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Newspaper

Muscatine Journal

Location

Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 05, 1909

Page

5

Annual Y W C A Meeting to Elect Six Directors

The Young Women's Christian Association holds its annual meeting January 12 at West Second Street rooms to elect six board members. Miss Lilly M. Strong state secretary will speak and meet with local secretaries after addressing the Geneva conference and Indiana state meeting. Active members may vote. attendance urged as the local work is reviewed. Fellowship club English class and Park Place class also announce meetings. Juniors change to Saturday.

Young Women’s Christian Association West Second Street Lilly M. Strong City Work Miss Strong Geneva State Association Indianola Y. W. C. A.’s of America Muskegon Mich Hoover Hawley Hoopes Fellowship Club Park Place

Widow of Sam Houston Deserted by Tribe in Anadarko

Melissa Houston, widow of Gen. Sam Houston, aged 114, once a striking Indian widow, has been abandoned by her tribe in Anadarko Oklahoma. The white settlers refuse aid to avoid offending tribal members. She is blind and partially paralyzed.

Anadarko, Okla Melissa Houston Sam Houston Texas

Mi on a Cures Dyspepsia and Promises Quick Relief

Di digestive symptoms like belching heartburn dizziness and foul breath signal stomach upset Mi o na tablets claim instant relief and lasting cure. An ad cites testimonials from Mrs D H Nye and E Bromley and offers 50 cent Mi o na tins and 25 cent Booths Laxative Pills at Havercamp's Drug Store.

Havercamp D. H. Nye Sherman Ave Grand Rapids Mich E. Bromley Court St Otsego, Mich

Kidney Trouble Remedies Promoted In Early Ad Feature

An advertisement urges people to treat kidney troubles with Fluid Extract Dandelion, Compound Karyon, and Syrup Sarsaparilla, claiming benefits for backache urinary symptoms and rheumatism. It emphasizes seeking a first class physician for serious issues and notes natural remedies can be mixed at home.

Nature

Miss Ella L Mark Speaks At Muscatine Maccabees Rally

Miss Ella L Mark state commander and supreme mistress at arms addresses Muscatine Hive No 13 Ladies of the Maccabees announcing a February rally membership campaign and banquet. Offcers were installed, a brief program and social time follow. Several local residents mentioned in the day’s notes include Hyram Bliven’s illness and visitors to Washington and Drake University.

Muscatine Hive No. 13 Ladies of the Maccabees Ella L. Mark Miss Mark Fred Molsberry Oberlin, D Conservatory of Music Chicago W. L. Curtis Washington Guy Manatt J. H. Huston Crawford

Local residents share visits and travel notices in Columbus Junction

Cols Junction and surrounding towns report a flurry of travel and family visits. S. W. Noland plans to return to Carlona Texas after learning of his brother’s death in Sioux City. Several locals, including Miss Zola Wilcox and Miss Lena Otto, resume studies at Cornell and Grinnell respectively.

Columbus Junction S. W. Noland Carlona Texas Sioux City Sue Ogier Buffalo Kan D. N. Cecil Merle William Ottumwa Wm. Singleton Zola Wilcox Cornell College M. A. Shellabarger Iowa City O. C. Farmer Reuben Heindle Elmer Huff Mabel Rippey Muscatine Lena Otto Peter Pretz Grinnell College Chas. Whitney and Son Clinton W. L. Ayers Hallie Carr Cedar Rapids Coe College Nellie Coder Chas. Holiday Letts Eva Pretz Des Moines Drake University Dr. Huston Crawfordsville Wm. Owen G. P. Rineheart Summerton Ohio Columbus City Clarence Lacey

Hutting Manufacturing Company Holds Annual Meeting

Hutting Manufacturing held its annual meeting yesterday at the company office with few officer changes. Reports praised the year’s business at the main plant and branches, noting especially strong results from the western Billings Montana plant. New officers include William Huttig as President H W Huttig as Treasurer and General Manager J R Swearingen as Vice President and Western Manager R C Cardell as Assistant Western Manager Lee Richards as Secretary and H W Phillips as Superintendent of Factory.

Huttig Manufacturing Company Western Billings Mont William Huttig H. W. Huttig J. R. Swearingen R. C. Cardell Lee Richards H. W. Phillips

Congregational Church Notes January 7

Ladies Aid Society meets at three in church parlors to discuss regular business. Midweek devotional uses Forgetting and Remembering. Pastor to speak on Vienna as part of the Sixty Subjects series with views of Cathedral and Ring Strasse. Next lecture January 17 discusses worldly amusements objections.

Congregational Church Ladies Aid Society Vienna Ring Strasse

Bucklen’s Amnica Salve Promoted for Wounds

Advertisement for Bucklen's Amnica Salve from Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store. Claims to heal burns wounds sores and piles. Price 25 cents. Product recommended for covering ugly gash with clean bandages. Medical remedy language typical of old classifieds.

Havercamp’s

Grand Opera House to Feature Wide January Repertoire

The Grand Opera House in Muscatine offers a strong late January program with the Winnig er Brothers for at least twelve performances beginning January 10. The lineup includes Strong Heart Miss Petticoats Class Mates Paid in Full Revelations The Holy City Under the Harvest Moon The Girl at the Helm The Top O the World The Wolf and Yankee Doodle style The King of Tramps featuring Clyde Long and The Scarecrow Dance with Long introducing The Scarecrow personality for young readers.

Winninger Brothers Robert Edeson Edgar Selwyn East Miss Petticoats Norman Hackett Eugene Walters the Grand Clyde Long Tin Woodman The Mr. Long

Positive Cure Ad for Dan Druff and Zemo

An old advertisement touts Zemo as stopping itching instantly and curing dandruff by destroying the dandruff germ. It promises a clean scalp and hair with a rich, glossy color and lists distributors E. W. Rose Medicine Co. and A. W. Mahorgan at 107 W. as sale points.

Zemo E. W. Rose Medicine Co A. W. Mahorgan

Lost in the Hills at Grand Opera House

The Herald reports a large Ottumwa audience packed the Grand Opera House for the Saturday matinee and night show Lost in the Hills. The western play draws big crowds and is well received with all seats sold, and announces a return engagement next Thursday matinee and night.

Ottumwa

A Good Combination at Frank Ashcraft’s

A brisk report notes Fairbank engines feeding racket pumps and U S separators at Frank Ashcraft's on East 2nd Street as part of a local industrial setup.

Fairbank U. S Frank Ashcraft’s East 2Nd St

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Y.W Miss Lilly Strong Retary, Will Board of Directors of Associa Tion Houston Mtiona Booth Leysen Huttigs Gibson's West Liberty Iowa P. N. Gibson Sale CO Cook, Musser & Co State P. M. Musser Ed. C. Cook S. B. Cook E. C. Stocker Mgr. Savings Dept Hell's Neck Grand Opera House Muscatine Theatre the Herald Wittich Bros Titus Loan & Investment CO Iowa Avenue
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