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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1903
Page
5
The Leverich Normal school and summer program at Muscatine Business College begins July 6 for six weeks. Courses prepare students for beginners, first class, professional, and state certificates with instruction from skilled teachers.
In Columbus Junction on June 20 a large local gathering notes the forthcoming marriage of Miss Mayme Jayne to Marshall Edmondson of Ainsworth at the M E church with Rev Cannon officiating. The couple, recent graduates featured among the town’s sweet girl graduates, receive best wishes for happiness and prosperity.
A Covington Ohio woman describes her husband’s sudden death and her own severe shock then credits Grape-Nuts with restoring her flesh and strength after multiple boxes. She recalls a fame for dainty desserts learned from a recipe booklet in the Grape-Nuts package.
A Colorado writer urges widespread tree planting in pine species to avert looming timber shortages. He cites forests failing to meet demand within thirty years, notes slow growth in the Rocky Mountains and faster growth in the Mississippi Valley, and predicts private planting will await profitable motive.
An advertisement extolls a scientific dandruff cure claiming to kill the germ responsible for dandruff and hair loss. It promotes Newbro's Herpicide as the sole germ destroying preparation and a refreshing toilet hair dressing, with a sample offer and Detroit origin. Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store is named as special agent.
Veterans gathered in Clermont Iowa for a dedication ceremony presenting the Henderson statue and Lincoln monument to the Twelfth Iowa infantry by former Governor Larrabee. The event marked a formal unveiling in Clermont dated June 19 or 20 at the dedication site with local officials and veterans in attendance.
A historical note recalls the Countess of Cork a famed kleptomaniac from about 1650s to 1700s who plundered items both useful and trivial. She once seized a hedgehog crossing a hall at a country house and carried it away in her carriage. She later tried to trade the animal for a sponge cake at a town confectioner.
An essay explains that meerschaum pipes are not compressed sea foam. The German term foam of the sea refers to its appearance, but the material is a clay mined like coal. It is unique to Turkey and forms a distinct substance used in pipes.
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