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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1905
Page
2
Garfield school children will celebrate the closing of the term with a grand picnic in Weed Park next Thursday. Students will depart in the morning with lunches and spend the day there enjoying the long-awaited outing.
An elderly father traveling to Muscatine to visit his daughter is stranded in Davenport. He recounts family estrangement, poverty, and a recent hospital stay, describing four children who abandoned him while one daughter helped occasionally. He awaits a train and relief.
Adjutant General Thrift relinquished the Cedar Rapids rifle range lease and state property, selling lumber and closing the range. Guard rifle practice moves to Des Moines with next shoot set for August 11 and eager anticipation of improved facilities attracting more participation.
An old advertisement touts Dr Hate the Household Vintment as a quick remedy for itching and various skin annoyances. It claims equal relief for cuts burns and abrasions and lists two cent price at drug stores and from Kenyon & Thomas in Adams, New York.
A gathering of old family friends was hosted by Mr and Mrs George B Shields five miles west of the city to honor their son Arthur Shields who is visiting from California. Arthur previously worked at Hershey State Bank in this city before moving to Colorado and then California several years ago.
Wednesday evening the Three R. Card club met at Mr. and Mrs. Chas Mosqua 1300 Mulberry street. Eight tables of players engaged in cinch with Fred Giesler winning first and Edna Giesler second. Luncheon was served and out of town guest Mrs. Mack of Denver attended.
Yesterday afternoon about 28 ladies gathered at 514 East Seventh Street to honor Mrs H B Davidson of Wapello. From 2 to 5 o clock they played cinch with Mrs J Risley Ben ing winning first and Miss Rebecca Hoopes second. Light refreshments were served by the hostess.
Miss Lizzie Adams visited last Friday with sister Mrs. W O Fritchman. Mrs Hettie Rooseau is reported more comfortable. Locust Grove school will close Friday with a picnic inviting parents and scholars' friends. Bloomington residents welcome Muscatine Journal article proposing a Muscatine chautauqua. Misses Margaret and Phillus Battey and Willard Battey of West Liberty attended Bloomington church Sunday.
A Thoughtful Husband touts Electric Bitters as a cure for his wife’s fainting spells dizziness weakness headaches and back ache. He urges readers to try the remedy selling for 50 cents at Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store.
Farmers replanting corn. T. M. Brown and family spent Sunday with Mrs. Bella Blake. Florence and Mildred McColm visited Pearle and Mary Maysenholder. Hugh Brow and son visited their parents Titus and wife. R. M. Norris of Nichols visited W. A. Norris. Locals attended memorial exercises at Letts. Pearl Maysenholder and Rose Dolton attended graduation exercises at Letts.
Decoration day services drew large crowds despite heavy rain Sunday evening. Eight graduates are listed for the Grand Opera House commencement next Friday evening. Mrs Jennie McVicker and Mrs Rosa Croneweth of Sirourney visit family. George Kile returns from Cedar Rapids. John Loehr of Tipton and Rev and Mrs Pace hosted guests from Thornburg.
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