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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1901
Page
7
J. B. Mark reports on real estate loans and insurance while local residents travel to Wilton and West Liberty. Copley Prints leads art production with an exhibition at Thompson's Book Store. Robinson and Atwill tour Wilton for family visits. Horace H. Herr departs for Kansas City.
The Concord river rise closes Cedar Bottom saw mill for the season. Local residents Frank George and Harry Carpenter marketed hogs at the Junction. Notices invite attendees to Cedar Bethel for a Sunday sermon by Rev. C. L. Wilson. Social updates recount visits among Mrs. Blake, Ina Lupton, and others as spring nears.
Muscatine neighbors are covered with brief notes on social happenings, personal milestones, and local events. Correspondents record joys, birthdays, philosophical musings, and sage observations in concise items across the community.
West Liberty March 15. The borough saw a large turnout for the Great Barclay cattle sale with at least 150 buyers from multiple states. Sixty three attendees joined a public dinner. forty head sold Thursday at an average of 2208 per head. Colonel Wood of Illinois served as auctioneer.
Mrs Henry Nicolaus attends Tipton funeral of her father Mr Knott. Fred Maurer and family move into West Fourth street home. G A Rs and W A Cs plan Sons of Veterans event in the opera hall. Wm Agnew from Fuller Neb visiting relatives. Ladies Reading circle meets with Mrs Dr Mason. German English college winter term ends for brief vacation. Athletic club entertainment may be repeated due to small attendance. Mrs Jacob Hough injured. Miss Callahan sick at Norton hall with typhoid fever. sister from Northfield en route. Three additional typhoid cases at college hall. Miss Jessie Rider temporarily fills Callahan’s music duties. Win Blanchard to Dexter Ta to manage land interests. plans Wilton home. Joseph Enderly from Rock Island Ill buys Wilton property. Mrs Enderly is Brughman’s niece.
Advertises Ely Brothers cream balm as a cleaner and healer for nasal mucous membranes. Claims not drying or irritating, does not cause sneezing, and provides immediate relief. Available for 50 cents at druggists or mailed from 56 Warren Street New York.
Quote by Henry van Dyke urging clear thinking sincere love for others honest motives and secure faith in God. The maxim presents four guiding actions for shaping a virtuous life.
Mrs H Greeg of Dundee Kansas says her infant daughter suffered croup since three months old and Beggs Cherry Cough Syrup cured her. The ad touts the product as child friendly and guarantees results.
Our public school ends its winter term today in Moscow with a carefully selected evening program at the school house and a box supper. Henry Kempf is ill with lung fever but improving and expected to resume duties soon. The news of the death of Mr. G. Al- appears in this item.
Brandh in Rock Island and J. Phipps in Wilton, both longtime residents, are mourned by the community. Mr and Mrs Jerry Devore lament the death of their nine month old son. Chas Devore and Lilly Depping married last Monday and head to Western Iowa. Eddie Miller returned from Davenport to visit his ill father Fred Miller. Freddie Albrandt visited friends before departing for Rock Island. Miss Ida Wise visited town yesterday to see pupils.
Pine Bluff dated March 15 reports a baby boy born to Mr and Mrs George Alteneater. Wild duck hunters Bert Nettleton and Charley Irwin easily brought home their limits. Mrs Otto Fritchner was taken to Davenport hospital and Otto returned home as she improves. School board election names Kroetschmar Metz and Fix. Jack Shultz moves to Muscatine. John Missel stays with uncle Mike. roads nearly impassable.
A woman credits Postum Food Coffee with resolving years of health issues including fainting spells dizziness and constipation after stopping coffee. She reports weight gain improved vigor and no bowels problems since switching. The testimonial notes family use and asks for anonymity if published.
In Montpelier on Monday the school election relected George Franklin as director. Local residents J E Vancpps from Riverside and Martin Havercamp from Muscatine were among those listed visiting and doing business here. Mrs Otto Bohnsock fell ill early in the week but is improving. Jack Green and his mother plan to move into a vacant house soon.
Birth announced for a son to Mr and Mrs Henry Bret on March 24 in Sweetland. J B Jester visited Muscatine Thursday. Ellery Eis sold a fine team of horses this week. Mrs Gilman of Muscatine visited her mother Mrs Presson. Myrtle Duffield ended a term of school at Montpelier township on the 15th. A Sweetland school exhibition on March 5 drew a large crowd. Gustav Martz has several children ill. Dr Snyder is very busy. Elvin Pace children all sick with measles. John Funk moved to Muscatine. Allbee and Longstreth youths visited J H Van.
Camp’s home Monday evening. Austin Cusman has moved on the Mrs Pierson farm. J B Jester and Clark Miller were elected school directors in district No 6 Monday.
Charles E Spickler age 62 9 months 7 days died suddenly at his late home after a prior illness of heart trouble. He lived about 15 years in the community and served as a supervisor in the past. A veteran who enlisted in his native state, he was a faithful church and Sabbath school worker and leaves a large family. Funeral held at Pine Bluff M E Church with G A R pallbearers and Reynolds cemetery burial.
An advertisement touts Eucaline anti septic toothpaste and tooth powder as specially prepared for the teeth. It claims a 25 cent package proves superiority over cheaper market items and notes sale by all druggists.
The Salt Lake Tribune poses a question about Kansas climate and mental health. It notes an alleged loco plant in the intermountain region that makes horses go mad, and asks whether such a plant exists in Kansas.
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