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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1900
Page
4
A brief item notes Madam Annetta located in Hare's Block on West Second Street. No additional context or events are provided in the readable text.
The Journal announces branch agencies across the city offering evening paper sales and renewal or ad submission. Subscribers can collect missed copies by name at any agency. Agencies include Harry Wilson's Store on Park Avenue East Hill Frank Chayka's Store Cypress and Ninth H H Sharrar's Store Lucas Street West Hill W C A Busch's Drug Store South Muscatine and W B Stewart's Store Musser ville near the street car line.
Iowa Telephone Co business office listed with the Mississippi Valley line and a separate line for editorial rooms. The notice records telephone ring counts and office listings in a concise directory snippet.
At the old stand 306 Iowa Ave James O Toole offers horse shoeing and repair services. A trial is invited with satisfaction guaranteed. All kinds of job work done.
The council votes to buy two acres for cemetery use at $2,000 and forwards three smallpox care bills totaling $1,126.40 to the county board of supervisors for payment. Various street and alley improvements, sidewalk and bridge repairs, culvert work, and water committee actions are discussed, with adjournment set for June 4, 1900.
Dispatches from Iowa towns report a six month disease feared as smallpox but a Marshalltown physician identifies it as yaws. The rash begins with pimples, pustules form crusts, cases last six weeks, and the illness is communicable by contact with two deaths reported.
In Clinton Iowa on June 1 Benjamin Rea and his wife reconciled after a turbulent dispute. Mrs Rea traveled to Clinton to confront her husband who lived with a young woman named Bessie Tiffany of Emmetsburg. Tiffany left town and the doctor and his wife plan to move to Chicago.
Fort Dodge Iowa June 1 The 23 year old son of Mr and Mrs U S Phillips drank a large can of kerosene after noon while playing and found a partially filled coal oil can used to keep paint fresh He did not survive the incident and may not recover
The fine farm residence of Frank Lord four miles east of Iowa City was burned to the ground today. Mrs. Lord was inside but could not save any possessions. The new house, valued at 2500 dollars, and its contents were a total loss.
A 10 year old son of John Williams of Woodbine Iowa drowned in the Boyer river yesterday as search parties continue the effort to recover the body. A severe storm with heavy thunder and lightning passed Logan last night but caused no reported damage.
Advertisement notes hot weather prompts desire for cool underwear and light suspenders, with Hine Bros offering them.
The First Baptist Church announces tomorrow's morning sermon The Touch of Jesus. Bible school at 1 45 p m paired with Baraca Bible Class led by Mr Fowler for young men with a twenty minute lesson. Evening service at 7 45 p m features Mr Fowler on The Rich Ruler or The Peril of Wealth.
The First Congregational Church outlines a morning sermon at 10 36 by the pastor on Christ s Mate and Ours and a 3 30 p m seccalaureate sermon for the High School graduation class Seats are reserved for teachers pupils school board and church officials All churches join in services pastors to occupy rostrum Sunday school at 1 30 p m No Sunday evening preaching Public invited H D Herr pastor
Corner Iowa Avenue and Fourth street hosts a morning 10:30 service with preaching by the pastor and ordination of an elder and deacon plus elder re installations. Afternoon Sunday school at 2 with Dr. J. T. Martin as superintendent. Evening union C E meeting at 6:15 and union service at 7:20 with J. N. Elliott listed.
Corner Third street and Iowa Ave hosts preaching at 10 30 a m by Rev D A Waters from Salem Oregon and 7 30 p m by C L Stafford with evening topic The Sun of All Villainies first in a Sabbath series on the liquor traffic. General class 9 30 a m Sabbath school 1 30 p m Epworth League 6 30 p m. All warmly welcomed.
Public services of the week set for Sunday at 10 am and a Sunday event at 10. A church meeting announced for Thursday evening at 7 45. J Fry pastor extends cordial invitation to all.
Pilgrim Congregational Church on Green Street offers Sunday school at 9 15 a m morning service at 10 30 conducted by Chas L Brecken junior society of Christian Endeavor at 2 p m the evening service is omitted due to a local union meeting prayer meeting Thursday at 7 45 p m all are invited to attend
Sabbath school at 9 30 a m 10 30 a m program Golden Sunbeams by children Young People meeting at 6 45 p m Public worship at 7 45 p m Jubilee preparatory meeting Thursday 7 45 p m All members urged to be present at this important meeting
Grace English Lutheran holds services at 10 45 a m in Judge Romans Hall with the morning sermon Pentecost and its Powers and an evening talk A Man Known by His Walk and Conversation. Sunday school convenes at 9 15 a m. Rev J L Murphy is pastor.
Public notice warns dog owners that the 1899 annual tax has expired and the 1900 tax is due by June 1 1900. Nonpayment leads to collection under law and possible euthanization under city ordinance. Muscatine Iowa May 31 1900 Charles Balluff City Marshal.
Faith backed with cash, the ad praises Mull's Pioneer Cures chocolate tablets as a remedy for kidney and bladder issues, impure blood, liver, stomach and dyspepsia, rheumatism, and female complaints. It claims six years have gained a million friends and urges buying direct from the druggist to save doctor bills.
About seventy five Masons from across Iowa attend the opening day of the grand lodge school of instruction in Cedar Rapids. Demonstrations for degree work are shown, with large arrivals expected today and Monday. E L Eaton of Osage is favored as grand master and H T Keables of Pella leads for grand junior warden.
Havana on June 2 held municipal elections in a three party field led by Republican, National and Conservative Democrat factions. The Republicans favor waiting for McKinley’s reelection. Nationalists push for immediate American withdrawal. Conservative Democrats seek a American protectorate with insular sovereignty and free Cuban market access. Results not yet known.
Heavy rain in early June caused a six hour washout on the B. C. R. and N. between Shell Rock and Rock Falls Iowa. Trains were delayed but were later repaired and resumed regular service as the Shell Rock river rose four feet in two hours.
An advertisement promotes Weeks Break Up A Cold tablets described as a cure while you sleep. It notes no cure exists and no pay required, with a price of 25 cents and J. J. Havercamp listed as sole agent.
The Geneva sewing society met at Mrs Robt Hare's home. The Gilberts were longtime settlers. Mary A Gilbert, who died recently, left six children, thirty two grandchildren and thirteen great grandchildren. residents recall her kindness and grace. mourners extend sympathy to the family. The article notes Decoration Day holiday and road work soon to adjust for corn planting. Major Thos Chinn arrived in Geneva in 1839. Mrs Gilbert promised notes on the city's history.
A meeting of wheelwrights and wage makers will be held at Labor Lyceu in Brooklyn tonight. Questions include regulation scale of prices and the advisability of a national union.
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