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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1905
Page
4
The passage warns that heart ailments worsen if the underlying cause remains, noting they stem from exhausted nerve force. It claims the heart cannot rest like other organs and will progressively deteriorate until permanently disabled unless the cause is removed and a cure is effected at the first sign of trouble.
The testimonial claims Dr Miles Heart Cure strengthens heart nerves and muscles and restores health after two months use. A Reverend from Port Elgin Ontario says the first bottle helps and the druggist will refund if not satisfied.
Local brief highlights include a chicken dinner at Globe, a Franklin shave, baseball at the fair grounds with West Liberty facing the White Sox, and various social notes. Births, travel to Buffalo and Davenport, and shop ads for Wilson's Shoe Store promote comfort with electric fans as summer nears.
The Woodman drill team from Camp 196 Modern Woodmen of America Muscatine leaves tonight for Milwaukee to compete in the great camp gathering June 19 to 24. A special Davenport car carries the 16 man personnel with M. O. Briggs as chief and J. Niebling as assistant. They have $250 expense money and aim to place in prizes, with favorable site arrangements in Milwaukee to avoid illness after past St Louis issues. The Muscatine group will travel to Davenport and join a Des Moines rail car for the final leg.
Per order adjutant a special meeting of the G A R Ture will be held at Norman Port tonight at 8 o clock in post rooms to conduct required proceedings.
Rev Wallace Struble will discuss Muscatine's greatest sin in a Baptist church program. A prize banner will be awarded Monday night during the event with a banner presentation planned.
The Musser public library board and Cedar Rapids library staff receive an invitation to attend the Carnegie library dedication on Friday June 23. The event includes a children’s program at 3 and a general program at 6 with an informal reception to follow. Andrew Carnegie funded the building.
A meeting at the Baptist church next Monday evening will feature an eloquent speaker for the cigarette league. The event will present the promised banner to the membership contest winners with ceremonies, and asks former members from five years ago to attend and participate again.
A new chair car will be added to the Golden State Limited operating between Chicago and Los Angeles. Passengers will travel at the regular passenger rate instead of Pullman rates, a feature expected to boost traffic. The westbound train leaves here daily at 1:02 a.m. and the eastbound at 6:44 a.m.
Lane will address the public on the life and work of Dick Lane the well known reformer and civic figure. The talk highlights Lane’s career and impact in the community with emphasis on possible legacy and future projects.
Prominent local reformer Dick Lane arrives tonight and will address the Sunday evening service at the Presbyterian church. Special arrangements are made. large crowds expected as he urges laity to abandon wicked habits and share experiences. Taxes in Muscatine total about 180000 with 80 mills total levy. two percent of property value yields roughly 165000 plus sewer and other levies.
River rises seven inches last night, totaling sixteen inches in three days with more rainfall likely. Bulletin lists stage readings from multiple stations, including La Crosse at 10.8 feet and Muscatine at 11.8 feet, showing small changes in the past 24 hours.
Miss Schermer, a Batterson Stores employee, donated the entire sitting room furnishing for the German Lutheran old folks home under construction below the city. Church members and supporters express gratitude for the generous gift.
Glen Parvin son of George Parvin was operated on this morning at his East Hill home by Dr. F H Little for a club foot. The patient is expected to recover rapidly and his condition will be resolved.
Miss Effie Hutchison an employee of the Boepple Button Co. sustained a severe laceration to the third finger of her right hand yesterday afternoon in a machine. She was taken to Dr. E B Fulham’s office where the injury was dressed.
The board of county supervisors awarded the contract to Harry Seems to paint the court house for about 275 dollars after eight other contractors bid. The contract price was reported near 250 dollars.
Iowa Central Railway announces daily summer sales of round trip tickets to northern Minnesota and Dakota points at one fare plus two dollars, with return by October 31. Low round trips available daily to St Paul and Minneapolis after June 1. For details contact agents or A B Cutts G P T A Minneapolis.
Miss Jean Sawyer hosted a linen shower for Mabel Leverich who marries next week. Euchre games with prizes for Mrs. Ray Hoover, roses and a tissue wedding cake filled with linen gifts highlighted the evening. Attendees included Mrs. Arthur Hoffman, Mrs. Earl Hudler, Mrs. G A Heidel, Mrs. Elmer Batterson, and others.
The Absit Invidia club will issue invitations soon for a moonlight excursion likely on a chartered steamer Columbia. After a winter of dances the club shifts to summer social outings, valued by friends of members.
The Mothers' club will meet Monday at 3 p m at 413 Pine Street the home of Mrs Ella Moynahan. The program begins with roll call a vocal selection by Miss Moynahan and an open exchange of thought for the meeting.
Thayer's History of Venice notes how Venetians revered their city as a shared homeland. Tintoretto, commissioned to decorate the great council hall, chose paradise to express the unity and heartfelt devotion of the people to their incomparable city of Venice.
Three schooners Henrietts Vesta and Fleetwing competed in the first transatlantic race for 690000. They started from New York on December 11 1966, reached the Needles a fortnight later, with Henrietta first to finish on Christmas Eve amid winter gales and heavy seas. Passengers and crew endured continual hardship with rain hail and snow, only spared shipwreck.
The tung-shu or wood oil tree is praised as China’s nations tree. It has green smooth bark and wide branches, yields a shell-like fruit with three triangular seeds. Oil pressed from seeds polishes wood and dresses leather. waste is fertilizer. Wood used for instruments boxes and small-house frameworks. insect resistant. Much oil is exported.
In Hallaton Leicestershire villagers prepare for Easter Monday to reclaim land by wrestling for a large wooden bottle bound with iron rims. The bottle, containing a beverage, has been used for nearly fifty years. Before the bout two meat pies and two dozen penny loaves are contested.
The English physician Dr John Brown founder of the Brunonian system is described as witty and persistent in romance. After years of proposing to a lady at toasts he admits failure and resolves to toast her no longer, joking that she remains unbrowned despite his efforts.
A crowd observed a brown bear crawling among rivermen and over the timber pile. The animal gnawed the key log packed with honey, causing the jam to break and the bear to be crushed. Authorities noted the unusual accident and honey likely lured the bear to the dangerous pile.
A Chicago Tribune item notes a long running quarrel between a man and Mrs Scadds worth. He admits sadness but finds a strange relief that her children are growing up and will marry, meaning he won t owe wedding presents after the split.
In Recreation Dan Beard humorously notes woodland chatter led by blue jays demanding a “chee tidley enk” and meadow larks retorting “Oh so cheap.” He describes redstarts and yellow birds rushing speech on fence posts while wheat cravings echo through the thickets.
A client from Muscatine Iowa commends Peter Olson for erecting a cross monument. The writer notes pleasant business transactions and Olson's thorough knowledge of monument work, describing him as honorable courteous and businesslike. They offer a cheerful recommendation for those seeking exceptional memorials.
The article notes the honeymoon as a period away from home to acquaint newlyweds free from relatives. It cites Brewer's Dictionary and links the term to ancient German hydromel customs, claiming the practice led to heavy drinking and even death in Atlanta.
An 18th century telegraph note describes a royal navy directive to paint sailors faces black for disguise. The odd order aims to render crews less visible at night, with pigment carried on each ship for quick application.
A fragmented Chicago Journal snippet notes Mrs De Olle facing ill health and social demand. The gossipy item suggests she is sought as a chaperon by many groups, reflecting pressure and intrigue in society circles.
Fragmentary dialogue presents Jones and Brown debating a purchase and the need for another pair, implying ongoing concern over a defective item and customer remedy. The wording hints at a humorous or puzzled tone within a courtroom or shop scene.
A quotation from the Atlanta Constitution extols education as the best return on investment for children. It argues that every dollar spent on schooling yields hundreds offold benefits to parents, the public, and the state.
A fragment quotes Quarles noting Faith Evermore gazes upward while reason sees nothing above her. The line frames a thematic tension between aspiration and perception in the cited passage.
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