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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1909
Page
4
Local notes promote Slaughter's Candy Store with chocolate treats and bon bons. Several residents travel to Davenport for day visits. A Wednesday B Y P U social at 1st Baptist invites attendees and friends. Mrs. Geo Hill returns home after hospital operation in Hershey.
Advertisement seeks a reliable woman for general housework in a two person family. Apply through P. Journal with reference to the position.
Mrs. M Atkins leaves Smalley Avenue for Davenport to spend the day. Miss Pearl Kaufmann returns to Wilton after visiting in the city. Misses Carolina and Garry Schultz come home from Fairport after shopping. Miss Goldie Mull, post Belle Vue operation, returns home. Mrs. L Willey of Peoria returns home from visit with the Barbers. Mrs. B Edgington of Buffalo returns home from visiting daughter. Mrs. William Garner of Burlington Road returns after Bellevue Hospital operation.
A kitchen stove caused a noon fire at John Lowe’s East Hill residence on Munn Street. Only the roof was damaged with two holes cut in it as firefighters arrived promptly to contain the blaze.
Funeral services for Mrs Marian Kirsch will be held Wednesday afternoon at from the residence 506 West Fourth Street. Rev John Jans of the German Evangelical church will officiate. The remains will be buried at Greenwood cemetery.
Arguments began in Ottumwa Iowa this afternoon on the petition to revoke the saloon closure order and permit openings under city rules.
A tonic laxative herb tea claims to cleanse the bowels and restore natural function. The 25 cent package is advertised at druggists or dealers with promises of improved health and strength.
The steamer Columbia of Carnival City Packet, the season’s first regular packet to reach Muscatine, arrived just before nine. Heavy freight kept it at the wharf until nearly eleven, passengers light and expected to grow with moderating weather. The Columbia will stay in the Davenport Burlington trade for about a month or until the Helen Blair returns from the lower river cruise.
At 4 15 o clock street cars halted across the city for ten minutes in a paid silent tribute to the memory of Mayor Schmidt, with vehicles remaining inactive during the period.
Society notes George Pantel entertained numerous friends Saturday at his home. The event featured dancing and lively conversation with attendees including Hildred Hintermeister Bertha Cassobaum Hazel Bird Bessie Cassobaum Maude Fetrow Katie Maurath Minnie Fetrow Ruth Peters Minnie Pantel Curt Frizzell George Pantel Curt Cassobaum John Lorber Karl McKee Edward and Fred Nicholas Elmer and Charles Hintermeister Calvin Phillips Oliver Heinaman Charles Bird Oscar Hartman Albert Grunder and couples Mr and Mrs Chas Smith Mr and Mrs C Bryant Mr and Mrs Charles Pantel Mr and Mrs Eisele and Mr and Mrs Claude Hughes.
At the home of Mr and Mrs Fred Lange on Climer street Henry A Lange wed Miss Helen Lendow at eight o clock. Rev John Jans of the German Evangelical church officiated with Mr and Mrs Edward Springborn as attendants. The bride is the daughter of Mr and Mrs William Lendon of New Hampshire street. The groom is the son of Mr and Mrs Fred Lange.
The Royal Neighbor Sunshine club will meet tomorrow afternoon at the home of Mrs. Mary Brown, 1102 Oak Street, as a local social gathering. The note mentions a couple planning to live with the groom's parents after their wedding plans.
In Mobile a theater incident features a native American actor playing Claudius who exacts revenge on Macready. During Hamlet final scene the stage moment ends with the usurper collapsing where he wishes and the king declaring his own right to die on stage. The drama closes abruptly after a fierce exchange.
The Philadelphia Ledger reports Judge Norton spoke solemnly about Wisconsin’s early days and a thunderstorm while riding the circuit. Judge Nelson retorted with a witty jab about seeking shelter under a different tree, highlighting their mutual awkwardness yet sharp humor.
The buran or snow hurricane of the Pamirs is a meteorological phenomenon of great interest. Even mid summer sees temperatures fall to 14 degrees F, and a winter instance reached 45 degrees below zero in late January. The storm arrives suddenly with darkened skies and whirling snow.
A brief note praising Gold Medal Flour and noting FELicity in usage as a future honor order.
Philadelphia report describes the steel and concrete grandstand at Shibe Park as the world’s largest and most durable. It seats 23 000 in the lower and upper pavilions with 13 000 in bleachers and space for 50 000 total for opening day April 12 1909 against Boston. The reinforced concrete steel and brick design features seven entrances eight exits and a capacity to clear 50 000 in five minutes.
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