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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1915
Page
2
A feasil merchant complains that old methods clutter newspapers with goods ads. A newer, advertising driven merchant touts the cash register and window displays as essential to drawing customers. The exchange highlights shifting business attitudes toward newspaper advertising.
Pauline Kennedy alias Pauline Manuel, a young woman of attractive appearance, was arrested on forgery charges by Police Captain Miller on Twentieth Street. She is to be tried tomorrow morning by Magistrate Smith for passing a worthless check for 10 to Davis J. Ziffren at 220 Twentieth Street about a month ago. Ziffren reported the matter after recognizing the suspect walking north on the east side of Twentieth Street. He alerted police, and Kennedy was taken into custody.
Resinol ointment and soap claim to soothe eczema teething rash and chafing in babies. Regular baths with Resinol Soap are said to prevent eruptions and aid sleep, with physicians widely using the products for years.
Chief Miller hurried to the scene and arrested the altered forger who denies the charges and claims she never saw driftin. An Illinois senate act prohibits building a jail within 209 feet of a schoolhouse, argued by Attorney Searle to not affect Rock Island county courthouse square construction and title to the property.
Des Moines reports an epidemic of forgeries in Iowa over the past year with more forgery arrests than in prior years. P W Hall Iowa Bankers Association secretary notes protective work by the department, cites no successful bank burglaries since December 11, 1912 and only two attempts, while burglaries persist in surrounding states. He adds that they monitor burglars constantly, deterred by this vigilance.
Unclaimed letters for the Muscatine Iowa post office week ending June 22. Men’s list includes Earl Hain Ed Prescott Ray Rector Thomas Roberts Rex Rosa Hdn J Russell J Straatman W L Wallace I W W Watson. Women’s list lists Milas Estella Bartlett Blanche KRay Miss Gera Groff Miss Iva Muller Mrs Harvey DB Orr. Callers must say Advertised. Frank W East PM
Muscatine and Lowlea county supervisors inspect the No 13 Drainage District Pumping plant to verify building and machinery meet specifications. The two day inspection tests many tents on installed machinery to ensure proper operation. MacDonald Engineering Company expects no hitch and anticipates acceptance if tests are satisfactory.
The River Junction area prepares for a June 30 picnic at Henry Walker Park with a noon dinner and an afternoon program. Rev. C E Coggeshall of Love Tree will give the welcome, while Prof Bohumi Shimek is the principal speaker. County Attorney E B Wilson, Hon David Brant of the Iowa City Republicans, Euclid Sanders, and A A Byington of Iowa City are expected to attend and speak.
Janet WeKenzie Hill editor of the Boston Cooking School Magazine presents a new method for apple dumplings that requires no whole apples, prevents juice from rotting or burning, and uses a crispy biscuit shell to hold apples and juice.
A vintage recipe describes filling buttered muffin cups with sliced apples salted lightly, adding water, and baking a dough cover. After baking, invert, top each dumpling with hard sauce and nutmeg, and note the KC Cook’s Book offer via a 2-cent badge in Kellogg’s Baking Powder promotion.
The Laurent Council Knights of Columbus will occupy a new two story brick building at 222 West Second a street after January 1 2016. Ground floor club rooms billiard room rear and second floor lodge meeting space to host small dances. Annual picnic planned at Weed Park probably July 15 with market picnic dinner and an evening dance at Weed Park club house invites families.
Mayor Kern pushes quick action as the interior work for Muscatine city hall moves forward. The special city council session next week will hear bids for interior decorating and wood furniture with steel furniture bids delayed by revised specifications. The finance committee and building committee have met regularly to finalize the contracts.
Special Execution directs sale of Breda Reiseney and Maryella Reinsager property Lot Five in Block Seventy Three Park Place Addition Muscatine County Iowa. Sale to satisfy J A Bartemeier on July 10 1915 at Muscatine Court House between 9am and 4pm with sale at 11am. endorsement by Sheriff R J Whiley.
Iowa City June 25. Marty Fishburn of Muscatine received a certificate entitling him to practice law in Iowa after graduating with honors from the state university law college and passing the stiff examinations this week. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in liberal arts in 1912.
Court of Honor notices dues collection details for members to pay Mrs E Sawyer at 312 E 2nd St and Saturday night from 7 to. She will be at Pantie Grocery 309 E 2nd St. Per order Ora A McEihaney. St Marys home baking sale at McCoims Saturday afternoon Adv Dr Norton Office surgery Adv
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