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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1911
Page
10
Camping parties fill Cedar River picnic grounds as school breaks begin. Families seek cooler getaways away from city heat and July August travel, with Geneva Island cottages open for jolly house parties along the river banks.
Tortured for 15 years by stomach trouble Moddersville resident John W Modders sold his farm and faced doom until Electric Bitters transformed his health He states he can now eat what distressed him for years and praises the remedy as grand for stomach liver and kidneys Bottles 65 cents at Havercamp s Prescription Drug Store.
Builders' Sand & Gravel of Davenport leads as lowest bidder for Rock Island to Muscatine channel work under federal supervision. Seven bids recommended, total allotment around 76 thousand dollars for 73 359.1 cubic yards, with other sections from Reed's Landing to Alma and Genoa to Lynxville priced per cubic yard.
Mrs Janet McKenzie Hill promotes The Cook's Book prepared at great cost with over 90 tested recipes to reduce living costs. The book promises lightening housewives burdens with clear directions and illustrated pages in natural colors. A free copy is obtainable by mailing the colored certificate from KC Baking Powder cans to the Jaguas Mrca Co in Chicago Illinois.
The Hawkeye Fellowship club of Chicago Iowans plans a June 24 picnic in Jackson park Chicago using the old Iowa building as a rain shelter. Events include greased pig potato sack and track races, Ames alumni versus Iowa State baseball, expanded tennis and golf facilities, rowing, and a rally with speeches and coffee served with fried chicken baskets.
Sealed proposals to furnish coal for Muscatine Independent School District for the 1911 12 year are due by noon June 30 1911. About 775 tons required with price per ton for each coal grade at school buildings. Bond may be required and the board reserves right to reject all bids. Mail or deliver to H D Horst secretary room 407 German American Building Muscatine Iowa. Fuel Light Committee Charles W Gray chairman.
Unprecedented demand for farming implements in Iowa signals strong 1911 crop prospects. Local and distant dealers report brisk sales of cultivators threshing machines and hay tools as weather forecasts anticipate rain and better growing conditions in the Hawkeye state.
Superintendent Everhart lists 110 pupils with no absences or tardies. high school notes 17 with perfect records, Washington 22, Garfield 16, Jackson 15, Franklin 14, Jefferson 11, Lincoln 10, McKinley 4, Hamilton 1. Names span eight grades, with detailed lists for each school and grade.
Muscatine authorities urge restraint and enforce a ban on firing guns and firecrackers before the Fourth. Chief Hoffman warns prosecutions for violations as complaints rise over premature celebrations. Fire hazards and runaway horses cited to justify strict enforcement.
D Frankel of Stroud Oklahoma shares a family remedy tale. He advised Bucklin Arnica Salve for a boil and it cured quickly. The advertisement extols Arnica Salve as fastest healer for burns cuts sprains and more. Only 25 cents at Hexercamp's Prescription Cruz Store.
Keokuk Iowa notes manager Frank Belt has announced the Keokuk club will not exercise its option on Pitcher Smith of Terre Haute. The decision ends the club’s early deal on the pitcher.
Testimonial from Mrs. Alfie Elson of Battle Creek Michigan claims nine years without a recurrence after using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent for five years of severe itching and sores. She emphasizes first bath and multiple bottles and invites readers to write for verification.
Final plans announced for the Music Teachers of Iowa state convention in Davenport late this month. Events include artist concert, roundtables on piano voice harmony organ strings and public school music, pupils recital and a three city trolley trip with a Schuetzen park supper and orchestral program. Concerts at the High School auditorium are free to the public and boat trip free to association members.
Albert F. Dawson of Davenport former congressman and First National Bank president escaped serious harm when his automobile struck by a Davenport street car on Second street near the bank. Dawson tried to avoid cyclists and drifted onto tracks forcing a sudden stop. both vehicles sustained minor damages to fenders.
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