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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1909
Page
4
Medical advertisement promising Gauss Catarrh Cure with a free trial by mail. Claims rapid, permanent relief by ridding the system of catarrh germs and urges readers to send name and address to C. E. Gauss of Marshall, Michigan. Coupon requested.
Community notices urge members to attend a jewelry gathering with refreshments and no program this Saturday for fellowship and to boost memberships. The High School branch physical class meets Friday after school and the Mission Study class gathers for a 6 o clock picnic supper in the gym. Park Place Bible class convenes at 2 PM today at Mrs Malone's on McArthur street. The S. L. club plans a meeting that evening.
Davenport music supervisor EB Otto spent the day in Muscatine examining how music is taught in local schools. He visited several educational institutions and focused on curriculum approaches and instructional methods.
Iowa City March 25 Special. A Colorado message says Rev Dr Horace Strain, former pastor of the Congrega tional church here, will not live long after lung illness forced him west.
The East Hill Ladies Aid Society of Park Avenue Church met to plan an Easter sale for Saturday April 10 at Reynolds grocery store. Cake pies and aprons will be sold. meeting included sewing and noon luncheon. next gathering at Edward Elliott’s on Sherman Street March 31. Local notes include residents moving in, store renovations, and a birth at East Hill.
Arthur Sprague a Monmouth College student spent a short vacation at home and returned to Monmouth on Wednesday. Local visitors included M Bowman and W H Zion in Wapello. Mrs M Rippey visited Letts with her ill sister Mrs T S Meeker. Mrs H H Wilson traveled to Muscatine. Mrs A Cobb plans to move to Muscatine and has rented a West Second rooming house. Hankey's New General Store at Letts pays 16c per dozen eggs. Born March 22 to Mr and Mrs Walter Morgan a baby boy. Ed Kelley bought Front Hill property now occupied by O C Cavin. Harold Orr sent to Iowa City for eye treatment. Miss Verna Hoover visited Muscatine. Miss Bessie Stebbins was her friend. H C Miller of the Safeguard is ill. E R Lacey visited his son Clarence in Keota. Miss Maud Wilson returned from Cedar Rapids.
The California Fig Syrup Co highlights its exceptional equipment and chemists enabling a pure Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna. It warns only the genuine product, made by its original method, yields benefits and urges buyers to check for the full company name on the package.
Miss Anna Hutton returns to Monmouth College after a ten day home visit. Mrs. Wilcox travels to Ainsworth for a short stay while Mr. Wilcox continues work. Mrs. Darrow visits Cotter with her parents. Nettie Blair travels to Washington this morning. Mrs. Chas Eller man of Peoria dies. funeral in Columbus City. Mary Ellerman dies in Peoria aged about eighty. formerly lived here. Rev. F L Roper from Gladbrook to remain in Letts. Mrs. Kelley visits Muscatine. Mrs. Green visits her mother in Grandview.
The sheriff seeks Ray Gordon wanted in Colorado for murder and forgery. Claimed to have killed Peter A. Dieter near Rye, Colorado, Gordon is 23, six feet tall, 155 pounds with blue gray eyes and brown hair. A $500 reward is offered for a verified locate by contacting F. E. McMillan, sheriff, Pueblo, Colorado.
Constable Duncan reports a family of six living in a river bank cabin boat near Muscatine in dire filth with minimal supplies. The eldest boy, 10, grabbed a gun as authorities arrived and fled along the river bank. County Attorney Pepper plans action for juvenile care and education for the children.
Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store advertises Bucklen's Arnica Salve 25cc for wounds sores burns and injuries with claims of fast healing from a local retailer.
Mrs Markle of Cambridge Mass visited J D Letts and left for Chicago. Fred Crow made a business trip to Montpelier. A Brandt came from Muscatine for a short visit. Henry Fitchner attended business matters in Muscatine. J D Letts visited Fairport. Mrs C M Olander and her little son were mentioned in a brief note.
An advertisement touts Dr King's New Life Pills as painless purifiers for abdominal issues. Havercamp's Prescription Drug promotes the 25 cent remedy, claiming it prevents dangerous surgeries.
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