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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1910
Page
4
In great city fires 90 percent of iron safes failed while reinforced concrete buildings stayed intact and fireproof vaults remained unharmed. The Hershey Building uses reinforced concrete, making its safe deposit vaults durable for all time. For a nominal yearly cost you receive a personal box for valuables accessible only to you. Call to see demonstrations.
Local notice lists two rooms for rent by N. Rosenberger. Birth announced: a daughter born to Rev. and Mrs. Thomas Osborn of East Tenth street today. Mrs. Rachel Hupp arrives from Milwaukee to visit relatives. St Matthias church graduation exercises at Grand Opera House Wednesday at 2 30 pm admission 3i. Junior and minors present operetta Flight of Years. Miss Lillian Kuhn returns from S U S in Iowa City for summer vacation with her parents at 701 West Front Street.
Miss Corabelle Teachman resigns as deaconess of the First Methodist church of this city and says she has accepted a similar position in a large Methodist church at Peoria Illinois. She plans to leave about July 1.
Supporters of a petition demanding Judge Ben F. McCoy be removed appeared before the county board at the county building. Judge McCoy and Dr. H F Little were present and heard during the proceedings.
The Annual Convention of Young People's Societies of Evangelical Churches of Southeastern Iowa will meet June 21 and 22 at the Evangelical Protestant church. Delegates from several cities are expected with prominent German clergy on the program. The lineup includes sessions, sermons, papers by Miss Kiedaisch and Miss Honadel, reports, elections, and prayers led by local pastors.
Trustees of Columbia University reveal a plan to establish the greatest medical school in the world at New York City with a proposed expenditure of 3,000,000 dollars. A new agriculture course opens at Columbia after over a century and 135 students join the first class.
A reflective piece on labor and leisure emphasizes that effort yields happiness while constant rest dulls life. It argues work sustains purpose, contrasts daily abundance with true appreciation, and notes that idleness cannot replace earned reward.
Judges meet tonight to review the Eclipse flour contest guesses submitted by numerous contestants. After determining the winners, placards will print with the names and be posted in several grocery stores Tuesday afternoon listing grocers L Angersbach H F Bodman H R Bierman Frank Chayka Consumers Supply Co Eitman Bros Henry Elfers Co B Fuller A C Franklin Wm Moots W F Miksch W J Moylan C Otos Sons J H Pitchforth G W Reuling Toborg Bros J A Verink M W Wheeler.
A Sunday reunion at 906 Sycamore Street brought together the children and grandchildren of I N Walton and his wife in a ten year first. A pink and white peony centerpiece dinner followed by place cards with humorous verses read aloud by Mrs Walton entertained guests including Myrick Donald Davenport Donald Kiefner Funice Dorothy Ribbink Carroll Mae Walton and others.
A witty Chicago Tribune quip asks how rheumatism exists and answers that the mind evolved the disease to fit the word. The remark frames pain as a mental construct shaping medical labels and illness narratives.
Mr and Mrs John G Wiegand and son Harry were guests of honor at a three course dinner hosted by Mr and Mrs C B Fisher on Weed lane. Ten guests attended including J L Taylor of Clarksville Tenn who traveled from out of town for the farewell before the Wiegands move to Troy New York. The text notes a church group meeting upcoming at First Baptist with details of the program and assisting members.
Banner Lodge members will meet in regular session Tuesday evening at the A. O. U. W. hall. Nomination and election of officers will take place, and good attendance is requested.
The members of the Young Ladies Guild of the First Presbyterian Church meet Tuesday evening at the home of the Misses Hart, 815 Cedar Street, for their regular monthly session.
The Major John Sewing Circle will gather Tuesday afternoon at 601 East Fourth Street, the home of Mrs. Mary Huffman. Members are urged to bring thimbles and needles and enjoy knotting comforts during the meeting.
Mrs Philip Kopp will host the Dorcas Sewing Society meeting next Wednesday at 2 PM at her home 210 West Seventh Street.
The Sothebys sale gathers autograph collectors for items of unusual interest including papal letters from 1417 to 1904 and letters from Mary Queen of Scots and Queen Elizabeth in their distinctive Shakespearean handwriting. The auction may reveal unraveled mysteries and shed light on unsolved court intrigues of the era.
An elderly man recalls how harvesting machinery caused fear of mass farm labor losses and arson against factories. He cites today’s high food prices and scarce agricultural labor alongside improved prices, noting modern machinery is widespread yet labor remains tight.
Boileau's declaration described tragedy as a single action in one day in one place. It must tell one story, never changing scene, and compress successive situations into 24 hours. The Atlantic notes this as the unity of action time and place.
President Taft laughed with Senator Carter at a public gathering in Washington as the Montana senator known for his chins was likened to Uncle Sam by Taft and cartoonists nationwide.
Cronin issues bulletin listing daily lectures during the county teachers institute. Notable talks include Dr A E Kepford on tuberculosis in Des Moines, Prof W C Wilcox on education in 1910, and Dr Ira W Howerth with a planned 12 part series on the art of education. Dr C W Wassam to lecture on commercial geography June 20 and 21.
City of Muscatine Iowa passes a resolution levying a special tax to fund sewer improvements in Sub-Sewerage District No 19 of Main Sewerage District No 1. The tax is a first lien, payable in installments starting July 5 1910, with interest at six percent on outstanding amounts.
A promise accompanies Chamberlain's Cough Remedy offering a money back refund if the user is not satisfied after using two thirds of a bottle as directed. The sales note states it is sold by all dealers and invites trial.
The Fruitland White Sox defeated the Muscatine Automatics 15 to 7 in a Sunday baseball game at Fruitland Iowa. The local team led early and maintained control, delivering a steady performance with scoring bursts throughout the contest.
The Gunthers under manager A Free man return from Lone Tree after a 1 to 0 defeat in 13 innings. The first game of the season ended in a tight pitching duel with extra innings deciding the outcome.
Jacks 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 7 Clinton 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 O'Hearn Walsh Walters Miller Schwab.
Freeport listing shows Rogers and Kelley and Hathaway and Wood batteries located near Joliet. The entry notes model or serial numbers 31000010 and 000000002-241 with references to R H EB and Freeport. No further context or dates provided.
A fragment lists R. H. Ez Elgin and Kays with several numbers, then batteries Robinson and Divor ske, Padron, Stengel and Boyle referenced in what appears to be a docket or court record notation. The text suggests a procedural entry naming multiple individuals in a case or inventory.
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