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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1902
Page
2
Miss Carrie Johnson of Lowesville Virginia praises Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription and Golden Medical Discovery for curing her mother's uterine disease and nervousness after six bottles. The advertisement also touts Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets as a liver stimulant.
Wyeth and other western Derby colts may clash with defeated eastern candidates in an exhibition vote at Coney Island or Saratoga. Drake said he is open to an east versus west race if New York turfmen frame a reasonable proposition and Wyeth could seek a return engagement. He values Wyeth more after the Derby but calls him not the greatest horse.
Chicago June 24 George E Roberts director of the mint and owner of the Iowa State Register traveled to Des Moines to take possession of his new property He denies reports of any group control and says he will run the paper as an independent Republican journal free from factional influence.
Dr Fenner claims his Kidney and Backache Cure saves patients from long kidney disease weight loss and offers a free Cookook Book. He cites a testimonial of dramatic weight gain and recovery and advertises St Vitus Dane Sure Cure circulars and a drug store sale at Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store.
National and American leagues report scores from Monday play with results for top teams. Chicago, Detroit, Pittsburg, Brooklyn, New York, Boston, Philadelphia and others show varied outcomes, while other matchups include Bloomington Cedar Rapids Terre Haute and Davenport with several 9 to 4 and 7 to 2 scores.
In Cumberland County one Abner, town wit and funeral manager, helps arrange a minister to preach for a man deemed “no sort of a man.” The minister questions the deceased’s Christian status and impact, while Abner coolly notes the neighbors wanted little sermon and a five dollar fee, declaring, We got just what we wanted.
Rev W H Seccombe of Bethlehem Congregational church paints and leads repairs as head painter while church carpenters and cleaning volunteers perform a labor of love during the refurbishment. The Sunday notice notes the church will be closed for painting, new floor, and general cleaning.
Report from Nichols to South English says crop prospects are good with a full corn stand growing well and clean despite wet weather. Oats look exceedingly well and overall conditions appear prosperous along the B. C. R. and N. line in South English Ia. on June 24.
Dr. Henry E. Hunter of Newton IA, a pioneer figure in Jasper County, died at home after a two month illness on June 24. Funeral services were held Monday at 3 PM at his residence with brief rites conducted by Revs. Chambers and Willitts.
Davenport Iowa reports the Elk carnival week began with strong turnout as strangers arrived before daylight and many locals visited the business district to see the activity.
Walter Davis, 12, of Lenox vicinity, hanged himself with a halter strap after a runaway team frightened him. The death occurred near Creston on June 24. Authorities note he feared his father would chastise him for the incident.
South English Ia June 24 S M Lane and Myrtle Strong were married last Wednesday evening at Rev Peter Browns. Mr and Mrs W W White have returned from their northern trip. A new mail route will start July 1. Corn potatoes and meadows look fine oats a bit rank. Farmers busy cultivating corn. Mrs C L Heald of Colorado Springs visiting her parents. Dr Newsom plans a new residence. South English to celebrate the 4th with Rev Vankirk as orator.
Cedar Rapids Iowa June 24 Judge Wm G Thompson and Judge Jas H Rothrock pledged the solid vote of Linn county delegation to the Eighteenth district judicial convention and named the twenty six delegates. This secures Linn county candidates for the judgeship and defeats Remley of Jones or Treichier of Cedar county.
Growing game chickens have more meat for their height. Mix bone meal in soft feed as they grow. Smearing wheat with kerosene or turpentine helps gapes. Carbolic acid and hot whitewash improve poultry house sanitation. Provide milk freely but avoid constant feeding. Chickens form small flocks with separate feeding grounds. Growth needs abundant wholesome food and regular meals.
Judge Samuel W. Pennypacker accepted an invitation from the American Scenic and Historic Preservation Society to deliver an oration at the dedication of the Stony Point battlefield as a New York state reservation on July 16. The society spent 3500 dollars improving the reservation, which marks the anniversary of General Anthony Wayne's storming of Stony Point during the revolutionary war.
A good housewife recalls neighbors who borrowed repeatedly then asked her to care for their baby while they went shopping. She notes she would share bread and small items but drew the line when the family sent their little girl to borrow pennies for the organ grinder.
A Boston servant, unsure of her age after eleven years with one family, recalls an old woman who died at 106. She jokes that she cannot remember a time before she was alive, reflecting on age and memory in a Boston Christian Register piece.
This old advice suggests selecting a wife who enjoys cracker jack as a sign of good digestion and affordable upkeep, implying personal traits like healthy teeth and manageable costs.
In a Washington Star quip, Mr. Erastus Pinkly declares he never sold his vote while acknowledging receiving $2 from a candidate. He says a gentleman giving you money for nothing is just reciprocal to voting for him.
Dialogue excerpt from a Chicago Post quotation about understanding a girl's intentions. A man and woman discuss misreading motives and the moment of realization. The exchange highlights uncertainty in interpreting spoken and implied meaning.
A Yonkers newspaper item reports a town resident arrested today on cruelty to animals charges. The alleged case involves a tapeworm and refusal to feed it, cited as a humorous exchange in the Stateman.
A quoted line from Carlisle laments a barrier between ordinary people and life’s depth, using a theatrical image of a film to symbolize division and mystery.
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