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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1908
Page
2
Essay argues there is no true cure for indigestion short of stomach rest and digestive aids. It touts Kodol as a complete liquid digester that aids all food, claims instant relief after meals, and offers a money back guarantee on a large bottle from E. C. DeWitt & Co. Chicago.
Moline organizer C Gibson spoke for an hour and a half at the Socialist Party headquarters on Iowa Avenue about patriotism and the ballot. He argued the Constitution was outgrown and that future generations should not be bound by old laws, citing Washington and Lincoln as examples. He also spoke to farmers at Eliza Music Hall on socialism, delivering an instructive talk.
An advertisement claims PAZO Ointment cures itching bleeding and protruding piles in six to fourteen days or a refund. It promises relief within days and lists a fifty cent price.
In Ottumwa the Muscatine High School basketball team lost 31 to 12 in the second game of the state high school championship series. Ottumwa led early and extended the gap in the first half while Muscatine failed to close the margin. The matchups listed include Arialen and Smalley for Ottumwa and Cummins and Richards for Muscatine.
A Benedictine led solemn high mass at St Matthias Catholic Church heralded the start of a forty hours devotion. Rev F J Leonard and Fathers Lee and Willibrord preached, with a rich musical program and lavish floral decor. The service included the Litany of the Saints, Rosary, and multiple masses as hundreds received communion. Several converts joined the Catholic church.
The Goshen Township Republicans will meet April 18 at 7 30 p m at Woodman Hall in Atalissa to nominate a township ticket and select delegates for the June primary. Co C Croxen Committeeman.
Muscatine prepares for the formal dedication of a new Congregational church noted for its interior beauty and practical design. The building features a large domed ceiling, no pillars blocking views, extensive exits, a grand organ recital Friday, and a connected Sunday School wing with movable partitions.
Miss Frances Hitchcock wed Rev. Raymond C. Ricker on January 20 1908 at the home of Rev. W E Manly. The bride, daughter of Mrs Cassandra Hitchcock, had been a missionary with the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society in China since 1905 and taught at a girls school in Chentu. They reside at Ho Cheo in Sze Chuan West China.
Iowa Railway club hosts reunion of Old Time Railroad Men in Des Moines on May 26 and 27 1908. Attendees include Charles Heller William P Cassidy Jules McCoskry John Long Fred Eis and Henry Shafnit among twenty year veterans of the Rock Island system.
A dark bay horse about 1100 pounds and 16 hands high with a red running gear buggy were taken from Rockfell Illinois on Saturday. A man in common working clothes and a dark blue flannel shirt is described as the thief. A $25 reward is offered for recovery of horse and buggy.
An auto collision leaves bruises and sores quickly healed by Bucklen’s Amica Salve. The ad notes its effectiveness on cuts burns and skin irritation and promotes it at Havercamp’s Prescription Drug Store for 25 cents.
Miss Daisy Johnson of West Liberty returns home Saturday afternoon after visiting Mrs. H. M. Dean and Miss Nellie Robertson.
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