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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1902
Page
7
An advertisement touts Cascarets Candy Cathartic as a wonderful medical discovery that cleanses the system and dispels colds headaches fever and biliousness. It claims gentle positive action on kidneys liver and bowels and urges readers to buy a box today guaranteed to cure by druggists.
The Daily Journal records a birth, January 8 1902, to Mr and Mrs Ben Pritchard, with mother and child doing well. It also lists brief social and business notes including visits by J P Boland and Major Frank W Bishop in Durant and River Junction, Mrs Mollie Wiles traveling to Washington for lodge work, and Mrs Ida McBride returning from Maquoketa. Also mentions Wyoming Lodge dedication, and visits by Mr and Mrs J C Lindner of Oskaloosa to Castle Hall events and other city social life.
Sore and swollen joints and sharp pains define rheumatism. The ad claims Chamberlain's Pain Balm conquers it and offers one application relief. Sold by J J Haverkamp and W C A Busch druggists.
The Amusements page promotes a January 20 performance featuring Jule Walters as a tramp and Louise Llewellyn as a dramatic soprano with a wide range. They present the rewritten comedy Side Tracked with a first class supporting company and a carload of scenery and mechanical effects.
The English melodrama Sporting Life advertised for Grand Theatre on January 22 promises an ambitious production. Chicago critics praise its elaborate scenery, with top American artists contributing to the stage display once unseen in this country.
A letter from F A Brainard of Binghamton New York extols Grape-Nuts breakfast cereal. He recounts illness a five year gain from 130 to 155 pounds after using Grape-Nuts for eight months and credits the product with restoring his health and appetite. He notes his family also improved and offers to publish his name.
The January official railway guide from 24 Park Place New York arrives with over a thousand pages of information for travelers. Subscriptions cost 8 dollars per year or 75 cents per copy.
W. J. Vanatta traveled to West Liberty this morning for his marble business. Ev Brandenburg returned from Davenport and attended the closing of the dedicatory exercises of the new K P hall.
The council approved a $10,000 bond for the new electric light company and located the Champion hose house on the east side of Market square. The cemetery fund issue was noted, with a proposal to return $12,000 to the cemetery fund, and the attorney prepared to present matters to the legislature. Regular meeting tonight will review officer reports. The bond for Roach & Giesler was filed and the $5,000 check returned.
Union Valley reports several weddings early in the year though the correspondent is absent to detail them. Rev Griscell from Atalissa is hired to preach for the coming year. The W W society meets with Mrs Cheadle. A local man, Charles Harrold, is seriously ill near Centerdale and others send sympathies.
A Lansing Michigan physician praised Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for female disorders, claiming it cures ovarian trouble and but restoring womb conditions quickly. The letter asserts cures for barrenness and urges acceptance of the medicine with testimonials and a money back offer in Lynn Massachusetts.
The community reports farmers putting up ice and visits among families. Ruth Malone visited her sister near Wilton, while Mr and Mrs Aker host a Saturday evening gathering. Alva Wilson's family and Geo Creese are among those who spent Sunday with relatives.
The United States purchases six million boxes yearly and expect growth to eight million before New Year as Cascarets Candy Cathartic is promoted as the year round vowel regulator. Drugstores offer 10c 25c and 50c boxes with a cure guaranteed.
A portrait of Buffalo Iowa with local updates. Dr Porstman’s 35th birthday celebrated with a surprise party and office chair gift. John J Curtis infant interment arrives for Buffalo cemetery. Blue Grass bank opens January 2 with 3500 dollars in deposits. Mrs. A P Kittell undergoes appendectomy in Denver performed by Dr Barewald. Local people travel and visit. 14 inch ice harvests well graded. Buffalo eyes new general store and street car project, aiming for early operation and strong patronage.
An old advertisement touts Cascarets candy cathartics as a cure for constipation, promising permanent relief. It notes prices of 10 cents and 25 cents and guarantees a refund if not effective through druggists.
A ten acre tract within city limits is offered for sale by Titus and Jackson. The listing presents a rare urban greenfield opportunity with potential commercial or residential development, subject to local zoning and sale terms.
A journal’s column sets aside space for signed communications. It grants writers free use of the column but states it will not approve or disapprove the expressed sentiments.
Journal readers weigh in on the push for earlier store closings as clerks and most proprietors favor the move for reading, social activities, and self-improvement. The hardware sector mostly opposes extending closing hours, citing one reluctant shopkeeper. Public sentiment nationwide supports earlier hours, and patron support is urged to hasten change.
A Kalorama school sociable on Tuesday January 14 featured a Grace Purcell led program. Auctioneer J C Stuart sold 18 boxes for 17.65 dollars with top bids at 2.25 and 0.50 each. School and Miss Purcell praise the event’s success.
One hundred dollars reward for a catarrh cure and a testimonial from West Trvax and others praise Hall's Catarrh Cure. The ad claims internal action on blood and mucous surfaces, sold for 75 cents per bottle, with testimonials offered for free and Hall's Family Pills promoted as well.
Rock Island lines shift to Grand Central depot at Fifth avenue and Harrison street after vacating the old Van Buren street station on December 29 1901. A fine passenger station will be built on the old site to serve B C R N trains and connecting lines. Trains of Lake Shore Michigan Southern Nickel Plate and Baltimore and Ohio also use Grand Central and connect with BC R N trains.
The text invites members in good standing to a meeting on the third Monday evening at the lodge hall on Second Street. Officers H Corove and G W Coverston are listed as president and secretary. Additional lines reference other fraternal groups and members.
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