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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1913
Page
2
A freight train left the track at Nichols yards causing a derailment that delayed the Western line. The passenger train due at 6 30 did not arrive before midnight and had to reverse via the Y track to bypass the wreck. The wreckage was jacked and cleared, with service returning to normal by morning.
Ottumwa fans will enjoy the Fifty fourth Regimental Band of Ottumwa performing at the Grand theatre on April 10 under Company C Mikes arrangements. The Tamots band, lauded as the state’s finest, will be presented by local guardsmen with a 40 piece ensemble directed by Prof. B. O. Worrell.
A committee of eighteen in Muscatine schedules next week’s meeting to finalize arrangements for a mass gathering on Sunday afternoon March 10. Bernard Roloff of Chicago will give the principal address on organizing local industrial relief and the effort mirrors methods used by Sioux City Associated Charities. The aim is to establish a scientific charity program focused on rehabilitation and lifting families above dependence.
March 22 report from Tone Tree Lone Tree notes Mrs. Howard Huskins and Mrs. Jennie Baker back from Hedrick with aunt still unwell and Mrs. Homer Flake gravely ill of typhoid. A purse helper from Town City attends Mrs. Flake while Miss Jassie Pike leaves for Are bana to trim a leading millinery store.
A rapid relief ad describes Cancarets as a remedy for upset stomachs, gas, bloating, and nausea. It claims immediate relief and stomach regulation with a 10-cent nightly dose, urging adults and children to use to keep bowels regular for months.
Mira B Clark of Max 25 in 1912 recounts years of vain eczema and ringworm spreading on the scalp. After trying Cuticura Soap and Ointment she reports complete recovery and regrowth of hair, praising the products and offering samples through Cuticura departments.
Mercer Township voters face an April 1 ballot on a public library with Carnegie support promising tenfold funding. The library committee reports strong petition backing from business leaders and farmers, and locals admit the library’s value despite limited county precedent.
Unclear text highlights sections on Sunny Alberta and Saskatchewan as granaries of the world. Mentions routes via St Paul and Minneapolis and includes contact address W. H. Harley D. B. A. 210 Fifth St Des Moines Iowa.
A Harvey Players production at the Orpheum theatre last evening drew a capacity crowd of locals who laughed through an improvised program. The standout show was the farce Don't Tell My Wife, delivering broad humor and hearty applause. The Wandolin club from Muscatine won first prize, John Kobos took second.
Emer Daur a 19 year old of Wilton area was shot in the left knee during a Friday duck hunt near Lake Cedar River four miles from Wilton. The shotgun discharge while handling the gun in the boat shattered bones and may cost him his leg. his brother Fred aided him to land and medical help was summoned from Wilton and Low City hospital.
City musical events plans list a concert by the German Evangelical church choir with Bend City quartet and local talent. Soloists include Miss Rosette Warner and Miss Pearl Appel. program features organ solos, readings, arias, and choral selections with refreshments after.
W S Fultz says budded peach trees struck by a recent cold spell will yield about one third of a crop, while apple trees and other fruit show good condition. If spring arrives promptly, the season should be bumper with mild winter conditions cited as reason.
John Donnelly and Thomas Bean were business call ers in Muscatine on Tuesday. Mr and Mrs Lee Nash shopped there Tuesday. William Loeb C H Montgomery and Henry Brugman shopped in Muscatine Tuesday. Jimny Chambers visited with friends in Nichols Thursday. Mrs Albert Lindee visited in West Liberty Thursday. Wd Stanton attended the horse sale at West Liberty Thursday. Thomas Dean visited with friends in Nichols this week. William Few Willie Chown and Join Nash attended the horse sale at West Liberty Thursday.
Advertisement asserts Dr W E Shallenberger treats chronic diseases including catarrh nervous debility and sexual health issues. Claims rapid diagnosis hospital experience and permanent cures with a focus on private confidential consultations at 805 Lake Ave Chicago Illinois and states ongoing visits and free confidential consultations.
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