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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1901
Page
7
A mixture of small ads and notices includes palm reader Mrs Moynihan at 409 E 5th, Beach's World soap promotion, people returning from visits, theater previews for Noah Vale and A Poor Relation, a charity meeting by Electa Chapter OES, a damaged bank window incident, and notes on Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil and local church remarks.
Two hundred children lined up at the Globe Restaurant on New Year’s Day for a turkey dinner provided by R. T. LaGrille. The Fourth annual event served a full menu with attentive service, showing the charity’s impact on hungry youngsters.
TO CITY SUBSCRIBERS Irregular or tardy delivery of The Journal should be reported to the business office. Every copy should be delivered before 6 30 p m. Complaints about late delivery should be made promptly and subscribers must designate a secure weatherproof location for paper delivery.
The Journal guarantees change of ada on day of hand in if copy is in by 9. The journal is on sale locally at R. A. Holmes Ef. E. Davidson and C. W. Hodges. Bews stands. All customers can be supplied.
An ad paragraph urges Beach's World soap as the best and cheapest. It also promotes Burdock Blood Bitters and Hood's Sarsaparilla as health tonics and lists various local people and events such as a postponed Banner Lodge dance and a high school orchestra concert.
The Journal, during its New Year holiday, plans to delay publishing the Muscatine county history paper until Thursday due to the accumulation of news matter.
Ely Brothers announce Ely’s Liquid Cream Balm to ease catarrhal troubles for nasal use. The sprayable liquid, priced 75 cents with tube, claims rapid absorption without drying secretions and a natural healthy character. Available from druggists or by mail, 56 Warren St.
The Iowa Central Railway offers weekly excursions to Los Angeles and California points. Depart Wednesdays arrive Sunday morning with modern tourist cars and standard sleeping amenities at about one third the cost. Contact a local ticket agent or Geo. S. Batty at Marshalltown Iowa for full information.
The Black Diamond Express departs Buffalo at noon on the Lehigh Valley Railroad heading to New York. A la carte dining car service and luxurious parlor and day coaches will be available aboard the train.
John A. Freeman, who confessed to the murder of his wife and cremation of the body, hides from publicity at the jail. He refuses to talk to anyone, reads the Bible, and behaves as though untroubled. Investigators find an envelope to Christina Holtgren of Chicago with two Christmas cards, hinting at a woman in the case and exposing Freeman’s past addresses in Chicago St Paul Minneapolis and Thorsby Alabama.
John Doyle of Cedar Rapids visited Davenport on a Saturday showing a battered silver souvenir spoon. The piece appeared worn and aged, drawing curiosity about its history and origins among onlookers.
Members of Cedar Rapids lodge No 251 B P O Elks and guests gathered for the corner stone laying of the Jim block and a complimentary luncheon. The event marked the first public ceremony of the new year and century in Cedar Rapids and signaled strong interest in the lodge's future hall.
The Illinois Central Railroad issues a new illustrated folder titled Hammond Louisiana as a Winter Resort. It promotes the climate artesian water and northern society with superior hotel and boarding house accommodations at moderate rates. Free copies on request from J. F. Merry Assistant General Passenger Agent Ill Cent R R Dubuque Town.
Clymer A. Coldren resigns as County Attorney of Muscatine County Iowa effective Monday January 7 1901. The resignation dated December 31 1900 was sent to the county supervisors and forwarded to Auditor Stocker for filing.
The pupils of Independent District No 9 Sweetland township presented Mrs Levina Satterthwaite with a handsome inkstand and stationery while the boys gave a fine fruit dish. The gesture signals a harmonious school spirit and good progress at No 9.
Grace Hayward’s Thursday night engagement at the Grand Opera House is canceled due to unresolved terms. Robert Downing in the Lions Heart has been booked for January 9, providing an alternative attraction for playgoers.
A group of signatories commit to refunding the money on a 50 cent bottle of Green's Warranted Syrup of Tar if it fails to cure cough or cold. They also guarantee a 25 cent bottle with satisfaction or money refunded. Names listed include G A Reinicke and others.
The Western Poultry Fanciers Association announces cheap excursion tickets to Cedar Rapids for the annual exhibition January 14 through 19. Tickets are sold via the B C R N Ry and full information is available from Cedar Rapids Route agents within 100 miles of Cedar Rapids.
Pakee kamaque, chief of the Ssac and Fox Indians of Tama county reservation, sues former Indian agent H L M Rebok for 50000 in federal court. He alleges Rebok took rents from about 3000 acres of Todian land for selfish ends and installed a bogus chief. Separate dispatches note Nebraska legislature opening with Speaker Seass and pro tem Steele, and Governor-Elect Yates returning ill from Chicago with his wife recovering.
John M. Davidson files in Akron court a suit for 5000 damages after his three year old daughter was killed during the Aug. 22 riot as the family drove toward the city building. Andrew Halter, a prominent politician who pleaded guilty to participating, was fined and costs.
Lansing, Jan 2 Senator McMillan of Detroit was nominated yesterday afternoon by the joint Republican caucus of the forty first legislature to succeed himself in the state senate. Re election to a third term is assured as the legislature is overwhelmingly Republican.
The report notes the Atlantic cable between Tsing Tau and Shanghai has been completed and is now operable. Other items include the comet Glacobin near Earth and various economic and public notices from Detroit to Chicago.
A reader proposes taking advantage of favorable excursion rates with stop-over privileges and long limits via the B C R N railway. They ask to confer with an agent or address G. Farmer for details.
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