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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1913
Page
4
An advertisement touts Newbro's Herpicide claiming to promote natural hair growth, remove dandruff, and improve hair health. It markets samples and a cure book, listing Detroit Michigan as the company location and noting dealers and barber shops as sales points with a money back guarantee.
Remember the organ recital at German Congregational Church by Professor BR Jones held Monday night with a silver collection. Adv notes a birth announcement for June 18 to Mr and Mrs L B Kline of Wichita Kansas. Mrs Knee identified as Belle McCoy a local resident.
New York June 1 The statement of condition for state banks and trust companies reports total cash reserves of 442 million with excess reserves over legal requirements at 809 190. Loans declined by 1 420 000 while net deposits rose 5 522 000. Legal tenders 85 015 000 and circulations 47 032 000 climbed. trust companies held 62 580 000 in cash reserves.
A M E Church will have no morning service tomorrow. A choir musical program is planned for the evening with W Mirchal emi giving a short address. The fourth quarterly meeting is announced for Monday at the church with Rev Y M Daniel addressing.
Ottumwa, Indiana, June 20. Wet grounds halted the unscheduled game between Kog in and Otturya. Weather may force a double-header tomorrow if permitting.
William Underwood will conduct the office of the county crop ad during the two weeks absence. Prof. Kirkpatrick arrived in town today and will assume charge on Monday. He was formerly conductor with Minnesota Agricultural College and University farm.
Heavy rain and high moisture forced an indefinite postponement of the county grange picnics planned at Bessey’s Lake Thorain. Organizers expect a new date before mid July but chautauqua activities may affect scheduling. Elaborate preparations had raised expectations among potential attendees.
Davenport reports confirm two victims from the Keokuk drowning incident are related to local families. Mrs. C. Fanning, a sister and aunt to Mary Wright and Marla Wilson, identified as among the ill fated launch occupants. Also notes Dean Marmaduke Hare of Trinity Cathedral injured in a Geneva auto crash en route to Chicago. A separate shooting incident details Tl. Willems wounded by his step-daughter's husband Carl Burk, who fled to Rock Island then arrested.
Vienna reports expect Bulgarian troops to attack their former allies the Servians and Greeks along the Vardar in Macedonia. Servians reinforce fortified positions on the river’s right bank as mobilization of Greek and Servian armies completes. Belgrade says meeting of Balkan premiers at St Petersburg would be futile amid Bulgarian actions. Sofia notes Servia’s reply to demobilization proposals has been handed to Bulgaria.
Word was received by Captain Howry FP Lange that Robert S. Tile son of Dr. Tile has been appointed as second lieutenant in the commissary department of the Forty fourth Town infantry. Tile is a student at Ames and is spending vacation at home in the city. Dr. Tile held the rank of major during the Spanish American war.
Obsequies for Reuban Stafford, who died suddenly in Dollath Minnesota, were held at the Stafford home in Oskaloosa. Dr J M McClelland conducted and eulogized him. interment planned at Mount Pleasant after a brief Sunday service. Family members accompanied the body from Duluth. cause listed as acute septic endocarditis from ice cold grape juice overheating.
A heavy downpour last night and today disrupted about three hundred telephones. The wet cable network mainly affected the Iowa Avenue district, with service expected to be restored by Sunday morning.
Washington wins 6 to 1 to open the doubleheader after avenging yesterday's 6-2 defeat by New York. Batteries were Prendergast and Sweeney for the Senators. Hennegan and Henry for the Yankees. Rain at Chicago forced idle NL games. two games scheduled for tomorrow.
St. Louis, June 21 Stuart Stickney of the St Louis Country Club led Ralph Wh Rider of the Hypavion club Des Moines by two holes after the morning rounds in a championship match for the Trange Misslesipple Golf association. Morning and afternoon rounds were moved.
A wild promotional notice from Salt Lake City Utah urges immediate action on a Delta Utah land scheme claiming 23,000 acres, 19 months rent, and drought free water. It promises 43,000 bores of rich soil, rapid cultivation, and large future openings with a call to write or wire for a booklet.
Pearl button manufacturers express satisfaction with a proposed tariff schedule reported by the Senate Finance Committee. D A Wills, secretary of the Vienna Pearl Button Co, reports telegraph from J S Pepper in Washington that duty on pearl buttons would stay at forty percent ad valorem. The schedule sets rates for various button types and materials, including agate and bone buttons, with high protection expected if adopted.
The Magce fino County Normal Institute concluded at the high school today under B D Bradley. Prof A M Harrig led the closing feature with noon remarks as educators including D W Jacobus at Ashland College and Vandere lt university faculty members attended.
Wallace F F Johnson of Philadelphia was defeated in the final round of the London lawn tennis championship at Queens Club. I G Lowe, the British star, won in five sets 7-5 6-4 4-6 4-6 6-4 after a rigorous match deemed one of the finest ever seen at Queens.
Miss Jillian Patton of Wilton visits friends here while Jillian’s hosts include Mr. and Mrs. Henry Meyers and the Jasperson family. Several local residents travel to Davenport and Durant for visits and events such as an overland trip, bird coating, and aird‑shooting festivities. A new grandchild arrived at the Cummins home and Griffith Cummings underwent adenoid removal in Davenport.
A fragmented discussion outlines tariff changes touching refined sugar duties and tobacco imports from the Philippines and other nations. Amendments seek to adjust spirits taxation for fortification, while cotton yarn and cloth duties face major revisions, including a drop in cotton goods tariffs and new classifications.
Fragments indicate changes in the administrative section and the income tax provisions will be reported to the committee later. This note suggests ongoing refinements before formal action.
Local notes recount Mrs B L Danke attending an institute in Muscatine and visits by the Moeller family. Little Marcella Talze of Walcott spent time with grandparents H Bohnsack. Emma Peters, Arleen Moeller and others attended a shooting event. Travels include Leonard Knaack in Davenport and Mrs Selvester of Walcott visiting friends. Households report relatives visiting Atalesa, Sunbury, and Muscatine for summer plans.
A long rural school graduation list names Emma Backwoldt Dorothy Birkett Ruby Balmos Gertrude Coxon Harry Cashman Fern Criger Eugene Cook Mable Carpenter Mildred Goder Hallie Dusen forr Merle Doffer Milton Te. Bickelsorger Cecil Poster Mildred Greene Alice Gay Florente Gettert Guy Harp Milton Hunter Elsie Jarre Elsie Kirchner Emmy Moser Stella Metheny Reefa Micolls Mervyn Nolao Benjamin Nichols Helen O'Brien Stella Gonnor Lawrence OToole Ruth Ogden Lillie Ogden Marie Rate Amana Emma Rammelie Bertha Stych Ralph Shellabarger Ray Scaie Mac Tetrick Gora Trautman Eleanor Tarrant Earl Trautman Ollie Westbrook Lea West.
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