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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1914
Page
5
A compact beauty advertisement advises removing sallow skin by applying mercorized wax at night and washing off in the morning to peel away the outer layer. It also suggests treating wrinkles with a saxolite solution in hazel, bathing the face daily for a notable transformation.
Police chief Fred W. Hoffman warns residents and dealers that arrest and prosecutions will follow for discharging fireworks before the Fourth of July. Fire crackers over five inches long and dynamite caps are banned. He aims for a sane Muscatine Fourth with strict enforcement and precautions.
President Wilson indicated support for a naval bill provision to sell the battleships Mississippi and Idaho to Greece. He said Greece assured by its chargé d affaires the ships would not be used in any immediate war, and he would oppose the sale if there was any risk of conflict with Turkey.
Dorothy C. Guthrie and John C. Olds wed at the Guthrie home on Bar1 avenue with Rev. H. Putter officiating. The couple, after visiting Davenport, Keokuk and Wynett, plan to reside at 208 Mary Place, Fair Oaks after August 1.
Muscatine Island residents say the levee could endure nearly four more feet of water before damage. River stands, expected to fall in 48 hours, delaying Port Louisa levee work as crews pause work until levels drop. Local social notices announce Muscatine church events and residents travel updates.
The decoration experiment in Secretary J B McNeil's office at the Y M C A is finished, giving a cheerful look with cream and green walls and a new desk. Plans aim to extend the same treatment to reading rooms and game room within three weeks, with a possible future repaint of the gymnasium to brighten the space and save on electric energy.
A June 22 fire of unknown origin at 4200 La Clede Avenue, St. Louis, damaged the Luytes Pharmacy Company plant and spread to several nearby brick houses. Firemen fought for about an hour, evacuating residents in night attire as flames were brought under control.
Following complaints to Mayor Kern last night a band of nomadic horse traders camped near the river road outside the city limits. Horses roamed onto nearby properties. An officer found camp evidence but the traders had moved on by morning, leaving no trace.
An 1914 annual report covers the Gulf tributaries from the Ohio southward, noting 4,866 workers, 5,326 boats, and equipment valued at 241,486 dollars. Mussels shelled in the south reached a market value of 443,727 dollars, with Ohio and its tributaries yielding 107,000 dollars in shells and White River 75,000 dollars.
Harry C. Thompson, Chicago and formerly Muscatine, has left for Kansas City to join Arthur Pryor's band. The ensemble will stay six weeks in Kansas City, then tour St. Louis for several weeks and conclude in Rochester for Edison Record Company sessions. Thompson will have two of his songs recorded for Edison.
Letts and Foster reports note a busy period with visits from Davenport and Muscatine residents. J M Hilderbrand and Mrs Gipple host. Roy McCleary visits relatives. Coder, Collins, Gage, and Garrett family ties appear across towns. A Philathea class met. Ladies' Aid to meet. Miss Mayme Garrett heads to Kansas City. In Foster, Ivan Norton visits Phern Kleist. Clyde Hessman, Buffalo Prairie merchant, dies aged 28, funeral held with Muscatine attendance. many local mourners attend. Mrs Hessman ill nearby. local graduates Bryara Watson and Hal Norton among Central college attendees.
The Louise county rural schools commence at Wapello High auditorium on June 20 1914 at 2 PM with music by the Girls Glee Club invocation by Rev C W Sydman addressEducation of Democracy by Prof J Kline of Crab Tree Orchard Tenn presentation of eight diplomas Fay Foster Nellie Havenhill Elsie Johnston Elsie McGuire Glenn Mellinger Blanche Newell Bertha Belk Lambert Estle other local social notes mention visits by Mrs H C Druse and daughter Katherine of Libertyville and several residents including Walter Schwab and Miss Bernice Carmean with updates on their activities and a moonlight excursion by the Steamer W W on June 25.
Improvements costing about 8000 dollars will double capacity at the local stockyards. Six new pens, larger and roofed with electric lighting, will be added. A cement scale, four double deck loading chutes, and yard remodeling will enable loading eight double deck cars. Office re location and enhanced lighting accompany the upgrades aimed at handling increased business. Mrs. Frank Sieh of Montpelier visited for shopping and business.
The motto proclaims a higher ethics standard in American advertising as a monster convention assembles in Toronto. States enact stricter laws making untruthful ads a crime and vigilance committees enforce them. The push toward safer advertised goods continues amid a tougher market.
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