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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1913
Page
2
Superintendent Min tire reports last quarter saw 240 pupil withdrawals in Muscatine due to illness. 101 absences tied to weakness, 86 moved out of the city, plus 18 left for work, 8 due to indifference, 45 to private schools, 11 deaths, 14 other causes. Whooping cough and measles spike in recent months. Muscatine Commercial Club meets tonight at 5 pm. H G Lawrenca, secretary.
Muscatine county records a heavy rainfall with widespread moisture aiding pastures and fields. Farmers report renewed optimism as abundant ground moisture promises a strong start for crop growth and grazing, easing previous dry weather concerns.
Rebuilding is planned soon after insurer adjusts the loss from a Monday fire at Blue Grass. A large barn owned by Chris Kautz burned, the adjoining button factory damaged by the blaze spread to that structure. Total loss estimated about 5000 dollars.
An old advertisement touts Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Hair Hemody as a ready to use product selling for 86 cents. It promises natural darkening of gray hair, reduced scalp itching, and a more lustrous look with minimal application at night. A. W. Morgan of 107 West Second Street endorses the remedy.
The Keokuk regatta of the Misal alpol Valley Power Seat association has been cancelled by the race committee. The decision cites scheduling conflicts with Great Lakes races and the Perry celebration, with tentative 1915 dates discussed. Muscatine regarded as a possible host, contingent on guarantees and funding.
Robert Weissmiller, 82, fell at his home at 411 Spruce Street Saturday breaking a limb above the knee. Warned by family to watch the open doorway, a misunderstanding led him to the basement. He was taken to Bellevue Hospital and listed as resting with precarious condition.
Odd acts headline the tented season with Sealskin Band and Orchestra direct from the North Pole. Ungainly creatures perform ball throwing catching and fire brands while a comic concert features quips and feats designed to amuse. Gallmar Bear appears as a noted American show feature.
Dr A B Johnson, state lecturer on Tuberculosis, spoke at the First Baptist Church on prevention and home sanitation. He urged dry clean air, outdoor sleeping for children, sunlit dry basements, purer food and air, and careful sputum disposal. He criticized the Friedman care as unproven and urged outdoor methods for cure.
The Parochial School receives a modern playground with two slides funded by P. J. Barry and the St. Matching Catholic community, enhancing outdoor recreation. Rev. P J. Leonard announces that boys will be taught at the Bareniial High School, aided by a special expansion and increased enrollment.
A boy named Dickson was playing on a box car on the Rock Island and Southern interurban track when he touched live trolley wires and was knocked unconscious. Policeman Cornelius Mee man and a bystander named Kiser climbed the car to aid him but both men were killed instantly when Kiser contacted the trolley again. The boy died later at the hospital.
Jacob Banninger, a long time Muscatine resident born in Baden Germany on December 11 1846, died Saturday night at 7 this evening at his daughter's home after a ten day illness. He was 77 with 4 months and 23 days. Survived by his wife who died eight years ago, seven children two stepchildren thirteen grandchildren and one great grandchild. Funeral Tuesday at 2 pm from Germain Evangelical Church with no flowers per family request.
Explanation offered that plenty of work on farms and in city trades pulls laborers into town. With farmers late in fields and railroads hiring many section gangs, the South’s “dusty roads” travelers dwindle as trains fill with workers, leaving few roamers like “Weary Wille” or “Dusty Roads” seen in Muscatine this season.
Dr Edwards Olive Tablets offer a mild laxative effect to cleanse the liver without calomel. Marketed as a substitute, the article claims rapid relief from constipation and dullness, noting teeth and gum safety compared with strong liquids or calomel. Available in 10s and 26s boxes from The Olive Tablets Company in Columbus, Ohio.
Glenn Shinabarger, after ten years as cashier and bookkeeper at Helns pickle plant, is promoted to cashier and credit man at a major Heinz factory. His reassignment location is undecided, with local arrangements underway for his release. Ridney Guthrie will assume Shinabarger’s former cashier position as weight ticket agent at the depot.
Iowa City May 5 Special. Second prize and $50 were awarded George Glick of Muscatine as Wisconsin orator won first prize of $100 at Oberlin Ohio in the Northern Oratorical League contest. Glick spoke on Slaves of Tradition defending Jewish heritage. further honored at Iowa University with Scimitar and Tez membership. An entertaining musical program followed at First Congregational Church services with Mrs J W Stephenson and Miss Florence Glen among performers.
Miss Hattie Johnston of Wilton spent Saturday in Muscatine and returned home in the afternoon. Mrs George D Wright and Mrs TT Zipp left for West Liberty after a day in the elite. Lodge No 2 A P and A M meets May 6 at 8 o clock in regular communication. Newton Brenson and daughter Belva returned to West Branch after attending the Friends quarterly meeting. Mrs EB Orris and arts J K Solomon of Conesville visited Wilton on their way to Wilton to visit for a few dates. Misses Ella Dungan and Lucile Berry of Springdale left on the afternoon train for home after Friends quarterly meeting.
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