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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1908
Page
2
An advertisement argues digestion cannot be cured by tonics and urges using Kodol for complete digestion. It claims liquid Kodol restores stomach strength, tests show digestion works, and offers a money back guarantee on the large bottle from FE C DeWitt & Co. in Chicago.
The Lincoln school building addition on Park avenue was let to William Zeidler & Sons for 8 645.95 dollars excluding plumbing and heating after seven other bidders. Work starts after the June 5 summer vacation with four rooms several halls and toilets planned to improve the school. Other bidders included J E Howe Jos Selden W S Kincaid Jos Nyenhuis & Bros J Endter and Archie Kile.
Virginia bakeries and home cooks embrace Gold Medal Flour for versatile baking. Ruyopa notes the flour helps create flavorful breads pastries and treats with consistent texture and quality.
Mrs Frank Braun of 420 Roscoe avenue hosted St Marys Industrial at their regular meeting yesterday. The event marked her forty fifth birthday anniversary. Attendees spent the afternoon sewing followed by a social period and a luncheon served by the hostess.
Night Captain Carl Thorman wed Mrs. Maud Beck in a private ceremony performed by Justice H. S. Howe. The marriage, kept secret at the groom’s request, surprised police circles. Thorman, respected on the force, and widow Mrs. Beck plan to live in the city.
Property owners are warned that any vehicles or obstructions blocking streets and alleys must be removed immediately or owners will be prosecuted. Alleys must be cleaned and kept in sanitary condition or the street commissioner will act and charge the property. Per order.
Henry Smith and Addie Robert wed at 5 PM after a delay caused by questions of age. A delay and family dispute ensued when the bride’s foster mother contested the marriage, requiring police, but the license was issued with the brother’s affidavit and the ceremony completed at J. C. Coster's office.
Mrs. H. M. Matthey of Davenport impressed Muscatine with a debut as contralto while Prof. Charles Grade led the Musical Union orchestra at the Grand Opera house. The program mixed classical and popular selections and featured Schmidt on flute with an encore. the ensemble received strong audience enthusiasm and the city praised the soloists and overall orchestral performance.
Charles Ege left Friday night for Rock Island to attend to business matters. Mrs. J Doesenberg and children visited her parents Mr and Mrs C Sedam on Sunday. Mrs. Wm Hesler visited her mother Mrs C Shell near Foster. Muscatine callers included Mrs Leonard McGinness and children Wm Hahn Frank Simpson Reynolds Hayes and daughter Flossie Miss Ethel Tyler Mrs Wm Morrow and Mrs C C Crabtree. Jim Doesenberg spent Sunday in Fairport.
The ad promotes Rengo as a fat regulator and beauty enhancer promising normal weight without excess loss. It claims even flesh distribution and potential gains for thin people, with price details and mail order options from The Rengo Co. in Detroit and local Muscatine druggist A. W. Morgan.
Wapello Iowa May 6 delayed notices report the German M E Sewing society to meet May 14 at Mrs Joseph Rentingers home. Local figures Joseph Boltz and Col J W Garner visited on Soldier's Relief Commission business. Miss Lucile Paris returns from Cedar Falls with ill health. George Horn attends funeral of Mrs Timmerman in Latta. Rev J S McGaw visits after lectures in Pittsburg. John Greene and wife visiting his mother Mrs F E Gore. Janet Greene home from Muscatine for a few days. Dr E R Limbocker dies in Des Moines after pneumonia. funeral in Clarinda. survived by wife Gertie Leiber, one child, parents, three brothers, two sisters, and in law connections. he was Drake Alumni Medical secretary.
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