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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1909
Page
8
Numerous briefs report residents traveling for business and visits across Iowa and Illinois. Shoppers are urged to buy wash suits, lingerie, and groceries at McColm’s and Bestenlehner’s while local events include a Rescue Hose Co excursion and a Masonic lodge gathering.
Baptist church notes list events this week including the Farther Lights society meeting at Mrs. Matthew Westrate’s Woodlawn avenue home on Tuesday evening. Also Baraca class tenth anniversary banquet at Weed Park tonight. Other activities include a Wednesday teacher’s meeting at 7 30, Thursday mid week prayer, Friday sewing at church parlors by Ladies' Aid, and City Union Young People's annual meeting Friday evening.
The church lists Monday 7 45 p m Sunday school board meeting Tuesday 7 45 Epworth League program Thursday night prayer meeting and Friday ladies aid in South Muscatine with Mrs Ruthenberg and at the church parlors Pastor W C Schultz.
Muscatine may host the Iowa State Bar Association in June 1910 with the county attorneys meeting the day before. The Commercial club adopted a resolution inviting the gatherings, citing a new court house as a suitable venue. Attendees from Muscatine include Judge D W Jackson and several attorneys, with a Marshalltown session planned for June 24 and 25.
Muscatine attorney I S Pepper to give welcome at the Iowa State Association of County Attorneys gathering in Marshalltown June 23 with activities through June 24 1909. The event includes papers on reforms in criminal law procedure and new laws affecting county attorneys, plus officer elections and general discussion.
Mrs G A Riemcke left this morning over the Milwaukee for Richland Iowa to visit Eastern Star chapters. She will spend the week touring chapters across the eastern section of the state.
A special meeting of the Muscatine Aerie of Eagles will be held Tuesday evening. Members are urged to attend as several important matters will come before the gathering.
A frightened patient fears lung trouble until learning Dr. King's New Discovery offers help. Available at Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store for 50 cents and one dollar.
Wilton reports small town social activity with Mrs J Langman traveling to Durant to visit Mr and Mrs Donald Stibelt then returning to Davenport. Everett Hain made a Muscatine business visit. Mrs J Christison arrived from Moscow for a day of shopping. Mrs Mary Shellhammer returned to Muscatine after a week at her sister Mrs Homer Hesselgesser. Miss Hazel Gatton visited West Liberty and returned home Saturday. Charles Kaufman spent Saturday.
After years of a sore Amos King of Port Byron New York found cure with Bucklen's Amica Salve as advertised by Havercamp's Prescription Drug.
The article notes McColm's three large display windows feature advanced styles. It mentions new wash suits placed on sale Tuesday at wonderfully low prices.
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