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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1908
Page
7
Fay Sisters headline a special New Year run at Majestic Family Theatre with two clever child vaudeville acts. Tonight and tomorrow feature the Spy Straw Man and the Book Agent on screen. Ladies Souvenir matinees Tuesday and Thursday at 3 p m. Children's Bargain Matinee Saturday 10 cents admission.
Numerous residents and visitors depart for nearby towns and cities. Mrs H A Crowe, Miss Clyda Wylie, Miss Minnie Headley, Miss Edith Raff, Mrs Ida Miller, Mr and Mrs Walter Johnson, Mrs George McAvoy, Mrs R K Rowland, Mrs W M Ostrander, Raymond Ribbink and Violet, Mrs Art Barnard and Edith, Miss Mabel Hague, Mrs B F Swickard, Mrs Mary Sylvester, Victor Johnson and Shirley, Mr and Mrs B Ludlow, Mrs William Ribbink, Miss Bertha L Engel, John Gibney, Mr and Mrs Albert Martin, and David Glick travel to Wilton, Des Moines, Davenport, Fairport, Buffalo, Atalissa, Stockton, Rock Island, Cedar Rapids, Chicago, London, Minneapolis, Ainsworth, and other nearby spots.
The fifth annual Southeastern Iowa Dental Society meeting will be held January 13 in Ottumwa. The program lists demonstrations and lectures by Drs J Rowell Jerrell James Bock Gantz Fourt Armstrong Martin Marsh and others with table clinics and a banquet in Keota. Reading and attending physicians from Ottumwa Muscatine Keokuk Fairfield Burlington and Davenport are scheduled to present.
An advertising snippet promotes Dr. King’s New Life Pills as a painless purifier for abdominal relief. The notice appears under Havercamp’s Prescription Drug Store branding.
In San Francisco Abe Attel of San Francisco and Owen Moran of England battled 25 rounds in a featherweight title-style contest ending in a draw. Moran pressed with fierce infighting and clever blocking while Attel relied on distance and left-right tactics though both endured punishment and near weight-strain before a crowd that valued the even, tactical duel. Attel claimed $250 in forfeited money as Moran labored to make weight, aided by a rain-ready arena and a tented enclosure attracting an estimated $15,600 gate.
West Liberty on New Year’s day featured a three course dinner at the Hindee home on Maxson avenue. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hindee and other local families. The Dice family left for Mediapolis to visit the Bridges home, while Mrs. Randal and son Alpheus visited town. Ernest Kerr returned from Moline after attending the Implement Dealers’ convention.
An overture for a free Pyramid Pile Cure trial invites readers to send name and address to Pyramid Drug Co. in Marshall Michigan. The ad claims quick relief for piles, urges avoiding surgery, and notes 50 cent boxes are sold in drug stores.
Local residents and visitors report a week of social activity including Miss Helen Fickler returning to Iowa City after a visit with parents, families visiting in Atalissa, Mrs. Emar Stokes and son visiting Iowa City, Dewit Baker going to Davenport, and Mr. and Mrs. McCann hosting friends at Flinch with a three course luncheon. J C Martin moves household to Sayre Oklahoma for a future home. Mrs. Martin stays briefly.
Mae Neeley and Lula Morehead return from visits with Rock Island and Moline relatives. Fred Dunker and Cap Brisbine come from Moline for Christmas with family. Walter Reeves learns of a dying relative by telephone while vacationing with his grandmother. M. E. church Christmas program praised. Many local families hosted by Mrs. Wm. Morrow and others during Christmas. Elder Wylie led a quarterly conference in Rock Island district.
Frank J. Cheney sworn as senior partner of F J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio pledges one hundred dollars for every case of catarrh cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Notary A W Gleason signs the document December 6 1886. Cure advertised as internal remedy claiming blood and mucous surface action and offering testimonials. Sold by druggists and Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
Deputy Sheriff Croson arrived with Jack Britton who was wanted here for breaking jail about eight years ago and had been held on a suitcase theft charge. Britton was arrested in Kansas and brought to Aledo for trial.
Dr. Shallenberger the Regular and Reliable Chicago specialist has frequented Muscatine each month since 1903 and will be at the clinic this week for consultations.
A physician advertises weekly and monthly home visits from 5 a.m. to 8 p.m., claiming cures for catarrh, nose and throat, lung and kidney diseases, diabetes, nervous and heart conditions, and female disorders. He claims hospital experience, rapid diagnosis, and guaranteed cures for hernias, pile, and other ailments with no detainment from business.
Inquiries describe a person feeling anxious and despondent, with fatigue, low energy, sleep loss, eye fatigue, pimples, irritability, and signs of possible bodily strain including backache and urinary deposits. The wording reflects a distressed, exhausted condition seeking relief.
An advertisement touts cures for diseases including blood poisoning gonorrhea and nervous debility. It claims Perfected remedies for cases neglected or treated poorly and offers free confidential consultation by Dr W E Shallensberger at 145 Oakwood Blvd Chicago.
Mrs Nora Keck visits Joy then returns home. John Donnely visits his wife's parents in Nevius. Awsker Bjorkman buys half of Star restaurant from Wolfred Bjorkman and will start in business. Bowling league forms with Owl Club and high school to field teams. C M Brock leads with high bowling score. New Year's Eve skating at the rink until midnight. "Two Merry Tramps" at Opera House January 8 1908 praised for clean comedy, new to Aledo.
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