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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1915
Page
5
A persuasive note on choosing between Royal cream of tartar baking powder and auto baking powder. It urges buyers to check labels, consult a family doctor, and not be swayed by ads, stressing health over small price differences. Royal Baking Powder Co. New York is named as the source.
Muscatine readers may attend a June 2 recital at Woodman Hall featuring Miss Caroline Richard and thirty nine pupils. The program includes violin numbers, songs, recitations, dialogues, and solo performances by named students and ensembles. Proceeds support school activities.
Miss M ter Foster daughter of Mr and Mrs Foster East Eleventh Street will marry Edward Deitrich son of Mr and Mrs Albert Deitrich of Hershey Avenue at St Mary Catholic Church rectory with Rev Father Grieser officiating. A miscellaneous shower hosted by Miss Marguerite Church and Nora Moster featured a mock marriage and games. Attendees included Mildredenham Marguerite Deitrich Ruth Pri Garilene Diarcks Florence Huth Frances Welch Della Barnare Charlotte Barnard Dina Buchanhort Leo WeGan Laconi Iowa and Rena Church Vera and Hazel Steno Columbus Junction.
Mrs Jennie Curtiss and William Fowler were announced at a party last evening at Mrs Olive Johnsons home on West Fithh street. The event featured friends, music, and a luncheon. The couple are slated to marry on Wednesday, June 2.
Mrs. Kitman Eitman Sr celebrated her eightieth birthday at her Hersher Avenue home. Guests included her children and grandchildren. Pink and white peonies decorated the rooms and tables. a birthday spread was served to twenty-two guests.
The German Lutheran Ladies Aid held a Saturday bazaar and supper, collecting 106 dollars to aid paying off debt on the new school. Proceeds will fund the project. Members planned the July picnic and upcoming sewing gathering with Mrs. Herman Dolman hosting.
An old advertisement promotes GETS IT as the sole corn cure. It claims quick, painless relief by applying two drops to remove corns, warts, or bruises, with a 2504 bottle sold by druggists and direct to E. Lawrence & Co in Chicago.
Misses Leba and Sophia Frayermut h of Davenport Town visit at Park Avenue home of Mr and Mrs George J Lange this week and plan to see more friends. Mrs Charles Jacobs hosts Boreas society at East Fifth Street midweek. McKinsey Mothers Club postpones meeting until after summer vacation. Feltys Timex and Tar Compound advertised for summer coughs and colds.
The town of Ames, Iowa, will host Iowa State College commencement activities this week. More than 309 men and women will receive bachelor, master, and professional degrees, with ceremonies spanning bascalaureate, library society events, alumni gatherings, and the main address by W. Guosaulus of Armour Institute.
Principal H Frantz announced final examinations start Thursday with lessons to close tomorrow. Many pupils have completed the course and are preparing for tests that will determine promotion.
Business sessions open in Portland Oregon with full representation from every federation organization at the conference.
A report from Port Townsend Washington dated June 1 states that an attempt to disable the guns at Fort Worden and Fort Flagler guarding Paget Sound was made days ago. Four guns’ blanks were removed and loading mechanisms damaged. Public access to the batteries is now banned without a special permit, and visitors will be escorted.
A large Memorial Day service at the Methodist Episcopal church featured Rev. B C Brooks delivering a Jeremiah text about the war era. A choir from local groups led the singing and Rev H F Gilbert offered prayer. In the evening Trinity Reformed hosted Rev C H Ewing on a message about not bringing peace by the sword.
Rev Brooks and Rev Gilbert speak on The Gospel Team and The Push for Next Year. Visiting kin from Kansas City and Wanpello attend, with many locals at showers, visits, and weekend gatherings. Memorial Day events include a public program, cemetery ceremonies, marching soldiers, and a Rev J B Rendall address on Abraham Lincoln with community participation.
Official London notice states that the British battleship MaDestic blew up off the Gallipoli Peninsula after a submarine attack on May 27. Most officers and men were saved, with the loss of some lives amid the explosion.
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