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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1905
Page
2
A Texas reader Mrs F E Ritter voices strong praise for Seven Barks claiming it cured her stomach and digestive issues. The ad emphasizes the vegetable remedy’s safety, a 35 year history and a money back guarantee with a 50 cent trial at Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store.
Merchants are urged to write to Governor A B Cummins to express support for a policy proposal. The call to action emphasizes business community backing and timely correspondence to influence state decision makers.
The Steamer Teal and the Diamond were driven ashore during a recent storm. The Teal is being remodeled on a new hull by Dubuque Boat and Iron Co with machinery moved for overhaul. Eagle Point Boat Co prepares a torpedo-hull craft for the United States Fish Commission and builds a faster river passenger boat to serve Dubuque and Potosi picnic trade.
The Iowa conference board of examiners will hold a three day session starting Monday May 15 at Ottumwa with Rev J W Potter delivering a lecture On Horse back Thru the Holy Land and Dr A B Storms lecturing on Brownings Christianity. About 42 examiners and several candidates from across the conference will attend including J W Potter Muscatine J F Robertson Washington and J R Hanley Keota.
The piece promotes Newbro s Herpicide as a germ based cure for baldness and dandruff claiming it kills germs on the scalp. It advertises sample requests and lists Havercamp s Prescription Drug Store as a sales agent in Detroit Michigan.
The Ladies Aid Society of the Methodist church Downey offers heartfelt sympathy to the bereaved wife and children on May 1, 1905. A copy of the resolutions will be sent to the family, local papers, and recorded in society minutes. Signed by Mrs J. H. Secrest and Mrs J. Ervin Evans.
The water works gauge reads six feet this morning, up nine inches in the last 24 hours. Reports for the AO stations along the river follow, detailing the ongoing rise and anticipated levels downstream.
In early results Boston defeated Chicago 5 0 in a rain ruined 11 inning game. Cincinnati beat Brooklyn 8 7 while New York and St Louis tied 4 4. Pittsburgh topped Philadelphia 4 3. American Association St Paul won 7 4 over Kansas City. Western League and Central League games largely postponed or not played with Fort Wayne 9 Evansville 3 and Grand Rapids 3 Wheeling 1 noted in brief.
An 19th century advertorial touts Electric Bitters as a cure all for malaria typhoid fever and ague. The claim promises the medicine will kill disease germs and relieve fever with a pay if it fails. Price five cents at Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store.
A large tree bough fell on the trolley wire at Poplar and Eighth, blocking the streetcar line for about an hour after yesterday’s strong winds. No major damage reported beyond this incident. Kecklerville locals note residents moving, visits, and a few recoveries from recent injuries and illnesses.
In Keokuk Iowa on May 12 Yeager Fort Dodge second baseman snagged a line drive to halt Keokuk’s threat and seal the win. Final score Fort Dodge 2 to 1 with Eubanks Clark Shaw Hackett delivering the batteries.
From melodrama to Shakespeare the Grand presents Othello on Friday May 12. William Owen leads a clever company with J. W. McConnell and Miss Camilla Reynolds in a fully mounted, magnificently staged production.
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