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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1907
Page
2
Wait H. Palmer files in district court for $1,000 against Chicago Milwaukee St Paul Railway for injuries to his wife in the Bettendorf wreck on March 7. She was a passenger when the train wreck occurred and incurred heavy medical bills. This follows another suit by Mrs. Palmer seeking $1,899.
An old notice notes the first and original Cold Tablet in a white package with black and red lettering and the signature of E. W. Grove. The price is listed as 25e.
The Greater New York census shows 688,427 enrolled pupils with 18 percent foreign born. Eyes tested total 58,948 and 17,928 were found to have visual defects.
Nellie Smith a 14 year old ward of Mrs C Nienaber living near Wilton disappeared Wednesday after packing two grips. Found one mile east of Durant at Junius Manzil’s home she says she left due to ill treatment and refuses to return. She traveled in poor condition and had no specific destination.
The official badge of the A. O. U. W. will be honored by the street railway company during the state convention in the city. Delegates wearing the badge will not be required to pay any street car fare for three days.
A five dollar round trip excursion from Muscatine via the M N and S Railway on Saturday May 18 stops at Fruitland Grandview Wapello and Elrick with through train to Minneapolis and St Paul arriving Sunday morning. Tickets usable until May 21. Includes tourist sleeper and double berth option. Attractions listed in Minneapolis and St Paul with note of state capitol building and flour mills.
Advertises Laxative Bromo Quinine as a world wide cold and grip remedy. Claims to remove cause of headaches and neuralgia from colds. Prominent call to seek full name and signature E. W. Grove. Price 25 cents.
At the Muscatine Commercial Club meeting A C Smith was chosen chairman and George Bartholomew of Preston elected secretary. H M Carpenter of Monticello stepped down as president, and E M Warner spoke on banking progress and future value standards. Delegates enjoyed a trolley tour of the city and a formal banquet hosted by local banks and the Y M C A Ladies Auxiliary.
An advertisement extols Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery as a blood cleansing remedy for impure blood and related skin and gland ailments. It markets All-Healing Salve for open sores and notes easy mail order via stamps to Buffalo New York. It asserts known composition and lists ingredients on the bottle wrapper. Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets are promoted to regulate stomach liver and bowels.
Advertises Hood's Sarsaparilla as a cure for latent disease that may cause dyspepsia catarrh and glandular swelling before skin eruptions appear. Offers liquid or Sarsatabs chocolate tablets 100 doses for 1 and guarantees under the 1906 Food and Drugs Act No. 324.
Jesuit fathers Rev. J. W. Kuhlmann and Rev. J. H. Otten will lead a week long mission at St. Mary's Church starting May 12 at 10 a.m. Services will be Sundays at 7:50 and 10 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Weekday times include 5:30 and 7:30 a.m. and 3 and 7:30 p.m. English sermons and instructions will be given. public invited.
Plans for the Iowa state convention entertainment are expanding as Company C prepares to escort delegates in the Monday evening parade. Captain Norton will issue orders for full parade participation and the mayor approves volley firing. Grand Master M C Tift and Charles Larson expect to attend, with Nebraska officials on hand in Omaha during the same dates.
The Maennerchor and friends joined Mr and Mrs George Volger for their twenty fifth wedding anniversary in this city. Pauchet's orchestra provided instrumental music and the Maennerchor sang, followed by a substantial supper. The couple, long-time residents, were married here on May 5 years ago.
An advertising notice extols Halls Catarrh Cure by PF J Cheney Co of Toledo Ohio as a constitutional treatment for catarrh. It claims the medicine acts on blood and mucous surfaces, offers a hundred dollar reward for cures it cannot achieve, and invites readers to send for circulars and testimonials. It also recommends Nalls Family Pills for constipation.
The Iowa Central Railway promotes a popular excursion on Saturday May 18. See the local agent for details and tickets.
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