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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1911
Page
2
The article notes the end of the school year and a long vacation for students and teachers alike. It highlights summer plans such as swimming, fishing, camping and family anticipation, with a brief ad for ZEMO and ZEMO SOAP at A. W. Morgan's Drug Store offering eczema relief.
Druggist T Nesper reports that a single dose of Adlerika, a buckthorn bark preparation, relieves constipation and gas quickly. He notes many Muscatine residents are helped by the German remedy.
G A Riemcke senior grand warden of the Grand Masonic lodge will travel to Cedar Rapids Monday for the sixty eighth annual convention scheduled June 13 to 16. He attends as a local lodge member and as a Grand Masonic lodge member. C C Braunworth of Muscatine is the delegation choice but may not go. Muscatine delays due to concurrent G A R convention.
The final issue of the High School Auroran is released with photos of graduates and athletic teams, histories of the past year, and stories by students. Editor Miss Gail Thompson and business manager Elmer Steinmetz led the effort, with Merrill Mavis and Robert Schenck contributing to layout and art. Local visits and social notes follow, including Galesburg and Muscatine mentions and Rebekah convention results with officers listed.
Roy Hill, active in Cedar Rapids and northern Iowa business circuits, came back to West Liberty on Thursday after several days of conducting business nearby. Ambel Hope, traveling from Florida where he spent the winter, was en route.
An advertisement extols Cuti-clay Soap as a remarkable skin remedy made from a unique Mexican clay. It claims rapid results for pimples blackheads and other skin issues, with a money back guarantee. Sold in Muscatine by local merchants and at 25 cents per cake. mail order available.
The Muscatine High School 1911 graduates receive their diplomas tonight in the school auditorium. John Lee Mahin of Chicago will deliver the address amid an excellent program likely to attract many friends and relatives.
The Iowa Bankers Association will hold its annual state meeting in Mason City from June 15 to 16. Speakers include J Lawrence Laughlin James G Berryhill Charles R Frost and George M Reynolds. The program features talks on bank taxation education reform and pending legislation with a Thursday address of welcome and a Friday lineup concluding with a banquet and side trips.
Oklahoma state officials including E. M. Landrum oppose the appointment of W. T. Vernon of Kansas City Kansas as assistant supervisor of Indian schools for the five civilized tribes. A protest was prepared for the secretary of the interior and signed by many state officials.
The Comptroller of the Currency issued a call for a statement of condition for all national banks as of the close of business Wednesday June 7. The notice was released from Washington on June 9 and affects banks nationwide.
An old advertisement extolls Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a reliable remedy for constipation and related digestive complaints. It emphasizes a free sample on request and notes long experience, with testimonials from J A Vernon of Oklahoma City and Mrs S E Snyder of Canton Illinois. It invites readers to write for medical advice and a sample bottle to Monticello Illinois.
Under St Marys church women, the annual festival drew hundreds to West Hill grounds for music by Pauchets band and a well run supper in the school hall. A large throng enjoyed delicacies from kitchen, supper, ice cream and candy tables with careful supervision by committees named for each station.
Pearl City prepares a civic display as national colors begin to cover downtown for the veterans encampment. Decorator Martin plans to drape the courthouse city hall Muscatine High School and several banks with bunting, aided by two more workers and new material, with street decorations to begin just before the event.
Advert says TIZ relieves sore sweaty tender feet and swelling. Claims include permanent reduction in foot size, ability to wear shoes a full size smaller, and cleansing of pores to remove toxins. Promotes sales via Luther Dodge & Co. Chicago.
In New York on June 9 the Amateur Athletic Union said it will vigorously pursue alleged abuses of the expense money privilege by a few prominent amateurs. James E. Sullivan stated that if reasonable proof is found, several suspensions will follow. Some athletes are accused of demanding allowance money from promoters.
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