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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1902
Page
7
Daily Journal items record various readers and guests traveling to Fruitland Columbus Junction Wilton Tipton and Joy. Funeral attendances illness notes marriages births and business trips plus local ads and society updates with names such as McCoy Titus Bridenstine Allburn Utter Rogers Dale Caple Schulz and Crane Tonic.
Six million boxes a year are sold with expectations to reach eight million before New Year. The ad claims Cascarets are the most delightful vowel regulator for everyone year round. Drugstores offer 10c 25c boxes with a cure guaranteed.
West Liberty IA January 30 report lists gatherings with the McIntosh and Hargrave families in Atalissa visiting J. E. McIntosh and others. Miss Vannie Burge continues to recover after foot amputation in Iowa City. Local residents attended an Ottumwa quartet show at the opera house, praised as well attended and entertaining, titled Convict's Daughter.
The undersigned guarantee refunds on Green's Warranted Syrup of Tar and a smaller 25 cent bottle if products fail to cure coughs or colds. Signatories include G. A. Riemexe, Nesper & Co., J. J. Havercamp, W. B. Barkalow, and J. Theo. Keuchman.
The W R C held a well attended installation of officers led by Mrs Emma Dean at Shelby Norman Corps No 122 with President Mrs Sarah Fox and senior vice president Mrs Sue Stanwood among those installed. A program and supper followed along with a detailed year end report showing membership at 131 and relief work for soldiers families and schools.
Mrs Sarah A Fox reports a year's work as president of the corps. She notes a farewell for an old member, memorial services for two deceased sisters, and thanks to members for support and cooperation. She expresses readiness to lead again, and prays for success in the future.
One hundred dollars reward for cure of catarrh with Hall's Catarrh Cure. F J Cheney Co Toledo props. Endorsers West & Truax Wabasha Kinwan & Margry Toledo druggists assert Cheney honesty and solvency. Cure taken internally, acts on blood and mucous surfaces. Price one bottle. Testimonials free. Pills also advertised.
Amusements section previews a scenic production of Shore Acres by James A. Herne. The article lauds the drama as Herne’s masterwork praised for truth and simplicity and notes the Grand will stage an ideal production on Friday January 31.
Charles Frohman presents David Harum for one night on Tuesday February 4 at the Grand Opera House. The play is an exact reproduction of the Garrick Theatre run in New York last season praised as a highly successful dramatization of a popular novel. The appeal lies in the charm and humor of the title character David Harum.
Cleansing claim promises clear complexion by purifying the blood and liver. The ad urges readers to take Cascarets to banish pimples boils blotches and blackheads with a cheap remedy sold by druggists. Satisfaction guaranteed.
A local clothing merchant uses a greased pig loosening stunt each Saturday to lure customers. The catcher wins the pig and $5 in goods, generating excitement and driving sales, with about $1,000 in new clothes already sold.
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