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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1908
Page
2
Mrs. Emma Mahin presented the librarian’s May report showing over three thousand books issued at the P. M. Musser library. The June meeting was adjourned to July due to lack of a quorum.
Muscatine county Democrats plan to ride the Iowa Democrats Special from Davenport Rock Island depot July 5 at 6 30 am. It will stop Wilton West Liberty Des Moines Lincoln Neb meet W J Bryan at Fairview and reach Denver July 6 at 8 45 am.
Hagerman was elected chief of the Muscatine fire department with 85 votes of 97 as Otto Elfers won first assistant with 95 of 121 and Frank Curry named second assistant by acclamation. All will be sworn in at the June 17 council meeting.
The Muscatine fire department plans a special train to Lyons for the big Lyons celebration. About 200 firemen will march in uniform at the head of the parade, with no apparatus, and may travel via Davenport and the interurban if needed.
At the Muscatine club meeting plans for a new two story clubhouse were announced with bids to contractors soon. The Western Power Boat association invited the local club to join to extend racing control over the Mississippi. Quincy club applied for admission and may send racers to the July meet. An extra cruiser race for all cruisers not already entered in Davenport will be held July 3.
Dr Fyfe and medical authorities endorse Helonias unicorn root and Golden Seal as key ingredients in Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription. They claim these herbs relieve back pain with leucorrhea, weakness of female reproductive organs, irritability, abdominal discomfort, and menstrual disorders.
Miss Trafton a Hershey hospital graduate nurse from Cush ing Minnesota now living in Muscatine marries Dr. Mendelssohn Appel of Muscatine at a church ceremony. Prof George N Rockwell leads ring service as Mendelssohn plays wedding music. The couple plans a honeymoon in Chicago before settling at 801 West Third Street after June 15.
Kalona Iowa residents report a series of visits and arrivals. Mrs Tansy returned from Iowa City. Guy Manatt and wife visited Kalona friends. Clarence Bush and his crew are on the Bunker Hill bridge project. S Strickler and wife called on Alva Strickler family in Iowa City. Rhina Sommers works in a Washington barber shop.
Benj Briscoe of Maxwell-Briscoe Motor Co asserts Maxwell cars offer dependable power and repeatable performance. He notes competitors may surprise with a sudden sprint but Maxwells deliver a known quantity of speed and handling, backed by a ten acre factory at Newcastle and strong distributor network in Muscatine Louisa Johnson and Washington counties.
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