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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1910
Page
19
Local brief notes a lawn social by the Remember St Katherine Guild at Trinity rectory lawn Wednesday evening. Also reports several local residents, including B M Dougherty and Martin Havercamp, traveling for business or visiting friends, with others planning moves to Davenport or Tacoma.
Dr Husted offers general practice in G A Bank Bldg. Raymond Titus plans business in Davenport. Frank Bowman cuts buggy prices for next 30 days on Babcock models. Mrs Frank Lockwood visits Chicago. Mrs Harry Strength heads to Waterloo. Timothy Grogan returns home near Montpelier. George B Jackson travels to Davenport for afternoon business. Mrs Lawrence Hoffman to Fairport. Miss Lillian Kell leaves for Colorado to visit friends and tour the state.
A reminiscence on fall collections of roots herbs and barks used for family remedies. It notes Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound arose from these roots and herbs and is now produced in large quantities with care and cleanliness.
Prof Charles Grade and his sister Miss Ida Grade left West Third street last night at 2 58 for New York and a voyage to Liverpool England Their itinerary includes England Germany Belgium Switzerland and Italy with a stop to witness the Oberammergau passion play They expect to return about November 1
Sufferers from lung trouble find relief as Dr Kings New Discovery is advertised as a cure. Medicine priced at 50 cents and one dollar is offered through Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store.
Mt Clemens the Mineral Bath City is reached without change of cars only by the Grand Trunk Railway System through Detroit. Time tables and a descriptive pamphlet will be mailed free on application to W. S. Cookson A G P A 135 Adams St Chicago Ill.
Iowa City will host the Upper Des Moines Editorial association July 7 8 with George E Roberts delivering a defense of Leslie M Shaws bank attack. The program includes welcomes from May Otto and George E MacLean, a speech from Paul Stillman, social events, and a dinner by the Commercial club. Also reports a death in Tiffin of H O Parks age 50 and a county physician W H Donovan marrying Josephine M Barry.
Amos King of Port Byron New York suffered years with a sore but found cure with Bucklen's Amica Salve at Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store. The salve costs 25 cents and is marketed as a healing remedy.
Miss Ethel Edwards, night operator at the Columbus Junction Telephone office, leaves for a week with her parents in Gallatin Missouri and will visit relatives in St Joe and Kansas City on return. Mollie Church will fill her position. Mrs Winn Sherridan traveled to Iowa City. C A Sprague bought the Swords house on Third Street and will move it to a North Fourth Street lot to rent. Mrs Ella McSweeney visits Agency Iowa to see her daughter. Foundation for Mrs O P Wilcox's new Third Street home to begin tomorrow, built by Lupton and Son of Davenport. completion planned by Sept 1. Royal Neighbors ladies to visit Muscatine lodge this evening.
A reflective piece urges readers to heed Nature's warnings and adjust diet to maintain bodily function. It cautions against caffeine in coffee, describing its slow, insidious effects on the heart and nervous system and the risk of eventual organic disease if the cause is not removed.
Miss Margaret Marshall of Des Moines, bride elect of Arthur Jayne, attended a stylish luncheon at The Croft on West Grand. Hostess Miss Georgia Robinson arranged yellow daisy decor and Cupid place cards, with bridge and prizes including silk hose and a silver frame. Additional guests from Muscatine and Des Moines were listed, along with attendants and class members.
Miss Hetty Kemble hosted a four course dinner for her high school classmates at 1155 Lucas Street. The veranda setting featured Japanese place cards and a post dinner program of games and social diversions as several guests recently returned from college.
Mrs J B Mark entertained about twenty O E S Kensington members at 603 East Ninth street. Stella Ames assisted. A brief business session voted to disband for summer and turned treasury funds to the purchasing committee for para phernalia. Light refreshments followed. next meeting planned for September 13.
Thirty five members attended the regular Tuesday afternoon meeting at Woodman hall. Members enjoyed sewing and social visits, followed by refreshments served by hostesses. The next regular meeting is scheduled for Tuesday afternoon July 19.
Members of St Margaret's Guild of Trinity Episcopal Church met in regular session at the rectory on East Fourth Street with a small attendance. They arranged a picnic for next Tuesday evening at Weed Park and spent the remainder of the evening socializing.
The regular monthly gathering of the Baptist Young People’s Union at the First Baptist church met Tuesday evening at the Muscatine slough. About seven o’clock a lap supper was served to sixty members. After supper, the group enjoyed boating and other amusements. A brief business session followed with plans discussed.
A committee of August Altenbernd Clyde Swister and E E Holmes was appointed to choose the Fourth of July all day picnic location for the young people. Fifteen Batterson Stores girls formed a picnic party at Weed park last evening, riding the six o clock car to the scene and returning on the nine thirty car after games and activities. A picnic supper was served at 630.
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