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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1902
Page
6
Doan's Kidney Pills claim to relieve kidney illness and back pain when the kidneys fail. The ad warns about brick-dust urine, dark color, frequent or painful urination and urges using the product before congestion or inflammation. It touts testimony from friends and neighbors as proof.
Mr John A St Clair of 2013 Mulberry Street a retired farmer reports kidney pain and irregular secretions worsened by cold but says a Dean's Kidney Pills cured him after he tried Havercamp’s drugstore supply. He endorses Doan's and warns against substitutes.
Clinton Street resident Frank Royster reports severe backache and kidney discomfort kept him bedridden for days. He tried plasters and internal medicines with no lasting relief before using Doan's Kidney Pills, which he says cured him. Sold by Havercamp's pharmacy and all druggists for 50 cents per box. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY, sole proprietor.
Miss Amanda Kelley of Davenport visits Miss Franke Jewell in Wilton. Tea for twenty five hosted by Mrs. Raynor. Miss Grace Witmer leaves Burr Oak term to teach in Durant. Several local visits and moves noted including livery sale to Will Hucke and a library room offered by Mr. Bacon. The Union Bank reports a 21000 dollar business.
Rev Boyce preached two sermons in the M E church while Pastor Boydston remains housebound. Mrs E R Preiss hosted a tea. Miss Nannie McCarthy visits from California. David Curtis moves from New Sharon to Lone Tree to work in timing. Miss Jennie Constant goes to St Louis to train in wholesale millinery. Robert Swank loads a car for his new home. Caleb Sweet moves into Marion Baker’s former house. Mrs Graant Stover visits Albert Lea. Mrs Jacobs dies in Nichols. her sister Mrs Melvin Smith mourns. Della Kelso plans a Boulder Colorado departure for health reasons.
Sevastopol Iowa reports a Hoffmeyer ladies dinner party with one young man present. W H Simpson writes school ma am orders in a land office business. Residents beg corn oats or potatoes to sell for extra cash from Missouri with five children to provide. Various locals visit Muscatine and area travels noted. Roads are in poor condition and voters in the district are described as upcoming.
Community members discuss candidates for the school director post as the print deadline nears. Voters weigh leadership qualities and school district goals while official timelines remain unclear.
Riverside Iowa March 4 The English river rose last week preventing water powered grinding at Griffin and Crizmill. The Miller Brothers rent E Nicola's farm with a stock car load from near Galesburg Illinois. Frank Dutremont works on a Tama county brick yard. Crawbaughs moved to Floyd county report good neighbors and like it there. Rev Emmerson returns from revival amid schooling closures due to smallpox. John Lombarager bought Col Nicola store and residence. R Buquot rents the store and moves in. J McClusky to vacate. Howard and Ray Law finished a 41 foot well for Anthony Stransky. another well for John Younkin yields ten feet of water. Albert Weland moves to Iowa City as Bloomington Sunday school secretary. John Myers moves from Richmond farm to H Willitts property. Herman Pierman family welcomes new home formerly H Rockefellow. North Prairie Sewing Society to meet next Thursday at E G Pace home.
Delbert Pemberton of Bloomington has enlisted for three years in the standing army and left Thursday for San Francisco. Mrs. Samuel Rockefellow dined at Shady Nook on Tuesday. An all day quilting at the Bloomington parsonage is planned for March 6 with invitation to all ladies to bring dinner per committee order. Jesse Fishburn is the newly elected.
Savings bank deposits in this country reach 2 310 660 000 dollars and have doubled in about fifteen years. Germany follows with 1 900 000 000, Austria Hungary 1 201 240 000, France 854 220 000, and the United Kingdom 829 920 000 in the ranking.
A Norwegian custom requires a prospective bride to demonstrate knitting baking and spinning before she may marry in Norway. The ritual tests the bride's domestic skills as a condition of nuptial permission.
California figs and prunes blend with well ripened grain to create a fruit and grain cereal beverage. The process preserves the fruit flavor and grain strength, producing a healthful nutritious drink that tastes and looks like coffee. Boil 5 to 10 minutes. All grocers sell FigPrune Cereal.
West Liberty Indiana reports the spring month acting strong as Owen E. Owens household effects were sold at public auction last Saturday afternoon. The house bid in its sale. Mrs H B Watters rushed to Iowa City Sunday morning for her ill son Bert a university student vaccinations caused his illness but he improved by Monday evening. Gibson and Alvers held a large horse and mule sale Saturday afternoon despite bad weather, bringing in $5260. Many families have moved residences in recent days.
Public notice urges buyers to research lands along the Burlington Cedar Rapids and Northern line before purchase. It promotes investment in new towns along the railway and announces round trip sale days in March to May with low rates to numerous states and territories. Information available from company representatives in Cedar Rapids Iowa.
A detailed Muscatine market page lists prices for grains including corn at 62 665c and wheat at 65 70c, oats 43c, rye 5ic, hay and hay products, fats like butter and lard, and live stock rates such as hogs 5.60 to 5.85, cattle 3.00 to 3.26, calves 3.00 to 1.06, and turkeys, chickens, and eggs with varied per unit quotes. Retail figures cover flour, meal, sugar, coffee, cheese, vegetables, fruits, and coal and wood fuels with multiple price points.
Very Cheap Colonist Rates To points in Montana Idaho Washington Oregon and Utah will be in effect at all stations on the Iowa Central road daily during March and April. You can reach not only Butte Helena Boise Tacoma Spokane Seattle Portland Salt Lake City Ogden and Denver but many intermediate points at these low rates.
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