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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1901
Page
7
Journal lists travel passengers and ads for B L Graham seeds and Wm Whisler razors. It notes several passengers to Wilton on the Firefly and a Presbyterians excursion to Burlington on July 24. Also promotes Doom's Ointment for piles with alarming claims.
The undersigned promise refunds on a 50 cent Green's Warranted Syrup of Tar if it fails to cure coughs and colds. A 25 cent bottle guarantees satisfaction or money refunded. Signatories include G. A. Riemcke J. J. Havercamp J. T. Reuchmann B. Barkalow Nesver & Co.
Observed at Fruitland and Island Church Sunday schools with well attended, first class programs. D. D. Webster led planning with aid from officers and teachers, while Mrs. Vinnie Chenoweth Webb earned praise for the singers. A Muscatine memory recalls early plays by Alice Walton Beatty and others, asking if the work paid off in character, with a pledge that such efforts mold grace in children for the future.
A lineup of recitations and songs performed by students including Fred Shephard J Nette Middleton Hallie Hazelton Eva Drake Willie Shoultz and others. titles cover Do a Kindness A Good Name Be Polite Nearer Heaven and Closing Song Seeking the Lost. note many titles and some names were partially lost in the record.
The contract to double track the 21 mile Muscatine to Buffalo segment of the C R I P railway will be let soon with a completion deadline of November 30 1901. Rock Island already runs double tracks Davenport to Buffalo and Milwaukee plans use of C R I N P tracks to Davenport, prompting rapid progress.
An old advertisement urges using Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil for burns and cuts with a note to ask at your druggist for the remedy. The terse copy promotes topical relief and brand familiarity.
J O Tebow of Sacramento recalls Muscatine in 1862 with memories of the Lamertine steam line, Camp Strong soldiers, and earlier journal days. He notes Muscatine Island, a coon hunt at Keokuk Lake, and his move from Iowa to California while affirming the city as his old home.
The Moline Chautauqua assembly prepares a profitable summer session from July 1 to July 22. Prominent speakers are secured and Muscatine residents are invited to enjoy a day at the event. Tents usable for full stay range from 2 to 4 dollars, season tickets cost 1.50 and single admissions 25 cents.
A historical note proclaims three infant threats cholera infantum dysentery and diarrhoea. It credits Dr Fowler s Extract of Wild Strawberry as a universal remedy that never fails to conquer them. The casual claim reflects 19th century patent medicine rhetoric and seeks parental reassurance amid common childhood illnesses.
Baron von Leibeg calls cocoa a perfect nourishing food easily digested and restorative for exhausted power, suitable for nurses, students, speakers, and those under mental strain. The growing U S import of raw cocoa beans surged from 1.2 million pounds in 1860 to 38.2 million in 1899, with Runkel Brothers’ Cocoa and Chocolate highlighted.
OWA Lodge No. 2 invites members to a scheduled meeting Monday evening. Social features and routine business are expected, with attendance encouraged by officers and members across the local community.
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