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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1908
Page
7
The notice urges customers that charges are based on work done rather than time, promises bringing all tools and materials, and states there is no charge for waiting for missing items. It claims customers will save money with prompt, first class results.
Local residents arrive and depart for visits and conventions. L J Jeffries of Hampton visits Muscatine. Mrs J R Latchaw and Mae Wilton visit friends there. Durward Foster returns from Letts and Columbus Junction. Mrs Barney Schmidt and Anna Kern travel to Des Moines for a week. Rev J A Longnecker from Letts attends Epworth League convention in Wellman. A free 32 page cake booklet from Igleheart Brothers offers cake secrets to readers sending grocer names. Miss Josephine Coulter arrives from Billings Mont to work at Hutting Mfg Co in Billings office and stays with Mrs S J Fuller.
Mrs J L Giesler returns from Davenport for a brief visit with relatives. Several residents travel for health, business, or visitation including Mrs A L Demorest of Chicago and Miss Adeline McKinney of Davenport. Rebekah lodge and cantata events announced. Rock Island agent C Gardner in town. families plan trips to Wellman El Reno Walla Walla and Washington state for short stays and gatherings.
John A Frutig a deaf mute formerly of Muscatine was found in an Enid Oklahoma attic after floods wrecked his small farm home. Neighbors broke in and rescued him with his dog in his lap surviving the disaster unharmed. His brother Fred Frutig in Muscatine plans to send aid.
W R Ward of Dyersburg Tennessee testifies Foley's Urino Laxative is a thorough practical remedy for chronic constipation. He states the product has proven effective and offers his conscientious reference. A W Morgan, Druggist, confirms the endorsement.
A collection of short visits and trips around Iowa towns. Fred J. Moore leaves Columbus City for Cedar Falls summer school. Various residents from Waterloo Cedar Rapids Letts Wapello and other towns visit relatives in Columbus City.
An old advertisement claims ZEMO clears eczema and pimples with a clean liquid for external use. It states the product draws germs to the skin surface and destroys them, promising clear healthy skin. Sample offered by E. W. Rose Med. Co., St. Louis, and sold by A. W. Morgan at 107 West Second Street.
A promotional notice urges sick women to consult Mrs Lydia E. Pinkham at Lynn Massachusetts. It claims decades of correspondence with readers provide knowledge to aid private illnesses and assures strict confidentiality.
Mrs Norman R Barnett of Allentown Pa reports relief from organic derangement and female weakness after using Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. She suffered headaches and nervousness, avoided surgery, and today is a well woman sharing her experience.
Thirty years Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound hailed as standard female remedy. Claims to cure displacements inflammation ulceration fibroid tumors irregularities medic pains backache bearing down sensation flatulency digestion dizziness and nervous prostration.
A union service was held at the Methodist church last evening and will continue through the summer. Next Sunday the gathering moves to the Presbyterian church with Rev. Mr. Foster of the Reformed church delivering the sermon.
Wellman residents report Wm Junkin and family arriving to be at his ailing mother Mrs E L Kirkpatrick. Several locals attend G A R encampment in Cedar Rapids. High school baseball beats Kalona 14 to 5. bankers convene in Sioux City. girls Geneva Smith and Susan Gardner at Mt Pleasant commencement.
Martha Dill and Rev. Miles Taylor wed in Washington Thursday as relatives from Wyman Iowa attended. Will McFadden and family hosted dinner at Bert Lemon's. Edna Jones assists Mrs. Ralph Reese. Will and family visited Columbus City. Bert Lemon and family enjoyed time in Wyman.
Mrs A B Mewhirter visited the A R Mewhirter home on Tuesday. Will Haverhill dined with his uncle Geo Haverhill on Sunday. Tim Wince and family stayed with Reuben Wagner near Letts on Sunday. A H Haverhill and grandchildren Helen and Paul visited near Marsh Friday and Saturday. A dance last Thursday night drew a good crowd and another is planned three weeks hence.
West Liberty opens six days of Chautauqua events on the east school grounds with a 3,000 seat tent. About a thousand season tickets sold, platform manager Prof. Arthur MacMurray will lecture Wednesday on Dr. Jekyll and Mr Hyde, with Dr. Thomas E. Green Thursday and Capt. Hobson Sunday. Local notices report a busy week with many arrivals and departures around town.
A health notice extols Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a remedy for digestive disorders. It claims the product cleanses and tones the stomach liver and bowels and prevents headaches fevers and other illnesses. Testimonials from local users are cited and pricing emphasizes affordability and savings on doctor bills.
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