Muscatine Made Brooms Demand Nationwide Push
Advert promising Muscatine made brooms targets housewives and men alike in the region, urging every person to buy the locally manufactured cleaning tool.
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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1909
Page
26
Advert promising Muscatine made brooms targets housewives and men alike in the region, urging every person to buy the locally manufactured cleaning tool.
A local broom maker proclaims high quality and value with union made products. The firm asserts personal inspection of broom materials and guarantees top performance.
Muscatine hosts Bellevue on West Hill and Hershey Memorial hospital, each with ample beds and modern wards. Bellevue runs 25 beds under Miss Maud McGwigan and Hershey Memorial 30 beds under capable leadership, reflecting the city’s strong health care setup.
The city reports 125 motor cars, one per 275 people, underscoring wealth and progress. Autos mostly serve pleasure, with some firms considering electric delivery wagons. Over twenty miles of paved streets favor motoring, even in heavy rain.
The passage describes Bellevue as a private institution under the supervision of Drs. J. L. Klein and A. J. Weaver with additional physicians involved in patient care. It notes Hershey hospital as the gift of Miss Mira Hershey in memory of her father Benjamin Hershey, an ideal institution of its kind.
The Muscatine Automobile Club, recently perfected, aims to improve rural roads and expand paving. Car owners seek better thoroughfares and more miles of pavement. The group plans cross country runs and cooperative road work to benefit motoring in the city.
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