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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1914
Page
8
An advertisement extols Ely's Cream Balm for nasal congestion and catarrh relief. It promises immediate clearing of stuffed passages, reduced coughing, and eased throat irritation, urging readers to purchase the small bottle from any drug store and claim quick relief from cold symptoms.
The record traces government involvement in Manitoba Bell Telephone Co. from 1800s to 1912, noting private ownership elsewhere in America and a Canadian provincial government purchase in 1908. It lists rate hikes, long distance time limits, depreciation concerns, a 150000 loss, and a 1912 commission resignation amid public distrust.
Local news item summarizing residents from Nichols, Vanella, Columbus Nutation, Letts, and surrounding areas who spent yesterday in town for shopping visits and business matters. Excursion to Town City announced for Friday June 14 with train schedule details. Elks convention trip advertised. local drugstore ad notes A G Bestonlehner.
Children's Day will be observed at Sweetland Methodist church on Sunday with a lengthy program including songs, choirs and numerous recitations. Flora McGilvars and Theodore Kempar lead items, with multiple students and teachers performing solos, duets, and group songs. The program features a memory day, a collection, and a doxology at the close.
The board of education plans few improvements for the year as most buildings were already overhauled last summer. Each member has been assigned a building for inspection, with a lavatory to be added at the Frantini school. The board will report at the July meeting on July 3, with the annual meeting set for July 1 and the regular session on July 3.
A. L. Madden says the Moose lodge national convention may move from Mooseheart to Chicago or Milwaukee. The meeting runs July 27 to week end with speakers worldwide and open sessions, due to unfinished admin buildings at Mooseheart. At least two locals, A. Madden and W. J. Gram, are slated to attend.
The source fragment indicates Comptroller Williams in Washington estimates about 790 million dollars in currency. the text is garbled but points to a high currency estimate reported in June. No additional clear entities or events are readable.
A historical advertisement describes kidney and bladder irritation from uric acid. It claims Jad Salts neutralize urine acids, relieve burning and frequent urination, and promote normal urinary function within two to three days. The remedy is touted as inexpensive, harmless, and widely used.
A historical notice notes that national banks across the United States may lend money on improved farms under the Federal Reserve Act, enabling farm mortgage loans through national banking associations.
Postmaster McNutt receives a Washington issued bulletin outlining lowered rates for international money orders. The scale starts at AN cents for 1 to 10 and increases ten cents per 10 from 10 to 100. The list of applicable countries spans Asia to New Zealand and includes France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Russia, Sweden, Britain, and many others.
Fire crews rush to a morning blast at the Gnyder residence 111 Roscoe Avenue when a gasoline stove exploded. The blaze was quickly controlled with minimal damage and no injuries reported as walls near the stove were scorched.
The Epworth League convention of the Muscatine district closes with elections. Rev. J. Hy Krenmyer of Tiffin is president, Geo Zimmerman of Grandview first vice president, Dr. Ray Kirkpatrick of Keven second vice president, Miss Eva Hine Punkie of Victor third vice president, Miss Amy Hoop of Muscatine fourth vice president, Mayme Jerico secretary and treasurer Archie Butler of Lone Tree is elected superintendent junior work.
Dr C L Leigh of Davenport is predicted to be elected head of the Iowa State Association of Elks with strong support from Iowa Elks. Thousands, including out-of-town visitors, are arriving for the ninth annual reunion in Iowa City as cities glow with purple and white lights. Rock Island and Moline Elks plan to attend the state meeting in Town City with a parade and events scheduled Friday.
Dewitt Ewing returned from Tiffin to Conesville and visited his mother at Bellevue hospital. Mrs. Trautman and Mrs. Owens visited their sister in Morning Sun after an injury. Lyle Bulls and Maynard Bullis stayed with relatives, while Alex McCullough and wife returned from Morning Sun. Mrs. Brockway spent time in Iowa City with a sick sister. Announcement: season ticket sales begin July 24 for the Gone chauiauigna event.
Advice on maintaining clear skin through summer using mercalized wax and saxalite products. Recommends daily cleansing, pore care, and a whitening effect to prevent sagging or wrinkles, stating a full ounce of mercalized wax renews the worst complexion.
The itemized notes cover church activities and visits by Rev H F Bohn and family, Grace Reformed ice cream social on June 20, Allen McCurdy’s return from Muscatine, DeWitt and Mrs Ewing in Muscatine, J B Boggs family trips, Nellie Coffin’s return from Jew City, a June 18 marriage between Mrs Jane Brockway and Waterhouse on a farm near Columbus Junction, Miss Grace Chapman visiting Cedar Rapids, and Mrs J P Coffin’s Iowa City visit with Gertrude and John expected home later in the week.
Associated Press report from Leased Wire in Missouri details Joseph Black pleading guilty to burglary. The court jokes about needing a jail cook as Deputy Moore notes the jail lacks a cook for inmates. Judge shifts the charge to petty larceny to give Black a year in jail and keep a cook for the jail.
Miss Mary Steck daughter of Mrs WF Steck and J Sproate of Corydon wed yesterday at the bride’s parents home in Washington Iowa. Attendants were Miss Blanche Guthrie of Chicago and Mart Noasts of Clinton. Rev J M Wishart performed the ceremony. A four course breakfast followed as the couple planned a honeymoon trip to Chicago Minneapolis and other cities before settling in Mt Vernon Iowa. The groom is a civil engineer who met his bride while paving work here.
Attendance records at Iowa University were shattered with nearly a 100 percent increase in visitors this week. The silver loving cup for class 1564 went to the three women representing that class for the longest living-mem ber percentage. Notable names include Rev J W Rieb of Iowa City and Mrs J Med Williams of Des Moines. A fire in Coeur d Alene, Idaho, destroyed Wiggett business quarters, with owner J W Wiggett facing about $20,000 in losses. Mrs Sarah Adams, widow of Moses Adams, dies aged 75 at Milk River, with burial planned in Solon. Iowa State Board approves a new $75,000 women’s gymnasium on campus. Francis Marion Mounts, Unionville, Iowa, earns a degree at Iowa University then suffers appendicitis and an operation. Foley Cathartic Tablets advertised as a relief for regular digestion.
A special execution directs the sale of lands in Muscatine County Iowa. The property described lies in section 34’s southeast quarter and includes a parcel on Climer Street. The sale is set for Friday July 1914 at the courthouse in Muscatine with proceeds to satisfy a judgment for F Hofman.
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