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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1906
Page
7
The Muscatine city area sees many residents and guests from Nichols Letts Kalona Davenport Ottumwa Crawfordsville and Columbus Junction visiting for the circus. Travel includes trains Columbia Milwaukee Western and Rock Island lines with many returning home after the event.
The Muscatine County Medical Society will hold a meeting at Hershey hospital tomorrow at 2 oclock. Dr Archibald Church of Chicago will conduct a clinic on nervous disorders and give valuable advice. A banquet at the Grand hotel at 6 oclock will precede Dr Churchs lecture to county medical men.
The Muscatine volunteers captured the largest prize of 100.09 in Clinton Iowa for the grand parade from the state firemen’s association. Muscatine led with over 200 marchers, outpacing Cedar Falls and others, amid a record crowd of 106000 visitors. A banquet followed as Clinton hosted the day’s events with hose races and state competitions.
Oliver Goldsmith’s Deserted Village is invoked to frame changing sentiment about Newbro’s Herpicide. The ad claims it kills the germ that eats hair at the root and that hair grows again, calling it an incomparable hair dressing. Sold by leading druggists and The Herpicide Co. Detroit Michigan. Havercamp’s Prescription Drug Store is listed as a special agent.
Twenty two Journal Carriers rode the 7:20 car to the Forepaugh and Sells performance yesterday. The boys enjoyed the show and shouted for the Journal, proving the delegation’s identity to onlookers along the line.
A Branchton Pennsylvania man recounts illness that left him unable to work or tie his shoes. After six bottles of Foley's Kidney Cure he recovered and declares success. Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store promotes the product.
In Pleasant Prairie on June 21 a Children’s Day event at Mel pine Church drew a good crowd. Mr and Mrs Baker of Muscatine are in the country for a few days. G Rachow works as a clerk for J Metz. Mrs Roy Baker is improving slowly. Mrs W J McElroy visits Muscatine for a few days. Mr Metz is recovering well from an operation.
The notice outlines vacation travel options on Grand Trunk lines from Chicago to New York Niagara Falls Boston and Montreal with connections to Lehigh Valley Central Vermont Boston & Maine and Portland. Fares and descriptive literature are available by mail from Geo. W. Vaux A P T A 135 Adams St Chicago.
Miss Cele Rhodes of Nichols returned home this morning aboard the Western after visiting friends in the city for several days.
For summer 1906 the Iowa Central publishes reduced round trip rates from Elrick Junction to many destinations. Fares include St Paul Minneapolis 13.30, Duluth 17.30, Denver Colorado Springs Pueblo 24.00, Salt Lake City Ogden 37.00, San Francisco Los Angeles San Diego 68.00, Puget Sound 66.05, Spokane 61.05, Helena Butte 56.05. Tickets on sale daily with stopover privileges. various special rates for G A R encampment August 15 18 Elks annual meeting Denver sale July 10 15, National Educational Association rates San Francisco Los Angeles 58.50 June 25 July 7 final Sept 15. Homeseekers rates and other low fares noted. contact A B Cutts Minneapolis G P T A.
Laurel Hill June news highlights Miss Clarinda Thede of Bennet visiting aunt Mrs. Paul Johnson. Local pairs attend Muscatine circus and enjoy picnics at the lake. Visits include Davenport guest Miss Warshig and Durants guests Mrs. O H Harder and Miss Vena Harder.
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