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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1915
Page
7
Goodyear announces a $500,000 yearly upgrade for Fortified Tires already popular with users. The tires incorporate five exclusive features addressing major wear and performance issues, promising savings for buyers while boosting output profits.
John G. Benson will address Muscatine Epworth League during the 26th annual convention on Tuesday June 22. He will discuss the need for religion in police, hospitals, and nursing, linking modern religion with twentieth century church life.
Frank Freger reports the tenth annual Iowa State Eagle convention in Iowa City featured nearly 3,000 Eagles expected to parade. Leads included George W. Koontz and Ralph Otto, with Frank E. Herring to speak. A shooting incident involving Solon editor Frank Kreger was briefly noted. University of Iowa events and a Grinnell to Iowa City air mail flight by Billy Robinson were also covered. The state Board of Education announced a new detention hospital and a Hall of Dentistry project with tentative costs and site plans.
Constantinople June 17 Associated Press Leased Wire war has not interrupted work on the Bagdad railway. The line will run from Konia to Basra via Adana Mosul and Bagdad. A three mile Bagische tunnel through the Amanus mountains linking the Plain of Cilicia with Aleppo was finished after four years of work.
A promotional ad extols Benetol as the most powerful harmless antiseptic and germicide for oral, nasal, and internal use. It claims to cure colds, sore throats, and catarrhal conditions, promise clean bowels and kidneys, and warn against dangerous poisons in homes. Available in 25c, 50c, and $1.00 packages with trial kits mailed for a small fee. Renetol is marketed by the Renetol Company from Minneapolis and sold in Muscatine by local druggists.
The board directed architects to publish a call for bids to secure tenancy arrangements in 1916, signaling move toward formal procurement.
A delay may occur in receiving Battery CG gear due to insufficient space for field guns and heavy materials. Davenport has seen several field pieces, but no guns or caissons have arrived yet. Colonel Lange expects guns to be delayed for weeks, recommending July shipment after barracks and housing are arranged until the new armory is ready.
Columbus Junction Iowa plans a major Chautauqua session from August 4 to 13, 1915. The article lists officers: President H M Gilkey. Vice President J B Johnston. Treasurer O M Cavin. Secretary G W Weber. Committees include Program chair Sprague and Weber. Grounds leaders Garner and McDaniel. Reception chairs Balcoff and Tucker. Publicity heads Reaney and Hall. stock Mossberry and Reaney.
London dispatch says Greek pro Venizelos papers urge deputies to convene quickly after elections to appoint a regent due to King Constantine’s illness. The call reflects instability as the chamber faces the need to choose a regent to rule during the king’s sickness.
S Platt Jones and J H Balmer with five Kaffir boys provided a lively chautauqua evening at the grounds. Jones delivered impersonations and sketches including a disciplined streetcar scene and a sewing scene. Balmer led the Kaffir singers in three languages and spoke on Africa, sharing insights from thirty two years there.
In Ithaca on June 17 Norman Angell the English peace advocate and author urged that stronger military power cannot secure U S rights in a national crisis. He argued for sea law tied to international law with enforceable mechanisms beyond choosing sides in war.
A dated advertisement warns that excess uric acid from meat irritates kidneys causing backache headaches and nocturnal urination. It promotes Jad Salts from lithia grape and lemon acids as a centuries old remedy to cleanse and normalize kidney function and bladder health.
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