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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1900
Page
7
A series of brief notes records shop items and travels. Battey the jeweler and other local figures like Will Narvis, L J Horan, W G Block, Henry Vail, and A M Barnhart are mentioned with recent trips to Omaha Davenport Keota Des Moines and Chicago. The items include hardwood for sale and social visits during the holiday season.
Cottonwood sycamore elm and basswood requested for purchase. For prices inquire at the office of the South Muscatine Lumber Co Muscatine Iowa.
The article advises Muscatine County conditions for plums pears peaches and apples. It emphasizes interplanting with other varieties for better fruit set, cautions on commercial pear and Japanese varieties, outlines orchard layout soil cultivation pruning and protection, and favors apples with succession planting and home grounds aesthetics.
The speaker urges readers to share knowledge on gardening and to persuade others to plan and plant. They emphasize informing the public, overcoming indifference, and investing time and money to beautify homes with flowers, aiming to leave the world better than found.
Reading Mass physician Dr. J H Hanaford endorses Post foods Grape Nuts as nutrient rich claims one pound equals ten pounds of meat or bread and predicts a social revolution from its widespread use. He notes rapid national adoption and notes Postum Cereal Co Battle Creek Michigan as makers.
List of uncalled letters for week ending January 3 1900 at Muscatine Iowa includes men John Clemons Charlie Collier J K Dubois C G Fowler E R Frink Oliver C Grinnell John Kelley B W Scholten J W Stall Rev E Shepherd and women Mrs Joseph Bernard Mrs Lillie Harris Mrs Ashie Houser pkc Mrs Sarah Ryne Mrs Effie Taylor Mrs Wm Townsley pkg. Foreign Otto Helmsmmeller. Please say Advertised. Wm L Roach P M
Reward offered as proof of efficacy with claims that Hall's Catarrh Cure cures catarrh by affecting blood and mucous surfaces. Advertisement asserts constitutional disease requiring constitutional treatment and urges readers to request testimonials and buy from Toledo company F. J. Carney & Co.
James R. Underwood died suddenly Friday evening December 29 1899 at his son's home near Letts Iowa. He had heart trouble for eight years following a grippe and died of heart failure at about six o'clock. Born September 18 1832 in Ohio he moved to Drury township Rock Island county at age seven and later lived in Muscatine and Louisa counties.
An old advertisement claims Mulls Lightning Pain Killer eases rheumatic pains lame back diarrhoea sprains pleurisy sore throat frost bites for 25 cents with a full drug list included.
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