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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1914
Page
7
A vintage ad touts ORRINE as a curable disease treatment for drunkenness. It claims no sanitarium cost and hidden use, offering two forms priced at one dollar per box. It invites readers to request a booklet from A. W. Morgan at 107 West Second St.
Local notices report bids due at 2 p m July 25 1914 for a motor boat at Fisherley Stations on the Mississippi River with plans and specifications via the U S Biological Station Fairport Iowa. Names cited include Mark Son Adv and Commissioner of Fisheries with notices in Washington D C.
Boat owners report navigational hazards on the river due to drift wood from recent high water. Debris ranges from small sticks to large logs, complicating nighttime boating and posing risk to launches. Notice of Assignment shows The South Muscatine Lumber Company transferred its property to J A Bartemeter and BR Schenck for creditors on May 15 1914. creditors must file claims within three months.
A vintage advertisement promotes Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy as a home treatment to darken gray hair, stop dandruff, and improve scalp health. The ad cites A. W. Morgan of 407 West Second St as a seller and urges daily sponge or brush application to restore natural color and enhance a youthful appearance.
Muscatine Yeomen members plan to attend the big gathering in Des Moines Iowa June 96 27 birthplace of the lodge with attendees from Iowa and other states. Local members listed include Mr and Mrs E G Ingraham and daughters Beulah and Lela Mrs Laura Dowdle Mrs Frances Townsend Mrs Mary Swanson Lea W Lang Miss Buttgen and Miss Julia Stolzenau Memorial services for departed members will be held with a committee including Mr and Mrs J W Dindle C H Garnes Mrs Frances Townsend and B C Ingraham. The Muscatine M W church is the meeting site with sermon by Rev Marvey B Butler.
A reader urges Muscatine school officials to beautify Franklin School grounds and to clear high weeds outside the fence to allow clear views of the flower gardens. The letter supports a well kept, attractive school site.
City Engineer Charles Young was last evening instructed to notify Miss Ella Richter to remove that portion of her house nine meters from Elm Street as required by safety and building codes. The notice requests prompt action to avoid further disturbance or enforcement steps by city authorities.
Misa Sue Browning of Muscatine was honored in Burlington at a Women’s Relief Corps convention where she was selected as senior vice president for the coming year. Also elected were Carrie Netcott of Independence as president, Della Milliman of Logan as junior vice president, Marty W Hazard of Des Moines as treasurer, and Emma Sackett of Winterset as chaplain. A Sons of Veterans delegation brought greetings. memorial exercises were held and resolutions discussed.
A building under construction is alleged to extend over city property. The dispute centers on boundary lines and ongoing work on site. Local authorities have not released further details.
City Engineer Charles Young presented reports on sewerage and paving plans for Muscatine this year. No action was taken. proposals await committee review. Sewerage work would cost about 61 000 with 4 000 city share, proposing extensions on Orange, Brook, Fourth, Dale, Reservoir park to Locust, Green, Eleventh, Nowell, Mulberry Streets. Paving list aims to avoid intersections costs, but funding is tight. Bartlett, alleys in Ogilvie and Sawyer Additions, Parham Street listed as paving candidates.
Guests urged repaving of Sycamore Street from Front to Second and Mulbery Avenue. The city engineer recommended permanent curbs on Oregon Street and Park Avenue, signaling proposed improvements and traffic guidance.
Judge L J Horan signed a divorce in the Mattie Umphress vs Charles Umphress case. The couple had been married 28 years and lived near Montpelier. The plaintif alleged drunkenness as grounds for the divorce.
The eight-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Barney Urdangen on East Eighth street injured while playing near home. She fell and fractured both bones in her right arm. Dr. ER K. Tyler attended to her injuries yesterday afternoon.
Leading Land Co seeks representatives to promote 75 000 acres of improved farms and raw land in Minnesota and to advise on equipment and territory in Eastern Iowa. Address BEWN rolever 308 Safety Building Rock Island Illinois.
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