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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1911
Page
7
Joan Poehl of Davenport partners with A Woodell of New York City to offer high grade decorating and furnishings in Muscatine. They carry imported wallpapers decorative sketches draperies fabrics rugs and provide fine upholstering. Write for particulars.
Several city residents visit Chicago and Washington, while ticket sales prompt local interest. Nellie Houdek and Ina Crome depart for Washington for short visits, and Miss Nellie Sawyer returns home from a city trip. The Ladies Chorus set to perform June 6 with 50 cent tickets. A newborn girl joins Jules Schmidt family at 1208 East Fifth Street. Local notices advertise A B C Tea products and Dr Husted eye ear nose throat services.
An old advertisement claims a cure for constipation and torpid liver will restore a good health smile, urging readers to use CAS CARETS to improve their appearance and wellbeing.
First Methodist Episcopal Church lists class meetings at 8 30 a m Sunday school at 9 30 a m with a Wesleyan class contending with Philathea class and morning worship at 10 45 a m. Trinity Episcopal Church announces services including holy communion at 8 a m and 10 45 a m with evening prayer at 7 30 p m. Evangelical Lutheran Zion’s Church notes Pentecost Sunday June 4 1911 with services at 10 30 a m and 7 30 p m and a Frauen Verein meeting June 8 plus a church council meeting. Special offerings for synodical institutions are planned.
Corner Iowa avenue and Fourth street hosts morning and evening services at 10 45 and 7 45 with sermons by Pastor J N Elliott. Sunday school at 9 30, Y P S C E at 6 45 led by Miss Sade Wilson. Choir leads praise. lessons from the life of Samuel for the evening. Strangers welcome.
Henry W. Munster pastors Musserville M E B Church with Sunday school in the morning led by Wm. M. Stark. A morning sermon at the Island, scripture Psalm 43 3, and a message on God as source of all mercy. Evening services at Musser ville include Epworth League at 6 30 and preaching at 7 30, with Epworth League on the Island at 8. all friends cordially invited.
First Congregational Church schedules 10 45 morning worship with a sermon on holy days and patriotism. Rev Ora W Carrell of Friends church preaches the high school baccalaureate at 7 45. Sunday school 9 30, women’s Bible 9 45 led by Miss Florence Hale, Brotherhood Bible 9 45 with Dr Henderson. No young peoples meeting.
Grace English Lutheran Church Iowa Avenue and Sixth street announces June 4 1911 White Sunday Pentecost activities. Sunday school 930 am graded class studying St Paul. Morning worship 1045 am with confirmation of catechumens. Miss Eakie Cedar Rapids IA to sing. Sermon Christ Crowned Lives Luther league 645 pm topic Results of the Spirit's Coming Evening service 730 pm sermon Vision. Ladies Aid society meets Wednesday afternoon in church.
Sunday school begins at 9 45 a m with classes for all sizes and ages including a barac class for men and a delta alpha class for women. Morning service at 1050 with communion followed by a 745 evening service. Rev D D Proper D D of Omaha will preach both services and is district secretary of the American Baptist Home Mission Society. Baptist Young People's Union meets at 630.
Corner Sixth street and Mulberry avenue hosts J C H Light ministering Sabbath school 9 45 organized classes for young and old with adult classes for men and women. Morning worship 11 o clock evening service 7 30 pastor preaches both. Young people meet 6 30. Strangers welcome to all services.
The German Congregational Church announces Sunday school at 9 15 a m Pentecostal service at 10 30 with holy communion Mrs Nellie Robertson Conrad and the church orchestra will sing in the morning Y P S C E meets at 7 p m with Miss Selma Moser as leader Evening service at 7 30 features Miss Edith Stocker and the quartet. Wednesday Ladies Aid at the parsonage Thursday prayer meeting at 7 30 choir practice at 8 90 Next Sunday June 11 Children's day services at 10 am Everyone welcome.
The First Reformed Church at 947 Leens Street offers Sunday school at 9 30, Holland language preaching at 10 30, C E society at 6 30 with a Lessons from Great Lives VI Samuel theme, and English service at 7 30 led by Rev. Manues A Stegeman from Springfield SD. A special collection funds foreign missions. teachers meeting at the parsonage Friday. catechetical instruction Saturday at 1 30.
Mulford Congregational Church at Hershey avenue and Main Street West. Pastor W Howard Thomlinson. Bible school 9 a.m. Classes for all. Miss Alice Mulford superintendent. Worship 9:30 a.m. Topic The Centre of a Nation s Life. Evening service 7 p.m. Topic The Issues Are Life and Death. Special music. Prayer meeting Thursday 7:30 p.m. cordial invitation to all.
Sunday school at 9 15 a m followed by preaching and reception of members at 10 30 a m. No evening service due to the high school baccalaureate. Prayer meeting Thursday night. Ladies Aid meets at the church parlors Wednesday afternoon for work and monthly business meeting. Pastor W C Schultze urges all members to attend.
Ora W. Carrell, pastor, invites at Corner Fifth and Sycamore streets for Sabbath school at 9 30 a m and morning worship at 10 30 a m with no evening service. P B 8 C B topic set, high school baccalaureate sermon at Congregational church at 6 30 p m.
Sunday school at 10:00 led by Mrs. Jennie Hurlbut superintendent with practice for the children’s day program. Epworth League at 6:45 p m on the topic True Wisdom. Preaching at 7:30 with the sermon Things in Which We May Glory. Edw Stodghill urges a large attendance.
Sunday services at 11 a m with the subject God the Only Cause and Creator. Sunday school at 10 a m. Wednesday evening meeting at 8 p m. Reading room in the church building open daily except Sunday from 2 to 4 p m at Walnut and Sixth streets.
Musserville Friends' Church at Corner Wisconsin street and Benham avenue invites all to Sunday school at 2 30 p m and preaching service at 3 30 p m led by Harvey Jones pastor.
A church service features a sermon titled Christ's Object Lesson in Humility led by the pastor with a cordial welcome extended to all attendees. The message emphasizes humility as a Christian virtue and invites continued participation.
Mrs Edith Hoover Ryan will conduct the 4 o'clock vesper service and Miss Sade McQuesten will sing. The brief church gathering highlights vocal performance by McQuesten and leadership by Ryan.
John W. Modders of Moddersville Michigan suffered 15 years from a stomach ailment that resisted all remedies. He sold his farm and feared he would not live. He credits Electric Bitters with restoring his appetite and health, praising it as a grand remedy for stomach, liver and kidneys. Only 50 cents at Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store.
West Liberty notices list teachers and residents traveling for summer visits or returning home. Gertrude Mumm leaves for Lone Tree. Georgie Abbott arrives from Clinton for extended visits. Others journey to Deep River, Iowa City, Des Moines, Davenport, Kalona, Wilton, Rock Island, and Muscatine for vacations, funerals, or visits with relatives.
Attendance at the West Branch commencement exercises Friday evening includes Nettie Jackson. Miriam Evans returned home from near Bayfield where she has been teaching. Col P N Gilson visited Downey. Martha Swem a Dewitt Latin teacher visits Jeff Friday then returns to Sioux City. Jessie Cornwall of Downey shopped and visited friends Friday. Alice Montgomery left Friday for Huron South Carolina via Cedar Rapids. Negus returned home from Iowa City where she taught this past year.
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