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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1915
Page
3
A nostalgic column recalls events from 40 and 30 years ago, including Rev. John A. Armstrong’s Fresbyterian service plans, Ziegler’s Europe trip, river trade revival debates in Davenport and Dubuque, and local civic notes on river harbor development and past leaders.
A fireman recalls Old 18, a yard engine, and a dramatic rescue of a stalled express. Two well dressed visitors learn the loco’s tale and its heroic day, ending with a gift from a grateful engineer and a note about a devoted mother.
A fragmented note from Tlelep hones Iowa Privats ranch Exchange lists numbers 25 and 26 with unclear direction. It mentions staff roles like Thrash as Publisher and managing editor, a society editor, and an advertising manager. The text is garbled and provides no coherent event.
A Dubuque conference drew about seventy five leaders from shippers and manufacturers across the Mississippi Valley to press for river improvements and terminals. They argue canal reopening advantages raise eastern costs and inland river use could revive midwest industry with unified riverfront terminals and a revived water route to New Orleans.
The Cray Reporting Board reports Iowa winter wheat conditions at month start near 71 percent, with price around $1.37 per bushel. May revisions cut the 2024 crop forecast from 45.4 million to 37.4 million bushels, with earlier 43.35 million last year and $3.32 price then.
The report outlines winter and spring wheat acreage totals and conditions, oats and barley areas, and projected total crops. It notes higher than five year averages, with 50,109,000 acres of winter wheat, 19,248,000 acres spring wheat, 40,193,006 acres oats, and 7,303,000 acres barley, plus price figures and yield estimates for 1915. It also mentions political moves on military education and a court decision on malt whiskey misbranding related to tuberculosis and catarrh claims.
A Des Moines report lists patents granted to Iowans for the week ending June 1915. Names include Terence Brady of Calmar for a combined power washing device, George Conk of Sioux City for shock absorber tools, Edmund Brown of Persis for a seed corn banger and drying rack, Chas Fair of Chariton for vehicle taps, Orley Houghton of Davenport for a traditional truck, Amvy Miller of Minburn for a grading and leveling machine, John Moore of Sioux City for an engine starter, John Morris of Davenport for vehicle track, and George Star of Davenport with changeable sign assignments to parties in Chicago and Davenport.
Wilton records a flurry of weekend travel with Chares Wright heading to Minneapolis for summer, Jane Ady and others visiting Davenport and Walcott, Mrs. Griffith and Miss Johnston off to Davenport, Kate McNulty visiting TujiTant, and several townsfolk returning from Davenport and Silvis for summer stays and family visits.
Edward F. McCullough of Mattapan reports his body eczema covered in large blisters including eyelids. After trying eight medicines he used Resinol Ointment and Resinol Soap and immediately stopped itching and fully recovered. The advertisement urges Resinol as a household treatment for skin eruptions and burns, sold by all druggists.
Mrs H Jarr retired Saturday afternoon after visiting relatives in Muscatine. Miss Fannie Persons returned home from Newton after attending her niece’s funeral. Henry Dunker arrived from Muscatine to visit his son L R Dunker. Myra Maurer and Erma Wildasin left for My. Vernon to attend Cornell College graduation and then a house party near Cedar Rapids for about three weeks. Earl Woodhouse, studying at Ames, will spend the summer with Mrs Fred Woodhouse. Herman Kettleson returned from a Davenport business trip. M S Hain arrived from Iowa City for a short town visit. Mies Bertha Moeller spent a short time with relatives in Durane. George Sherverger visited from Davenport and stayed with his CamI. Mrs H J Bacon and Noys J EB Parks left for Le Claire for an over Sunday visit. The M E Lindsay school Marthas hosted a meeting at Mrs Jacob Denkman’s home with fourteen members and guests. Plans for a market day on Saturday June 19 were laid. A reading from Romans chapters 1 and 2 of the English Bible was read by Mrs J B Parks. The hostess served delicious refreshments.
West Liberty Iowa residents share a flurry of visits and hosting duties. Mrs George Embree and companions visited Mrs Wae Cuthbert in West Brantly while Mr and Mrs Acker traveled to Iowa City to see Sherman Daniels in Hamilton. Rev Wood from Downey spent the week in West Liberty attending the chatitanaoa. Annett Jackson of Stanwood visited her brother Lewis Jackson, and Amy Long of Tin ton, New Jersey, stayed with her sisters. Dr A D Morrow entertained Mrs J B Cecil of Keokuk. Mrs Ray Griffith of Marion visited with NB Ansley’s family. Jessie Bosley of Taduray Jonk joined a camping party supervised by Anna Smith to Palisade on the Cedar River, away about a week. H B Wright hosted a large family dinner marking a farewell for Cors Wright as she heads to Fairfield Nebraska for the summer. Rev S J Epler and guests included P Case, George Case, C Babbel, and Ethel Case. Iowa City business visitors noted. over thirty Jotak Inde members attended.
The 1914 convention of the Rebekah Assembly met in West Liberty with Hon. Fas. E. Watson of Indiana delivering a Sunday afternoon talk on socialism’s effect on the people of the United States. Visitors Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Parsons and Miss Amy Purvis joined local families for a short visit.
Redacted copy of a San Francisco wires report notes Dayal, a Brahmin Hindu with a home cited in Lahore testimony, was arrested in San Francisco in 1914 as an undesirable alien. He claims British officials sought his deferment to British soil to silence revolutionary propaganda among Hindus in the United States.
A reader testifies Foley Cathartic Tablets cured long standing constipation with quick reliable results. They claim natural movements, strengthening effects, and suitability for all family members. Sold everywhere in yellow packaging and marketed as the genuine Foley remedy.
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