Local Business Visitors and Postponed Children’s Day
A. J. Rowley of Clinton and W. G. Scott of Grinnell were in Muscatine on business yesterday. H. A. Leach left for Davenport after a brief visit. N. J. Steichen of Dubuque attended to business here. A. J. Kelly of Kinross returned home after a brief stay. Sweetland M. E. church postponed its Children’s Day exercises to June 16 for one more rehearsal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Rowley
Clinton
W. G. Scott
Grinnell
H. A. Leach
Davenport
N. J. Steichen
Dubuque
Muscatine
A. J. Kelly
Kinross
Sweetland M. E
Local notices and visitors fill Muscatine day
J Kirschner of Nichols visits. Frank Bowman buys a Babcock buggy. Births: a son to Mr and Mrs Andrew Anderson and a son to Mr and Mrs Frank Haschar. Visitors: Will Musser of Iowa City and Mrs Charles Graham of Marengo. Doctors promote Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea at Havercamp's Drug Store. Reinemund's advertises hat sales. Rail and lodge visits noted as Dr Hackett returns from Rock Island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Kirschner
Nichols
Frank Bowman
Babcock
Hollister
Havercamp
Rocky Mountain
C. J. Hackett
Rock Island
Davenport
Dr. Hackett
Grand Lodge
Oriental Scholar Sees India Gave Brilliant Address at Musser Library
Dr. Krishna, video scholar in the city, spoke on the political and economic conditions of India before a small audience at Musser Library. He criticized English rule and Western missionaries while contrasting Indian and American customs, beliefs, and social practices with frank, pointed examples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Krishna
Musser Library
India
England
America
Washington
Lincoln
Grand concert for Wilton library at M E church
Arrangements are completed for a June 28 concert at the Wilton M E church to benefit the Wilton Public Library. The program, announced by H Schmidt Son Co, features Amalia Schmidt Gobble Herman Schmidt and others and is expected to surpass last year’s fundraiser for the high school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. N. Rockwell
H. Schmidt & Son Co
Automobile Parade Featured in Fourth of July Celebration
The entertainment committee plans an automobile parade as part of the morning Fourth of July procession. They circulate a petition for car donations to carry veterans and auxiliary members, enhancing attendance as old soldiers cannot march. Advertisers in Indian attire hawk posters around the county, boosting publicity. Officers for the next six months were elected: Sachem Albert Vetter, Senior Sagamore Jacob Whistler, Junior Sagamore William Tadewald, Prophet Dr. H. Johnson Dean.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Liberty
Sachem
Albert Vetter
Sagamore
Jacob Whistler
William Tadewald
H. Johnson Dean
Social notes from Chinook and surrounding towns
Miss Kate Breen visited in Chinook from Muscatine. Mrs Geo Holzhauer and Mrs H A Smith with daughter Helen plan Muscatine visits. W D Harris looked after business in Lomax Grove. Lou Williams visited Stanwood. Arnold Jacobsen spent time in Iowa City. Geo J Nicolaus and sister Mrs Grant Carl in Tipton. Miss Myra Manning wed Prof Koenig of Grinnell. couple to Europe. Leo Nicolaus visiting Vernon Daut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chinook
Wio
Kate Breen
Muscatine
M. Sullivan
Geo. Holzhauer
W. D. Harris
Lomgz Grove
H. A. Smith
Helen
Geo. Sherberger
Lou Williams
Stanwood
Arnold Jacobsen
Iowa City
Geo. J. Nicolaus
Tipton
Grant Carl
Myra Manning
Vinton
Koenig
Grinnell
Koen
Urick Re-elected Leader of Iowa Labor Federation
Keokuk Iowa June 14 The Iowa Federation of Labor re elected A L Urick of Des Moines as president Also chosen were Vice President A J Conkwhit Cedar Rapids Secretary treasurer J H Streif Sioux City Legislative committeeman J B Mason Fort Madison Executive committee Theodore Carstensen Clinton R G Stewart Cedar Rapids L P Joyce Des Moines D J Hemmy Keokuk Clinton named as next meeting place
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keokuk
Iowa Federation of Labor
A .L. Urick
Des Moines
A. J. Conkwhit
Cedar Rapids
J. H. Streif
Sioux City
J. B. Mason
Fort Madison
Theodore Carstensen
Clinton
R. G. Stewart
L. P. Joyce
D. J
Panic Averted by Self Cure Claim at Drug Store
An advertisement claims Dr King s New Life Puls etic from Havercamp s Prescription Drug Store prevents panic in constipation or peritonitis cases and urges readers to treat themselves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
Havercamp
Lung Trouble Sufferers Promote King's New Discovery
Frenzied with fear many develop lung trouble and Dr King's New Discovery is claimed to cure them. Advertised as guaranteed relief priced 50 cents and 1 dollar at Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store.
Mrs Arthur James Leaves for Winona Wis With Children
Mrs. Arthur James and her children departed yesterday to establish their future home in Winona Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur James
Winona
Wis
E M Warner Departs for Davesport on Business
E M Warner left this morning for Davesport to attend to business matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. M. Warner
Davesport
Sarre Racing on Ice Explains Barrel Racing
Canadian boys showcase a winter sport where skaters dash along a quarter mile course placing and crawling through ordinary barrels. The scramble at the first barrel, barrels spinning, and spectators' laughter mark the lively event as boys race to navigate the arena.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarre
Getting Her Legal Rights
An elderly colored woman visits a Carolina courthouse seeking probate authority after the death of her husband. She asks to be made the executor, requesting to be appointed to carry out the will, speaking with a probate judge in a vivid and respectful exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carolina
Success Magazine
Hinged Houses in Dublin Jokes About Skyscrapers
An American visitor to Dublin recounts amusing tall hotel stories from New York. An Irishman explains a new hotel is so tall that the top two floors hinge to lower at night, joking they can let them down as the moon passes by.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steen
Fetter
America
India
South Dakota
Dublin
New York
Pat
Pearson’s Weekly
When Not to Leave a Balloon Advice
A Strand Magazine quote by Princess Di Teano warns against leaping from a balloon at ground contact. The balloon supposedly bounces twice before settling for a final landing, so one should remain with it until complete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princess di Teano
Strand Magazine
A Sad Case In Milk Weather Blues
A Brooklin Citizen item describes a quarrel where a customer accuses milk of being blue and the milkman explains melancholia in cows due to recent weather. The exchange highlights a humorous take on farm produce and weather impacts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklin
Take The Journal Delivered to Your Home
The Journal offers home delivery for 10 cents per week as a low cost subscription option. Readers can sign up to receive the newspaper regularly at the advertised rate.
Canadian Quarter Sparks Suspicion at Chicago Eatery
After a lunch, two men discuss a scheme and notice the pretty cashier who blushes as she detects the Canadian quarter used to pay the bill. The scene unfolds at a restaurant referenced by the Chicago Tribune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Tribune
Exposed His Hand in Tense Office Exchange
A fragment from Catholic Standard and Times shows Mrs Potts questioning why Yot stays late at the office with Jack Potts replying he won’t always be a toser and that sickness will change. The terse dialogue hints at tension and personal strain in a work setting.
His Own Portrait. Misfit Lovers Clash in Fun Panel
In Illustrated Bits a dialogue shows Mr Misfit deriding his wife and Mrs Misfit recalling an old marriage. He savagely asks if a doddering idiot ever pursued her and she replies she did marry him, prompting a sharp quip about the past.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ironton
Ohio
Symmes Creek
Charles Shafer
Mr. Misfit
Eczema Now Curable Says ZEMO Lotion
A medical ad announces ZEMO a topical preparation advertised to stop itching and cure eczema permanently. The notice claims germ destruction and lists E W Rose Med Co St Louis as the maker with A W Morgan 107 West Second Street as a seller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. Rose Med. Co
St. Louis
A. W. Morgan
West Second Street
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Kingsford’s
Oswego
Kingsford
T. Kingsford & Son
Osweco, H
National Starch Company
Successors
Mequesten
Hershey State Bank
Iowa
Second St
Andrew Anderson
Seventh and Oak
Frank Haschar
Kansas Street
Schley Avenue
F. S. Pentzer
Will Musser
Charles Graham
Marengo
South Muscatine
A. B. Clapp
Rocky Mountain Tea
Hayvercamp
D. F. Miller
Katona
Chicago
William Strong
Lane Tree
George M. Faversworth
Leila Thompson
Fon du Lac
Grafton Hall
Fern Alexander
Columbus Junction
Reinemund’s
S. A. Foulke
Dallas
Tex
H.S. Moore
West Third Street
Charles Freeman
Lou Page
Charles Page
Mary A. Page
East Fifth Street
Mira Hershey Lumber Comp’y
Passon
Fort
Charlevoix
Petoskey
Harboe
Detroit
Buffalo
Berolzheim
G. P. A. Manitou
WTI
Frank Springs
Mackinac Island
Wluth
Wilton
Farmington Ladies’ Aid Society
Mamie Kerr
Patrick Cronin
C. Cronin
E. P. Inigham
Alice
Maver
Emma Ingham
Lilly Miller
State University At
Ella Bannick
Federation
A. L. Urick
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
Lrnn
Mass
Lydia E. Pinkam
Canvas Oxfords
Leysen
Musecatine
Navnsooks
B. E. Lilly
the Quality Store
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