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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1913
Page
7
An advertisement extols Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a permanent cure for constipation and related ills. It cites sleep disruption, indigestion, and nervousness, praising the tonic action on stomach and bowel muscles. The copy invites trials via mailed sample bottles from Dr. W. B. Caldwell in Monticello, Illinois.
Miss Elgin Graner returned home to Town City yesterday after a brief visit in the cry. Harvey Flood of Cypress street left yesterday for a short visit in Cadar Ranlds. Miss Katie Beard of Maple avenue departed for Letty on the Firefly. Mrs. Fred Tyler of Milnels Cley sails to Keokuk for a brief visit. Mr and Mrs Howard Griffith of Winfeld returned home after a day in the city. Mrs J Baker and daughter of Logan street left for a short visit in Bay-Told. Moral. Insure with Mark signals comfort and protection.
A Cotter concert by The Welsh Singers features Mrs Dora Davies-WilHum a soprano Mise Blea Pack contralto O owe Jones tenor and Prof Robert J Jones pianist. They plan a grand ballad concert with a varied program including vocal and instrumental pieces and a Williamsburg concert on June 12. A fall South Dakota tour is planned with E H Williams as business manager. The Cotter program includes Davica Tho Party Hionotdare Thee Dying Poot Gottsehalte Jonas songs and a Polonaise in A performed by Prof R J Toros with a series of songs and duets leading to an America finale by The Arista and Aude.
Hon James W Woertendyke from California leads a week of public addresses under the state prohibition committee. He tours eastern Iowa with stops in Mediapolis Winfield Crawfordsville Wapello Oakville Union Sperry Burlington and more as Eugene W Chafin of Arizona broadcasts three talks through June for the prohibition drive.
South End firemen stage their annual moonlight excursion aboard the St. Pau this evening to Roach and Musser factory service area. Entertainment committee chair J R Reay and members Henry Martin Patrete Hopewell Earl Thompson Jd Nolte George Twuelhardt August Funk Fred Rebolsky Sam Fisher and Jacob Danz oversee final plans for a record turnout.
Delegation from Davenport and guests attended a district Maccabees event at Yeoman hall Monday afternoon and evening. Mrs George M Wiles welcomed attendees before a beef dinner and musical program. Dr Elisabeth Hooper of Port Huron gave an address on protection. A resolution named Dr Hooper an honorary member. Decorations featured lodge colors red white and black with American beauty roses.
A Burlington Iowa reader praises Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for a girl with long lasting weakness pale nervous symptoms and backache. Other testimonials claim relief from nervous spells poor appetite and irregular periods urging other women to seek restoration to health with the product.
Members conferred first degrees on Davenport and Muscatine lodges with Miss Ella Mark receiving commendations. Visitors from multiple communities presented souvenir cups and silver spoons to Dr Hooper and Mrs. Ga Rue as tokens of a tasting jelly praised as among the best. The guest list includes Mrs Aca B Steckel, Mrs N H Gamant, Mrs G Crites, Mrs A Hobbs, Mrs Schroeder, Mrs Daisy Teufel, and others.
The annual commencement exercises at St Marys parochial school will be held in the school hall this evening. Eleven graduates will receive diplomas and the program features an engaging student display. Rehearsals were satisfactory and the entertainment is expected to be a standout finale to the school year.
New York June 4. An estimated 20,000 aliens are expected to land this week from 30 liners arriving in New York. The surge marks the greatest weekly influx in the port’s history, surpassed only by a prior peak.
Jack Grogan, ex Mugcating hurling staff member, is traded by Peorth Threet to acquire Outfelder Smith from Lincoln in the Alinola-Mis gouri League. Outfielder Moore also moves to Lincoln for Smith.
A report on questions facing the attorney general's office in Sidney Iowa about Sunday sales of chautauqua tickets. Officials consider whether selling tickets on Sundays violates common law and state laws prohibiting property transactions or labor except for necessity or charity. Comparisons are drawn with Connecticut and Pennsylvania rulings.
The weekly bulletin from Des Moines notes improved weather for planting and growth last week. Corn planting advances to 80 to 85 percent with a good stand, winter wheat and rye heading, small grains growing strongly, and potatoes, garden truck, and fruits promising for the season.
Washington June 3 Bishop Charles Henry Brent of the Philippines states the Japanese are infinitely preferable to southern European migrants. He plans to visit the State Department to discuss the oriental problem with Secretary Bryan. Brent has a busy schedule since arriving in the United States, speaking at a Young Women's Seminary in Philadelphia and addressing crowds in New York and Washington. Officials of the War and State Departments may cross-examine him given his long service in the islands.
Flags flutter over Alexandria as residents observe the birthday of Jefferson Davis, former Confederate president. The city marks the 43rd anniversary with displays and patriotic recognitions for the Confederate leader.
Washington June 3 Employes in the capital anxious over job security after a Democratic caucus regulation proposed opening patronage. Representative Cox of Indiana sparked the controversy by presenting the plan to widen patronage across all federal positions, stirring unease among workers in Washington and beyond.
A House discussion on patronage distribution arises with Rep Murray of Oklahoma proposing a three member committee to report a plan. The aim is fairness and equality among democratic members while preserving efficient service with a focus on patronage across many offices and positions.
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