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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1913
Page
5
A collage of vintage tonics and facial regimens promises hair growth and skin improvements. Products include scalp tonics, washing formulas, and beauty creams with varying instructions, prices, and claimed results, plus a social note on a German Methodist church group meeting.
Announcement of the wedding of Edward T. Flugwies of Dubuque and Miss Howlin of Muscatine, to be held at noon Thursday March 27 at the bride's parents home in Dubuque. The couple plan a brief wedding trip and expect to make their home in Dubuque after marriage.
An ominous ad urges drinkers to quit, claiming ORRINE aids sobriety and promising a refund if it fails. It touts restored productivity, higher wages, and social value to employers, offering a $1.00 box and a free booklet at A. W. Morgan, 107 West Second.
A Boston reader reports a severe facial skin infection spreading from the neck to the face, causing itching and burning and social embarrassment. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment, the rash nearly vanished within two days and left no trace after four weeks, with scalp and other areas also cleared. The ad promotes Cuticura Soap Ointment and related grooming items, offering a sample and a Skin Book through Gudea in Boston.
Washington March 18 George Roberts director of the mint predicts that gold production will not materially increase in the next ten years. He notes the growth of gold supplies has been abnormally high and that the government earned about 6.5 million dollars from coinage in 1912, with a 3.6 million net gain on mint operations from a 1.26 million investment. The report highlights effects on trade bank reserves and enterprise while citing substantial profits from penny nickel dime and quarter coinage.
Letts 1a Mareh Foster presided as twenty members and four visitors met Wednesday afternoon to discuss and work on their names. Guests enjoyed refreshments of sandwiches pickles peaches andWard jelly cake. The hostess served after a profitable session and the society will resume next Wednesday with a luncheon.
Ben Marshall, district court clerk in Washington, arrives with a photograph showing his 13 children as the March 19 report notes. The item highlights a personal portrait amid the proceedings in Frankfort and Jo.
A Frankfort man seeks the Lexington internal revenue collectorship. He claims his remarkable family aided his path to the clerkship and he brought a photo as evidence it would help him secure the federal position.
Dubois Pennsylvania March 3 A warning from an unknown source says several school buildings are dynamized and others destroyed by fire. The alleged catastrophe is set for March 23 to 26 and has caused many desertions from public schools as children and parents fear the danger. A fortune teller reportedly made the prediction.
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