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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1909
Page
7
Thomas King was struck in the left eye by a flying piece of steel while rivetting bolts at the Citizens' Railway and Light gas container plant. He was taken to Dr A B Clapp in the Hershey Building. doctors expect sight to be saved, though a short vacation is required.
A Baltimore reader shares four years of misery from irregularities and nervous distress ending with relief after using Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. The ad claims broad success in female ailments and offers free guidance from Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
Airdome show tonight presents May the Child of Nature with specialties. Local audience invited to enjoy the outdoor entertainment under the stars.
Dr E H King practices in town and Dr C E Crow leaves for Letts on business. Buy Sleepy-Eye flour for biscuits and enjoy Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea. Several residents return from shopping trips or visits. Miss Edna Grout and Grace Grosjean attend the Chau tauqua. a firemen tournament prompts a steamer round trip rate from August 1 to 8.
The Lily lighthouse tender installed two built up spar buoys on wing dams near the city and opposite Washington street. The design offers low reserve buoyancy to submerge on contact and enhance stability. Additional lighted buoys will follow at difficult channel turns this season. Clarence Valett travels to Moscow and George Judson visits Geneva Island with campers.
J Mohammad Ali, native of India, now in Muscatine representing a large tea concern, condemns English misrule and tribute as oppressive. He notes Indians laboring for eight cents a day and paying about 80 percent tribute, calling for a change that could ignite a blaze Britain cannot extinguish.
Mr. Ali recounts British exploitation of India through grain purchases by Riley Bros. aimed at starving farmers and funding luxury for English aristocracy. He cites Curzon and the vice regal leadership, warning of an impending war and criticizing trials of Indian leaders as unfair without legal defense.
A. W. Morgan announces exclusive agency for Zemo a liquid remedy claimed to cure eczema pimples dandruff blackheads and scalp diseases. It is sold at 1.00 per bottle with proof of cures to be shown upon request.
An ad touts Parisian Sage as a cure for baldness dandruff and scalp irritation with claims of hair regrowth and non greasy formula. It lists price and Muscatine Iowa dealer Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store and includes a testimonial from J W Moody praising scalp relief and hair growth.
The Hungarian Orchestra performs last night as a foretaste of Bohumir Kryl's band set to play Saturday through Sunday at the Muscatine chautauqua. Dr. John Wesley Potter calls Kryl’s ensemble superior to any band at a chautauqua, promising strong attendance for a Saturday program featuring eight operatic singers and a ragtime show at 8 p.m. Saturday.
Officer Frank Binhuff was appointed head of the night force by Chief Vannatta and assumed duties at once. He has years of prior service, was reappointed last spring by the mayor, and earned the promotion through merited service.
A letter from Weldon Illinois dated February 3 1906 endorses Eckmans Alterative claiming it cured a patient with tuberculosis after failing conventional care. The note argues for exposure if fraudulent but asserts many cures and promotes availability in Muscatine Iowa through A W Morgan and other druggists and a booklet of cured cases.
An interview argues that self rule would fail in India due to caste and sect rivalries. It criticizes the British military system, asserts India bears 80 percent of army costs, and contrasts British rule with Moorish governance. The speaker calls for gradual reforms and continued British oversight.
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