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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1908
Page
7
Numerous short items note visits, travel and shopping in the city. Irma Meisky of Nichols shops here, Rev. George Meier visits Letts, and Kate Murphy of Davenport returns home after a visit. Hollister’s Rocky Mountain Tea is advertised with testimonials and pricing.
Readable local notes include Graff selling drugs and a call to shop at Linders Deli catessen 211 West 2nd St. Muscatine residents Mr. and Mrs. Mockmore Wilton visit, and Mrs. J E Burrows with Olive Burrows in town. Also ads for meat market specials and Roach Musser Sash and Door, with cosmetic appeal for Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea.
Long distance Mississippi River cruises loom next summer as launch clubs form in Burlington Davenport Muscatine Moline and other cities. Davenport and Burlington launches plan a visit to Muscatine with a reciprocal Muscatine club welcome, signaling strong upper Mississippi organization. Over a hundred members have joined the Muscatine launch club after its Wednesday night formation.
The YMCA senior athletes prep for Des Moines on April 2 as Ethal clears five feet in high jump and Keath hurls the shot near forty feet. Lyman excels in pole and fence vaults while an athletic carnival may fund the trip. Bible classes meet at 6 15 pm with luncheon. Hugh Jameson and wife travel to Alton Illinois due to a sister's illness.
Auction style note offers first mortgage farm loans from $500 to $5,000. Lands personally examined by the lender. Declares safety comparable to U.S. government bonds. Call and examine at No. 209 Iowa avenue.
Miss Zada Pugh of a leading Des Moines family became demented at the Victoria hotel and was confined two hours in a county jail cell with several detained women. Reverend F W Hodgdon rescued her and she is now with her brother A D Pugh. Insanity commission took no action and the family will seek private sanitarium care if needed. Experts forecast a few weeks rest to restore her.
The Independent School District of Muscatine Iowa announces its annual meeting and elections at Muscatine City Hall on the second Monday in March 1905 from nine in the morning to seven in the evening. Two directors for three years and a treasurer for two years will be elected to succeed named incumbents. registrars will be available for voter registration.
In Orono on February 21 residents visited D. C. McKee as several locals and guests dropped by. Muscatine's C. B. Vail and families were noted on business trips. Frank Tarpy traveled from Burlington for a short stay. Numerous visits occurred at the McKee home including Hankins and Metcalf families. A farewell party was planned for Lloyd and Almeda McKee bound for Okmulgee Oklahoma. The McKee sale drew a modest crowd and fetched fair prices. Visitors from Muscatine and Lone Tree were logged with the Hocke and Hawkins families, while Mrs. Isaac Abbott prepared for a Muscatine trip.
An advertisement claims ZEMO clears eczema and pimples by drawing germs to the surface and destroying them. It urges readers to write E. W. Rose Med. Co. for a sample and notes the product is sold by A. W. Morgan at 107 West Second Street and by all druggists in St. Louis, Missouri.
Collier's notes center of graft at Pennsylvania capitol as Sanderson Snyder and Mathues face trial for overpayments. A window seat and throne chair reveal inflated costs and profit margins, with a plan to place Quay's statue in the rotunda prompting a public-vote debate.
Mrs Jim Sedam and others left for Moline to visit relatives while Miss Isabelle France arrived from Omaha to care for her ailing parents. Social visits fill the week with friends in the area including Stella Thomas Emma France and Lela Wylie. Meril Thomas reported a lost horse and Raymond McGennis stays with grandparents Will and Mrs McGinnis in Buffalo Prairie.
The Ben Hur picture at Grand Opera House dramatizes Lew Wallace novel scenes from Jerusalem to the arena. Ben Hur’s escape, galley slavery, and the racing victory are depicted with vivid kineoscopic art, promising a crowd-pleasing show for Saturday matinee and evening.
Washington on February 21 information reveals a government decision settled a key question in enforcing the pure food law as made public recently, signaling a shift in administration actions.
At a W R C ladies meeting yesterday, final plans were set for a dinner tomorrow from 11 to 1 39 at the Geo Jackson building. Committees named include Kitchen led by Addie Barnard with Emma Knopp Mary Doerr Lydia Feastal Kate Graff Louisa Rogers Sarah Kinsley Anna Teufel. Table committees are listed with chairs Amy Dunham Juliet Kiefner Eric Klepper and Stella Ames coordinating related pillow sales.
W J Corner of Davenport was a business caller in the city yesterday. He spent time meeting local merchants and discussing prospective ventures.
The line reads as a reflective inquiry into social perception and isolation. It probes how others respond to a person’s presence and actions, hinting at patterns of rejection, misunderstanding, or indifference.
An advertisement touts a cure for catarrh with a bold claim and a coupon request. It promises no money, only name and address, and urges immediate action to stop nasal dripping and bad breath.
The decision states it is lawful to label the thick syrup from incomplete hydrolysis of corn starch as corn syrup. If a small percentage of refiner's syrup is added the mixture may be labeled corn syrup with cane flavor without being misbranded.
A dubious remedy claims to cure constipation malaria and jaundice but exposes buyers to fake currency scams and unsafe medical promises. The ad uses a counterfeit dollar angle to lure readers into a dubious health product.
The Iowan Northwestern obtains long term franchises to operate electric light and water plants in Quasqueton. Construction of the electric line starts early spring with plants to follow as the road reaches Quasqueton, providing the town its first steam or electric power outlet.
Mayor I J Asthalter proclaims a city election in Muscatine Iowa for March 2 1908 to fill mayor assessor treasurer police judge wharfmaster and four alderman seats with polling places at the Excelsior Cham pion Rescue and Relief Hose houses and polls open 7 a m to 7 p m on the day.
The document lists East and Southbound services with numbers for Davenport Chicago connections Local Passenger and Freight trains. It notes times for mail and express and indicates daily departures except Sundays for Passenger No 401 and daily Freight departures.
Train service from Muscatine to Mascatine with No 504 at 6 23 am No 505 at 8 00 am No 500 at 10 15 am No 501 at 12 35 pm No 502 at 3 20 pm and No 503 at 5 30 pm Wilton branch trains run daily except Sunday.
Readable items show a 1905 timetable with the Milwaukee a & St Paul Railway and Muscatine branch. Entries list No 12 and No 8 passenger trains with times 2:30 am and 8:50 pm, and freight trains No 92 and No 91 noted as carrying passengers.
The timetable lists trains No. 4 and 2 daily except Sunday and No. 6 Monday only on the south bound route with stops at Muscatine Round House Fruitland Grandview Wapello Elrick Junction and Filrick Junction. North bound shows trains No. 5 and No. 1 with arrivals at Muscatine Round House Fruitland Grandview Wapello Elrick Junction and Filrick Junction including connection notes with Iowa Central C R I P and local lines.
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