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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1914
Page
10
The Troubadors will entertain at Geneva Golf and Country Club quarters on Thursday evening, June 25, with music during dinner and a later program. Dancing will continue into the night. Plans for Fourth of July festivities were discussed, and members were urged to bring families and fireworks for a joint celebration. An orchestra for the afternoon and evening was planned.
Chicago June 11 Adlai E. Stevenson former vice president remains at Inca hospital and is steadily weakening. Family members watch at his bedside amid alarming health reports from the hospital.
Forty Muscatine Eagle members joined the Illinois Eagles at the Saples lodge event in Mo Une. They took part in the monster parade, traveling over a mile and a half by mule and band. Delegations from Clinton and Davenport were also represented.
Harvey L. Goodall, last managing editor of the Farmers' and Drovers' Journal, died yesterday at 4400 Indiana Avenue as a result of nervous breakdown. Born in Chicago in 1885, he studied at Notre Dame, worked ten years at the paper, succeeding his father as editor five years ago. Survived by his mother who controls the paper. Funeral at St Elizabeth's Church Friday, burial at Calvary.
A detailed program for Children's Day at the Fires Congregational Church includes a long lineup of recitations, songs, hymns, and readings led by teachers and students. The schedule features prelude, processional, various solo and group performances, scripture readings, prayers, and closing hymns with the school choir and chorus segments.
Crawfordsville residents recount visits to Cedar Falls and Waterloo including J J B McCoy and Mildred Williams. Local events include church activities, a minor hospital operation, and ongoing renovations at the M E church. Community members attend school, visit relatives, and plan gatherings amid spring weather.
Word from Ottumwa reports a serious accident on Tuesday affecting residents of Keota. Citizens in the local area referred to a “business” incident as the cause, with Fred Cummlug and J Fy Romine reportedly involved.
An old advertisement promotes using Delatone powdered delatone to remove unwanted hair. It advises mixing with water to form a paste, applying to the hairy surface for two to three minutes, then rubbing off to remove hair traces. It notes buying the powder in a small original package ensures strength and purity.
A car driven by Mao the Gummilns with W M Johnson from Washington veered into street car tracks and flipped several times. Johnson died within minutes. Cummins suffered serious injuries and Romine minor. All three hospitalized in Ottumwa. Romine expected home soon, Cummins long hospital stay. Keota lost to Brighton 4 to 10 in Tri County League after courtesy game. Next Keota game vs Brighton on Thursday June 11. Fairfield visits Keota Tuesday June 16 and Keota goes to Washington on June 18. Children’s Day at Christian church featured an evening program with music and recitations. Gale Williams and Everett Hulse receive degrees from Drake and Iowa State University Ames respectively.
Reacher Boyd, a Cedar township hired man on the Chet Estle estate farm, fled last evening after threatening suicide while in despondency. Authorities learned he left a note asserting intent self harm, and a shotgun was found as a search continued for him before a reported prior attempt to arrest him.
Ben Glatstein sues T. W. Cherry for 43 dollars claiming 24 dollars for shoes sold. After venue shifts through Judge Caster, Judge Rowan, and Justice Murdock Bloomington, a jury of six found for the plaintiff and prompted an appeal. A counterclaim for 99 dollars was filed by the defendant for alleged damages from misstatements.
New York dated June 11 reports that George W. Perkins and other progressive leaders offered no response to Amos R. Pinchot’s demand for the national committee to remove Mr Perkins from the chair. Perkins, through his spokesman, declined to engage, citing busyness and differing views on pressing national questions.
Considerable interest grows as T W Cherry stages a piano contest at his shoe store. Contestants vie for a $400 instrument to be awarded to the top scorer. Churches and groups are entering, with the finish set for June 15.
Rev. J. W. Graves pastor elect of First Baptist visited Muscatine and praised the city, saying it is one of Iowa’s finest and deserves more advertising. He plans to move here with his family on July 1. J. B. McNiel will lead the evening prayer meeting at the church.
Albuquerque dispatch reports Hillsboro in southwest New Mexico was destroyed by a flood that swept the business district last night. Residents had been warned. sheriff Thomas Murphy Vienner is believed drowned and the sole confirmed fatality. An unrelated notice mentions Daniel McMillen signing with Keokuk after a loss to Keokuk.
A Louisville Courter Journal excerpt notes peculiar phrases on economic differences by gender, contrasting bargains for women and men with items like hats and dimes. It mentions winged creatures in Borneo encounters, flying fish the size of herrings, and a fruit-eating bat called kruang by the Maya.
A woman explained at Clerkenwell County Court that she named her second child the same as the first because she forgot that the first already bore the name. The brief testimony touched on register errors and family naming practices.
A fragment from a local chatter recalls a joke about an ostrich hiding its head when surprised, followed by a quip about a tailor withholding a wife’s bonnet fitting. The exchange hints at community humor and everyday mischief in Dill.
The item notes two old superstitions about Monday activities and weekly fate, including a belief that Mondays drive the week and that killing a cat brings seven years of bad luck. It also mentions kittens and a remark on spirit efforts and sunshine, with garbled wording suggesting a rhapsodic muse about happiness and beauty.
Cut care advice notes pure glycerine as a top remedy to cleanse wounds and aid quick healing. The guidance emphasizes its gentle cleansing action and practical use for minor cuts and lacerations.
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