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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1907
Page
7
A flood of short arrive and depart notices spans the city as residents travel to Chicago Davenport Davenport and other towns. Names include Mrs Myron W Griffin Mrs J Blake Mrs S A Corlis Mr George Wilson and Miss Edith Crockett among others. Housing ads appear with John A Robbins. Hy o mei advertisement follows noting a money back guarantee.
The First Baptist Church notices a Tuesday 3 PM meeting at Mrs. William Ribbink and a Thursday 7 30 PM prayer meeting. Friday afternoon the Ladies Aid holds a Kensington at Mrs. Carl Barnard's home.
Trinity Episcopal Church lists St Katherine's Guild social and Guild event Wednesday afternoon and evening. Thursday afternoon Trinity Guild meets at the rectory at 2 o clock. Friday evening there is a Litany service at 4 80.
Sunday school gathers at 2 30 p m with a 5 30 p m sermon. The Ladies Aid hosts Muscatine women for an all day sewing on Friday.
The United Brethren Church holds a Thursday evening prayer and teachers' meeting at 7 59. The session brings together congregation members and educators for spiritual reflection and planning.
A. R. Lewis notes hair deterioration causes worry and warns against fake restoratives. He cites Newbro’s Herpicide as authentic, claiming it destroys the root parasite and prevents dandruff shedding and baldness. Sold by druggists with samples for 10 cents. sizes 50 cents and one dollar. Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store is listed as a special agent.
The botany class at the high school postponed their field trip to the Grotto. The new date is not yet set and a specific time remains undecided.
The river forecast reports a continuing falling tendency in the Mississippi from below Dubuque to Muscatine over the next 48 hours. Local forecaster J. M. Sherier notes the trend and cautions observers to monitor stages.
In Sigourney on a Sunday morning F G Yahnuke and family faced a runaway when wind blew paper into a buggy wheel, unseating horses. Mrs. George Vahnke protected and dropped her children to safety while bystanders helped stop the team. She saved four lives amid the chaos and injuries were bruises only.
Des Moines Iowa reports for the week ending May 13 show 3 to 5 degrees below normal average temperatures with a frigid start and a high of 90 at Sioux City on May 12. Precipitation was light with snow flurries in the northeast. overall rainless, delaying crop growth but small grain vitality remains. Cereal losses from freezing were lower than earlier feared. southern fruit crops suffered most. corn planting advances as soil remained dry and favorable for seeding though hay crops look light.
Idona Freise spends the week in New Boston with sister Mrs Lizzie Keating. Ernest Colberg and wife of Muscatine visited his parents Mr and Mrs William Colberg. Henry Beeney and family and Misses Jessie and Elsie Swisher visited Muscatine last Tuesday. Myrtle Leech staying with Lawrence Beeney visited Ferdinand. Mrs John Keating of New Boston visited sister Mrs Mary Reed. Mrs Chas Ogilvie and children with relatives nearby returned home Monday.
Montpelier Louisiana May 14 Lulu Myers of Buffalo visits this week with friends and relatives. Joe Morris was a caller in Davenport on business. Mrs Fred Lieh spent Monday at Fairport with her parents Mr and Mrs Cramer. William Umphress and Howard Langston of Davenport visited their uncle Charles Umphress. Ed Eis of Burlington spent last week in town at his home. Mrs Frank Morris spent last week.
A campaign for robust health touts Dr. A. W. Chase's Nerve Pills as a remedy for fatigue headaches and weakness. The ad claims improved blood formation and vitality, with a price of 50 cents a box and availability through druggists and Buffalo company offices.
In Buffalo with her daughter Mrs Joan McCulley, Jr Ed Welsch of Davenport was a caller in our town last week. Mrs Sieh and daughter Carrie were callers in Buffalo Thursday. Edwin McCulley of Buffalo was a Monday evening caller here. Charles Fridley was a business caller in Fairport Thursday. Spurge Pulse and George Davis who are working at Washington IA spent Sunday at their homes here.
Catarrh portrayed as a widespread, long treated disease now viewed as constitutional. Hall's Catarrh Cure from F J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio is promoted as the only systemic cure, to be taken orally with a $100 pledge for any uncured case.
West Liberty Iowa May 13 Delayed Glen Martin returns from Newton after visiting his parents on Elm street Regena Berry goes back to Iowa City after visiting her aunt Mrs J C Moffitt Mrs Ed Sexsmith and daughter Tressa spend Sunday with sister Mrs George Randall of West Branch William Burke from Iowa City attends to business Mrs Robert Clark hosts Ladies Card Club afternoon of five hundred Mrs W B Jayne entertains her brother I Porter of Blairstown J S Ebr visits Iowa City friends Mrs J S Fawcett travels to Cedar Rapids to visit daughter George Black and family visit West Fourth street Mrs Chas Anderson and daughter return to Belle Plaine with parents Will Ady Cedar Rapids trip Mrs Ray Beeson hosts her father W Condron Rockwell City and cousin Mrs A Condron
Cedar Rapids residents and visitors are mentioned as arriving and visiting for short stays. Mrs. C Eads arrives from Burlington and will visit friends. Mrs. Sensibaugh returns to Iowa City after a visit with her mother and relatives. Mrs. Boyd Eves sails for West Branch for a brief visit. The ladies auxiliary to the R. M. A. met at Mrs. Ray Griffiths home and elected officers: President C P Worrell, Vice President Henry Nichols, Secretary Ray Griffith, Treasurer Reed Hawthorn. John and Dick Holcomb of Downey were visitors Sunday afternoon.
Morning Sun reports the May 13 marriage of J F Butt and Eva Stewart at the Methodist parsonage in Wapello Iowa. The bride, a veteran local telephone operator, and groom, a Cairo area farmer, will visit Monroe after the ceremony. The paper notes church events, licenses, and Decoration Day committee appointments.
Mrs. F C Edwards and others visited at the John Black home this week. Miss Hawthorne and Crawfordsville visitors returned home after a visit with Mrs. R W McElhinney. Miss Ora Hays hosted juniors for supper at her southeast town home. R Horton began cement walk sawing on a large new contract. Mrs W H Anderson of Toulon Illinois visited friends in town this week.
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