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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1908
Page
7
A string of social items reports Mrs. C. D. Connell of Summit and Mrs. Kaufman of Wilton in Muscatine, visits by Miss Maher of Durant and Miss Nagel from Wilton, and multiple Saturday shopping and visiting trips. Also promotes Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea with health claims.
Attorney E M Warner spoke on A Rule of Life at the YMCA to a large audience. He examined Titus and Pauls exhortations soberly righteously and Godly in this present world and warned against excesses while urging moral reform. The talk explored personal duty toward self others and God with a future reward promised. Next weeks program Songs in the Dark will feature stereopticon slides solos and instrumental items.
W. J. McAlpine the contractor for the new court house and post office buildings arrived in the city and confirms that work on the former structure will begin soon. A derrick on the levee opposite the Rock Island station was set up to unload stone from cars and hoisting engines are in place near the site. Some stone from Bedford Indiana has shipped and should arrive in a few days enabling brick and stone laying to start. Winter boards covering the foundation are being removed as arrangements are made to commence work.
J G Mitchell of the Local Y M C A lectured on Applied Christianity in First Presbyterian church. Slides showed New Zealand industries and reforms including housing acts, factory laws, wages, holidays, and the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act. He argued these measures foster happiness and independence, with gains in manufacturing value and wages over five years.
The piece extols Chamberlains Cough Remedy as having thirty five years of sale and use and no equal. It highlights careful drug selection and purity, noting absence of opium chloroform or harmful ingredients. Dealers guarantee satisfaction or refund.
Several townships held caucuses Saturday night selecting delegates to the county convention in Muscatine and ultimately to the state and congressional gatherings in Des Moines March 18. Pike Township named seven delegates. Goshen and Cedar also chose Allison men for county representation. Bloomington delegates were chosen at the court house caucus.
Washington High School girls defeated West Liberty 22 to 12 in a Friday night basketball game at Wiley Grand. A Freshman boys game followed, West Liberty defeating Nichols 38 to 28.
Port Allen March 9 Mrs Martha Horton of Muscatine Mr and Mrs Holly Ryan and daughter of Nichols and a relative from Iowa City attended the funeral of David Moyer who died Thursday evening at age 89 years 1 month He leaves a wife and eight children and had lived 48 years on the farm where he passed away. Rev J W Bechtel and wife visited Alex McCullough and wife and were joined by their new boy. Miss Alice Chown visited Miss Gertie Pine at Columbus City over Sunday. Lester Marsh of Seymour Indiana stayed with his uncle H F Babbitt and family and visited his sisters at the Babbitt home. Tracy Miller visited the Berkshire home at Oakland Sunday afternoon.
An appliance style advertisement touts Bucklen's Arnica Salve from Havercamp's Prescription Drug, claiming it cures burns wounds sores eczema and piles with a 25 cent price and guaranteed effectiveness.
In a brief ceremony, Gold Medal Flour is named an honor with ROSABEL cited as a key participant. The event highlights the brand's standing in regional industry circles.
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