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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1902
Page
8
Notices list passengers on the Firefly to Chicago and Rock Island including W. L. Roach Fred Daut and Mrs Huttig. Dr Pentzer eyespecialist at 217 E Second St. speaks on corrected vision. Local societies plan initiation and aid society activities plus river gauge readings and a hunting trip. Geo Dye and others travel for business. An axe accident injures Geo Leap but not seriously.
Local announcement lists a March 17 entertainment by L A of A on St Patrick's Day and notes activities of visiting relatives, travels, and social events. Several residents and guests are described leaving for Davenport Muscatine and Nichols with brief details of their trips and visits.
The Aid closed February with forty new members. At the March meeting the drill team initiated twelve pledges receiving the first degree of Fraternalism. The council canvassed for applications to earn a February premium of officers’ new badges, expected in about two weeks.
A Friday evening reception at First Baptist parish welcomed Rev H R Greaves and his wife to Muscatine. Despite threatening weather a large crowd attended, enjoying ice cream and cake while meeting the couple. The event drew representatives from all city churches, not just the host church, and the greeting was warmly extended.
The Muscatine School Board held its regular monthly meeting at the high school Saturday night with Directors Koeckritz and Halstead absent. Treasurer Engel’s report was approved and filed, and bills totaling dozens of dollars to local vendors and publishers were examined and approved before adjournment.
Local business notes outline Henry Dealing and Henry Heins in a partnership with Gustav Wels and Jacob Fisch & Sons. The fragment hints at organizational changes and possible restructuring among firms including Weebeco et cetera. Further details are unreadable in the clipping.
The Presbyterian church held Sunday services with notable sermons by Rev. J. N. Elliott and exceptional music. A quartet including Mrs. E. F. Gobble Miss Nellie Robertson G. W. Porter and Fred S. Pentzer sang at both services. Pentzer led with a solo in the morning and Mrs. Gobble sang in the evening to strong audience enjoyment.
Mr and Mrs 4. B. Poole announce the birth of a son who weighs ten pounds.
Travel offers low rates via the Great Rock Island Route to California and North Pacific coast points including Salt Lake City and Ogden Utah Helena and Butte Montana on sale daily March 1 to April 30 1902. Through tourist sleepers daily to California via El Paso. For rates contact C R L P ticket office. G M Gould Agent.
Card states refunds for Green's Warranted Syrup of Tar and a 5-cent bottle if coughs or colds persist. The undersigned firms Nesper & Co., J. J. Havercamp, G. A. Riemcke, W. B. Barkalow, and J.T. Keuchmar offer the guarantee.
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