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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1900
Page
7
An early 20th century style advertisement extols Ivory Soap as safe for children and delicate fabrics. It touts soap suds play for kids and says Ivory Soap leaves no harm to tender skin or lace, preventing common soap mishaps.
Reports of residents returning from trips to Atalissa and Iowa City, church services planned for week of prayer, and charity updates. Mentions James Ady Mrs McQuesten Eli Elliott Rob Keith and others. notes on Chamberlain's Pain Balm endorsements. details relief expenditures and visits to sick. commemoration activities by the Woman's Relief Corps and Grand Army of the Republic with patriotic programs and fundraisers.
The Journal states ad changes can be guaranteed for the day of publication only if the copy is in the office by 9 a m.
Battey the jeweler and graduate optician are noted. Frank Bowman advertises fine sleighs. Ed Fath returns to Wilton for school. Grace Ott visits Wilton and returns home. J B Mark and Chas Hanley travel to Iowa City for college work. The Court of Honor concert is announced with admission ten cents. Also an ad for Dean's Ointment and itchy piles.
At a Saturday Relief Corps meeting Clara E. Batterson presided over officer installation. New officers include Batterson president Louisa Mark senior vice president Ella Coe junior vice president Barbara Detwiler secretary Sara Fox treasurer S H Parvin chaplain Sarah Greeley conductor Georgia Warren recorder Katie Landis assistant guard Josephine Ames color bearers Adda Barnard Mary Eade Madge Whitmore Ella Meer dink pianist Carrie Terry.
Riverside reports a restless Friday night, Grant Hawthorne’s trip to Washington and Kansas, a creamery finish with 125 loads, three nights of U B church prayer, and a Sunday series with a Keota minister. Lewis Creitz sold his drug stock and joined S F Creitz in a roller flour mill stake, moving goods to the corner drugstore. Miss Hattie Stransby sues Lewis Smith for 5000 dollars over alleged defaming remarks, with a high-defendant trial anticipated. Henry Gatton relocates to store loft rooms, Mrs Gatton plans a Wellman milliner shop, and G keeps bachelor’s hall while Wellman folks note her business savvy and familiarity.
G W Griffith returns from business trip on Thursday and Mrs Ella G Cline of Muscatine visits West Liberty. The weather remains dull and threatening while housewives' husbands scrub front steps as a new leaf gesture. The Presbyterian Christian and Methodist congregations unite for a week of prayer with Rev Bradley preaching Sunday night at the M E church.
The advertisement claims Hall's Catarrh Cure cures a constitutional disease by acting on blood and mucous surfaces. It offers one hundred dollars for any failing case and invites testimonials, listing F J Chety & Co in Toledo, with Druggists selling the remedy.
A Texas delegate proclaims a gold bug in the midst at a silver convention. Accusations fly as officials identify a well dressed man without a shirt, claimed as a plutocrat and delegate, before the chairman resolves the misunderstanding.
An old advertisement promotes Cascarets or Candy Cathartic candies as a liver cleanser to improve skin and eliminate pimples boils and bilious complexion. It claims to stir the lazy liver and purify the blood for ten cents with a guaranteed effect.
Muscatine celebrates the twenty five year history of Champion Hose Company at its quarters with Mayor Fulham and city officials in attendance. Charter members Jno Nebert Barney Schmidt Barney Juettner Jos Fessler Aug Deutschman Henry Wilmering Christ Hetzel honored for ten years service as firemen. A royal feast followed with dancing and cards.
An advertisement claims climate change causes Nasal Catarrh and promotes Ely's Cream Balm as a painless cure. It states the balm relieves inflammation, soothes irritated surfaces, and cures a cold quickly. Available for 50 cents at Druggists or by mail from Ely Brothers in New York.
Theodore Roosevelt argues that Cromwell arose from a troubled England shaped by Tudor absolutism and late Elizabethan religious strife. He notes Henry VIII's cloaked motive of seizing papal power, Elizabeth's continuation of absolutist aims, and the social misery fueling reform and revolt.
A local card declares a refund policy for Greene's Warranted Syrup of Tar. It guarantees refunds on a 60 cent bottle if it fails to cure coughs or colds and a 25 cent bottle with a satisfactory guarantee. Signed by G A Reinicke, W B Barkalow, Nesper & Co, Jro J Havercamp, J Theo Kuechmann.
Society cards list upcoming meetings for Iowa Lodge No 2 Hawkeye Lodge No 4 Washington Chapter No 4 De Molay Commandry Prairie Encampment Muscatine Lodge No 5 and Miriam Lodge No 2 with dates around Fridays Mondays and Tuesdays before or after full moons and monthly schedules plus secretary contacts Geographical note Muscatine corner Second and Cedar streets entrance on Cedar Street.
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