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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1909
Page
4
A marriage license was issued today to Eddie A Potter and Lena A Kelley. The notice appears in local records alongside advertisements for Sleepy Eye flour and Slaughter's Candy Store offerings.
Laurent Council of the Knights of Columbus plans an evening at the Asthalter building with Rev. F. J. Leonard of St Matthias delivering an Ireland themed talk near St Patrick's Day. A smoker is planned and members may submit applications for the next class at once.
In Oskaloosa Iowa on March 11 authorities raided and closed several gambling houses. Patrons learned of the raids and fled town, with many they escaped before police arrival.
James J. Jeffries stated in New York that Al Kaufman and any other white fighter have no chance of securing a title bout with him. He added he did not know if he could regain condition to face Jack Johnson.
The notice advertises Joseph Bilkey a pioneer harness maker still producing hand sewn harness as a specialty and carrying a full line of machine sewn harness in light and heavy weights for farmers and others using harness.
Local dealer Frank Bowman offers cost cutting deals on buggies carriages and wagons with promises of substantial savings for buyers seeking reliable transportation options.
James Vanatta, a longtime Buffalo Prairie settler and 85, died Tuesday from a stroke at his son W. O. Vanatta’s home. Funeral services were held Thursday at the home and Illinois City M E church, with the Masonic fraternity handling the graveside rites in Illinois City cemetery. He was active in the Methodist church and served as Sunday school superintendent. Surviving children include Mrs. Mary A. Kistler, J R Vanatta, W O Vanatta, M F Vanatta, Mrs Emma McGreer, Mrs Sarah Brown, and Ernest Vanatta.
An advertisement promotes Dr King’s New Discovery as a sure cure for coughs and colds available at Haverkamp’s Prescription Drug Store with prices 50 cents and one dollar.
Speaker Cannon and Representative Vreeland met with Republican Ways and Means members in Washington to review the new tariff bill. They discussed reviving the war revenue and inheritance tax provisions and measures to curb under valuations and Dingley law ambiguities.
Secretary of War Dickinson leaves Chicago for Washington after winding up his Illinois Central holdings and resigning as attorney. He says he is a lifelong Democrat and will serve the nation, denying motives tied to railroads or the lake front.
Feirrel K Rosenfield, youngest son of Mr and Mrs Solomon Rosenfield of 605 East Fifth Street, died this morning after a period of illness. He was born January 7 1909. Funeral services will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2 o clock from the family home.
West Hill Bible class meets Mrs Wise 1907 Newell Avenue tomorrow at 2 30 in the afternoon. Glee club convenes at rooms tomorrow at 7 30 in the evening with room for new members. Mission Study class meets tonight at the rooms 6 30 with supper at 6 in the gym. Next week is membership campaign week.
A home preparation touted by a druggist uses Beta Quinol mixed with alcohol and water to treat dandruff and hair loss. Rub into the scalp daily for a week then reduce to weekly to strengthen roots and promote lighter, fluffier hair.
Middletown Ia March 10 婚禮於 F L Zigler 住宅舉行 Flor ence Zigler 與 Arden Iowa Ira H. Lee 組成新婚夫妻 典禮由 E Snook 牧師主持 婚宴設三道菜 招待約五十名賓客 婚禮後新郎新娘前往芝加哥度過一週 3 月 17 日前後回家。 LEE 先生為 Muscatine 東 Fifth 街 115 號之 Robert Lee 之子 從事 Seventy-Six Township 農耕。
The regular business meeting of Major John Circle was held Wednesday evening at the G A R hall. It was decided to hold a called meeting at Mrs Maude McCord's home at Fifth and Walnut streets next Monday evening to arrange an entertainment.
Mesdames S. G. Stein Fred Welker Fred Beach Frank Neidig W. F. Miksch and Miss Aura A Sawyer will host a First Presbyterian church Ladies Aid meeting Friday afternoon. All women of the church are invited to attend.
The Miriam Aid society met Wednesday afternoon at 210 Iowa Avenue with Mrs. Thomas Watson hosting. Miss Ada St Clair is set to host the next gathering on Wednesday afternoon March 24.
The Ladies' Aid society of the First M E church will meet Friday at the church for an all day sewing session. A good attendance is desired as plans for the Easter sale will be made.
The Luther League Sewing Circle gathered at Grace Lutheran Church on Wednesday evening and completed their typical sewing tasks.
The Yeoman Rowena Industrial Circle will meet Friday at 9 AM at Yeoman Hall for an all day sewing event. Members will work on projects and share techniques.
M T Anderson of Foster Iowa files for divorce alleging his wife’s affair with Walter Simpson as co respondent. He says he found the two in a compromising situation and Simpson fled to Missouri, prompting the divorce action.
E P Day faces decisions on Harry Jones’s remains kept at his undertaking rooms. A note from Sherman Beatty of Alton Park TN asks officials to “buy” the body, likely meaning bury. If buried, the body would be sent to the University of Iowa for examination or interred in Muscatine if burial is arranged locally.
Washington on March 11 reports seven years of work tallying government expenses for the late President McKinley’s illness and burial. An appropriation of 45000 was made July 1, 1902, with 2482 unused. Major items include payments to doctors Mann Mynter McBurney Park Stockton Janeway Matzinger and others plus undertakers nurses and miscellaneous costs.
Quincy Illinois March 11 local boat clubs promise a life saving station on the Mississippi in a joint session of committees last night to cut the river’s annual loss of life. The move is expected to set a pattern for other river towns along the stream.
Seed oats available from Thompson Bros Co. Leave your order and view samples of Northern Grown Seed Oats offered by the supplier.
John H. Parsons of Wapello Iowa died March 9 1909 after a long illness from Brights disease aged 54. He was born August 14 1854 in Jefferson township and lived in Louisa county all his life. Survived by Lena Bollinger widow two sisters Mrs Alvira Erwin and Mrs Mary Creswell and three brothers James Abe and Harry T Parsons. Funeral held March 11 at 10 am with Masonic services at his home and burial in Parsons cemetery south of Toolesboro.
Monroe La March 11 the southbound express on the Arkansas Louisiana and Gulf railroad was derailed twenty miles north of the city shortly before midnight last night. Engineer Daniel was instantly killed and Fireman Gowan seriously hurt. No passengers were injured. Investigation showed the switch had been thrown and spiked while the signal light showed white.
Laurent Council will meet in regular session this evening in Macabee hall at 7 30. All members with membership applications must hand them in at this meeting. After the business session a special program has been arranged. All members urged to be present. Per A G Bestenlehner Financial Secretary.
In early debates on women’s higher education Cambridge scholars including Arthur Clement Hilton advocate gendered progress. Hilton predicted women earning degrees would become spinsters of art and eventually attain the MA.
Cor. Forest and Stream proposes a waterproof matchbox that doubles as a ten or twelve gauge shell with a cork stopper. The design ensures flotation, easy opening, and low cost, with a cord to secure the stopper to the shell base as a safety measure.
A brief bygone-column item cites a Louisville Courier Journal exchange about luck and business. The pessimist admits poor luck while the optimist credits hard work and advertising as the route to success.
A dialogue reveals a new girl in the house who appears exceptionally quiet. The mistress notes the guest’s silence extends to her cleaning, implying unusual propriety or restraint and leaving other household details unexplained.
A street scene dialogue shows a plumber asking a boy if he has everything for a job for Brown, with the boy affirming and a bystander noting the scene and wondering about the plumber’s future.
A playful dialogue asks how to reduce an empty barrel’s weight from ten to seven pounds. The answer: fill it with holes, a pun implying holes remove weight.
A loud speaking Black man explains to a police officer why he fled a dance scene across the Tenth street viaduct after an altercation with a shorter yellow man. He claims the man threatened him with a knife and he ran to escape, insisting he was chasing a streetcar.
In a dialogue from the era a Birmingham maker of torture devices talks about decades of production. He notes Siam and China have long bought his contrivances, including costly clockwork water droppers, with brutal implications discussed in a vivid extract credited to the New York Press.
The Paris Gaulois prints three letters by executioner Sanson from the terror era. One full quote refutes rumors he sold Louis Capet hair. He says no relics were taken from his house. He notes private sympathy for the king and, on his death in 1806, left funds for masses for Louis XVI's soul.
Gold Medal Flour touted as making the lightest sponge cake seen. The note credits Hreter and RachEL with praising the result and its texture.
A literary exchange notes a battleship stuck in mud prompting a reflection that a ship stuck on land could set a record if freed to the open sea. The quote frames a humorous comparison between confinement and potential achievement.
A concise Cardinal Newman reflection notes that money fosters self regard and power in both the possessor and the acquirer, describing wealth as a form of creation that inflates ego and elevates self-idolization.
A reflective line notes solitude in mastering temptation and mortality. It asserts that victory requires personal struggle and cannot be borrowed or shared through others or gifts of strength. The quote emphasizes individual endurance and final solitude in life.
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