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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1908
Page
7
The factory method bakes beans in cans producing a nutty flavor. The process bakes beans tomato sauce and pork together, creating a distinct blend not easily achieved in home cooking due to facilities.
J A Mason of Durant Iowa and Elmer Martin of Illinois City attended to business in Muscatine. Mrs Edward Mockmore of Wilton shopped in town. Mrs H Oepping of Atalissa and Mrs Sarah Bush of Wilton visited friends. Several others from Letts Crawfordsville and Ardon were in Muscatine or proceeding to Texas and Conesville. Black wood sold by Roach and Musser Sash and Door.
A note left in a horse radish bottle by Muscatine youths during a 1897 picnic at Eagle Point cottage Nye Island near Fairport was found decades later by William Nestlebush near Memphis. Nestlebush and companions Roy Gepner and Charlie Morrell later traced the origin to A C Adams and others, reuniting the note with its owners.
Public health notice warns against catarrh remedies containing mercury advising prescriptions from reputable physicians. It specifically condemns Hall's Catarrh Cure by F J Cheney Co Toledo as mercury-containing and cautions buyers to ensure authenticity. Also promotes Mall's Family Pills for constipation.
West Liberty Iowa items list a W R C dime social with games music and refreshments. Local residents travel to Moscow Columbus Junction Atalissa Davenport Muscatine Cedar Rapids and funeral services for Israel Gaskill conducted by Rev Burch in Hiawatha Kan.
Lena V Henry of Norristown Ga writes of near surgery relief from female troubles after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The letter promotes the product as a cure, listing conditions it purportedly treats and inviting others to seek Mrs Pinkham's advice from Lynn Mass.
Residents remain in town then plan return to Orb Nebraska. Mrs Chas Purvis visits from Iowa City and Thos Neugent with son Fred attend town business. The final lecture on Lightning and Tooth Picks by S A Long drew acclaim at the Presbyterian church. Next year’s course grows to six numbers with unchanged price. Urb Lodge and Vernon join George Conklin for Sunday at his home. Ella Hogue, ill on Fifth street, shows slow improvement. Joseph Babbitt, killed at Allerton Iowa, cousin of S R Propst, formerly of this place, moved with his son to New Mexico. caboose incident near Allerton led to his death. body sent to Iowa City for burial.
An advertisement promotes Dr Kings New Discovery as a cure for coughs and colds. It lists prices of 50 cents and 1 dollar and credits Haver camp’s Prescription Drug Store as the seller.
Pastor John C. Willits invites the public to a regular prayer meeting in the main auditorium with the topic My Responsibility as a Voter. Speakers include W. L. Roach D. W. Jackson and E. C. Peto.
The quarterly conference and service at the German M. E. Church on Fourth and Cedar streets is postponed to Thursday of next week for Rev. Schwiering the presiding elder to conduct. Sunday meeting previously announced.
The record lists the city council meeting with officers Clerks Ogilvie Lindle and Detthoff Borgstedt, police Tadewald Boke, and Aldermen, detailing motions to visit Mus Lbr Box Co, form a committee of the whole, issue warrants, address lobbying costs, and discuss property near Andrew Kirsch. The session adjourned with approval of bills and return to committee of the whole under Mayor Gustav Weis.
City Board of Health met in regular session with all members present. The health physician submitted January 1939 contagious diseases report listing diphtheria pneumonia typhoid measles and chicken pox cases and deaths. Milk licenses approved for eight vendors and pest house work noted.
Ald. Kneese announces bills approved as correct and recommended, with the clerk instructed to certify to Muscatine County board of supervisors. On his motion the board adjourned.
Prairie Grove reports visitors from Durant and West Liberty including Egbert York and the Stonebreakers. Harold Millett sale activity at Centerdale and hog shipment by Pierson Bros. sympathy extended for the death of Susie Jack. Bigsby family return home improved health. A Sunday visit to Chas Robin son and wife and other local arrivals from West Branch and West Liberty.
Catarrh is described as the most common disease and is claimed to be germ based. Hyomei is marketed as a direct treatment delivered with the air breathed, targeting nose throat and lungs to kill germs and heal mucous membranes. Hover camp's Prescription Drug Store offers a money back guarantee if Hyomei does not benefit the patient.
A sausage grinding accident at Amos Kimberling's home Saturday left him with severe finger injuries requiring amputation of the index middle and third fingers. Dr Kimball notes the hand narrowly avoided total crushing as a grim outcome.
Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Webster of Fruitland visited the city for shopping yesterday and returned home on the late train.
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