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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1913
Page
8
Advice on feeding children to avoid constipation urges parents to prevent dietary issues. Promotes Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a safe, mild remedy with a money back guarantee. Readers are offered free sample bottles by mail.
A brief schedule lists readings recitations songs and exercises led by Ruth Archibald Everett Anderson Kathleen Gibson Eugene Hayes Dorothy Dies Evelyn Nay Gerald Stevens and others with addresses by Rev Huesch and a closing chorus and benediction at Liberty Methodist Episcopal church tomorrow.
City Engineer Charles Young will install a drainage system to prevent future flooding of the Huttig Yards property. The plan, developed after years of high water and heavy rain, involves laying pipes to channel water into the river.
Sunday evening program directed by arsonist Robert J Todas features a long musical lineup including solos by Margaret Bakes and Elsa Pack, Handel and Wagner selections, and choral items. The event continues weekly until fall at Trinity Episcopal Church.
Washington dispatch reports Harrison Smith of the entomological service says New Mexico grasshopper trouble is serious. He could not secure aid from farmers and notes that attorneys have ruled poison may be fed to grasshoppers, despite a recent fear that state law would ban it.
Washington June senate members work to curb Senator Jones of Washington as he filibusters over demand for an additional clerk. He vows to renew the action Tuesday, resisting rules and procedural limits while the chamber presses to finish schedules amid committee activity.
Closing day at Prospect School featured a program of recitations dialogues and a grove meal. Attendees included longtime teacher Charles Butler, with Mrs Lillo Hopkinson the current Prospect School teacher.
Ty Cobb of the Detroit Americans raises his batting average to .460 and remains the premier hitter in the majors. Joe Jacitson of Cleveland lists Cobb at .489 in the American League, Addie Coln of Philadelphia is third with .387, and Tris Speaker of Boston is fourth with .385. Nineteen players exceed .400. in the National League MacDonald of Boston leads at .150, Cravath of Philadelphia second at .111, Wagner of Pittsburgh third at .262, Hyatt of Pittsburgh fourth at .260.
C H Hines of Waitlow Arkansas describes failing cures from four hospitals in St Louis and New Orleans before taking Chamberlains Tablets. He reports improvement after using them for some time and now feels well. Sold by all dealers away.
Washington June 7 Professor Henry Ford Jones of Princeton University is widely tipped as Wilsons choice for governor general of the Philippines. The appointment is regarded as practically settled and Jones is expected to leave for the post in the fall after completing current duties.
Neal Institute expands to major U S cities Canada and Australia with rapid foreign rollout. South Australia adopts the Neal Treatment for Adelaide’s Insimate Hospital after a year long trial, renewing the contract indefinitely. Davenport at 521 Parnam Street offers the treatment promising to end craving in three days without injections.
Des Moines Iowa July 7 Keokuk chosen as next convention city of the United Commercial Travellers at the final session of the grand council today W Emerson of Des Moines promoted to Grand Counselor with officers: Past Grand Counselor D G Thompson Bursington Grand Junior Counselor D F Scrivaner Clinton Grand Conductor J E Townsend Cedar Jénoids Grand Fore J T Reese Sioux City Grand Secretary L D Driggs Storm Lake Grand Treasurer James L Hurt Des Moines Grand Sentinel H R Beresford Fort Dodge Barbecue and picnic this after noon ended the delegates program most will travel home tonight
Work has begun on the property bought by Hon. C A Carpenter to house Mr and Mrs Bert Carpenter with a farmer assisting in the law office. Edgar McWilliams of Washington visited family here Friday, joined by Vincent and Wendell McWilliams. Rebekahs attended a Washington Friday ceremony. Charles Church arrived from Fort Worth Texas after talks in Kansas and Rhode Island. Mrs Thomas Meeker and granddaughter Pearl Meeker leave for Perry to visit her sister. George Church funeral plans set for Sunday at 2 00 p m from the West home, Rev Wilson officiating, Indian Creek cemetery burial.
The government of Argentina paid 150,090 for Craganour, winner of the Derby on Wednesday before a disqualification for Dumping. the event’s outcome shifts as the horse loses its Derby status. Meanwhile, at Illinois University, a new simplified spelling list adopts endings in er rather than re and drops several irregular forms.
Heavy rains disrupt city paving crews and the West Hill reservoir project in Muscatine. Ground stays soaked as crews pause to wait for drying weather. A manhole washed out Sunday floods the incomplete reservoir to two feet, delaying exterior work and threatening heavy losses for contractors.
A large crew works on laying paving along Eight Street Cypress and Spett avanie with progress between Ninth and Tenth streets and Cypress to Poplar on Eighth Street. Rain slows tasks. curb setting and brick laying expected to begin within two weeks if weather clears. Residents report mud hindering crossings during rain. The east city paving will extend to Dale Street on their avenue once finished.
A new Rock Talane division timetable will take effect tonight with No 2 east bound due 10 58 new arrival times listed but exact changes not yet fixed. The piece also mentions a local ad for Reduces inflammation salve and notes a funeral for Mrs Lavisa Geaumworth at Trinity Episcopal Church led by Rev Weblater Fakes.
The church conducted the obsequies largely attended with interment at Greenwood cemetery. Pall bearers named were Charles Branoworth, William Branoworth, Dr. B. F. R. Halstead, John Donners, St. John Donners Jr., and August Kreig.
Mrs John Lake of Nichols visits daughter Mrs Andrew Diercks on Bryans Street Miss Ida Bb Appel will return from Michels this evening after a two day absence Berard Seay ill with pneumonia and whooping cough Stemler child ill with whooping cough Mrs Harry Freeman recover s from appendectomy at Bellevue Hospital may return to Demorest Avenue HW Starkweather announce the birth of a daughter Russell Crow has returned to his
Denver officials ousted by injunction as District Judge James H Teller orders former Mayor Henry J Arnold former Sheriff Daniel M Sullivan and former Treasurer Allison Stocker to surrender offices. Order to stand pending state supreme court decision Monday.
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