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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1913
Page
3
An advertisement touts Hay's Hair Health promising to restore natural color and stop dandruff with rapid effect. It claims gray or faded hair makes one look older, urges readers to purchase the product via druggists and offers free Harfina Soap with different bottle sizes.
A distorted ad filled with misspellings announces circulation promises for Muscatine papers and a Sunday edition schedule. It lists agency names and discounts, then shifts to political commentary on President Wilson’s interstate commerce appointments and a call for progressives in government.
Fragmented text mentions numbers 28 and 27 and names like Synentor Aver a Tor person of department i mumbur senate 1510. Referenced items include Managing Tailor Society, Adltor, Composing Rags, and business office contact numbers 25 or 27.
The first day of Woodrow Wilsons presidency reassures supporters as an incentive order excludes non summoned office seekers and orders department heads to vet appointments. Hagar H Clark is reappointed to the Interstate Commerce Commission while consulting with two Town senators precedes further nominations amid partisan tensions.
Article by J C Muerman portrays Emilio Aguinaldo as a farmer and hemp braid maker, illustrating a shift in Philippine life. It praises American teachers and a growing Filipino school system emphasizing practical industrial training, daily home economics, and hands on work in gardens and crafts.
Forty years ago Isaac B Easox left us a cotton specimen from Rock Island County Lil fibers equal to southern growth He planned to publish on cultivation methods claiming a quarter acre could yield a hundred sails of sheeting and planty for candle wicking Forty years ago brakeman James W Kennedy of Cedar Rapids died after being pulled into a coalhouse from a platform accident His right ear was torn and his head severely injured Thirty years ago Mr Harlan is up for Glasgow?
A sampler of 1900s clippings cites Representative Barry praising progressive roads legislation while praising Brockway for energy. It notes English suffragettes face curt treatment, U S restrictions on plumage debated, and mixed views on Tariff and trusts. Regional papers lampoon bureaucracy and discuss social issues, schooling, and public health remedies.
The report notes scarlet fever waning and that churches may resume services next Sunday. A minor collision occurred where the B C R N and Southwestern engines met at the dimension institute, with both engines involved in the encounter.
Omer B Plumly son of Mr and Mrs Sylvan Plumly longtime city resident united in marriage last Wednesday to a Green Bay Wisconsin bride. Groom well known, educated in local schools, later employed in the Port Telegraph Co office and practically its manager briefly. At bride's Bloomington township home this week Lydia A Bloomer wed Robert Sulekts.
Gossip at the Iowa Capitol reports a bill to ban newspaper and public ads selling remedies for tuberculosis cancer and other diseases, with penalties for false claims. Senate debates linger as deadlines loom, while other business includes a railroad title dispute and a headlight requirement for locomotives on branch lines.
ABE MARTIN reports that many filers register at Grand Central and Busy Bee, while Rev Wiley Tanger accepts a call to Elptown to weigh the advantage of wartime taxation and related policies.
The piece notes proposals to aid Gettysburg veterans from Iowa for the semi centennial event, plus an $3,000 yearly grant for horticultural work at Chariton City station. It mentions a plan for U S senator direct election and an arbitration bill for labor disputes, with details on a proposed three member board and gubernatorial selection. It ends with a testimonial about Changerlin’s Liniment curing rheumatism.
The Presbyterian church Women’s Missionary Society will hold a ten vent trimble bee at the Mansa Friday afternoon March 7. All church and congregation women are invited. Mr. and Mrs A L Dice went to Chicago to attend the cement show. Mrs William Baxter and children are improving after illness. A sledding outing drew three bobsled loads to the Kruess home in South Prairie for games and feasting with Royal Neighs group. Nancy Kingsbury, born March 10 1837 in Luzern county Pa, died March 1 3913 in Holstein Neb. survivors include four daughters and family. Short services were held at Elders undertaking parlors. interment Timberlake cemetery. Mrs Martha Wright returns from a three month Chicago visit.
Practical guidance on chick feeding from hatch to growth, including yolk assimilation, first feeds, ground and dry mash feeding strategies, and nutrition emphasis on nitrogenous foods. Also instructions for starting nasturtium seedlings in paper cylinder planters, soil mix, temperature, light, transplanting, and seed-sourcing cautions.
Gladwin March 6 local column records moves and visits. Henry Boyd and family call on Mrs. John Butcher. Geo Leffler relocates toward Lone Tree. Westley Solowon near Columns Junction. Jack House at Carson Dinton place. Measles spread. WWazel McBride ill. Dan Jones buys farm from Fria Blanchard. Louis Bouscal vacates. Mrs. Will Bindleperger and a jil igen visit Emma Hovecal. Mrs. Alex Mullen and Louise Hovs 2a) deliver black team valued at 40 dollars to Nichols for Mrs. Blanchard.
An old advertisement touts Ely's Cream Balm as a quick cure for clogged nostrils, head colds and catarrh. It claims immediate relief from nasal inflammation, runny nose, and throat irritation, with promised overnight improvement and nightly breath ease through a small bottle purchase.
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