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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1913
Page
2
A Chicago advertisement extols Dr. Shallenberger offering cures for chronic diseases. It promises radical improvements, free hospital practice, and treatments for cataracts, nervous debility, kidney and stomach ailments, and numerous other conditions with confidential, prompt service at 1866 Lake Ave.
Muscatine city council votes to erect a new hose house on Cherry Street near Third and Fourth Streets. Alderman Zeidler and Sullivan back the Excelsior fire station plan. City Attorney to draft the resolution and bids to follow. The Champion Hose House floor will be strengthened to support a heavy motor truck.
Sealed bids due May 27 to Thompson Bros Co for a one room dwelling at Drury Drainage District Porping Plant near Muscatine Iowa. Plans and specs at hardiata store. cellar dug. brick and sand on ground. contractor must detail scope and delivery date. Notices of amendment follow for The McQuesten Hardware Company.
An attractive program is arranged to mark the close of another successful school year. The concluding exercises will be on June 3 at the Weber Hall with student performances including a chorus, drill, songs, an operetta, and a chariot race. Diplomas will be conferred by Rav J. Grieser.
Members of the Moose lodge met Inuit evening for a session focused on securing larger club rooms. They plan a booster campaign to fund a new, larger lodge home, currently meeting on the third floor of the Realing building and hoping to also use the second floor for lounging and meetings. By-laws were amended to align with the move.
A vintage advertisement touts Dr. Williams Pink Pills as a cure for nervous debility and impure blood. It claims blood health restores nerve strength and cured Mrs. Fred A. Kamperson of Fleasantville Ohio, who reports improved energy, appetite, weight, and complexion after use.
Conference notes adherence to by laws in the constitution of the supreme lodge. It was decided not to have a lodge physician but to appoint an examining physician.
Socialist-leaning members push for higher city worker pay in Muscatine. Alderman Rainbow supports raise. Mayor Koehler and several others oppose. The tie vote 4 to 4 leaves issue unresolved as discussion turns into a broad labor and policy argument about supply, demand, and city labor value.
The Muscatine city council debated extending the new car line from Newell Avenue to Roscoe Avenue or Fury Ham Avenue, inviting a conference with Davenport and Muscatine Interurban traffic manager P. Crafts next Tuesday to finalize the route. Residents urged Roscoe Avenue despite concerns over real estate values, while council members indicated no contract is final and favored Roscoe with the interurban likely agreeable.
The Muscatine Baseball Association plans a next week carnival to be run under its auspices with grounds now moved to Park Avenue and Hast Recond Street. A canvas wall will enclose the site and police protection provided by the association, allowing a reduced city license of 19.50 for the privilege of operating on the Muscatine Lumber and Box Company grounds.
No More Constipation cries the ad for Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets a non calomel laxative sugar coated tablets that ease bowels and liver without harsh action. Easy to take safe for children one or two at night promises quick pleasant results and helps banish bad breath and dull headaches. 25 cent box from The Olive Tablet Co Columbus Ohio.
The New Era Social club will meet at Mrs. 4. Kretachmar's setelon residence this evening. A program will be offered followed by a question box and plans for a homecoming social in the New Era gym next Friday evening. A Davenport speaker will be secured to deliver the principal address.
The Block Coat company nears completion of a one story office near the levee. It will include an ante-room a shelter for new ten ton scales and will be lit by electricity. Exterior stucco and beaver board interior finish. Occupancy expected the last of next week.
Mr and Mrs Ralph R Bradley and Mrs R M of Chicago spent a short time in the city late yesterday afternoon on their way to Fort Madison in a Cadillac car. Despite bad roads they had been traveling two days and a half, stopping at Aurora and Sterling IA overnight. The trip from Sterling to Muscatine took seven hours and they planned to reach their destination today. They left here for Wapello to spend the night.
An advertisement touts ZEMO antiseptic solution as an instant cure for scalp eczema and skin itching. It claims effectiveness on various conditions and boasts 25 cent bottles sold in Muscatine and Henderson drugstores, with a Texas doctor endorsement.
Gold Dust makes clean homes with a magic like action that removes dirt and germs from floors doors and woodwork. A small dab in a pail of water eliminates bending and scrubbing as the Gold Dust Twins handle the hard work, delivering sparkling results.
The program lists performers Reating Alfred Alteneder Voral solo Ray D Freden Recitation Miss Elsie Brel Solo Miss Mabel Sauer Reading Walter Hetzler Violin solo Arthur Kemper Reading Emil Kretechmar The event features a sequence of readings recitations and musical pieces by named artists in a formal program format.
Transfers of Taal estate and other Muscatine property recorded by the Journal of the Titis Loan and Investment Co include numerous parcels in Muscatine, Wilton, and surrounding areas. Notable entries show Mary Clarkson-Irrac acquiring Lot 4 and Lot 5, Block 11 in Smalley’s Second addition for 975, George Deller transferring property, and William J. Groves and others receiving lots in Park Place and Cypress additions with nominal consideration. Multiple deeds list consideration amounts from 1.00 to 2,500.00, with a ranged assortment of owners and parcels across Muscatine, West Liberty, Wilton, and adjacent additions.
William Rivbink and wife transfer Lot 12 West Bill addition Muscatine for 104 dollars to John Stocker. Anna B. Freeland transfers lots 15 16 and 17 block 12 Park Place addition Muscatine for 1200 dollars to Harriet MoGsti.
A sensational Miss Freckle Face style ad offers a guaranteed remedy from A. W. Marion using double strength ethine. One ounce should reveal a clearer complexion with a money back guarantee if freckles persist. The ad emphasizes low cost and easy application through a druggist prescription.
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