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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1908
Page
5
Local notices record a string of residents leaving Muscatine for Letts Davenport Davenport Centerville and other nearby towns. Travelers include Mrs A Millhome Miss Maude Marshall Prof Howard Pontel and Mrs H M Small among many others as they visit family attend events or start new residences.
Sigourney hosts a gathering of State University of Iowa students and alumni from the county at the high school to renew ties, welcome county high school seniors, enjoy a program, and share luncheon. Reports of varied visits and local holiday activities follow, with numerous residents visiting relatives and friends in Sigourney and nearby towns.
An old advertisement promotes Dr King s New Discovery as a cure for coughs and colds. It mentions M Haver camp s Prescription Drug Store selling it for 50 cents and 1.00.
The Epworth League of the Musserville Methodist church held a well attended meeting, resuming after a two month gap. New members were accepted, with more to be admitted at the next session. A social hour followed, and plans included a prayer service and a Friday reception for new members.
The Milwaukee rail improvements between this city and Cranston are finished with three large concrete bridges now in use. A bridge east of Cranston completed after a final touch on Tuesday. The Roach and Musser sash and door plant may not reopen Monday due to repair delays, though boiler room work advances toward full operation of the new wood carrier. Schools reopen after a short vacation as Garfield and Franklin students and teachers resume work. Local notes: Samuel Strong returns home after Milwaukee visit. Edward and Mrs Walters back from Rock Island. Cleo Thomas improving at home.
Miss Clara Baker of Muscatine wed Harry Long in Peoria Illinois at the Grace Zion parsonage with Rev. George Whaley officiating. The couple dined at the Hotel Vincent and planned a short stay in Chicago before settling in Peoria.
A coffee user describes how quitting coffee and switching to Postum cured his and his wife’s health problems. The husband’s stomach and kidney issues improved, headaches lessened, and complexion brightened after giving up coffee. The narrator, once frail, gained weight and strength, praising Postum and noting others mistaken about coffee quality.
A New Year’s dinner at the 5S. G. Robertson home in Morning Sun drew relatives from Columbus Junction and nearby areas, with Mrs. Robertson hosting and her husband kept unaware until guests arrived. Numerous Robertson and Sprague family members attended along with visitors from Wapello and Muscatine in a day of dining and fellowship.
We express sincere thanks to friends and neighbors for their kind aid and sympathy during the illness and death of our mother. S. D. Haifleigh. C. A. Haifleigh. J. C. Haifleigh.
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