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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1917
Page
2
A newspaper ad features Mr Shoots praising Tantae for catarrh and stomach pain relief, saying it strengthens him for farm work and reduces coughing. It urges readers at Havercamp drug store Muscatine and nearby towns to try Tantae, noting dealers and druggists carry it.
Lagoon baptism ceremony attracts between 1600 and 1800 worshipers after revival meetings at Providence Lutheran Church in Forty Fort Illinois led by the Rev Samuel Kirkland. Additional baptism at First Baptist Church baptized four others, marking a devout phase from the revival.
Four local school councils announce a census of school age children plus a survey for the Ad club. By July 1 the city council will show numbers of children ages 0 to 21, labor status, and salaries in covered tasks. The Ad club work will broaden after the survey. Russian and Washington officials also noted in the report.
Washington June 16 Den Mainen aims to award a single $2.0 to $2.6 million cantonment contract for Des Moines Hawkeye capital. Local firms fear exclusion as union and out of town contractors seek bid share. Delegations plan hearings with Army engineers and Congress to block the plan.
Advise banishing worry and fatigue with Shredded Wheat Biscuit as a tonic for spring and summer. The product is touted as a vim making, energy creating food that uses whole wheat grain with bran to support digestion and bowel health, with two biscuits plus milk forming a low cost nourishing meal. Made at Niagara Falls, N. Y.
Emil Benzon, recently chosen pastor of the New Inn church, was ordained at the Augustann college in Rock Island yesterday and will deliver his first sermon before the New Inn congregation June 24. Special services are planned for the coming Sabbath with readings, music, and recitations by children. Claude Fowell addressed the Y M C A army camp in Rock Island on soldiers receiving good reading material to ease camp life. A male quartet and Edwin Johnson provided music, and a social is planned under church choir guidance with a social and program for the evening, inviting all to attend.
Automobiles carried passengers after a derailment between Grandview and Wapello disrupted the M. B. and S schedule. General manager Krein chartered cars to shuttle people to Muscatine, as about twenty louse races and a fishing outing occurred in Garden City yesterday.
War Department notes that examinations for Officers Reserve Training Camp second series will run July 15 to 16 at Fort Des Moines. Mature men preferred. minimum age 18 years 9 months, with preference for those 31 and older. Army Board will conduct tests in town for Fort Des Moines rollout.
Federal officials including United States Marshal Nick Raad of Olumwa and U. S. Attorney Moog plan to issue permits near the national guard armory. Non citizens may be escorted within a half mile of the armory as training and security measures proceed. Local authorities and clerics will accompany the representatives during this week long visit to Davenport and nearby counties.
The Letts Red Cross chapter held a Saturday afternoon meeting to elect officers. Mrs Hong of Wapello gave an address. chairman Mrs B J Darrow. vice chairwoman Mrs William Lisber. secretary Mrs T L Bland. treasurer Mrs M J McCormac.
Raymond Ricker of Cedar Rapids recounts a letter from Chengtu China dated April 24 detailing severe fighting between Yunnan and Szechwan troops around the Imperial City. He notes civilians killed burned and trapped, with homes struck by shelling and little food reaching the city amid heavy street fighting.
Louisa County will begin a two week series of Wood Conservation Canning Demonstration meetings starting Monday June 26 in nineteen communities. The talks, led by an Iowa State College specialist from Ames, are organized under the Louisa County Farm Bureau. Residents are urged to attend and arrive on time.
The notice urges attendees to bring a pencil and notebook and to bring a friend. It mentions the demonstrations schedule has been previously announced and directs readers to The Journal at 140 Por wook for more details.
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