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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1915
Page
3
Muscatine officials report a new welfare measure after a mayoral interview urged denial of aid to those without proper credentials. Peddlers will require licenses, with decisions framed to deter itinerant beggars while not hindering genuine charity. The Welfare Association conference drove the policy shift.
Wilton and nearby areas see residents traveling to Muscatine, Davenport, and Tipton for business and family visits. Epworth League members enjoyed a Halloween toast by Mud Creek with about twenty five youths while others made short trips for visits with relatives and errands in Muscatine and Davenport.
A fragmentary column recalls past decades with notes on local figures. Mrs M Gough leaves telegraph operator post in Plymouth Ind and Mr Gough praises his year of service. New clerk at Commercial Hotel praised, plus updates on Miss Sadie McQuesten Miss Kate Funchari and various residents traveling or visiting in recent decades.
Rev. O. G. Buess conducted services on Island last week for a mayor of the German church. Wrayville residents report Ed. Fel recovering from illness. Mrs. Kranz and Mr. and Mrs. Ben Zolla with Miss Rachel Miller visited a farmer's mother. F. C. Mewes and family spent Sunday with Chatay. Kayville M E Church Sunday school group led children in pay rites. The Women’s Foreign Mission Society plans a meeting at the parsonage Wednesday afternoon hosted by Mrs. O. M. Buess. Nation’s birthday observed with services and recitations at the Wray church led by the King’s Heralds. a patriotic sermon by Pastor C. R. Buess. Everyone invited.
Rigby, a traveling salesman for Johnson Shoes, faces a two week deadline to marry if he is to keep a New York State posting. He pursues Belle Darnton, a stenographer with Johnson, while grappling with his own longing for love and the career risk. Rigby eventually marries Belle after proving his commitment with a year of letters and sustained sales in Pennsylvania.
Vienna reports the Tyrolese sharp shooters, an all ages volunteer force under Austrian control, form a highly efficient unit in Europe. Members wear Tyrolean costumes for identification and serve without age limits, focusing on personal pride and readiness for action.
In a lighthearted Abe Martin strip a question arises about the ages of Kokomo police. An umbrella repairman asks how far Kokomo is and a constable answers Kokomo lies about forty two miles by road, forty two miles by Ford’s flight.
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