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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1913
Page
2
Alga city council approved the McHtwg plat and preliminaries for Sub-Sewer Districts 23 24 20 in Main No 1. A notice of Intention will be published with objections heard June 11. A clash between paving contractors and City Engineer Young over conduit work spurred the dispute before resolution.
Railroad officials on the Illinois division order trainsmen to watch defective catches and report them to the head office. A bulletin at the local station asks for close vigilance so coaches can be overhauled, aiming to save bruises and broken bones. The overseer urges prompt reporting.
Hundreds of seniors, parents, and friends are expected at the Grand Theatre tomorrow evening for the high school commencement. Dr. P Marion Simms of Vin Oy Ja will deliver the address titled Wishbones or Back bones, and a capacity crowd is anticipated for the annual exercise.
A large force works at the local railroad yards to repair switches damaged by recent rains. Tracks washed and ties displaced, with ballast filled and tamped. A depot rail had loosened, posing a risk to fast trains. crew now repairs it to restore safety and service.
County Crop Advisor K A Kirkpatrick spoke to Montpelier residents on alfalfa growing urging formation of a township organization. He outlined benefits and planned to elect officers, a meeting at Sweet earlier postponed due to absence of several leading farmers.
Starck's Big Boys Band and Starck's Orchestra will perform for the A B B A moonlight excursion tonight aboard the steamship VW AY, leaving the local wharf at 7:15 and returning at 11. Nearby residents and families from Bard, Wapello, Concord, Muscatine, and Columbus Junction visited or hosted gatherings this week. several attended a Muscatine ball game and others spent time with relatives and friends.
A vintage beauty column promotes Mother’s Shampoo praised for cleansing the scalp and leaving hair glossy and wavy. It also outlines a homemade complexion recipe using witch hazel and a powderless lotion to reduce shine and perspiration.
Improvements begin on the Muscatine Launch Club dock with a remodelled barge to serve motor boats and dual end landings. Plans include building canoe racks, a wooden shad house with a water runway, and a new seating area to expand space and accessibility along the riverfront.
A. W. Morgan promotes Hokara as a low cost skin remedy from Hokara's pure akin healer, claiming it cures ulcers and a variety of skin conditions with rapid results. The agent notes hundreds of packages sold and offers refunds if not effective, with the product advertised at 2 shillings and 6 pence in local drug stores.
Misa Ethal Buchanan arrives to assume duties as general secretary of the local YWCA. She plans summer campfire meetings and will be hosted by Rev. and Mrs. A. G. Groves while seeking a permanent home. Florence Hale steps down next week after leading the association for the past year.
Fragmented text shows a social snippet with Mrs Scott Vandyke and two children visiting relatives, and a death notice for Mrs David Croga at 10 o'clock on Tuesday morning. Additional lines mention Mrs Sumner Kulp with baby visiting parents and Frank George with children visiting relatives at Columbia Junction.
City council members debated erecting a new city hall last night and signaled plans to hire architect J. E. Milla of Detroit to consult on the project. Most participants favored starting actual work during the summer, despite past opposition from some members.
Plans for the suggested swimming beach by the Launch Club across the river have not been carried out due to the high river stage. The site is all water and no building can occur until the river recedes. When the river drops sufficiently, building will commence per committee members.
Prof. K. A. Kirkpatrick, T. B. Nichola, R. Rice, H. Brown and Mr. Smith traveled to Buffalo yesterday to inspect limestone quarries. The firm quoted prices to all shipping points in the county and expects township leaders to meet soon to encourage farmers to use the limestone for soil improvement.
In Springdale on Decoration Day June 4 a school program, remarks, and singing at the cemetery marked the observance. Several local visits followed, including Albert Baker and wife near Wilton at I. Peden’s, Robberts and Linn families hosting, and Miss Cloe Linn Haga returning from Marion Iowa.
A Belleville Ohio woman proclaims Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound restored her health after internal ailments and weakness. The ad praises the remedy for female issues including inflammation ulcers displacements tumors and irregularities and urges others with similar troubles to try it.
An old advertisement extols daily bathing as essential to health, stating pores are nature's breath ducts and promoting Jap Rose bubble bath soap. The copy asserts cleanliness and a fresh odor from perspiration, noting a price of 16e and wide merchant availability.
West Liberty and surrounding areas show a flurry of visits and social events. Mrs Afattie Simmons of Duyan Port visits Mr Bigelow. families from Cedar Rapids and Tipton travel to see relatives. a car party tours Amana colonies. Deerfield and West Branch residents attend church events and Children’s Day programs. numerous residents, including Miss Laura Pendergast and Miss Minnie Smbree, plan gatherings with cousins and friends.
Notice from Muscatine County Iowa that a writt en last will and testament of Fred Kirchner has been read publicly. The hearing for probate is set for June 17, 1918, at the District Court term starting June 3, 1913. Interested parties may appear to contest the will. Clerk W G McBea and Attorney Louise Byeremeyer noted.
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