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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1909
Page
2
State Superintendent of the American Sunday School Union releases Iowa results for the year ending March 1. New schools organized, Sunday schools reorganized, thousands joined and visited, Bibles distributed, gospel meetings held, and many professions of faith recorded.
Steve Dolson, longtime river pilot near Dubuque, dies at 64. Born Harrisonville Missouri, he began on the Dubuque and Dunleath ferry, later sailed for the Minnesota Packet and Davidson line, then spent decades with the Diamond Jo line except two years in the Joy Brothers lumber business in St. Louis.
An ugly gash should be covered with clean bam ages saturated with Bucklen's Arnica Salve. Heals burns, wounds, sores, piles. 25c. Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store.
A Muscatine paper bottle factory aims to replace glass bottles with single use waterproof packages capable of holding liquids from milk to whisky. Inventors H S Wilson and H C Murphy report 300000 bottles daily, waterproofed with paraffin and sterilized at 220 degrees.
Frederick Johnson, an elevator man at 615 Fifth Avenue, was shot and killed in a hand to hand struggle with detective Joseph Parise in the building’s elevator. Parise, who had been watching a flat, lost a finger in the fight and is hospitalized.
A moral essay on family meals describing how cheerful conversation and laughter keep a home joyful. It argues that any family member's bad mood disrupts harmony and silences dinner table talk, affecting the household atmosphere.
Physicians endorse Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets to improve stomach digestion and ease meals. The ad claims tablets mix with gastric juices, soothe the digestive tract, and curb nausea. Forty thousand doctors use them. price is 50 cents. mail-order trial offered from F A Stuart Co Marshall Michigan.
The board of supervisors orders grading around the new court house to create a uniform slope to the sidewalks. High terraces or a concrete wall will determine the ground height. Trees are being cut at the northwest end to allow grading while enough remain for beauty. A Commercial club committee will discuss opening plans with the board, with a hoped early May move-in.
March records show only eighteen couples wed with George M. Nathan and Alpha McClain among the pairings. The piece also reports a late boxing draw between McFarland and Deshler, with an onring melee prompting officials to intervene and McFarland facing a wary exit.
Terre Haute Indiana reports a man identified as Sylvanus Burnham linked to the 32 year old death of Rosa Tritt near the city. A Texas residence is alleged. Indiana governor issues a requisition to Texas authorities for arrest. Burnham allegedly lives near a Texas city on a ranch.
An advertisement urges readers to call for the full name of E. W. Cove and notes the remedy Laxative Bromo Quinine Cold and Grip remover. It lists price 25c and mentions Georgiana and Veronica along with a Gold Medal Flour endorsement from a chef.
The Missouri senate passed an amendment to the state banking bill to conform practically to Oklahoma's guaranty law. The Republican house is split on making the amendment a party measure, which would likely cause defeat in the chamber.
A Boston report dated March 31 details an incident where McFarland struck a referee after a contentious decision. The event occurred in Boston and centers on a dispute over officiating during a game. No further details on outcomes or injuries are provided in the readable text.
Wilton Iowa reports several residents returning from Muscatine after short visits. Sophia Angerer came back Monday after visiting friends there while Nancy Klein left for Muscatine. Christopher Christensen arrived from Muscatine to visit family for a few days. Will Murphy returned home from work in Muscatine. Mrs George Quigley and daughter Hazel also returned home after a brief Muscatine visit.
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