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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1907
Page
2
The advertisement promotes ZEMO as a cure for dandruff and a remedy that stops itching instantly. It claims the product destroys the germ causing the disease and prevents hair loss while leaving the scalp clean and healthy. Sold by Arl Druggiste and A. W. Morgan at 107 West Second Street.
Harry Griffith paid a ten dollar fine in Justice H. S. Howe's court for violating the new sidewalk construction ordinance. The complaint charged that his walk did not meet city requirements, marking the first such penalty under the ordinance.
Foley's Honey and Tar offers immediate relief to asthma sufferers in severe stages and can effect a cure when taken early. Sold by A. W. Morgan at 107 West Second Street.
Miss Frances Ponebeck moves through West Liberty en route to Muscatine after leaving Cedar Falls. Ray Whitacre returns from Allerton. Emma Templeman and Alice Myers arrive from Illinois to visit Carl on Calhoun. E Emmons comes from West Jersey. Mrs Ed Harris visits Maquoketa then departs. Carrie Mellick returns from Atalissa. Chas Steinker heads to Davenport to visit. Helen Dempsie returns to Cedar Rapids after visiting Bertha Fuller. Jessie Henderson goes back to Chicago. Mrs Will Gibson visits Center Point to see daughter Harland Dice. Katherine Wiley returns to Muscatine. Rev F W Collins and family move to Kansas. Mr and Mrs Dee Patterson travel to Waterloo to visit relatives. Wm Gibson leaves for Kansas City on business. Geo Beyers covers for G M Bassett. Mrs Geo Moore returns from Muscatine. Fay Conkle returns to Glidon after visiting at S Barr's. Onal Ritchie goes home to Des Moines after visiting. Will Maxson returns from Chicago.
The national commission appointed by Congress to investigate the clam ming industry along the Mississippi will visit Muscatine soon. A reception committee of local pearl button makers led by W. E. Bliven Henry Amilandt W F Bishop and FL P Sawyer will host the party. The commission aims to prevent mussel extinction aiding workers and industry.
In Atalissa Iowa on July 30, residents report Chautauqua attendance in Muscatine, visitors from South Dakota and Kansas, relatives visiting from West Liberty and Moscow, and friends dropping by for visits. Several locals return from trips to Chicago, Muscatine, Sioux City, and Nichols, with ongoing greetings at multiple homes.
An Ohio mother testifies that Dr A W Chase's Nerve Pills rebuilt her nervous, weak daughter during growth years and returned her to school. She also uses the tonic herself. Sold 50 cents a box by dealers of A W Chase Medicine Co Yale N Y and A W Morgan Druggist.
Monticello residents and visitors fill the week with travel and homecomings. Perry Burnett of the U S Navy returns for a ten day visit. Dr and Mrs S Chesebrough came home from an eastern trip. Mr and Mrs J Miller visit the Allen Smith home this week. Mrs Kitty Waterman of Fresno Calif visits her mother Mrs C Lundy. Freq Whitehead night operator at Homestead spent Monday with family. Ed Kephart suffers lagrippe this week. Chas Lewis of Kansas City visits his parents Mr and Mrs C Lewis. Miss Edith Riddle of Rogers Ark comes for an extended visit with her sister Mrs Cyrus Barkalow. Will Brotchie visits over Sunday in West Liberty with Louie McCaw. Miss Clara Hartman visiting with Mrs C P Watters returns to Griswold Ia Monday.
An old advertisement promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure with a $100 reward for cures Hall's Cure claims to treat catarrh by acting on the blood and mucous surfaces. F J Cheney Co of Toledo is cited with endorsements from Walding Kinnan Marvin and others. The notice mentions testimonials, price 50 cents per bottle, and other products like Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
Mrs J H Smith and son return from Le Claire Davenport and Princeton after two weeks away. Miss Marie Lancamp arrives home from Le Claire. John Tracy ships a carload of iron from Moscow. Numerous visits touch Lime City families including the Jennings Barclay Walton and Evans clans. Dr J S Newland departs Ottumwa after a short evangelist visit. Local events include a barn completion and ice cream social by South Bethel resident John Fulwider.
Milton Heinley died at Bellevue hospital after a week of blood poisoning that began with a small hand wound. His daughter Vera, a New York reader, raced across the continent to reach him but arrived too late. He is survived by a daughter in New York and a son. the body was moved to an undertaker for further arrangements.
Advertising copy shows Dr. King's New Discovery for Coughs Colds and Weak Lungs praised as a successful remedy. Available at Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store. Price listed 51c and $1.00.
The Chautauqua board met yesterday with reports from grounds and advertising. Total receipts reached 5070 while 4745 were spent and a 140 tent bill is outstanding. A next meeting is set for Monday and the August annual meeting will elect next year’s directors at Musser library.
At a recent Court of Honor meeting it was decided to hold a picnic on August 7 voor lodge members and friends. Ladies will leave the city around 4 PM and lay out lunch for the men who go to the park at 6 PM. Cards followed the session and plans for a social meeting tomorrow were discussed.
Chase Murphy of Verndale Minnesota reports doctors gave him up to die but using four bottles each of Dr Miles Heart Cure and Nervine restored heart function and vitality. He cites improved sleep and energy and cites a formerly ill man cured twelve years ago. Miles Medicine Co. offers a money back guarantee through local druggists.
Advertisement claims Urino Laxative Fruit Syrup cleanses and stimulates the bowels without irritation. Sold by A. W. Morgan at 107 West Second.
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