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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1909
Page
7
A collection of brief notes lists Dr W Norton and Miss Longstreth visiting and leaving for home, Rev Fry traveling to Oskaloosa on business, Mrs Morgridge visiting Iowa City, Mr and Mrs Gaines visiting Ainsworth, and several others passing through or staying in town. Items mention A B C Tea advertising, local shops, eye tests, and a basketball game schedule in Fairfield.
The third quarterly meeting of the South Muscatine circuit began at Musserville Methodist Church at 10 o clock with Rev J A Boatman presiding and reports from churches and departments heard. Tomorrow Rev Kendricks of Ottumwa former pastor will address the congregation as many as may attend. Standard Bearers of the Musserville church plan a Tuesday evening meeting with a business session and social hour.
Advertisement touts Pape's Diapepsin as a quick cure for indiges tion and upset stomach. It claims to stop stomach fermentation, relieve gas belching, heartburn, dizziness, and stale breath within five minutes at a cost of 50 cents for a large case.
Graduation exercises at Park Place School No 2 were held Friday afternoon with decorated rooms and an all student program. The event featured recitations, songs, essays on Andrew Jackson, and group performances by twelve pupils, ending with a farewell song by the school.
Work begins on converting the old Hershey Plant site for the Ziegler Canning Factory in Muscatine. Workers tear down unused mill parts as plans for a spacious new building are finalized, with occupancy date not yet known.
Revival meetings at the Musserville Friends church will begin Sunday April 4 led by Ora W. Carrell. Services will be held nightly for at least one week in South End location, with Carrell conducting the gatherings.
Henry Koenig of 401 Jackson street will continue as Weed Park policeman for another year. Work starts Monday to clean flower beds ahead of park opening next month. Weed Park Association plans summer socials to raise funds for grounds beautification. East Hill briefs note visits and trips by local residents and a young injury improving.
Mr and Mrs A G Titus longtime Muscatine residents depart for Grant Michigan to make their future home near their son R J Titus The removal is met with regret as the couple have lived for many years on a farm west of Muscatine and are well known to the community Mrs Titus accompanies Mr Titus and their son R J Titus who has been visiting in Muscatine.
Miss Agnes Conaway of Mercy Hospital Davenport will return home tonight after attending Herman Bierman. Robert K. Knott, son of Mr and Mrs Warren Knott Park avenue, is convalescing after recent operation. Mr and Mrs George Stramp of Iowa City are guests of Mr and Mrs Milo Rittenhouse, King avenue, visiting Davenport and Buffalo and will stay till next Monday. Little Herman Bierman, who suffered typhoid fever, is recovering rapidly and able to sit up.
The item records health updates and social visits including Charlotte Potter returning from Kinross while her brother Will recovers from pneumonia. It notes Miss Lenora Miller visiting Cedar Rapids and Miss Ellen Hinkley from Iowa City visiting her ailing sister Myrtle. Mrs. Nellie Cornwall visits George Miller’s family, and Roy Bulechek and Cloyce Loehr travel to Bennett to see John Loehr. Henry Paine of Decorah, an insurance agent, was in town on Friday.
Lone Tree residents record visitors and family ties as Mr and Mrs Kinney of Riverside visit uncle George Cipperley. Howard Hinkley and Mrs Will Crawford attend Mrs Will Wadsworth’s funeral in Iowa City. Ella Stonebarger returns from Burlington visit. Frank Vondraska welcomes a son after March 12. The roller skating rink has closed.
This text advertises Cascarats as a ten cent box treatment for a week, praised as the biggest selling drug in the world with a claim of a million boxes sold in four months.
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