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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1901
Page
7
The report lists various residents with yesterday or last night movements. Sheriff McGaughey visited Eldora while Miss Hessie Letts returned home for Sunday. E M Warner visited Monticello to see his mother. Mrs H H Arnold visited Keota to see her daughter. Gertrude and Edna Thompson shopped in the city. Mrs J B Hunt arrived by the Fire Fly from Battle Creek Michigan after a stay there. Umbrellas repaired at Whisler 211 West Second Street.
Notice of a special meeting of Champion, Hose, Hook and Ladder company on Monday evening May 13 at 7 20 p m by order of the Foremen.
Iowa City visitor John Nugent and several locals are noted in this city page. grocers sign agreements to close stores in the evenings. Mrs. Kate Nelson of Old Ladies Home is ill. Various local movement updates include restaurant praise and travel notes. The Wilton Alumni set a June 1 reunion with Pauchet's orchestra.
Typewriters and supplies offered with a large stock of second hand and new Olivers kept on hand. Machines rented from 2.50 per month up. Full line of test ribbons available. Call or telephone F. H. Shinn Typewriter Expert Care Muscatine Business College.
Mr William Holland of Keokuk Iowa and Miss Emma M Minor of Marion county Missouri wed Friday at 4 p m at the First Methodist church parsonage with Dr Stanford performing. They plan Muscatine as their future home.
Do-do antiseptic healing powder protects against blood poison lockjaw and proud flesh. Sprinkle on cuts wounds ulcers burns scalds bites of any animal or insect. Forms air tight germ proof covering heals quickly without a scar. Do-do does not grease stain or smell. 25c a box. Druggists.
Agent Gould forecasts a new express between Chicago and Denver Colorado Springs with a 28 hour 30 minute limit to capture Colorado trade. The Rock Island line handles a shorter Denver route and could match time, reviving past disputes over Denver Chicago service and cheap excursions.
A note reports that springs run at least two and a half hours quicker than the present schedule on other lines, causing considerable excitement among travelers and rail enthusiasts.
The Young People’s Christian Temperance Union met at president Miss Bertram’s home on Friday evening and added one new member. Five others signed to be considered at the next meeting. The group passed resolutions thanking Dr and Mrs St John for their temperance meetings in Muscatine and praising the press, pastors, churches, and Y M C A for support. A copy of the resolutions will be sent to Dr and Mrs St John and submitted to the daily press.
The First German M E Church at Fourth and Cedar announces its third quarterly meetings tomorrow. Activities include Sunday school at 9 a m, prayer meeting at 11 a m, sermon at 10 30 a m followed by holy communion at 2 30 p m, love feast at 7 45 p m. Rev H Zimmerrmann, presiding elder of Burlington district, will preach in morning and evening services. All welcome. invite German friends.
An advertisement for a “Safe Piles Tree” by J. J. Havercamp sells a curing product with a money back guarantee. It promises relief for a condition called rector and markets a “pile pipe tree” with each package priced at 59 cents.
The YMCA athletic club announced plans for a national field meet inviting country athletes. Events include sprints, distance runs, jumps, hurdles, hammer throw, bike races for youths, and a three mile handicap. Officers elected for the next year are Fred Beach president H Hackett vice president Roy QuerTermous secretary and H Ficken treasurer.
Illinois City May 11 report lists Mrs Mabel Abbot of Andalusia visiting relatives, Miss Amelia J Bailey from Milan staying over Sunday and returning with mail, Jim Simpson planting corn for Mr Storms, John Brayton improving slowly, J Crabtree fishing Sunday, Mrs M Reeves with a fine 40 acre fence, Harry Neely in Muscatine on business, and Guy Tyler described as getting rich keeping.
A newspaper notice extols Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as effective against lingering coughs linked to consumption and bronchitis. It claims early treatment cures, offers a money back guarantee, and lists J. J. Havercamp and W. A. Busch as local druggists selling the product.
Sunday school begins at 10 am with John Duncan as superintendent. Preaching at 11 am. Special music during the service. Epworth League at 6 45 pm. Evening service at 7 45 pm. All cordially invited. W H Slack, pastor.
A cautious note warns readers about a man who perpetually wears a fixed smile, suggesting distrust of his demeanor and possible underlying motives.
The phrase suggests two routes to becoming an economist: innate talent or compelled need. It contrasts intrinsic ability with practical pressure shaping the profession. It reflects views on how economic minds emerge and the factors driving career choice.
Mr McKee of Wheeler House Howard South Dakota suffered long term stomach illness. He credits six months on Grape-Nuts with weight gain color change sleep improvement and relief from headaches. He later reintroduces plain food and remains well. The ad notes balanced meals including Grape-Nuts breakfast with cream and fruit and Postum Coffee and claims 90 out of 100 stomach and nervous issues cured by this plan.
Public notice touts a salve claimed to cure catarrh croup colds heal cuts burns scalds sores chapped skin and piles and to prevent diphtheria and pneumonia. It states thirty years of successful use and that the product is pure and vegetable-oil based with easy quick action.
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