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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1908
Page
7
Bargains in automobiles featuring RAMBLER and other makes. Runabouts and touring cars in one two and four cylinder options. Cars newly painted overhauled and guaranteed in good running order. Include special bargain list of RAMBLER machines overhauled by the makers.
Peoria resident G B Brownlee attended to business in Muscatine while Cedar Rapids visitor Tom M Jones stayed with friends. Wilton resident Mrs C H Brumbaugh shopped in the city, and Mrs Brenner planned a few days in Ottumwa visiting relatives.
The remains of Mrs Maria Griffin were buried in Alexandria Egypt after a cable from the American consul gave full death details. The body was not embalmed and exhumation for shipment home remains uncertain pending new information.
The ad touts Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a long standing cure for female ailments including displacements inflammation ulcers fibroid tumors irregularities periodic pains backache bearing down flatulence indigestion dizziness and nervous prostration. Mrs Pinkham invites sick women to write for advice at Lynn Massachusetts.
One hundred dollars reward offered for an incurable case of catarrh. F J Cheney & Co Toledo advertise Hall's Catarrh Cure taken internally. Endorsements by Vanpine Kinnan Marvin wholesale druggists. Price 75 cents per bottle. Testimonials free. Hall's Family Pills also promoted for constipation.
The Wilton area hosts a Presbyterian Ladies meeting at Mrs. Fulton’s home with needlework and refreshments. Oakdale cemetery association elects officers in Wilton. Will Lang named secretary treasurer. Local residents travel to Muscatine and Davenport for visits, nursing care, or business, including Ida McSwiggin, Margaret Davidson, and others.
An advertisement notes a rise in breathing illnesses across localities and promotes Hyomei as a fast remedy for cold in the head pneumonia bronchitis hoarseness sore throat croup and other respiratory issues. It emphasizes dry medicated air from pine and eucalyptus and warns against moisture in the bronchial tubes. Haverkamp’s Prescription Drug Store guarantees a complete outfit for $1.
Parted for Haswell Colorado Tuesday evening, where they will make their future home. H Thornhill of Joy Illinois was seen in town yesterday attending to business interests.
West Liberty March 26 Mrs William Poole a well known resident died at her farm home three and a half miles south of town from a paralytic stroke suffered a week earlier She was born in Virginia in 1836 and came to Iowa at age seven She married November 20 1855 and lived at the farm since 1865 Survived by husband and six children Milburn Emmett Mrs Laura Moore Walter Willis and Rebecca Funeral arrangements not definite but expected Saturday
An advertisement touts Electric Bitters as a universal remedy for stomach, liver, kidney troubles, biliousness, and malaria. The claim includes a guaranteed cure and a price of 50 cents from Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store.
A pleasing program is planned for Friday evening March 27 by the Ladies Aid society of the First M E church. Hostesses will receive from 2 to 5 o clock and a large crowd is expected. All women of the church are invited, with Park Avenue M E women especially urged to attend. Performers include Mrs Mark Coyner violin by Miss Ida Appel reading Miss Ruthenberg selection Miss Stirlen piano Miss Knight and Mrs Ed Hahn.
The Duc de Chaulnes, husband of Theodora Shonts, is sued in City Court by tailor James Cavanaugh of London. The action, brought via assignee James F. Hannigan, seeks about $2000 including interest on a $1345 claim for suits made since December 15, 1901.
Lawyers prepare for a wave of injunction hearings as former saloonkeepers contest raids. Attorney Henry Vollmer from Davenport is expected to assist the defense in district court with hearings set for 9 a.m. Friday. Thirteen applications seek temporary and permanent injunctions. stance and timetable remain contested.
A Fredonia Iowa social note details visits by Lyle Walthman and family from Gladwin to daughter Mrs. Sam Littrel, Mary Mickey’s call on Mrs. Norris, Phoebe Colbert’s weekend with her daughter near Letts, and other local greetings. Weeks feature calls from Columbus Junction and Cairo, upgrades on Mrs. James Lee, Sr. and Maude George, plus 23rd wedding anniversary joy from M R Edmondson friends.
An advertiser asserts weak heart action causes symptoms like shortness of breath chest pain and palpitations. The ad promotes Dr Miles Heart Cure as a strengthening tonic and cites a testimonial from Mrs D Barron of Covington Kentucky claiming cure after three bottles. The Miles Medical Co. offers a money back guarantee for the first bottle.
Announced anniversary celebrations and a string of visits across Muscatine and adjacent towns. Numerous relatives and friends, including Mrs. Etta Littrel Ava, Mrs. Mary Jones, Mrs. Pearl Drake, Mrs. L. N. Cushman, and many others, dropped by to dine, call, quilt, or lend support to family homes and farms.
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