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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1910
Page
5
A damaged clipping fragment reads oddly about a near total finish or perfection. The text is incomplete and lacks identifiable people places organizations or concrete facts to confirm an event or outcome.
The Hying Hose company hosted a grand New Year masquerade ball at the Armory hall last evening. About 150 attendees and over 100 advance tickets. Prizes of 6 and 5 dollars awarded to Mrs. A. I. Valet and Wo Haber in various costume categories.
Rev B C Preston, aged pastor of the First Congregational church, will preach tomorrow at both morning and evening services before leaving his pastorate. The morning discourse is titled The Meaning of 1910 and the evening sermon on The Pine Art of Forgetting. Rev W Thomlinson of the Muord Congregational church will speak briefly before the evening sermon.
A party at Miss Dale’s home, 1227 Smalley Avenue, featured music and a two course supper before midnight. Guests arrived unannounced, delighting the hostess with a lively evening. Hardy’s plant will not open Monday as repairs and the final invoice progress, delaying the start of operations this week.
The funeral for James Hayes, killed Thursday evening in Moline, will be Sunday afternoon from the Lombard street home of his widow. Rev. Thomas Osborn of the First Methodist church will conduct the service, with interment at St. Mary’s Cemetery. The inquest was postponed until next week. The body arrived in the city last evening from Moline and was taken to the Lombard street residence.
Edgar A. Francis, son of Mr. and Mrs. P. W. Francis, formerly of this city, has conceived a weed extermination device said to be practical and harmless to surrounding vegetation. If successful, the machine could prove a boon to Iowa farmers and may be welcomed nationwide for its potential to control fast-growing weeds. The device’s portability and revocation option are noted, with emphasis on broad usefulness and public interest.
Readable fragments describe a local topic mentioning a home project and an election. The text is partial and unclear but references costs and a calf in relation to a community matter. Details on people, places, and dates are not provided.
A syndicated church notices page lists services for First Methodist, Mulford Congregational, Friends, First Baptist, German Congregational, German Evangelical, Musserville, Island 4 E, Grace Lutheran, Musserville Friends, Church of Christ Scientists, Trinity, United Brethren and more. It includes service times, Sunday schools, epworth leagues, farewells, and meetings with leaders such as Rev. Thos. Osborn, J. H. Kendig, Mrs. Onde Osborn, and J. O. H. Light.
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