Electa Chapter Meeting Schedule Noted
oO E S Electa Chapter No 32 meets the second and fourth Mondays monthly. Mrs C H Sterneman serves as W M and Mrs August Othmer as Secretary.
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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1905
Page
6
oO E S Electa Chapter No 32 meets the second and fourth Mondays monthly. Mrs C H Sterneman serves as W M and Mrs August Othmer as Secretary.
Three grades of Washington school enjoyed an afternoon picnic at Weed park under Miss May Platt Miss Belle Connor and Miss Bertha Hoover supervising about 75 pupils. A streetcar track repair project on Park avenue is underway and workers dig a water well reaching 17 feet. Weed Park Club met at the grand stand with Miss Sue Stone reading a civic and park improvement paper. East Hill locals note home improvements and travel visits from residents including J B Downer and Mrs Scot Lane.
The Davenport Times reports a man who gave the name Harry Woods of Moscow Iowa fell about 15 feet from elevated tracks near Fifth street and was seriously injured. He walked to a train car despite a likely broken leg and declined hospital care, boarding the car with his identity unclear.
A columnist argues spanking does not cure bed wetting and urges mothers to seek nonpunitive help. Mrs. M. Summers of Notre Dame Indiana offers a free home treatment by mail without charge, asking mothers to write for guidance and stressing not blaming the child.
The Carl Hagenbeck Trained Wild Animal Show arrives in Muscatine on Thursday June 15 featuring elephants and tigers performing a series of daring stunts. The act claims topnotch thrills once seen at the St. Louis World's Fair and promises full commitment to its advertised program.
Land agents are notified that the Iowa Central Railway will sell round trip tickets at one fare plus two dollars to certain northern Minnesota and Dakota points with return by October 31. Low round trips to St Paul and Minneapolis begin daily after June 1. Inquiries to agents or A B Cutts G P T A Minneapolis Minnesota.
Alburnett and Central City Odd Fellows join the Coggon lodge to conduct Memorial day services on June 11 with Rev. M. H. Smith delivering the address.
Rev. E C Brooks will speak at the Presbyterian church on penitentiary life and crime. Based on his experience as Colorado state prison chaplain at Canon City, the lecture covers causes and cures of crime and aims to engage fathers mothers and young people.
Miss Kate Longstreth visited with Mrs. Charles Shepard near Wilton last Friday and Saturday. Mrs. Taylor of Muscatine spent Monday with her son John Taylor. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Winkler of Moscow dined with neighbors J. O. Holtz. Mrs. George Knapp of Green County Iowa visited Sweetland friends. Henry Holtz and family visited Ed. Chamberlin family Sunday. John Irwin and family attended the event.
The text describes a person with fatigue nervous tension and insomnia approaching prostration and urges using a nerve remedy to strengthen and renew their nerves. It emphasizes the remedy will not fix itself and must be taken.
A vintage medical ad touts Dr Miles Nervine as a surefire remedy for nervous ailments and warns that neglect leads to stomach kidney and liver issues. Testimonials claim recovery from nervous prostration and restored mobility, with a money back guarantee if the first bottle fails to help.
The Cotton Belt Route offers a special train excursion June 20 from St. Louis for fruit and truck growers to tour East Texas during peak harvest. The weeklong trip visits big orchards and includes state horticultural officers, experiment station experts, and farm editors from the North. Northern growers are invited to Texas for the June 23 state meeting, with a low round trip rate and fast schedule. Contact E W La Beaume for itinerary and costs.
Funeral for the former's father took place Thursday in Montpelier. Masons and carpenters were at work remodeling the Wedekind house. Willie Pantel of Muscatine visited Sweetland Monday. Lewis Halling of Dallas County, Iowa, was visiting relatives in Sweetland township.
The Oxford base ball club defeated the Pharmetical nine from Iowa City 8 to 7 in a hot game on Decoration Day. The article notes plans for a rematch and praises the large attendance and spirited play.
Sigourney notes report W E Brokaw from Delta visiting Ora Parker of Primghauer arriving for a visit with her parents. June Wheeler leaves for Oskaloosa for an extended visit. John Baty buys a fine new driving horse from B C Minteer. Town shows brighter appearance with houses being painted and cement walks and curbing laid. Nauman works in Cedar Rapids on cement construction.
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