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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1910
Page
7
Local brief items include an auction sale at Nievel’s offering watches diamonds cut glass and jewelry at own price. J Linn Hoopes promotes South Dakota land deals with buyer expenses paid. Residents travel by Firefly and motor car while visits and returns to and from Davenport Rock Island Riverside Cedar Rapids Hills and Wilton are noted along with several short notices.
Revivals start Sunday evening at 7 39 pm at the Musser ville Friends church led by Dexter and Farr with preaching in the East Fifth street church. Children’s Day planned for Sunday afternoon with details to follow as plans develop.
Norton Keller two years old drank a cup of kerosene thinking it water on Bleeker street. Mrs. Keller visiting at her brother Roy Johnson's home on West Fourth street sought medical aid after the kerosene caused a near suffocation. The physician revived him and prevented serious injury.
A sequence of property deeds shows multiple transfers in Muscatine including Lot 3 Block 4 in Muscatine for 700 dollars from Annie Maurer and spouses to Julius Welsch. tract in section 34 77 2 west for 5000. part of nw section 34 77 2 west for 150. and S% of lot 1 Block 138 Muscatine sold for 1 dollar to J P Schomberg by J W Rost and spouses.
Muscatine County Board of Supervisors met to order the engineer of survey in Drainage District No. 11 to revise the plat and schedule to conform with the board’s judgment and petitioners’ wishes. The petition, filed about a year ago, seeks alteration of the plat. The board adjourned to next Monday after canvassing the last primary votes and addressing minor matters. monthly bills will be audited then.
Transcriptions by Titus Loan & Investment Co list numerous real estate transfers in Muscatine Iowa with buyers and sellers including L W Bown I A Gay Jonas D Buser John Wessels J P Schomberg Georgia Post Hill K J Grace Henry Schlutz Sr and others. Properties include blocks 67 50 126 75 6 North Wilton and various lots and fractions with consideration amounts from 1.00 to 4210.00.
In Muscatine County a Friday deadline looms for candidates to file expense accounts with County Auditor A. S. Lawrence. Robert Brooke of West Liberty leads expenses at 76.07 dollars. several others report lower totals as candidates seek party nominations ahead of the primaries.
An advertisement promotes Lane's Family Medicine as a tonic laxative tea that clears the head eases back and side pain and restores strength. It claims superiority for stomach and bowels and lists druggists and dealers selling it for 25 cents.
About three thousand people attended the Park Avenue church Booster Club social and band concert last evening at the park. Proceeds will aid Park Church improvements. Starck's twenty piece military band directed by Mat Starck performed popular music to an enthusiastic crowd. Ice cream, pop and sandwich booths added to the event's bustle. Miss Stella Maylone hosted a masquerade party at 115 McArthur Street for fourteen young women. Refreshments were served. Mrs J E Rittenhouse hosts relatives from Winfield Ind. they arrived at 1019 Park Avenue for a several day visit.
The I O O F lodge held memorial services at Masonic cemetery. Local families, including Mrs Billie Parker and children and Miss Nellie Murray, enjoyed visits and afternoon calls. The Rebekahs hosted a supper at the I O O F hall and the Reform Sabbath school plans a Stone Mills picnic. Rochester to celebrate the Fourth with a Cedar river picnic, while Tipton bands play open air concerts each Saturday evening.
A column offers cosmetic remedies and tips for clear skin smooth pores and hair care. It covers homemade creams delatone hair removal repeat applications can reduce regrowth and warns against alkali shampoos. It also prescribes tonics for complexion eye comfort and hair health with named readers’ questions and responses.
It pleased God to take our esteemed Brother Claus Meyn. The order resolves that his death removes a faithful member and we extend heartfelt sympathy to his family. The resolutions shall be recorded, a copy sent to the family and published in daily papers, and the charter draped for 30 days in his memory. Committee: Wm. Priester, D. F. Borgstadt, J. P. Diercks.
Promotes Algonquin National Park of Ontario as a 2 000 000 acre fish and game reserve with 1 200 lakes and rivers. Highlights canoe trips high altitude scenery pure air and good hotel accommodations. Free illustrated description available from W. S. Cookson Chicago.
When the stomach fails to perform its functions the bowels become deranged the liver and the kidneys congested causing numerous diseases. The stomach and liver must be restored to a healthy condition and Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets can be depended upon to do it. Easy to take and most effective. Sold by all dealers.
Floyd Pigman and wife with baby from Davenport visit John Pigman. Olive Marston returns from Drake University. Local residents deal with eye trouble and family illnesses. Lois Hetfield and teaching at Sioux Falls return home. Several visits among Summons, Hammer, Marston, Pigman and others documented with casual hometown detail.
A brief note records a Monday afternoon visit involving Mrs Henry Sim, identified as the grandmother of the former. The exact context and participants beyond this pairing are not detailed in the fragment.
Promoter markets pianos sold from a home rather than a storefront. Claims savings of 50 to 100 dollars per piano due to avoided store expenses. Notes buyers can view instruments at the seller's residence regardless of purchase.
A piano dealer highlights names such as Chickering Gabler Packard Guest Special Richmond Knight Brinkerhoff Brewster and Johnson with prices starting at 175 dollars. Easy payment terms and trade ins of old instruments are offered. Write if you cannot call.
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