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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1900
Page
13
Wednesday's Daily lists a flurry of local movements. Residents and visitors travel to Davenport Grinnell Iowa City and Chicago, with long lists of relatives, trips, and college returns. The page also covers institute notes lectures and farm guidance from Boston trip reflections and garden advice for pickles cabbage cucumbers and tomatoes.
Cedar Falls, Jan 2. An article argues for reforming prisoners as 1,100 incarcerated in Iowa two penitentiaries receive limited post release chances. It notes discrimination, ongoing religious and educational programs, and Rev. J C George leading Anamosa prisoner work with employment placement and public outreach.
W O Riddell of West Des Moines High School becomes president of the State Teachers Association. A native Iowan born on an Harrison county farm, he built a long career from rural schooling to leading Iowa’s largest high school and helping establish Woodbine Normal and Training School.
Help wanted advertisement seeks an honest traveler for a large house with salary of 65 dollars monthly plus expenses and periodic increases. Permanent position. Respond with self addressed stamped envelope to Manager at 330 Caxon Building Chicago.
The oily varieties of fish are hard to digest and not favored by epicures, making them less popular in refined tastes.
The State superintendent will aid these men with two district superintendents helping to find jobs. The association contemplates an industrial home where men can stay until employed, providing recuperation and a chance at redemption.
Society notes that the Musical Union Orchestra will present a series of Promenade Concerts, featuring a full string orchestra first half and brass band second half, with plans for a reception and concert at the Commercial Club parlor next week. The Cooking Club hosted an indoor picnic at Miss Grace Griffin’s home on West Fourth Street. Senator Titus and wife were guests at a dinner party hosted by Mrs. McIntyre on West Third Street before Titus’s departure to Des Moines.
A. N. Jarvis attended lodge Tuesday evening. Mrs. Butcher stays sick for days. Archer Downey moved onto the Geo. Ewing farm. Mrs. C. V. Kasser is seriously ill and hope for recovery fades. Protracted meetings began at Island church Monday. Mrs. Rogers was badly injured in a buggy accident last Friday. J. R. Underwood funeral pallbearers named. Wm. Countryman suffers cancer on the face. The Strouse couple travel to Ohio and Detroit. Leverich normal school returns after a week's vacation care of Howard Garnes and others.
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