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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1908
Page
6
A reader from Muscatine Iowa describes long standing kidney trouble improving after using Doan's Kidney Pills. He reports backaches, weakness, and urinary issues subsiding after two boxes purchased at J. J. Havercamp's drug store. He notes prior morning stiffness and body aches improved with treatment.
Rev. Billy Sunday reports a Bloomington revival record with 142 converts at the court house as crowds swell and the anti saloon campaign takes shape. A Cedar Rapids delegation seeks Sunday engagements for further meetings in the area and Illinois leaders plan next spring actions.
Local items include stock shipment from Blanchard and Giesler ranch Miss Flora McBride begins work at Gladwin Mercantile Co and several residents visiting relatives in Muscatine Milwaukee and pine mills Community notes record dances farm moves church services and new Culture Club officers with a leap year social and Sunday school elections plus multiple visits among residents including Mr and Mrs Chas Edwards and families and visits by Fred Baer and Isaac Meyers.
A Rochester note lists visits including Mr. and Mrs. Chas Long and Mr. and Mrs. Orlie Howe from Tipton with Miss Clara Heibner and Raymond. Also, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Hain visited Mose Whitmer in Sugar Creek and Mrs. Walter Lindsey suffered a week of illness with Dr. Van Meter in attendance.
Clarence Jacobs, a Muscatine boy and brakeman on a Chicago, Burlington and Quincy freight train, was thrown to the ground when a fly switch caused a car to crash into his and strike his head on a rail, suffering a deep wound and a broken shoulder. He was taken to Galesburg for medical care.
About sixty South Muscatine residents attended the Musserville M E church gathering led by Rev. P. M. Conant. A committee was named to organize the Brotherhood with officers to be elected at the next meeting. Regular prayer service and a praise session follow tomorrow evening at the Musserville church.
At Musserville Methodist church first regular meeting Miss Villa May Patten spoke on foreign missions. She described Indian life and Hindu customs and praised Christian efforts, displaying Hindoo relics. A social committee of Mrs. P. M. Conant Miss Alice Yeager and Maude Smith was formed.
In Conesville on January 22 the measles outbreak is easing with no new cases and people recovering. Several locals visited, including Miss Elsie Owens from Morning Sun, C B Horton from Lone Tree, and Miss Jennie Nolind returning from Muscatine to begin nurse training at Hershey hospital. Upcoming events include Grace Reformed church’s lecture on January 24 featuring Francis B. Wendling of Chicago on The Face Behind the Face.
Aledo notes a shift as L. N. Lewis sells his vehicle and implement business to FE A Noonan. Local resident Mrs M P Merritt dies and is buried in Aledo cemetery. Ira Noble, longtime Eliza township mover, passes away at his eastern home.
The text records a funeral held Sunday with Masons in charge and interment beside a first wife at Eliza cemetery. It notes Daniel Rose’s largely attended funeral, ongoing work at a new college, M W A event with Clyde Walter and Jessie Boney, and local hints of a new telephone company. Revival services are noted nightly by the M E minister. Minnie Krueger of David Mahon’s vicinity visited Ferdinand relatives.
Rhubert Kautz leaves for Billings to take a new job. Birthday surprise for Adolph Murer. 35 friends attend. Mrs. Henry Dorman recovers from appendicitis operation in Davenport. Ladies' Aid meets with Herm Myers at Linwood. next host is Mrs. N. Palnoe. Mrs. Jo Armentrout hosts a birthday dinner for her husband. Miss Bessie Moorhead visits Davenport. Local crowd attends Montpelier masquerade. Henry Dealing visits from Muscatine. Davenport trip to American Guarantee Co. banquet. Leap Year dance set at Buffalo opera house by Buffalo Social Club. McCully's orchestra. Mrs. Freda Eberhardt to Calamas visiting relatives. M B A lodge meets at K of P hall. Mrs. Theo Kautz and daughter return from Detroit. Lulu Myers celebrated 17th birthday with a social at her home.
Miss Florence Grimes returns home from Dysart to visit her parents and sister Miss Katherine Grimes visiting from Canyon City Texas. Mrs H O Weaver comes back from Columbus Junction after visiting relatives as the district court resumes business.
In session the suits of Chet Kelly against the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway Co and Kelly and Steinman against the C M St P Ry Co were settled and dismissed. The State of Iowa versus Arthur Mewhirter and Ray Brown was continued.
Tourist sleeping cars run twice daily from Muscatine to Los Angeles with direct connection to San Francisco. Leaves Muscatine, Iowa at 1:57 a.m. or 8:08 a.m. via the low altitude coast route and warmer winter travel. Send for illustrated booklet with schedules and rates for El Paso and Colorado routes to California.
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