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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1905
Page
7
Local brief mentions note residents traveling by train to Letts and Iowa City for Sunday visits. Several residents depart for weekend stays, including Mrs H R Othmer, Miss C Whitner, Miss Blanche Ewing, and Clifford Collins. Typhoid patient Warren Davis shows slight improvement after illness.
A collection of brief items notes residents traveling by Wilton and Firefly trains to Iowa City Chicago and Rock Island visits with friends in Muscatine and surrounding towns. Names include Frank Black Blanche Fox Z Black M L Kephart Rev F F Beckerman and Mrs S A Ewing with upcoming sewing circle and Modern Brotherhood of America meeting details.
The Iowa Grand Chapter of P E O closed a standout convention in Washington with about 300 delegates attending. Officers elected include Edith Prouty as president and Jessie Hollingsworth as first vice president, with Mary Stafford delivering a notable open meeting address.
East Hill locals note the Weed Park club held a meeting yesterday at the Bridgman home in Weed Park with good attendance. Mrs. Weed is improving from pleural pneumonia after a storm frightened her. Dr. Morgridge said effects unlikely to last. Edward Howell reports being in Las Vegas New Mexico and employed. Local storm damaged several homes on Sherman Street. Frances Oliver returned from North Prairie after visiting Henry Pilgrim. W C Oliver renovated his Washington Street home and junior Oliver plans further improvements. Scot Lane and Grant Street relative visit to Fairport ended. Fred George on Sherman Street shows slow improvement. A new porch is under construction.
The Magnolia Blossom is promoted as a simple inexpensive home treatment curing thousands of American women. It is described as a life and strength giving tonic for delicate women with irregularities and other female ailments. Claims include direct topical application, privacy at home, low price, testimonials, and a one dollar box for a month’s supply from South Bend Remedy Co. Letters for medical advice are handled by lady physicians with confidentiality.
The home of Frank Bielefeld on Grant Street is nearing completion, with structural and finishing work advancing toward final phase.
Baraca Bible Club of First Baptist begins weekly sessions at 11 30 Sunday mornings on Applied Christianity with a focus on city government. Leaders outline topics from May 14 to June 11 covering the city charter mayor council police health and officers.
Advertisement notes Dr King's New Discovery for consumption coughs and colds at Havercamp's Drug Store with a money back guarantee.
In Belle Plaine Iowa on May 13 the town women started a junk drive to raise funds for a church. Boxes placed mid blocks collect old boots and shoes, then the collected junk is sold to support the building fund.
An addition of 158 cemetery lots expands Elmwood in west and north sections. Town activity includes visits by Mrs. C Wright and daughter Miss Kittie of Wapello and Mrs. S W Simons of Winfield. Residents note vault work, travels to Texas and Mexico, and Nora Corette’s election as high school musical instructor and graduate from Monmouth College.
Duncan Illinois May 13 Friends report the death of Mrs Date Miller of Aledo. Funeral held in Millersburg with burial in Millersburg cemetery. She was sister to J W Terry of Millersburg. Community notes: Ladies Aid dinner at Mrs Clair Brancht home. visits by Mrs James Gorman and Ed Irwin. James McDonald and Ed Irwin visited C C Walter. Rev Flanders of Marston to preach for Woodmen in Marston May 14.
Mrs Will MacGinnis visited her daughter-in-law Oakley MacGinnis who has been ill but is improving. A hard rain and storm hit Wednesday night and Thursday morning but caused little damage. Many local farmers have planted corn.
A Cuba report notes sugar cane flourishing to twenty feet with canes as thick as a man's wrist, indicating vigorous growth in current growing season.
The business men's crew, led by Ed Ingham and Dan Hayes, defeated the high school squad 10 to 8 on the fairgrounds diamond. Arey of the high school and Patterson as umpire figure in a lively, comic contest with catching feats and a water-plot near home plate.
Morning and evening worships at First Presbyterian Church on the corner of Town and Fourth with a long list of choir selections and note that organist W E Battey will leave for Topeka after this Sunday. German Congregational Church on Fifth and Cedar hosts Sunday school at 9 15 and 9 16 morning service with Y P C E and an evening service at 7 30 with auxiliary activities including a German school and Junior Endeavor society every Saturday.
The public is invited to attend 10:30 a.m. worship and sermon by Pastor Judson Kempton on Solomon's De Amicitia. Sunday school at 11:30, pastor's training at 3 p.m. B Y P U at 6:30 on The Making of a Christian led by Mary Abbott and Roger Jayne. Evening service at 7:30 with sermon Moses the Man of God and The Battle of the Shepherds, choir music and congregational singing.
Mrs Clyde Dove and her son Wilbur depart by morning train from the Fourth and Cherry streets corner to visit friends in Washington for the day. On Monday they plan to continue south to visit relatives in that region.
Pliny Fry serves as pastor at Friends' Church located at Corner Fifth and Sycamore streets. Sunday services are at 10 06 a m and 7 45 p m with Sunday school at 11 15 a m. Christian Endeavor meets at 6 45 p m and prayer meeting is Thursday night at 7 45. The public is invited to attend these sermons.
The notice lists Bible school at 9 15 Sunday morning, services at 10 30, and evening worship at 7 30. It notes a Tuesday young people meeting at 7 20 in the parsonage and Thursday prayer meeting, signed by Pastor R A Schmidt with welcome extended.
South Muscatine Friends' Church at 1204 Wisconsin Street invites attendance. Carrie J. Curtis serves as pastor with Sunday school at 10 00 a m and preaching at 11 00 a m every Sunday.
Tomorrow marks the Epworth League sixteenth anniversary at Musserville M E Church. E C Brooks pastor invites all to attend as officers are installed during the 7 30 p m preaching service with a program by the young people. Services: Sunday school 10 15 a m class meeting 11 30 a m Epworth League 6 30 p m preaching 7 30 p m.
The church at 5 Corner Fourth and Cedar streets with pastor A H F Hertzler offers Sunday school at 9 a.m. Divine worship at 10 30 a.m. and 7 30 p.m. General class meeting at 7 p.m. led by Henry Mark. Friends and strangers welcome to all services.
Sunday morning service at 11 o clock with the subject Soul and Body. Sunday school at 3. Wednesday evening meeting at 8. Reading room open daily 2 to 4. Corner Sixth and Walnut streets. All are cordially invited to all meetings.
Morning sermon at 10 by C F P Nevins. Sabbath school at 11 15. No evening services or preaching. Prayer meeting Thursday at 7 45. W F T Beatty is the pastor.
West Hill Chapel announces Sunday school at 2 p.m. and a Friday evening meeting at 8 o clock. Superintendent H D Horst invites all West Hill children and friends to attend.
E C Brooks pastor. Sunday school at 2 p m. Preaching tomorrow at 3 p m.
Holy communion at 7 30 a m Sunday school at 9 50 a m morning prayer and sermon at 10 45 a m evensong and address at 7 30 p m Friday litany and address at 7 30 p m
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