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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1908
Page
5
Shoppers rush to the Mc Colm Dry Goods Company Store as the Clearance Sale slashes prices on odds and ends across all departments. Big news for Tuesday and the week promises rapid reduction to move merchandise quickly.
Henry Henderson of Drury Township died at his home at 6 am after an eight day illness of meningitis of the brain and spinal cord. He was 39 and leaves parents, five siblings, and many friends in Muscatine and countryside. Funeral plans set for Wednesday morning from his residence.
Stockton reports Mrs Hy Meinert and her son Henry, previously living in Oklahoma, are now returning home. The note reflects a homeward move for the family amid local news updates.
A vintage drug store ad for Dr King s New Life Pills offering bilious headache relief and liver bowel regularity. Sold for 25 cents at M Haver camp s Prescription Drug Store.
Trinity Episcopal church will be represented at the sixth missionary department conference in Des Moines this week. About eighteen delegates are expected, with the initial session Thursday through Sunday. Attending from Trinity are Mrs. J. R. Reuling, Mrs. W. F. Bishop, Mrs. L. Crowley, Dina McCoy, Stella Wilson, Mrs. J. C. Nietzel, Mrs. S. L. Horton, J. C. Nietzel, Newton Quinn and Rev. A. I. E. Boss.
The Christian Science church in Des Moines dedicated its new office in a ceremony led by Arthur J. Allen and Mrs. Victoria G. McCord with dedicatory address by John L. Randall. The article traces the movement from its 1887 Des Moines beginnings to a 1903 building on West Eighth street, noting brick and stone design, 700 seat capacity, and a 225 member base. It highlights two readers for services, a 225 to 350 Sunday attendance, $30,000 total cost, and a free reading room with two annual public lectures, emphasizing growing local acceptance and the movement’s emphasis on healing through prayer.
The Geneva Golf and Country Club will hold its annual stockholders meeting at the Commercial Club rooms on Tuesday evening January 14 at 8 oclock. Dues for the coming year will be fixed and new officers elected. The club reports a successful year and plans for next season and the years work will be discussed.
Small millinery stock offered for sale by G. M. Titus at 213 Iowa Ave. Excellent opportunity for buyers seeking ready inventory. Call at once to arrange purchase and viewing.
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