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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1908
Page
2
Twenty men were secured at a Muscatine liquor dealers meeting to circulate a petition for signers to allow saloons to operate under the mulct law. The group aims to secure 65 percent of local voters as organizers finalize plans at a 4 pm meeting, with participation from saloon men and several breweries.
It states the petition will be circulated tomorrow though final decision is pending this evening. The report notes liberal contributions toward circulating the petition and the plan to start distribution once approved.
Advertisement hawks Dr Hale's Ointment as instantly relieving and permanently curing itching burning skin eruptions. Claims reduce inflammation and cooling relief, with price 25 cents at drug stores or available by mail from Kenyon & Thomas in Adams New York.
The Rhodes exams will be held Tuesday and Wednesday January 21 and 22 at the Old Capitol building of the State University of Iowa. Five candidates compete for the honor to study at Oxford University with expenses paid from Cecil Rhodes estate. Van Der Zee, a former UI student now at Oxford, will finish his course in June. One Iowa student is an applicant this year.
Public notice style advertisement touts Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets to cure a cold in one day. Druggists refund money if it fails and E W Grove's signature appears on each box. Price is 25 cents.
The State University senior class this year includes over 100 students who will apply for high school teaching positions next year. Directors across the state expect the usual scramble for teachers to ease, but demand for good teachers will exceed supply, with Professor F C Bolton noting at least twice as many graduates could be placed.
Remedy ad boasts rapid cure for “disgraceful conduct of liver and bowels” and urges action with Dr King’s New Life Pills priced 25 cents at Haverkamp’s Prescription Drug Store.
Six hundred attended the first annual banquet at the University Armory celebrating County Club reunions. J M Grimm and T B Hanley spoke for alumni, Dean Gregory for faculty, and Miss Julia Lynch for students. A stereopticon showed county reunion pictures and 50 clubs were noted, highlighting the Greater University effort.
East Wapsie reports guest visits from Mr. and Mrs. Floyd and children of West Liberty. Stella Gatton of West Liberty called on Mrs. Alfred Marolf and Miss Bessie Hudson from Iowa City visited home. A revival in West Liberty draws many locals. East Liberty Telephone Co. stockholders met at W. H. Protzman’s home with Horace Hawker named temporary secretary. Alfred Marolf and family visited W. D. Conklin in Plum Grove.
East Buffalo notes show Viola Murdock visiting aunt Mrs. Charles Foster in Atalisea Iowa. N G Elliott shipped hogs to Chicago Tuesday. John McCormick Ira Vanocker and West Morehead left for Oklahoma with W H Kimballs car. Mellie Elliott visited Laurel Iowa. Esteve Elliott stayed with Susie Murdock. Julia Murdock visited A W Murdock in Millersburg. Mrs Clark McDearmon has a well drilled. Cressie Mabel and Susie Murdock dined with Aunt Mrs Adam Fuhr. Arthur Bull and wife and Mrs John McCormick are on the cick.
The new state tuberculosis sanatorium has been completed and dedicated. Only bona fide state residents may gain admittance, verified by local health authorities. Patients are assessed by physicians, with care available for those unable to pay and with Dr Henry Alberts aiding the facility’s operation.
Funeral services for Mrs. Daniel Grimm mother of Jacob Grimm of Fletcher Avenue will be held Tuesday at 11 AM from Pleasant Prairie church. She died at her home in Sibley Iowa after several days illness.
Arthur Scholten and daughters Misses Ethel and Ruth arrived Saturday evening from Davy enport and are visiting Mr. and Mrs. W. Sywassink of Lucas street.
Muscatine residents with weak lungs and chronic coughs are urged to try Vinol, a cod liver preparation claimed to be grease free and easier to digest than traditional cod liver oil. The ad from Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store at 203 East Second Street promises appetite, digestion, and blood improvements, plus a money back guarantee if unsatisfied.
An amusing satirical tale contrasts two men, one cured by a powerful tablet. The narrator touts Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a universal remedy and urges readers to request a free sample by mail to the F. A. Stuart Co. in Marshall Michigan.
The annual report by Chief Willis T. Moore shows Iowa mailed 2,600 weekly bulletins and 2,600 monthly climatological reports last year, more than any state except Texas and far ahead in daily forecasts and special warnings. Iowa had 400 weather correspondents, 160 daily forecasts, 490 emergency warnings, and 2,067 forecasts mailed daily with rural delivery 6,687.
Hazel Dell reports visiting relatives and church services with Mrs. Peter Larson's funeral at Marston, interment at Buffalo Prairie. Local families Traveled to Muscatine and Illinois City, while homes change hands across the area. Several residents plan moves to Oklahoma Iowa and surrounding farms as Knoxes and Hadleys adjust local housing.
Will Powell, a business caller in Muscatine Friday, reported Lutze's house was vacated by Ed Felt man.
In Stockton on January 18 Mrs. Rose Pahl of Blue Grass visited her sister Mrs. Belle Bohnsack then returned home Friday. Peter Bollman joined relatives in Wilton on Wednesday. Herbert Ditmer shows improvement from bronchitis with Dr Kegel of Walcott attending. Filora and Ethel Bohnsack toured Wilton last Saturday for business and pleasure. E A Allbee of Pleasant Prairie visited Richland and Prairie schools on Tuesday. Jake Broders and family of Center Grove traveled through en route to Walcott. Emil Liebke spent weekend in Davenport visiting kin. Hy Dittmer and family visited also.
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