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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1902
Page
2
In Ottumwa Iowa on January 11 thirteen families face arrest for wholesale coal theft from the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul chutes at Owumwa Junction. About thirty tons a week vanished as wagons and horses were purchased to haul the coal and the children were forced to steal.
An advertisement promises beauty by purifying blood and liver with Cascarets. It claims to clear pimples boils blotches and bilious complexion and urges starting today. The ad notes prices of 1 cents 25 cents and 50 cents and guarantees satisfaction.
Des Moines January reports show Democratic caucus likely not before Monday morning as members arrive slowly. Representative Frodden notes few members are present and one or two cannot call a caucus, with uncertainty over nominating a speaker or putting up a ticket. Dr. Emmert has arrived and may contest his seat.
J E Bruce of Anita, narrowly defeated, plans a ballot recount and seeks Emmert’s unseating if legally elected. Democratic caucus debates senatorial endorsement between old and young members with Butler also pursuing caucus backing for senator.
An expert committee report in Creston Iowa finds Charles Emerson, former county superintendent of schools, short nearly 200 dollars in the official books. The shortage relates to a campaign period when Emerson sought the county legislature seat and denied the charge.
Des Moines Iowa January 11 Republican members of the House sign a call for a caucus to name a speaker chief clerk and other officers and employees to be held today. The state slate is expected to be nominated by acclamation with little friction. The senate race remains unsettled but likely decided before tomorrow’s caucus. The legislature will convene Monday.
An old ad touts Cascarets Candy Cathartic as a guaranteed remedy for biliousness headaches fever piles and many ailments caused by constipation and sluggish liver. It promises refunds if not cured and offers sample booklets with prices 10c 25c and 50c.
The piece contrasts exhaustions in six day bicycle races and business with a dyspeptic winner. It promotes Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as improving digestion and nutrition, citing patient anecdotes from C. M. Wilson of Yadkin College and a teething baby becoming healthy, plus a note on Dr. Pierce's Pellets for sick headache.
Lombard College trustees meet in Galesburg and adopt a resolution calling for 100000 to advance the college. A committee including J B Housh Charles L Hutchinson Thomas Lowry James I Lombard and Henry C Morris will lead the effort new pledges total 50000 with reports showing the college in good condition.
Ed ward Cheney shot his wife and her sister in a boarding house at Galesburg Illinois after a dispute over money. He then killed himself by shooting in the kitchen doorway. The two women were taken to hospital with dangerous wounds.
A historical note argues women should be their own doctors, with menstral disorders cited as common female ailments. It discusses dress, health laws, and other causes leading to functional disorders such as suppression of menstruation, painful menses, and profuse bleeding.
Advertising copy claims the tablets stop coughing and cure a cold in one day with a “no cure, no pay” offer. Sold for 25 cents.
Woodbine Iowa January 11 The condition of Mrs Hillis mother of Rev Dwight Hillis of Brooklyn is critical and her death is regarded as only a short time The Rev Hillis has found it necessary to return to Brooklyn
A vintage advertisement promotes Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as safe for children and adults. It claims effectiveness for coughs colds croup and whooping cough and states the medicine contains no opium or injurious drugs. Sold by J J Havercamp and W C A Busch druggists.
Peiser notes that fragments shed during abdominal operations can seed benign tumors in the peritoneum and on the intestines. While malignant tumors have long been known to spread similarly, this marks a new observation of benign tumor transplantation.
The advertisement claims Bradfield's Female Regulator relieves period pains and suppresses discomfort by acting on the delicate system. It asserts regulation of menses, reducing abdominal pain headaches hysteria and nervousness with a price of $1.00 from Druggists. The Bradfield Regulator Co. Atlanta Ga.
OCR reads like a transit timetable fragment with mixed times and routes for east and west travel. Several numbers and abbreviations are garbled, yielding unreadable station names and hours.
A miscellaneous listing mentions Peoria mail Sun express and daily routes with ticketing info. It references agents Geo. Batty Co L Beevers and Elrick Junction Iowa for rates folders and tickets to United States Canada and nearby points.
Partial listing shows southbound and northbound trains between Muscatine Fruitland Grandview Wapello Elrick and nearby junctions with arrival and departure times on a Sunday in November. The line ends with the signature of general manager Charles Koward.
Community fraternal groups list meeting times and locations including A O U W Eagle Lodge No 10 in Muscatine at J W Hall on Second Street. Bloomington Fraternal Aid Association Council meets Fridays in Shammo Building. Royal E S Flfec1a Chapter No 32 and related groups announce schedules and officers.
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