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Newspaper

Muscatine Journal

Location

Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 01, 1900

Page

2

Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsements Reported in Muscatine

Residents vouched for Doan's Kidney Pills as a direct kidney remedy after John A. St. Clair of 2013 Mulberry Street praised their effects. He cited relief from aching kidney regions and irregular secretions after using a box bought at Havercamp's drug store.

Muscatine Dean John A. St. Clair Mulberry Street Mt. Forest Ont Havercamp’s Doan Foster-Milburn Co Buffalo N. Y U. S

Giesenhaus German American Savings Bank Formed

Capital of 60000. Officers include J L Giesler president J H Kaiser vice president S L Johnson cashier Directors feature F H Little S M Batt erson C A Mull Albert Baird John H Kaiser Gus Schmidt H Huttig J Scott Blackwell J L Giesler The bank conducts general banking business loans on real estate or personal security and pays 4 percent interest on savings deposits.

J. L. Giesler J. H. Kaiser S. L Johnson F. H. Little S. M. Batterson Albert Baird John H. Kaiser Gus. Schmidt H. Huttig J. Scott Blackwell J. L Giesler J Carskaddan J. B. Dougherty Chas. Page

Pieter Shillis Taken Saved By A Direct Assault

General Buller reports a British success on the road to Ladysmith as Pieter's hill falls to Dublin Fusiliers and the sixth brigade with Colonel Barton. Sixty Boer prisoners are taken and the edge of the Boer left is toppled.

London Buller Ladysmith War Office Pieter’s Hill Dublin Fusiliers Barton Warren North Kitchener South Lancashires Cronje Roberts Modder River Kimberley Rensburg Prettyman Lord Roberts General Prettyman Paardeberg Imperial Earl of Errell

Queen’s dispatch praises Bravery after Cronje surrender

London dispatch notes Queen Victoria congratulates Lord Roberts and General Buller after Cronje’s surrender. Roberts and Buller express gratitude for the queen’s message and sympathy. Casualty lists rise to 12 834 with 2 319 new in the last two weeks across regiments. Colenso reports an armistice as both sides move the wounded and bury the dead.

London Lord Roberts Cronje Buller Victoria Mounted Colenso

Explosions kill four in Sistersville area

Two nitroglycerine blasts near Sistersville West Virginia on March 1 kill Edward Dalton and a driving team. A second blast at Elk Fork during thawing fatally wounds C A Campbell Harry Benedict and Frank Parks.

Sistersville W. Va Here Edward Dalton Elk Fork C. A. Campbell Jacobs Farm Oil Company Harry Benedict Frank Parks

Prohibition Party Nominates Wesley Mott for Congress

Fond du Lac Wisconsin March 1 The Sixth district Prohibition party convention nominated Attorney Wesley Mott of Neenah as its candidate for Congress.

Fond du Lac, Wis Prohibition Party Wesley Mott Neenah

Hay loft discovery leaves Velina man with frostbitten feet

John R. James was found in a hay loft near Velina with both feet severely frozen, doctors warn amputation may be necessary.

Ind John R. James Velina

Irreverent Young People Dish Up Peanuts at Church

West Branch Michigan March 1 The janitor of a local church society published a notice criticizing young people who attend Sunday services to eat peanuts hickory nuts and candy leaving scraps on the carpet. The notice warns this is undisciplined and unladylike and could bring public embarrassment.

West Branch Mich Chuch Churet

Beloit Celebrates Final City Debt Payment

Beloit Wisconsin marked March 1 with celebration of the final payment on a forty year city debt that had prompted annual levies higher than general expenses. The 1853 debt related to a $100 000 railroad stock foreclosed and rendered worthless after mortgage issues. Total city payments exceeded $300 000 before the debt was retired, easing the burden since 1885 as payments continued.

Beloit Wis Racine

Judge Ludwig Enjoined In Milwaukee Case

Madison reports the Wisconsin supreme court ruled unanimously to prohibit further action by Judge Ludwig in the Milwaukee injunction case. The ruling voids the injunction, clears mayor and aldermen of contempt, and states taxpayers lack standing. Also noted is a Detroit smallpox outbreak among Detroit Medical College students prompting vaccination efforts.

Madison, Wis Milwaukee Ludwig Supreme Court Schwartzburg Lansing Mich State Board of Health Detroit Medical College Detroit Wheatfield Ingham County Williamston

Alcoholic Physiology and Superintendence by Atwater

Professor W O Atwater of Wesleyan University addressed the National Educational Association on the physiological effects of alcohol and its teaching in schools. He cited international expert opinion that dilute alcohol provides energy like food and is not a poison, and outlined experiments comparing alcohol to ordinary food materials in nourishing the body and supplying fuel for work.

Chicago National Educational Association Department W O. Atwater Wesleyan University Cambridge England Michael Foster University of Cambridge Atwater Chemical Laboratory Wesley University

Secretary Root to visit Cuba for quick condition check

Secretary Root announced a flying trip to Cuba to personally review political and industrial conditions as Cuba approaches its first elections. He aims for a concise, cursory examination during a critical period in the embryo nation’s career.

Washington Root Cuba

Dewey to Visit Three Oaks for Dewey Cannon Unveiling

President Warren of Three Oaks Mich awaits a May visit from Admiral Dewey to attend the unveiling of the Dewey cannon. General Alger and other prominent figures will attend the ceremony.

Dewey Three Oaks Niles Mich Warren

Coal Prospect Found in Piety Hill Area

Residents of Oakland County Michigan report a possible coal discovery near the Grub school house at Piety Hill. Prospecting will be pushed in the spring as excitement grows over the find.

Highland Mich Oakland County Piety Hill

Soldiers receive service time allowance for homestead entries

Washington March 1 The house committee on public lands reported favorably a bill granting to soldiers of the Spanish and Philippine wars an allowance of their service time toward any homestead entry they may have made.

Washington House Committee On Public Lands

Tragic Self-inflicted Gunshot by Hunt & Co Clerk

Chicago reports H. R. Carr a Hunt & Co clerk at 34 Wabash avenue shot himself in the head. He died within minutes and no motive is known.

Chicago H. R. Carr Hunt & Co Wabash Avenue

President nominates postmasters in Michigan Indiana and Ohio

Washington March 1 The president has sent promotions to the senate naming postmasters Eugene T Slayton Lapeer Michigan F M McDowell Winamac Indiana and F T Miles Salem Ohio in what appears as a routine patronage list.

Washington Senate Postmasters Michigan Eugene T. Slayton Lapeer Indiana F. M. McDowell Winamac Ohio F. T. Miles Salem

Cure a Cold in One Day Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets

Advertising copy claims a one day cure for colds using Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. Refund offered if it fails to cure with E. W. Grove's signature on each box. Price listed as 26 cents.

E. W. Grove

Debunking a Prohibition School Teachings Debate

A speaker argues that alcohol has limited nutritive value and warns against biased school physiology lessons. He contends alcohol affects individuals differently, cautions against teaching that deceives in the name of science, and urges education to align with current research.

Bishops Edsall and Morrison Reception Shifted

In Davenport Bishop Edsall of North Dakota could not attend the planned reception due to illness while Bishop Morrison remained in Chicago on medical advice. The reception occurred with the bishops’ wives hosting. In Rock Island the Republican convention did not back gubernatorial candidates and praised the national administration and Senator Shelby M. Cullom.

Davenport Edsall North Dakota Morrison Chicago Anderson Rock Island, Ills Rock Island County Republican Tanner Shelby M. Cullom Clinton Harrison St Camanche Folletts Princeton Valley City Gilbert Rock Island le Claire Tile Works

Tiny twins and triplets change lives at East Fourth Street store

New York report details Frank Weird and his wife welcoming four babies to their three room flat above their butter and egg shop at 259 East Fourth Street. A girl and three boys weighed about two pounds each. one child died, others are not expected to survive. Neighbors looked in, finding the infants snug in blankets by the stove.

New York East Fourth Street Frank Weird

Beggs' German Salve Endorsed for Piles Relief

Nevada Missouri resident C H Lidell reports immediate relief and permanent cure from piles using Beggs' German Salve. The remedy is guaranteed and endorsed by physicians, with delivery through McBride & Cope and Haverkamp's Pharmacy.

C. H.lidell Nevada McBride & Cope and Havercamp

English pensioner sues Spain for $200000 over Cuban treatment

Victor Hochenstein of Spencer Indiana files a claim for 200000 against the Spanish government for treatment by Spanish soldiers in Cuba while serving with the Red Cross. He formerly served in the Sudan campaign with the British army and publicly charged in Havana that Spain blew up the Maine and was confined in Moro Castle.

Spencer Ind Victor Hochenstein Cuba Red Cross Society Havana Maine Moro

Life Saver Tonic Tablets Offered Free Trial Pack

Advertisement promises a free trial pack of Dr. Dix Tonic Tablets for a wide range of symptoms from nervousness and fatigue to chest pain and digestive issues. Hayes & Coon of Detroit invite readers to send name and address for the trial, claiming quick improvement and a full box for 50 cents if preferred.

Hayes & Coon Hull Detroit Mich

Traveler's Guide. Montezuma freight and passenger lines

Fragmentary railway notice describes Montezuma freight and passenger service with unclear timings. Mentions Sunday exclusions and a Wilton Branch as part of the railroad network. May reflect travel guidance or timetable snippet from a historical rail line.

Muscatine Links Rail Lines to Burlington and Iowa Central

R. M. Dar ter, general passenger agent, announces connections from Muscatine North and South to Burlington and the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific for Bur ington and south, and from Burlington to Muscatine and Iowa Central points east west and north.

Burington Burlington Muscatine Iowa Central

Davenport and Clinton R R Time Table Opens New Rail Line

The Rock Island Davenport Clinton railroad timetable shows improved service for Muscatine residents traveling southward. The opening, once announced in these columns, aims to provide better facilities and faster routes to points above Rock Island and Davenport for Muscatine citizens.

Rock Island Davenport Clinton Muscatine

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the Union Second Street F. Giesenhaus Muscatine Savings Bank Din First National Bank Hershey State Bank Iowa General Banking First National Bank G. Stein D. V. Jackson S. M. Hughes S. G. Stein D. V Jackson Chas Page J. Carskaddan F. P. Sawyers M. Hughes Foreign Exchange Cook, Musser & CO State Bank and Trust Co Banking and Exchange Cor Iowa Ave Second St Evening Journal Pieter Shillis Taken General Joubert Lancashire Bronje Queen Cullom Weird Spain Philadelphia Lehigh Valley Niagara Falls Chas. S. Lee Gen. Pass Traveler’s Guide N.—Muscatine Division Montezuma A. A Freigat Owas Ve Cg, RL &P. Railroad Golny Denver Kansas City St. Joseph Evans Soherocule Wilton Branor Wilton Muscat Muscatine N. & S. Railroad R. M. DaRter Grandview Sundar Clinton R. R New York City E. B. Lewis the Tailor East Second Street Victor J. Evans & CO Evans Building DB. Co
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