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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1909
Page
4
Local items list candy and fruit shops, doctor moves offices, and residents traveling. Slaughter's Candy Store offers whipped cream puffs and Sunday ice cream delivery. Mrs. Dora Shepp and Mrs. H Wagner visit from Columbus Junction. Frank Bowman seeks a new buggy. Yeoman lodge schedules a moonlight steamer Columbia excursion on June 1, first of the year.
Forecaster J. M. Sherier reports the Mississippi River will continue to fall at a steady rate for the next 48 hours from below Dubuque to Muscatine, providing a stable outlook for river users.
H. D. Waterhouse and family thank friends and neighbors through the paper for kindness and sympathy shown during the sickness and death of their wife and mother.
A brief note encourages purchasing Gold Medal Flour to avoid discouragement, mentioning a sack order and addressing MaLimnvpa.
Help wanted notice reads painters wanted for four skilled brush hands. Call 262 J for details and employment inquiry.
May Wood Simons of Chicago will address Muscatine women on the suffrage question. Her lecture titled Votes for Women will be at Yeoman hall on the corner of Third street and Iowa avenue Sunday evening at 7 30.
West Liberty holds a 27 to 9 edge over Muscatine after three events of the dual track meet at the fair grounds. M Holmes wins the 100 yard dash for West Liberty and also takes the 320 yard dash. West Liberty's Swein wins discus trials and shot put while Lane and Munn place for West Liberty in sprint events.
John Gordin, a Chicago tailor visiting the Benz hotel, was struck with a water pitcher during a room altercation with Frank G Bernhardt, suffered a fractured skull, and died at Moline hospital. Bernhardt is jailed in Washington facing possible murder charges as details unfold.
Members of the 33 Club are advised the regular meeting has been postponed to May 19 by order of the Executive Committee. H. D. Horst secretary.
The Fisch building at 210 East Second street hosted the formal opening of the Boston Candy Kitchen today. Proprietor Geo Theodosis, moving from Cedar Rapids after six years there, showcases an up to date ice cream parlor with a modern soda fountain and home made candy as specialties. The store will advertise its offerings through the Journal.
A city sales banquet featuring gray haired and bald salesmen sparks debate over age bias. An exchange promotes Q Ban Hair Restorer claiming dramatic gray to brown hair reversal, with Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store offering and a free 50 cent bottle to those with fading hair.
Society notes announce no local meeting of the Royal Neighbors this week. The annual Muscatine and Louisa County assembly will be at Columbus Junction on May 12 with about 50 Muscatine ladies traveling by 8:05 am train and returning 8:30 pm. Farther Lights society at First Baptist holds a regular meeting May 10 with Miss Julia Austin, returned missionary, as guest speaker.
The Iola Pale Faces met Friday afternoon at Mrs. Sarah Brown’s home on East Eighth street with fifteen ladies present and much work accomplished. The next meeting is set for May 14 at Mrs. Isabelle Norton’s home on East Eighth street.
The Major John Button Club gathered at Mrs. E. B. Lewis’s home at 616 East Sixth Street. Ten ladies attended and many buttons were sewn. The next meeting is scheduled for May 14.
The J. D. club of the United Brethren church scheduled for last evening at Miss Helen Stahl's Hershey avenue home has been postponed one week and will now meet on May 14.
The regular meeting of the Fraternal Aid Association was held last evening at Shammo hall with good attendance and substantial business transacted.
The Royal Neighbors Sunshine Club will meet Tuesday afternoon May 11 at Mrs. Margaret Kell’s home 1001 East Seventh Street. All members requested to be present.
Electa Chapter No 32 O E S meets Monday evening May 19 at o clock. All members in good standing are invited to attend.
Miss Grace Grosjean of Arden sews for Mrs. George Chown. Muscatine visitors included Mr. and Mrs. Robert Boyce, Joseph Meeker, Frank Hawkins, and the Powells. Clyde Townsley and family visited his parents O. E. Townsley. Fry family visited Clift home on the Island. Powell family also spent Sunday with the Clift household.
A powder to shake into shoes relieves tired aching feet and makes tight shoes comfortable. It cures aching swollen hot feet and relieves corns and bunions. Sold by druggists and shoe stores for 25c with free trial and sanitary corn pac sample offer. Address Allen Olmsted Le Roy NY.
Ott Harder was in Sunbury on Saturday for business while another man spent a short time on his farm here.
Mr and Mrs Wilbur Chapman near Arden hosted guests while Mr and Mrs B F Brookhart and family visited Henry Busch on Sunday Anna Norris spent Sunday at her Letts home.
Claim that catarrh is constitutional and treatable only by internal medicine. Hall's Catarrh Cure from F J Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio is advertised with a $100 reward for failures and mentions distribution through druggists.
Laurel Hill Iowa May 8 Blue Grass visitors Harry Rininsland and Harry Einfeldt visited Sunday. Mrs C N Derby spent Saturday in Iowa City. Will Nangle and Henry Wolf from Durant were in the neighborhood. Henry Hahn came from Muscatine on Tuesday by automobile.
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