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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1908
Page
4
The piece warns that spending more than earnings, by overwork and worry, leads to health bankruptcy. Symptoms of nervous prostration appear as sleeplessness headaches indigestion worn-out feelings and spells of weakness and despondency.
Condensed form of ingredients from which nervous energy is built. Pills claim to overcome nervous symptoms and prevent serious nervous diseases. 50 cents a box, available at Dr A W Chase Medicine Co Buffalo NY. Testimonial from Miss T Martin of Troy Ohio credits recovery from nervous prostration after use. Sold by A W Morgan Druggist.
Sleepy Eye patrons gain extra stamps in every department at The Batterson Stores tomorrow with two stamps for one in every department. A cake sale is set for Saturday afternoon February 22 with Seiler's Store hosting the Presbyterian Young Women's Guild. Grace Shellborn of Fairport arrived in the city yesterday and is visiting friends. W R C Ladies invite downtown diners to 11 to 1:30 lunch in the Jackson store room for 25 cents. Mr and Mrs E L McColm return from St Louis where he spent a week in the dry goods market.
The funeral services for Mrs. Mary Weed of East Hill will be held tomorrow afternoon at 3:00 from Trinity Episcopal Church. Interment will follow in Greenwood Cemetery.
The race for major of the Fifty fourth regiment continues with Captains Norton Kulp Lucas Ball and Norton each asserting they will run as long as peers stay in. Davenport paper notes Kulp Norton withdrawal claims conflict with Kulp's stance and Muscatine dispatches.
Truman Wigim returns to Muscatine and says Spokane hosts will offer a hearty Western hospitality for the Muscatine basketball visitors arriving March 15 for a two to three day stay. Former Muscatine residents plan a reunion and welcome the team amid initial scheduling troubles caused by an amateur standing rumor.
New York City is without a mayor as Mayor McClellan recovers from grip at his New Jersey home. President McGowan leads the board in Albany before a legislative committee while Alderman Sullivan travels to Hot Springs Arkansas.
St. Petersburg February 20. Representatives of the Russian Admiralty presented to the Duma defense commission a financial outline for a naval programme to be finished by 1917. The plan includes battleship construction and hydrographic work at several ports, with total expenditures of 1 078 000 000 dollars.
Hiram M. Chittenden of the U S Army engineer corps in charge of the Seattle district and his brother ex Judge Clyde C. Chittenden of Cadillac Mich are defendants in an equity suit in the U S circuit court seeking recovery of government property alleged to have been defrauded. Attorney General Bonaparte signs the complaint. The amount involved is 12000 dollars.
Washington February 20 reductions in force are being made by the Isthmian Canal commission in building and construction and in the mechanics and clerical divisions on the Isthmus. Despite this a number of unemployed workers have migrated there, but their chances of securing work remain remote. The commission wants these facts publicized as vacancies will go to former employees who have not left the Isthmus.
Articles of incorporation for the Iowa State Bank of West Liberty were amended and filed with the county recorder. A special stockholders meeting on February 18 approved renaming the bank to Iowa State & Trust Company and amended articles governing object and purpose and article eight.
Lincoln school hosts a commemorative program tomorrow afternoon with Mrs Fred George and Mrs Howard S Warfield addressing students on the lives of Washington and Lincoln in observance of their birth days.
Chicago banker A C Tisdelle, twice arrested on charges of taking deposits after knowledge of insolvency, surrendered to the court today by his bondsmen in Chicago on February 20.
Elmira N Y Feb 20 The A G Pratt banking house of Hammond failed to open today. The bank held 500 depositors none statement issued.
Albany. Chester E. Gillette, condemned for killing his sweetheart Miss Grace Brown, is slated to die in the electric chair during the week of March 30. The date is set as legal appeals continue on the case.
Harrisburg Pa February 20 Former governor Pennypacker testified at the state capitol in the conspiracy trial denying Stanford Lewis statement that the Huston letter to former Attorney General Carson was prepared in a conference with Pennypacker Lewis and former Auditor General Snyder. He said Lewis claimed the letter was meant as whitewash is absolutely false.
The dismembered body of a man believed to be Italian was found in a Flatbush Brooklyn dump. The trunk was cut in two, arms and legs missing, face slashed beyond recognition. Severed portions wrapped in oil cloth in two packages.
A home remedy mix of Compound Tincture of Cinchona Prosene Compound and Sherry is advised for dyspepsia indigestion and as a stomach tonic. The mixture, prepared by Cooper Pharmacal Company Chicago, is taken before meals and at bedtime in water for digestive relief.
Miss Violet Hood of Yarmouth Nova Scotia is recognized as the country’s most beautiful woman. A native of Yarmouth she comes from a prominent family. her father S C Hood is mayor and her aunt is Sheriff Guest’s sister. At a 1901 ball in St John New Brunswick she impressed the Prince and Princess of Wales with her beauty.
The Kautz Baking Company filed articles of incorporation at the county courthouse. The firm will manufacture and sell bread products, capitalized at 10000 dollars, for twenty years. Officers are President Michael Kautz, Secretary and Treasurer Louis Do Kautz, and Vice President Harry Kautz.
Deed of transfer recorded with the county recorder and transcribed for the Journal by real estate agent G. M. Titus. Alex Ruthetux conveys to E. A. Ogilvie the west 28 feet of lot 7 and the east 10 feet of lot 8, block 69, for a consideration of $2,000.
The Guaranty Mutual Life Insurance company of Davenport Indiana released its fifth annual statement. It reports more than two million in issued and paid for the year and average gross assets of sixty four thousand five hundred dollars. Iowa year 1907 growth surpasses all peers in 1906. Leo O Connor represents the company in Muscatine with offices in the Olds building and has greatly expanded local business.
John R. Hegeman, president of Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., turned himself in at the district attorney's office and was formally placed under arrest on charges of perjury and forgery. He remains in custody under parole by district attorney detectives pending an appeal to the appellate division of the supreme court.
Shamokin manager John Kelly received a letter from Rube Waddell asking for terms. Kelly may offer $200 monthly plus board to lure the former Athletics pitcher, who objects to Connie Mack selling him to St Louis. Waddell, born 1876 in Bradford, Pa, has a long career with Oil City, Harmony, Louisville, Chicago Nationals and the Athletics before joining Philadelphia in 1902.
A Davenport event at H Schmidt & Son warerooms tomorrow evening features Amalia Schmidt Gobble and Julius Schmidt among others. The program includes Mendelssohn Violin and arrangements for Mellophone Piano and Themodist Pianola with pieces by Gounod Terschak and Godard among others.
The remains of Mrs. R. B. Huff of Iowa City will be transported to the city for funeral services tomorrow at 2 PM from the E. A. Ogilvie residence 512 East Third Street. Rev J N Elliott will officiate and interment will follow at Greenwood cemetery.
Society notes describe the Twelve to One club gathering at Mrs Emil Kranz's Sycamore street home. Progressive cinch awarded first prize to Mrs George Criner, second to Mrs John Mucha Sr, and a consolation prize to Mrs Leonard Umscheid. Refreshments followed. The next meeting is set for March 4 at Mrs George Fuller's West Eighth street residence.
Mrs Phillip Kopp of Sev enth and Spring streets entertained about 25 Dorcas society members at her home to honor her 51st birthday. Mrs Fred Kopp played music and others gave readings before a five o clock luncheon was served.
The South Muscatine Ladies' Aid society of the First Presbyterian church met yesterday afternoon at Mrs. Jacob Hintermeister's home on Oak street. A large turnout assisted with tasks and much work was completed. The next gathering will be hosted by Mrs. J. N. Elliott on Iowa avenue.
The Ladies' Aid society of the First Presbyterian church will meet at the church parlors Friday afternoon. All members are requested to be present as important business will be transacted.
Members of the Baptist Ladies Aid Society will hold an all day sewing event Friday at the church parlors. A picnic dinner will be served at noon.
Phoebe A. Lucas sues Robert Shield and others in a district court in an equity partition case. The jury was dismissed until 9 o clock tomorrow morning because Attorney Warner is out of town and cannot reach Muscatine. The will of Otto Langman was opened and read this morning and is set for hearing on March 3.
The left handed star shows flashes of brilliance in previous seasons yet remains erratic and hard to command this year. His disposition and discipline have affected his pitching, though his talent and past high class form keep him as a standout if he maintains ordinary self care.
Mon tague Roberts in the New York to Paris auto race reached Kendallville at 8 35 after an all night battle with snowdrifts. He left Corunna at 7 30 yesterday evening and farmers helped clear the way for seven miles to the city. The German car broke a wheel near Saybrook and was towed to Geneva. The Italian car passed Bryan after an all night run from Toledo. The French car in rear reached Erie then Cleveland. The German car and the others contend with snow east of Fremont.
National Capital report notes Secretary Taft, on a trout, arrives in Washington. Senate commerce committee reviews inland waterway fund of fifty million dollars while discussing the new lands bill. Brownsville vote set for next Tuesday. Postal savings bank bill advances with total appropriations around 220.7 million dollars. House member Walso pushes impeachment articles against Judge Wilfley. Baron Taka Hira formally welcomed as Japan's ambassador at the White House.
A Tangier dispatch reports General Amade venturing beyond Settat and being cut off as Mulai Hafid followers forcefully routed French outposts. Casablanca fears grow while Spanish troops prepare to defend the city and marines are landed from the French cruiser Kleber.
A brief notice informs that work will take place in the third rank on Friday evening, addressed to E T s. No additional context or details are provided.
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