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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1909
Page
4
Local event notes that immigrants will perform in costume at the Baptist church Monday evening. It also reports several local residents moving from hospitals to home and minor daily life details, including a cocoa stop and a flour brand endorsement.
The U B supper on March 16 offers chicken pie and gravy, mashed potatoes, sauer kraut, baked beans, French pickles, home made bread with butter and jelly, cake, coffee, ice cream, and home made candy.
The Rosenfield family thanks neighbors and friends and Vienna Button Cutters and Rescue Hose Co for the sympathy shown after the death of their son Terryl. Mr. and Mrs. Sollie Rosenfield.
A notice describes a social gathering next Friday night featuring supper and a smoker with a general good time planned. No further details on host or location are provided in the readable text.
Seed oats advertisement invites readers to leave orders and view samples of Northern Grown Seed Oats from Thompson Bros. Co. The note highlights available varieties and encourages customer inquiries.
Washington march 13 democrats in the house oppose a duty on coffee and a stamp tax on checks bonds and stocks in the new tariff bill. They threaten an inheritance tax amendment to embarrass republicans over Roosevelt and Taft recommendations. The bill may remove iron ore duties drawing cross party opposition.
James A Morris files for divorce in district court alleging wife Alice Morris deserted him around September 17 1904. The couple wed in this city on October 15 1900 and lived together about four years.
Miss Geneva Little and Lewis C. Walker quieted their union at 7:45 pm in a Plumly home ceremony attended by forty guests. The couple, with Walker secretary of Aermotor in Chicago, will reside on Warren Avenue, Chicago.
Miss Edith Peto of East Fifth street hosted a farewell party as she prepares to move with her parents to Fort Wayne Indiana. Guests included Gertrude Knight Delta Lewis Hazel Moore Lida Loveless Mabel Rands Neva Perry Ethel Parvin Edith Bond Gail Hamilton Edna Berry Edna Kendig May Benninger Marie Will Irma Addleman Lottie Elfers Ella Blakesley Flora Benninger and Elizabeth Martin.
The M. E. ladies shift their annual Easter sale from April 7 to March 31 after a meeting held yesterday afternoon. Plans are laid for a bazaar with a social for all congregation members in the evening, including a program and refreshments.
Miss Emma Litz of 1175 Hershey Avenue was surprised at home by about twelve friends for a birthday anniversary. An informal program by the group preceded a dainty luncheon.
Mrs. Fred Beach of 706 West Third street hosts the Twentieth Century club Tuesday afternoon. The program Forestr y and Rivers linked to patriotism includes talks by Mrs. W F Chevalier on Forestry and Our Rivers, Mrs. Will Downer on Forestry Resources of the Philippines, Mrs. J E Stevenson on Deep Waterways, Mrs. Emerson Hoopes on Birds' Value, Mrs. G A Heidel on Pine Tree history, and Mrs. Marcia White on Arbor Day.
Cards from Muscatine announce the engagement of Harry Peresman of Oxford Indiana to Miss Ida Sarah Miller daughter of Mr and Mrs M J Miller of Des Moines. Peresman formerly resided in Muscatine and friends are pleased to learn of his coming marriage.
The Iola Palefaces of Degree of Pocahontas gathered yesterday at the home of Mrs. Bertha Robey at 210 Roselawn Avenue. Mrs. Lydia Young will host the society next on Friday afternoon March 19 at her residence 215 Roselawn Avenue.
Hershey State Bank increased its capital stock from 100000 to 150000 through amended articles of incorporation filed today after a directors meeting yesterday at 3 30 pm. Notice will be given to stockholders to pay their proportionate shares at par in cash within 10 days. The board size is now set between six and ten directors. The bank has shown substantial growth and stands as a strong Muscatine institution.
A Monday evening program at the Baptist church by the Farther Lights society features an entertainment titled The Gates Open or Closed. The act includes a Ladies quartet, a reading by Mrs Samuels, a whistling solo by Josephine Stirlen, and a three scene dramatic exercise with named characters such as Uncle Sam Matthew Westrate cabinet members Carl Schmidt Frank Allen Edward Shoemaker and others portraying immigrants and citizens.
The Philathea class of the First Methodist church will hold a called meeting Monday evening at Mrs. Clinton DeCamp’s home, 223 East Second Street. The group will be photographed and a full attendance is desired.
Friends gathered at 414 Mulberry Avenue to honor Harry Springer on his 20th birthday after he returned from Iowa City where he studies at the State University Medical College. About forty friends attended the surprise event yesterday afternoon.
The United Brethren church J. D. club held a fine meeting last evening at Miss Hazel Keath living at 805 East Eighth street. Miss Leah Amlong of Isett avenue will host Friday evening March 19.
A meeting of the Yeoman Rowena Industrial Society at Yeoman Hall discussed further plans for a bazaar to run from March 26 to April 1 conducted by the Yeoman lodge.
The Ladies' Aid society hosted a reception yesterday afternoon at the First Presbyterian church parlors attended by about fifty women. Mrs. W. P. Frazier performed several recitations. A follow up social is planned for Friday afternoon March 26.
The Major John Circle will meet at Mrs Maude McCord’s Walnut and Fifth streets residence next Monday evening. Full attendance is desired as important business will be transacted.
On next Friday evening members of the Colonel Hare Circle will hold a meeting to make further arrangements for a May Festival to be held on May 1st.
Father F J Leonard unable to attend Mothers' club address set for Monday at Mrs J F Devitt's home on West Third Street. Dr C E Crow will lecture on Osteopathy and Prof G N Rockwell will provide music. Members invited.
Mrs. Nettie Kopf of Pond Street will entertain the Royal Neighbor Aid society next Tuesday afternoon, hosting members in her home.
Mrs Edgar A Francis of Marshalltown Iowa won first prize in the advanced class of the domestic science department at the Ames college short course news from the Marshalltown Times-Republican. As Helen Wringley she enrolled in the first year class of 1908 and passed the recent examination with a perfect 100 percent.
Three commercial indoor baseball games are scheduled at the Y M C A building this evening. The Hawkeyes face the Automatics in a crucial late-season contest as Automatics push to top the league. Roach and Musser play Hirsch, while Smith Richards meet Jones Richards.
The Flower of the Ranch, a new musical by Joseph Howard, features Miss Celeste Ritchie with the Manhattan Musical Comedy Co at the Grand Opera House tonight. Ned Weyburn staged the chorus and the show opens with bright, catchy numbers and strong appeal to amusements lovers. People's prices apply during this engagement.
Parkersburg West Virginia March 13 two Miller children ages 2 years 1 month and 11 months burned to death in a house fire while parents were away upon the mother’s return she found the home in ashes and the remains of her children. cause of the fire is unknown.
The note touts variety acts including specialties singing and dancing with Sis Perkins in a cornet solo. It promises fresh, up to date entertainment and warns that a large crowd will attend both matinee and evening performances, urging advance seats.
Elsa de Gogorza applies for separation and alimony and counsel fees pending a suit in New York. The filing moves to resolve support issues while the marriage faces disruption.
Iowa City obituary notes Henrietta Adams, early settler who came from Pennsylvania to Iowa by river and prairie schooner. She lived 69 years on the Adams homestead in Big Grove township and leaves two children John L. Adams and Mrs. Lillie Adams Fairall. Her husband E M Adams served on the Johnson county board of supervisors.
In New York Supreme Court Justice O Gorman court heard the suit for separation by Mrs. Gorgorza against Emilio de Gorgorza the concert singer. Papers reveal he is on tour with Mme Emma Eames. The lawyer for Mrs. Gorgorza called the singer’s infatuation a key point, while the Gor Gorza counsel objected.
The Oliver Typewriter Company offers the New Model Oliver Typewriter No. 5 for 17 cents a day. The plan aims to replace longhand with legible typewriting and trains many in its use across business colleges and schools. The Oliver leads in typewriter sales and promotes universal adoption.
An advertisement promotes the OLIVER Typewriter as affordable for clerks and students. It outlines a plan: regular price 100 dollars with a small initial payment, then 17 cents per day and monthly payments. Features include Balance Shift, Ruling Device, Double Release, and more. The copy urges writing for a special easy payment proposition or visiting the nearest agent.
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