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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1900
Page
5
Sioux City officials and citizens berate the police department over alleged neglect and corruption after the John Robson murder. Aldermen push for an official inquiry, while Mayor Quick urges the governor to offer a state reward for arrests and conviction.
Miss Anna Millar resigns as manager of the Theodore Thomas Orchestra citing ill health. Trustees accept the resignation and name a temporary manager for the upcoming tour, with no immediate successor planned until spring. The board offers deep appreciation and wishes for her speedy recovery.
A subscriber questions when the 20th century begins arguing about BC and AD dates. He cites Herod, an eclipse in BC 4, and the birth of Christ to claim the era starts after his birth, asking who or what marks time if not Christ.
Winter in the South urges travelers to the Gulf Coast between Mobile and New Orleans along the Louisville and Nashville line. The region promises mild climate pure air even temperatures and hunting and fishing. First class accommodations at moderate prices and through car service from northern cities. Write Geo B Horner D P A St Louis for folders.
Sioux City Iowa January reports growing opposition to Christian Science healing after several child deaths in Woodbury County. Lawmakers may consider a bill to punish professed healers who forgo medical treatment. Local residents condemn the practice amid pneumonia and diphtheria cases involving young children.
Watch meeting in M. E. church ushers in midnight bells then about forty young people enjoy a six course progressive breakfast. Courses start at 1 a m and end at 6 a m with photos taken at Miss Greens studio at sunrise January 1 1900. Souvenirs and guest names are recorded at each home.
A testimonial from W C R Williams of Spanish Fort Texas praises Mull's Pioneer Cure for curing severe kidney and bladder trouble after five years of failed treatment. The ad notes the medicine costs 25e and 1 and is sold at all druggists.
North Prairie plans the election of Sunday school officers next Sunday. Mrs Garrie Scott is improving from illness. Miss Lena Lieberknecht of Geneseo Ill visiting cousin Miss Nelda Lang. Farmers begin summer butchering. Miss Abbie Lake at Marshalltown school. Mrs Henry Will of Muscatine visited H G Smith's home. Mart Chamberlain moving mother's belongings to Wilton to live with Ed Chamberlain family. Muscatine youths visited Alf Armstrong's home last Saturday night. College students return to school after holidays. Misses Jesse and Edna Chamberlain and Fred study in Muscatine. Pearl Greiner Maggie Hoskins Ethel Lang Ella Lang Nora Lang and others attend Wilton G E college.
A social event at Mrs. William Huttig’s corner of Third and Spruce featured a five course dinner and a progressive cinch contest won by Miss Belle Hanna with the picture The Alligator Bate. Miss Eva Johnson took the consolation prize as coffee cup while a long guest list joined in afterwards.
In Muscatine the influx of bill collectors marks a busy January as residents face surprises from forgotten purchases. A professional man notes he owed three accounts, then settles seven bills in a day without seeing the originals, illustrating the season's widespread financial scramble.
The D W Y K Club held a grand cake walk and concert at Armory Hall last night. Local colored belles and beaux from the tri cities joined in the festive event as white attendees enjoyed the performances. Prizes went to Floyd Robertson and Alice Maxey first, Kinyon Moore and Bertha Huston second, John S Johnson and Daisy Lee third, Rufus Phoenix and Gertrude Lee fourth.
A tall gaunt speaker paced the platform accusing Debs of crimes against souls and delivering pointed arguments as passionate defenders debate the accuracy of his long-held charges.
Toll bridge workers report maintaining open water gaps between piers due to heavy ice. Last winter the ice froze tight around the piers and caused the span to sag and drop, prompting precautions to prevent a repeat.
Advertisement for Weeks Break-Up-A-Cold tablets claiming a cure while you sleep. No cure no pay. Price 25 cents. Sole agent J. J. Havencamp.
A short meditation contrasts surface labels with inner value. It notes insincerity in humanity, humility from hardship, and warns that wrapping paper can mislead about contents inside.
Capes jackets and collarettes offered at clearance prices at McCorm Dry Goods Co. Will Brannan returns to Chicago for school. Wanted experienced grocery salesmen by Pilger Grocery Co. River shows a sharp drop, now 4 feet. Gremmel cigar factory produced 458 115 cigars, employed eleven workers. Aurelia Guenther returns home after visit with J. M. Appel. Walter Kaufman ill with pneumonia. No further leads on the black team incident. November records show twenty eight stolen rigs in Muscatine. Farmers Institute space defended as vital to local business and farming leadership.
A confidential ad touts Dr Dix Tonic Tablets as a universal cure for nervous weakness and a long list of ailments. It promises a free trial box if readers mail name and address to Hayes and Coon in Detroit, claiming quick relief and a full sized box for 50 cents.
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