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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1910
Page
7
Mrs. Caroline Schultz of Fairport shopped in town and returned home on the Firefly. F. D. Garder traveled to Burlington last evening for business matters.
William Storms leaves for Letts to visit friends. Several residents including Clark Nelson, Maude Marshall, Mrs. L. C. Matthews and others travel or return after visits. Miss Masonholder goes to Letts for Sunday with relatives. Mrs. Fahey and sisters head south via St. Louis. Foley's Kidney Remedy recommended for children. A W Morgan, Druggist.
Muscatine Fire department members are called to meet at the city hall on Monday June 6 1910 at 7 30 o clock to nominate by ballot a fire chief first assistant and second assistant chief. Nominees to be confirmed by the city council per order Chas Hagerman Fire Chief.
Waterloo welcomes Rev Lemon B. Hix of Marshalltown as pastor of the new Plymouth Congregational church in Waterloo. He served five years at Marshalltown, increasing membership by 185 confessions and 54 by letter, boosting benevolences and securing property improvements. He chose Waterloo over Ottumwa, noting the city’s potential for a modern church in a densely populated area.
John Wesley Potter recalls his travels from Marken to Vienna and Dresden noting Rembrandt Raphael Rubens and Hoffman influences. He describes Vienna’s Cathedral of St Stephen and royal heart tombs visited with Roosevelt wreaths, comparing Dresden’s gallery to Vienna’s.
Mrs M Summers advertises a home treatment for bed wetting claiming a constitutional cause and offering free instructions. She states the method helps children adults and elderly with daytime or nighttime urine difficulties and asks readers to write for details without sending money.
Four cement moulds purchased by the county are being tested on the river road east of Muscatine. A representative of the Merrilet Culvert Company of Winfield Iowa arrived and conducted the first test. The mould forms an arched culvert at a lower cost and could replace wooden culverts across county roadways if successful.
Bessie Pearl Morgan born January 21 1883 in Millersburg Mercer County Illinois moved with family to Muscatine County Illinois at age two then near Elm Hall Michigan where she married Albert Morgan July 6 1904. Died May 30 1910 in Saginaw after a hospital stay at 27 years 4 months 9 days. Funeral at Ferris church conducted by Rev Craine Alma. She leaves a father four brothers and three sisters.
An 25c advertisement for Bucklen's Arnica Salve from Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store touts fast healing of burns and bruises with the soothing remedy.
West Liberty Iowa June 4 C C Smith of Cincinnati lectured at the Christian church for Negro Industrial education and spoke in Atalissa on the same topic. Several residents traveled to Iowa City Des Moines West Branch and Conesville for visits and events with family and friends.
A Davenport Iowa mother praises Dr Neal and the Neal Institute for an internal three day cure of the drink habit. The letter extols the method as a cure without injections and urges families to request free copies of bond contracts testimonials and references. The institute lists Davenport Des Moines Sioux City and Omaha as locations.
Gray Motors claims to be the best on earth and is advertised by N W Meyers at 515 East 8th Street. The dealer urges customers to see him before buying and offers a “narrain” as part of the sale.
Mrs. Mary Phelps and other visitors return home from Davenport and Muscatine. Local moves include families relocating from Fourth Street to Polders flat. A Davenport resident visits in town for business and a large horse sale at Gibsons yard draws 35 head averaging 180. Churches, schools, and family gatherings are noted with travel to Wilton and Iowa City.
Local society notes list visitors and travelers including Mrs. L. J. Shipman from Butte Neb upon expected return to visit her parents Mr. and Mrs. C. Weber in Wapello. Lola Keck returns from Dexter Ia while Minnie Skinner attends Decoration Day events.
Readers are informed that Hall's Catarrh Cure claims a universal cure for catarrh, a constitutional disease. The ad asserts internal use targets blood and mucous surfaces to destroy the disease's foundation and rebuild the patient. Proponents offer 100 dollars for any uncured case, with testimonials available. Sold by druggists at 75 cents.
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