Miss Mary Wells Visits City Then Heads to Cedar Rapids
Miss Mary Wells of Atails spent yesterday in the city and returned home in the afternoon. Fred Pentner of 519 East Sixth Street left yesterday afternoon for Cedar Rapids to visit for a few days.
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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1913
Page
7
Miss Mary Wells of Atails spent yesterday in the city and returned home in the afternoon. Fred Pentner of 519 East Sixth Street left yesterday afternoon for Cedar Rapids to visit for a few days.
A jumble of city visitors is listed with names and addresses such as Mrs L Jasper of Wilton and Rev and Mrs J A Boachman at 208 West Second Street. The piece promotes a big shoe sale at the old Casper shoe store with discounts up to 4.00 and emphasizes the sale’s house values. Also mentions Miss Irene Otto from Town City leaving for Oakville and other locals visiting the city. A medical ad touts Kidney Pills as safe remedies for back ache and nervousness.
In May 12 an unusual social event gathered 28 men from Mrs. M. L. Lane's Sabbath school class at the MS 4 church parish hall for a five course banquet. The event honored April attendance leaders with date-laden place cards and decorated tables. Teachers, pastor A. W. McBlain and superintendents attended and entertained with readings and lively games lasting into the evening.
The city emphasizes need for a motor driven patrol to improve efficiency. Officials note two week struggle removing an unruly prisoner and lack of equipment hampers officers. With rising crime and the new City Hall, a modern patrol vehicle is believed to boost the police department.
The second division of the Python lodge attendance contest held a combined entertainment and banquet for the winners and invited guests on Friday. Dr. L. A. Royal acted as sponsor, and H. Archibald and Dr. W. B. Jayne led the event with a May pole ribbon game, a Chase orchestra provided music, and a two-course supper was served to about 160 guests.
Des Moines May 12 The Iowa State Horticultural Society reports a cold week ending May 11 with unusually wet southern and eastern counties. General showers, average temperature about four degrees below normal, light frost in a few areas but no material fruit damage. Corn planting to be general. grain, grass, and potatoes benefited. fruit crops averaged 85 percent of full yield, highest since 1901.
Prairie Grove residents report visits to West Liberty and Iowa City. The Willing Workers of Springdale met with Mrs. Arthur Fogg. several trips by automobile occurred among McCann Kubik and Downing families. Families, neighbors, and church circle gatherings mark a lively community week. Also praised is Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as a trusted mothers’ medicine.
Miss Sangmon of Nichols visits in West utharty and returns home via Myre where Rachel Mead spent a week with her son Roy. Mrs. F. McDonald and Mrs. Lou Wright plan visits to Armstrong Ta and Mechanicsville after visiting friends. Lucy Evans of Moline Ill arrives to visit sisters in Iowa City. Ary Wall and Preda Baker stop by. L D Potter increases reward to 100 dollars after hiring a team of two 1500 pound horses. one seal brown with white face and the other dark day, both shod all around. a heavy harness taken.
Amusements note Marguerite Driesbeck, a German trained vocal graduate, joins Geilmar Brothers Circus. She tames a sixteen foot king of beasts through kindness, calming the lion that trained handlers feared. Her father once owned a large trained wild animal show now bought by the Gollmar Brothers, and Marguerite appears daily with her troupe.
Rev Francis Vasku of Hedgesville Mont and Miss Bertha Stinner, assistant at Grinnell, wed at the bride’s home in Iowa City on May 18. Vasku, an alumnus of Town University and Perlin Seminary, serves as Congregational pastor in Hedgesville.
Davenport Iowa advertisement for a medical specialist, listing treatment for cancer tuberculous nervous diseases and related conditions. Mentions electrical, medical, and vibratory therapy equipment and a laboratory address in Davenport Iowa with a calendar notation 23 23 24.
The bride, a graduate of the Congregational Training School for Women in Chicago, has served as assistant pastor at Grinnell Congregational Church for the past two years, reflecting her readiness for a principal role in church work.
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