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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1907
Page
5
The article notes many cities do not pay paving intersections and no written objections filed yet for paying district 23. City Engineer Ryan cites intercity practices. merchants and delivery users push for paving. Also includes local society notes on weddings, visits, and Christmas gatherings.
In Toledo Ohio on December 6 1886 J Cheney sworn firm of F J Cheney Co pledges one hundred dollars for each catarrh case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Notary A W Gleason witnessed oath. The firm claims cure acts on blood and mucous surfaces and offers testimonials. Sold by all druggists and Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
Foster Illinois residents and relatives gathered for Christmas and New Year visits. Names include Mrs Brown Eldorado Miss Beile Reynolds from Rock Island and families of Wrayville Boney Gillett Down and Kelth with relatives in Millersburg during the holiday season.
Joseph Teher leaves for J Harbor Iowa to visit his sister near Riverside and returns to East Hill after a short trip. James Osborne of Springdale comes home from a relatives visit. Mrs Schner on Park Avenue is confined with tonsillitis. Pearl Teitsch returns after holidays with her parents at Pleasant Prairie. Charles Patterson of Melpine arrives to visit friends and handle business. Mrs Miller on Sherman Street remains ill and unwell. Mrs George Dawson of Wilton visits Emery and Mrs Duncan.
Dr Guthrie of Dubuque, dean of the University of Iowa medical school, will present the second Life Talk at the Y M C A. He will discuss Medicine following Judge Wade's well attended talk on Law. Further speakers will be announced as dates approach.
Fairport residents share Christmas visits with relatives in Muscatine and nearby towns. Several locals travel for holidays including Mr. and Mrs. Johnson and son Howard, Mrs. Reeves and son, Miss Myrtle Greiner, Miss Eda Leach, and James Warnack visiting family. A prayer meeting is held Friday evening at the Stull home conducted by Rev. F H Martin.
Iowa Governor Cummins urges aid for famine in China and appoints Henry Wallace to collect funds. The plan funds go to the American Red Cross, with Wallace to announce fundraising and supply drives soon. The proclamation notes millions suffer from hunger after floods devastated harvests and appeals to Iowans to contribute generously.
Lone Tree Iowa residents share visits and family news as travelers arrive from Keokuk Loomfield Colo Sigourney and West Liberty. Pearl Morse visits from Loomfield, Mrs Croneworth and Mrs McVicker visit from Sigourney, Mabel Thomas hosts the Christmas night club, Gus Herring Timmerman mourn a Denver sister, Hill family buries son in local lot.
An In woman recounts six years of coffee use causing headaches nervousness dizziness and sour belching. After switching to Postum she reports headaches and belching ceased eyes improved and mood steadied. A friend who followed package directions liked Postum. Provided by Postum Co Battle Creek Michigan. Always boil Postum well and read The Road to Wellville.
Miss Flora McBride Samuel Butcher and Everette Coner students from Muscatine spent Christmas at home. Mrs Frank Jonson and son Ralf from Muscatine visited here. Western Farm land company offered E C Kauffman store stock for sale. much already sold. Roy Gerard of Washington visiting his father Tom Gerard. Fred Mires and John Meinert of Davenport visited R F Hancher. Fred Block from Muscatine visited. Grace Ott from Wilton staying with sister Mrs Vernon Blake. Tom Gerard visited from Muscatine Sunday. Misses Ella Richter Blanch Gerard and Harold Giesler from Muscatine invoicing Mercantile Co stock. Mrs Will Teel and children from Conesville visiting.
Mr and Mrs John Hunter welcomed a baby girl. Mr and Mrs J H Busby celebrated their golden wedding on Dec 29 with many relatives and a bountiful dinner. Various local visits and travel notes follow including farming in South Dakota and land sales. St Marys fair ongoing. Grandma Soukey funeral at St Marys church. Mrs Max Wombacher very ill.
Ferdinand reports include Thos Fowler and son Edward in Reynolds Friday, Minnie Kruger visiting from Aledo for the holidays, and Christmas dinners with the Pietsch, Barlett, and Witt families. Other gatherings feature the Krueger and Zollner households, with Wm Ruthenberg hosting twelve guests.
Miss Marie Roslyn of Pierce and Roslyn stars as Carmencita in Edward R Salter's Ikey and Abey at the Grand tonight. The piece and cast are praised for strong dramatics and musical numbers by Delamater and Dillon. The Typewriter Girl and other works are noted as part of a strong program with a large company. The Grand hosts the show Friday night with plans for a Chicago run after season’s end.
The work A Crown of Thorns by Jay Hunt is highlighted for its high value. The production is complete with careful casting, featuring a balanced company where no single star dominates but each actor could be a feature in a popular priced show.
Mr Delamater who directed successful tours of Mr Edward Harrigan and When Johnnie Comes previews the Typewriter Girl. The article notes his skill in mounting popular productions and hints at forthcoming engagements for the chorus and principal players.
Neighbors and friends spent Friday night together with oysters served. John Price visited Muscatine on Saturday. Ed and Elmer Feldman from Foster hauled wood to the John Lutz farm which they will rent next year. Mr and Mrs Thomas Fowler and Mr and Mrs Chris Ruthenberg visited Mr and Mrs John Zollner Sunday evening. Twenty five relatives and friends shared a Christmas dinner with Mr and Mrs W F Krueger.
An insidious kidney disease can progress before warning signs appear. Take Foley's Kidney Cure at the first sign of trouble to correct irregularities and help prevent Bright's disease and diabetes. Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store.
Attendance at the Garrick Thea tre nears capacity as audiences enjoy The Social Whirl, a bright musical comedy with a strong company led by Charles J. Ross Fred Bond and Elizabeth Brice. The show runs this week and next with matinees on Wednesday and Saturday. Next at Garrick will be The Tourists led by Richard Golden.
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