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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1906
Page
2
Fredonia reports visits and travel among residents including Mr. and Mrs. Wilson and Mrs. Adram Reynolds from Columbus Junction, Roy Skipton, Charlie Hess from Winfield, and many callers from nearby towns. Services at the local church are planned with Sunday school at 2 and preaching at 3 p.m. next Sunday.
An advertorial claim promises to cure a cold in one day using Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. Druggists refund money if it fails, and E W Grove’s signature appears on each box, priced at 25 cents.
Iowa Central offers unusually low second class settlers tickets every Tuesday in March and April to Minnesota Dakota and Canada. Call on agents for rates or address A B Cuts G P T A Minneapolis Minn.
The Journal announces the forthcoming novel The Deluge by David Graham Phillips. It is described as popular and timely, covering Wall Street, labor, financing, graft, and present day problems. The Journal will reprint the book after serial publication, with opening chapters in Friday's issue.
The Journal begins a new serial titled The Deluge with the first chapters set to appear in Friday's issue. The narrative promises unfolding crisis and mounting tension as characters confront a sweeping catastrophe.
Keota residents travel to new Canadian homes and visit relatives in nearby towns. Henry Williams returns from Minneapolis while Emma Disney and Rush Brock oversee the store in his absence. Local accidents and illnesses include Emerson Stewart with a broken collarbone after a horse mishap and Lee Duvermoury awaiting recovery from appendicitis. Charles Kreger travels to Oklahoma after news of Mrs Kreger’s death, with Kreger relatives noted in the Keota area.
Mrs. Louise Drake and son Theodore returned from wintering in Colorado and California. Mrs. G H Corwin visited relatives in Muscatine. Miss Browning of Granitview stayed with Mrs. Albert DeCamp. Rev Brooks will preach midweek services at the Island church and again next week. Mrs B H DeCamp and children visited Mr and Mrs Neidig in Muscatine. Miss Kate McGrew visited her sister in Muscatine.
An advertisement claims Golden Specific cures drunkenness within 24 hours. It mentions a free trial package mailed in a sealed wrapper to any writer and cites testimonials from Mrs. Balkins of Kentucky and Mrs. Zink of Oregon. The trusted doctor offers proof and urges sending name and address to Cincinnati.
Blue Grass Iowa notes include mail carrier disruptions due to bad roads with alternative carriers Willis Hooper Henry Dipple Isael Bancks and Mrs Fridley stepping in. Visitors Louisa Lorary and Martha Kostopfal several locals seen at William Saltan and John Spring and others attended Hazel Dell school programs and local visits.
Allie Bell suffers a painful arm fracture after a hay mow fall. Dr. Carl set the bone and Bell is doing as well as could be expected. Wilder Smith and family moved into a new home. Pearl Adams visits from West Liberty. Moving continues with Knot crossing Cedar to Foster, Johnny Mills family moving to Cedar Valley, Vandamant family relocating, and H N Ryan family moving to Nichols in the F Hummel property area.
Reduced one way fares to California Oregon Washington British Columbia Utah Montana Idaho and Old Mexico on sale from February 15 to April 7. Fare 3.15 dollars below regular. Wednesdays tourist cars to Los Angeles and San Francisco run via Kansas City and Santa Fe System. Call agents in Minneapolis.
Mrs. Sarah Coover aged about 77 died this morning at 3 30 at the Front street home of her daughter Mrs John Van Buren after a period of declining health. She was born August 14 1826 in Montgomery County Ohio and had lived in Muscatine thirty years. She was twice married first to Rev Levi Heiss who died in 1870 then to Isaac Coover in 1874. She leaves two daughters Mrs John Van Buren and Laura Heiss and one brother Joseph Wilhelm. Funeral plans were to be private at the family residence Saturday morning. Her husband Isaac Coover is ill in Iowa City and not informed of her death.
Sunflower Ridge Iowa notes include Eugene Hetzler leaving March first to work for L T Gray near Wilton, Miss Emma Grimm visiting Muscatine, John Jinkens of Pleasant Prairie with D A Grimm, Max Kretschmar renting a vacant farm, Griff Jinkens visiting John Fowler, Mrs D A Cole and son Glee with Mrs Nugent Bazel Dell, Brunson family in Fairport, Gus Brossart delivering hogs to Summit, and Joe Thauren family moving to a Summit farm.
Sandy Crowe reports March 8. Will Adams visits Muscatine this week to cut buttons. Avid Hudler, longtime local resident, visits friends here. Mr and Mrs J S Collage of Fre donia visited Monday with daughter Mrs George Thompson. Will Thompson moves from Cone area into Chester Williams house. Williams moved to Utter farm. Clara Wagner returns home after weeks with aunt near Morning Sun. Mrs Fred Wagner and Flossie visit Mr Button in Fredonia.
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