brookfield New York, died recently and was laid to rest in the Lone Tree cemetery after funeral services at the Reformed church conducted by Rev. Black. He married Adaline Perkins in 1857 and leaves three children Julia Holdeman Wyot Hinkley and Jessie Patton. Continuous local events follow including a teacher’s meeting and dental association visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lone Tree
Samuel Hinkley
Reformed Church
Black
Brookfield
Madison County
New York
Iowa
Hhe
Adaline Perkins
Julia Holdeman
Wyot Hinkley
Jessie Patton
Howard
Kansas
Iowa City
Dental Association
John Neal
State of
Washington
Walter Sewall
Ida Cotter
Margaret Hess
Matilda Akeson
Lillian Reapple
C. M. Miller
W. C. Wilcox
C. A. de Lano
John France
de Lane
France
S. N. Alexander
Riverside
Montgomery Clark
Cecil Carl
Morning Sun
How to Cure Constipation
Advertisement claims Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin cures constipation and related digestive issues. It promises quick relief with a dose at night and a morning lighter stomach, endorses Dr Wilson Brown’s praise, and urges readers to buy a 50 cent bottle from their druggist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson Brown
Metropolis
Caldwell
Beware of Mercury in Catarrh Ointments Warns Public
An advisory warns against catarrh ointments containing mercury and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure by F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio as a safe internal remedy. The notice emphasizes genuine product, testimonials, and druggist sales at 75 cents per bottle. The nearby snippet adds a brief endorsement for Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Local Notes from Orono and Surrounding Areas
Chester Preston of Gravity Indiana visited uncles John and Will Hawkins last week. Pleasant Parrish and Mr Westphal of Davenport stayed with Will Brandon this week. Tommie Brandon is ill this week. D C McKee visited Nichols on Monday. Mt Pleasant resident Mr ONeil was a Sunday guest at J S Bowlby’s. Mrs D C McKee spent Monday with Longstretch in Pike. John Boggs and sister visited Muscatine relatives Friday and Saturday. Eva and Dollie Jones Anna Gay Louise Sears Nellie Gunderson of Conesville visited Reuben Marks Sunday. Eva Krider, teaching near Gladwin, visited home Friday evening to Sunday noon. O B Yocum moved from Idle farm to Kirkpatrick farm near Lone Tree last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Liberty
Ethel M. Romaine
Lou Romaine
A. W. Anderson
Joe R. Hanley
M. E. Church
Arkansas
Texas
Mexico
Anderson
Mt. Calvary
D. P. Schenck
Downey
Martha Wright
Davenport
Wm. Henderson
Rocky Mountain Limited
Joe Gregg
Arthur Romaine
Atalissa
Elizabeth Wallingsford
Harry
George Baxter
Rock Rapids
Don Brugman
Anna Martz
Muscatine
George Sissell
Will Dickett
Bessie Shellabarger
Fairfield
Maggie Burkhart
Joe Boyne
Wilton
M. C. Welch
Miles Jones
Iowa City
J. W. McElravy
East Third Street
Jas
Edna Wiley
Rock Island
Ill
Academy of the Visitation
Villa de Chantel
Kittie
Lurline Morris
Eva Ogle
Julia
Teresida Ryan
Nichols
Charlie Mosher
Claire Hoover
W. J. Meredith
West Branch
S. H. Meredith
Longstretch
Pike
John Boggs
Sears
Eva
Dollie Jones
Anna Gay
Louise Sears
Nellie Gunderson
Conesville
Reuben Marks
Eva Krider
Gladwin
O. B. Yocum
Idle Farm
Kirkpatrick
Lone Tree
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Advertsed at Havercamp’s Drug Store
An old advertisement touts Bucklen’s Arnica Salve for wounds burns and sores with a 25 cent price. It claims healing effects and recommends applying to burns wounds and piles at Havercamp’s Prescription Drug Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bucklen
Havercamp’s
Illinois City News Recap of Local Visits and Notices
Calvin Iiuey returns home to Ply mouth after a week with sister Mrs William K Tyler. Mrs Sydney Robison and Mildred visit Grinnell relatives. Albert Eckhart rents a Milan area farm. Ladies Aid dinner set for Feb 12 at Mrs William C Tyler. Fred Tyler visits Muscatine on business. Mrs James T Sedam and Mrs M Reeves on sick list.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois City
Calvin Iiuey
Plymouth
Ill
William K. Tyler
Sydney Robison
Mildred
Grinnell
James Sedam
Albert Eckhart
Milan
Ladies’ Aid Society
William C. Tyler
Fred Tyler
Muscatine
James T. Sedam
M. Reeves
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Formula
Cooper Sai
Cooper Medicine Company
S. J. Boller
Linder’s Delicatessen
West 2Nd St
George J. Lang
Nathan Ball
Stewart Road
M. W. Stirlen
Anna Bennet
Cedar Street
C. E. Mosher
Alfred Harris
John A. Robbins
J. H. Calvert
Mary
Letts
W. H. Fishburn
Bloomington
Elizabeth Darrow
City
H. Shanhouse
Rockford, Il
America
the Grand
A. C. Martin
Fruitland
S. E. Todd
Columbus Junction
William Danner
W. W. Harris
Cotter
H. Eshleman
Oregon Street
Ayer
Ayerce
THE
Gradfield Regulator CO
Atlante, Ga
Atlas Marquette
Mothers Club
National Monthly
Cruise
Captain Blair
Adam Hohendal
Grandview
Sam Wiggim
Geo. Miller
Mr. Miller
Grand Jury
Patton
Ida Corwin
Cedar Falls
John Kelso
Dr. Caldwell
We Pepsin
Pepsin Syrup CO
Caldwell Bidg
Monticello, Sil
China
Philippines
Africa
DR. D. Jayne
United States
Jayne
ORONO
Albert Skoppa
J. H. Mundt
St. Ament Bldg
L. B. Lee
W. Front St
J. L. Davis
Jstylish
E P. Day
CC West Second Street
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