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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1908
Page
7
Irrigated farm lands in the San Luis Valley Colorado are advertised as safe investments with typical returns of 25 to 50 percent. The ad invites readers to write R. W. Monger Megr. Elkhart Indiana for full particulars.
A stream of visitors and locals conduct business in Muscatine with residents from Davenport Cedar Rapids Letts Des Moines and Waterloo noted. Among entries are Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea ads and multiple departures to Riverside Greeley and Washington with social calls and business matters highlighted.
Iowa farm mortgage loans at 6 percent touted as safe as government bonds with better returns. No cost for collecting interest. J. E. Stevenson, 20 Iowa Ave.
More than 400 people attended an all morning meeting at the First Methodist church with speakers on liquor opposition. E C Peto urged voters to weigh candidates for a clean city, W L Roach criticized liquor as wasteful, and Judge D W Jackson cited costly public expenditures tied to saloons and reform schools. The article notes related services in other churches and an upcoming Missionary society event at Millsburg Presbyterian Church with Rev James B Ayers from Kyoto, Japan.
At the Muscatine depot Tulsa the girl with big black eyes accepts a cigar band bearing her likeness. The feature act at the Bijou theatre week includes Tulsa and the Noblette and Marshall team. Tulsa ends her Bijou engagement Saturday night amid warm reception.
Miss Berna Opal Gates daughter of H N and Clara Gates was born April 25 1889 at Wellman Iowa and died February 21 1908 after a brief illness of pneumonia at age 18 9 27. She leaves her parents two sisters Jessie Brookhart and Hazel Gates and is mourned by the Christian church and community with funeral at the Christian church February 25 conducted by Rev R Boyce.
At the fifth annual Louisa County Good Citizens League gathering in Morning Sun’s M E church officers were chosen for the upcoming year with Do. A. Sprague as president and Rev. C. A. Blanchard as secretary and treasurer. The executive committee includes J. F. Heins E. F. Brockway and J. B. Johnson.
In Scussanni, households show strong preference for Gold Medal Flour highlighting trusted brand quality and widespread use among local families. The brief notes domestic kitchen routines and brand familiarity without detailing vendor or pricing information.
Millersburg details report illness of James Burgess and community updates. Residents greeting relatives travel for illness and visits. Funeral services for Maggie Godard held with interment at Millersburg Cemetery. Family moves and college visits noted alongside church events and local inspections.
An advertiseable medical claim for ZEMO a clean external liquid claims to cure eczema and pimples permanently by drawing germs to the surface and destroying them. The notice directs readers to write E W Rose Med Co St Louis MO for a sample and lists A W Morgan 107 West Second Street as a seller.
The Italian Grand Opera company arrives in Davenport for matinee and evening shows on March 8 presenting Carmen and Faust. Manager Kindt says prices range from 2.00 to 1.00 for different locations. The company features twenty principals, a ballet, fifty-voice chorus, a full orchestra, and five-car special train.
We thank all who assisted us during our double bereavement. Thanks for floral tributes and comforting words from Dr. J. C. Willits. George Schwartz and Daughters.
Mrs Sam McCleary visited Fre donia relatives on Sunday. Mr and Mrs Robert Baird of Clearfield move into the Har ney house. Robert McIlvaine’s property sold to Mrs Bates of Cairo. Wilbur Orris and Cotter visit mother Mrs Alice Orris. Holly Orris returns from Clearfield. Reuben Klotz and Esther Sailor wed Saturday. Bess Burn goes to Washington for a few days. Pie social at Shell Bark draws praise. Mrs Thompson moves her restaurant into Dr Morgan’s corner building. Mrs Wm Rhinehart returns from Muscatine.
A brief reminiscence notes Gold Medal Flour as a cherished favorite of the reader's mother, reflecting a family connection to a common pantry staple.
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