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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1914
Page
3
A prominent physician endorses ethine for freckles promising quick results. The ad claims living a clear complexion with double strength ethine, sold with a money back guarantee by Morgenstern. First applications reportedly show improvement and lighter freckles may vanish entirely.
The St Paul steamer will begin regular packet service between St Louis and St Paul on July 9 with trips every five days. The last excursion carried over 620 passengers from the First Baptist church trip to the tri cities, and a moonlight excursion by Swan H baseball team drew a large crowd aboard. The voyage included Nauvoo Keokuk Quincy Alton and other stops before reaching St Louis. A boat orchestra and Velva Young provided music on the return voyage.
Carl S Koontz and Nelle Koontz are named defendants in a district court suit filed today by Charles W Johann seeking judgment for 298 dollars on promissory notes. The action requests mortgage foreclosure and special execution for sale of the mortgaged property.
Complete returns from nearly all precincts show Lawyer ahead of Congressman Hammond by about seven hundred votes in the Democratic gubernatorial nomination contest. An official count was expected to determine the statewide primary result on Tuesday.
An old advertisement-style claim offers a nighttime scalp treatment to dissolve dandruff. It promises itching relief and hair improvement after repeated applications, asserting permanent removal and healthier, shinier hair with a cheap, widely available liquid.
A look back lists Sunday from fifty and forty years ago with notes on scarce vegetables in a bustling market. Mrs. Robert McFadden of Mt Joy Pa visits friends here, aunt of the late Dr. Hersho. A note recalls company C men returning from the service after rain and a lightning strike on a barn.
Notes from Muscatine Journal clippings recount a near miss as a blaze struck the gable end of St Philip's and was extinguished before major harm. Also mentions Samuel Cohn departing for New York for weeks of business and a 20 year ago item about Iowa City group recruiting for an Ameren tourney.
Blanchard organizes a rescue and chaperoned trip for Kitty on a fast launch to Beaver Island. They evade a steamer, plan a theatrical ruse, and endure a long ride with Kitty hoping for Mabel while Blanchard contemplates the return. Kitty and Blanchard share a brief kiss before he departs to finish the day.
An advertisement touts Croxone as the sole cure for rheumatism, kidney trouble, and bladder disorders. It claims the pill neutralizes uric acid, cleanses inactive kidneys, and removes poisons from the blood. It asserts results from a few doses with a money back guarantee.
In a staged scene a couple at a picnic grounds reconcile amid humor and awkwardness as a parish group gathers for a Presbyterian church meeting. The Industrial Society of the First Presbyterian church met yesterday afternoon with Mrs Federlein hosting, about twenty attending for a sewing session.
A 15 year old girl provided police with details leading to the arrest of Janes Grimes and Lizzie Barker. Grimes faced intoxication charges, Barker assault. Both received suspended sentences of 30 days on costs, after appearing before Judge Bowen.
The St Matthias Alumnae association held its annual banquet at the school hall on Thursday evening with sixty members present. Seven graduates were honored: Esther Drish Margaret Logan Mildred Detthot Gertrude Fuller Emma Ribak Margaret Healey and Genevieve Ryan. Father Leonard presided as toastmaster and the program included toasts on The Seven Ages of Women and musical numbers. Also noted were meetings of the Fair Oaks Embroidery Club and a visit by Mrs Maurice Henderson with social gatherings and a Sacajawea Campfire girls session where root beer was made.
Davenport announces the resignation of P. P. Crafts general manager of the Davenport and Mustalire Railway and I and I Railway. He will leave July 20 to become manager of Uy Mobile Light and Railway in Mobile Alabama. Crafts has ten years with the T and J and led D and M since its consolidation. He also presided over the Davenport Commerce Club.
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