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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1909
Page
7
Mrs. Mary Anwyl returns home from Cotter after shopping in the city. Mrs. R. L. Richards leaves Cotter for home after visiting friends. Des Moines trip for business or guest reception for Mrs. Ed Coyner noted.
Mrs. Mary Jensen of West Liberty and John English of Conesville return home after spending Wednesday afternoon and day in the city for shopping and business. Other residents including Mrs. Anna Nolte Miss Rae Nolind Ethel Jones D R Jones Mrs Ida Moore Miss Jeanette Nolind and Mrs H H Wilson are listed as visiting friends or returning home from Wilton Hershey hospital Cotter Columbus Junction Wapello or Des Moines with various short-term trips and errands noted.
The Iowa Federation of Women's Clubs biennial meeting in Davenport May 18 to 21 features an elaborate social schedule led by Mrs. Maria Purdy Peck. Highlights include a reception at East Fifteenth Street home, Davenport Day luncheon for 600 to 700 at the Davenport Outing Club, and a full two day program of church services, addresses, and committee reports with state officers and guests from Nebraska and other groups.
The article describes a popular fat reduction method using Marmola Cascara Aromatic and Peppermint Water mixed for daily consumption. Users claim it reduces one pound per day without diet or exercise and without stomach disturbance, improving appetite and health.
An interview with Hessig Ellis Drug Co. notes unprecedented demand for Q Ban Hair Restorer and Q Ban Hair Tonic in the Southern States. Drugstores offer six bottles with money-back guarantee if color does not change. promotions include free 50 cent bottle by request. The event ties to General Federation Biennial activities in Des Moines with multiple programs and performances listed for May.
Readable questions and expert replies cover growing height, clear skin, pore care, face lotions, eye tonics, blood tonic recipes, hair tonics, and a cheap shampoo. Several named contributors share DIY almozoin cream, spurmax solution, cry stal eye tonic, kardene liver tonic, quinola hair tonic, and canthrox shampoo methods amid cautions on ingredients and drugstore access.
Muscatine boosters and their large band travel by rail on a two day loop visiting Oskaloosa on May 11. The Commercial club plans entertainment from five to six PM with a park band concert weather permitting. Charles R Fox, advance agent, arranges licenses hotels and services for the trip and local folks await the special and its crowd.
Centerville Iowa May 6 a 14 year old newsboy Earl OHair dived into the Burlington reservoir to rescue his schoolmate Beulah Benson eight from drowning as water was fifteen feet deep and she sank three times before he helped revive her with great effort
Reader advised that dieting and exercise help many, but for those unable to exercise or harmed by dieting a simple mixture of parnous and warm water may aid weight loss. Mix 4 ounces of par notis in a pint of warm water, shake, chill, and take a tablespoonful eight times daily before meals.
Mrs L I attributes eczema to housework and temperature changes. A home remedy mixes luxor four ounces with a pint of water and four tablespoons of alcohol, applied twice daily until irritation clears.
A historical note recommends applying rubbing salt to chilblains as an effective treatment. Use just enough water to moisten the salt into a damp paste for application to affected areas.
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