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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1908
Page
7
A digest of short notices lists births, travels, visits, and social engagements. Mr. and Mrs. Albert De Camp welcome a son. Dr. and Mrs. C. W. Mueller and H. M. Roff visit from Rock Island. many residents travel to Chicago, Des Moines, or Washington for events and relatives. Also promotes Hollister’s Rocky Mountain Tea and Swan’s Down Cake Flour through local merchants.
June 15 report lists Mrs Wm Stanley and daughter Florence and son Willie of Reynolds visiting here with relatives. Mrs Wm Roseman and daughter of Anda lusia also join. Others include Mrs M Reeves, Mrs John Hahn, Mrs Ed Martin family, and local residents sharing visits and news. An ice cream social at the new blacksmith shop, Children’s Day at M E church, and a Ladies Aid dinner at Mrs Ran Hayes are noted with dates June 12 and 15 reference.
The article describes multiple local churches hosting Children's Day activities. Recitations songs and dialogues filled services at Baptist Grace Lutheran German Congregational and Congregational churches. Highlights include crowded First Baptist attendance of 600 plus and Rev Dettmers address Lessons From Daniel at German Church.
Dr Judson Kempton marked his fifth anniversary at the First Baptist Church Muscatine with a full church and a sermon on Three Lions. He presented membership data showing 808 members, 747 resident, 61 non resident, and noted substantial growth in baptism and Sunday school attendance.
An advertisement promotes Bucklen’s Arnica Salve for injuries from fire or falls. It claims to cure burns wounds sores eczema and piles with a guaranteed 25 cent price from Havercamp’s Prescription Drug.
Mr and Mrs J H Drew the former who is employed on the new court house spent Sunday with relatives in their home at Dixon Illinois
The Muscatine district conference will meet June 22 to 24 at the First M E Church with about forty attendees. Bishop William A. Quayle preaches opening sermon on June 22. The baccalaureate sermon for Vannatta Elfers students is planned for June 28 alongside the Lord's Supper and baptisms.
Monday morning B A business meeting and supper at Weed park at 6 30 p m Thursday 7 45 p m prayer meeting Friday afternoon Ladies Aid society at the church Friday 3 5 p m Babies reception at the parsonage all church babies invited to call on Baby Kempton Friday evening Farther Lights Celestial social at the Y W C A rooms at eight o clock
German M. E. Church at Fourth and Cedar lists a series of weekly meetings. Monday 7:30 church board and Sunday school board. Tuesday choir at 7:45. Wednesday prayer meeting at South Muscatine 7:45. Thursday church prayer meeting 7:45. Friday league meeting and Ladies' Aid at Mrs. Louise Diercks home. Friday Ladies' Aid also at the church.
First Congregational Church announces a Wednesday business meeting of the Kensington club at three o'clock with large attendance encouraged. A midweek gathering Thursday at 7 45 will discuss Five Essential Truths and feature the auditing committee final report after the devotional.
First Presbyterian Church announces Tuesday evening Westminister Guild meeting at the church. Thursday evening regular prayer meeting. Friday an all day sewing event hosted by the Ladies Aid with picnic lunch at noon. All church ladies invited.
E. Z. Silverman of Rock Island, in town for two days, left for his home this morning.
Fifteen men from Citizens' Railway and Light Co begin work on a new switch at East Second street. Roadmaster Dell Schuyler aims to finish before July 4 to ensure peak service for Weed park celebration and Red Men events.
East Buffalo notices show Mrs For sythe and her children visiting Arthur Bulls this week. Mr Otis Kimball and Mrs Kimball were seen shopping in Reynolds Friday. Miss Mable Murdock assists with local tasks.
An advertisement extols Kodol as a complete digester replacing pepsin and other enzymes. It argues partial digesters fail, claims instant, full nourishment and stomach rest, and offers a signed moneyback guarantee on a one dollar bottle made by E. C. DeWitt & Co.
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