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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1902
Page
6
Insure Mrs Meyers visiting relatives and friends at Dixon Illinois. J S Patten departed last night on the 1030 train for a business trip east. Dr Pentzer eyesight specialist office 217 E 2d street eyes examined free office open Saturday evenings from 7 to 9 oclock.
Local listings show events from Friday The Fisherman’s Daughter through Saturday matinee The Winning Hand and night The Hand of Man, plus musical and Shakespeare performances. Crowded notices cover travel, visits, and theater at Iowa venues, with horse theft rumors and public notices shaping the issue.
Eliza Canarr Kester died Thursday morning May 8 1902 at 2 o clock at the home of her niece Mrs William Swisher 518 East Seventh Street aged 95 years 4 months and 19 days Born December 19 1806 in North Hampton county Pa she moved with her parents to Union county Pa at age six She joined the German Reformed church at 15 and remained devoted to her faith throughout her life In spring 1830 at Easter tide she married John
Promotion for a cooked Grape-Nuts and Postum cereal breakfast claims it cures or prevents many illnesses by providing essential elements for brain and nerve function. It suggests two soft boiled eggs, bread with butter, and Postum coffee, produced by the Postum Cereal Co. in Battle Creek, Michigan.
The P. M. Mulser Free Public Library on Iowa Avenue and Third Street opens daily from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. except Sundays when hours are 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Seventy performers fill the stage with ed voices and a mandolin orchestra in act two. The article notes a superb troupe, the largest musical comedy company in the country, and counters the belief that more food equals better health, suggesting most people need less food than they consume in a normal state.
The Fred Raymond melodrama Old Arkansaw is billed at the Grand May 13 with a famed company and prices 25 35 and 50 cents. May 14 sees The Chaperons a lyric travesty by Ranken and Witmark with a large cast led by Harry Conor Walter Jones Jos G Miron Eva Tanguay and Trixie Friganza among others. A chorus of fifty trains rounds out Mr Perleys presentation.
The passage praises lanolin as the best lotion, noting it is a natural animal grease that blends well with human skin oils and supplies what the skin needs.
The text markets a cure for catarrh and other diseases, asserting it cures in all stages. It claims internal action on blood and mucous surfaces, strengthens constitution, and promises refunds up to one hundred dollars for any failure. It invites readers to send for testimonials and lists the address and druggists selling the product.
Travel note highlights a pleasant trip through Niagara Falls with Lehigh Valley railroad. Solid vestibule trains provide dining a la carte service and stop overs at Niagara Falls on through tickets to New York and Philadelphia.
Help wanted at the South Muscatine Lumber Company for labor pulling heavy lumber loads. Apply at once to begin work promptly and join a local timber operation.
Readers are invited to view the world famed scenery along the Canadian Pacific railway line. Low excursion rates apply for numerous conventions, offering travelers opportunities to enjoy the landscape and travel at reduced prices.
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