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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1906
Page
2
Letters from Nellie Condon and Rhoda Stufflebeam praise Peruna spring tonic for nervous prostration catarrh and lung cough relief. Ad claims no narcotics, harmless with directions, and long use in many homes. Address Dr Hartman Columbus Ohio for more information.
The advertisement asserts that Peruna never fails to prevent spring catarrh or nervous prostration if taken in time, urging early use to avoid illness and maintain health.
Judge Gest granted the change of venue from Rock Island to Henry County for the Nagel cases. The move covers robbery and murder charges amid publicity concerns. Habeas corpus proceedings have been filed in the Supreme Court seeking Nagel’s release if granted.
D Simpson left last evening for Stockton following several days in the city attending to business matters.
The city fire department plans to divide prize money if they win the largest department honor at the Clinton tournament. Funds cover railroad fares for all regular members, with Pauchet's band booked to accompany. Attendees receive a Muscatine badge. mayor and council invited and may be entertained by Clinton officials. Whistles to wake travelers at 4 A.M. ahead of a 5:39 A.M. train.
Smoke House operator Will Gardner learns by telegram of his mother in law Mrs. Sarah Miller’s sudden heart failure death at Galva Ida county age sixty six. Body to be taken to Iowa City for burial. Gardner leaves on No 11 to join wife and funeral.
Michael T. Kennedy of Davenport will lecture at the corner of Sycamore and Second streets at 8 o'clock this evening. He was to spoke there two weeks ago but rain prevented. Kennedy is known in Davenport Rock Island Clinton and Maquoketa for past addresses.
In Oskaloosa Iowa on June 9 bricklayers at the Penn garment factory addition were forced to quit work and change clothes by union factory girls who found the men wearing scab overalls causing a delay of more than an hour at both worksites.
Editorial notes from Tur Eclectic Trpical Review praise Unicorn root and Golden Seal root as key ingredients in Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription. It cites Dr Fyfe and others stating Unicorn root restores reproductive health and relieves back pain leucorrhea and anemia, while Golden Sea root aids womb disorders, catarrh, and general debility.
A London flat parrot hailed as the era’s finest bird entertained souls by singing hymns and whistling tunes. It belonged to Colonel Dennis O Kelly and drew obituary notice in 1787 after his death, later earning fame at Half Moon Street Piccadilly. It could answer questions and correct notes, reputedly earning its master large sums to perform.
The article explains how ancient chimneys differed from modern ones with fireplaces and flues. Roman ruins lack chimneys and decorations were often smoky in kitchens. Early chimneys appeared as a roof hole, with 14th century Europe then Venice in 1247 providing the oldest definite record.
A historical note explains that a fish moves powerfully by tail action rather than the foe of paddie wheels. The tail’s fins perform the same evolutions as screw blades and the fish’s sinewy motion relies on tail torsion to generate thrust through water.
A London Truth remark jokes that a home loving wife who rises late avoids staying home, preferring meals elsewhere. The punch line defines home as the place where servants are kept, reflecting social satire on domestic roles.
New towns rise along the Minneapolis and St. Louis railroad extension into central South Dakota. Opportunities abound for investors and merchants as growth accelerates. For full particulars contact Thomas A. Way, Townsite Agent, Watertown, South Dakota.
Promises quick relief from distressing kidney and bladder diseases in six hours. Claims to relieve pain in bladder kidneys and back for both men and women and to ease water retention almost immediately. Sold by Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store in Muscatine Iowa.
The piece notes posies or mottoes engraved inside wedding rings from the sixteenth to mid eighteenth centuries, usually two lines or one, with rare three line examples. It cites Love's Garland (1642) as a collection of such rhymes and mentions notable examples from the South Kensington museum, plus a Dr John Thomas tale about a wager inscription inside a ring.
A brief note traces the term salmagundi to a mixed dish of apples onions veal or chicken and pickled herrings minced and eaten with oil and vinegar, tying it to a cook's nickname. It cites Halliwell and Bailey while noting variants and a London notes reference in an East Anglian News column.
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