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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1909
Page
8
Photographs show the full Taft cabinet as each official leaves home for a regular White House session. The article notes public sentiment affecting the nerves of the large colored population in Center ville.
The Columbus Junction class will stage a graduation play titled The Professors Predicament at the opera house on May 20. Graduates listed include Elva Foster Merle Oakes Faye Dawson Arnold Oats Maud Parsons Willard Endsley Florence Curtis Grace Overholt Casson Worthman. Alumni host a class banquet Friday evening in Odd Fellows hall.
Wilton residents report a flurry of short trips to Muscatine this week. Nora Sullivan returned home after visiting her parents Mr and Mrs Dennis O Keefe. Mrs Samuel McClung left for Muscatine to spend the day with friends. Henry Jacobs came from Davenport for a brief visit with his mother. Mr and Mrs John Weaver, after visiting relatives in Muscatine, returned home. County Superintendent M F Cronin went to Muscatine after a short visit with home folks. George Heabner spent Monday on business and visiting in Muscatine. Elmer Wierhauser departed for Muscatine for a brief stay.
A new dainty of pearly white corn by the makers of Postum and Grape-Nuts. Toasties are fully cooked rolled into thin wafers and toasted crisp and golden. Ready to eat direct from the box with cream or milk. Exquisite flavour and crisp tenderness delight epicures and invalids. Popular price 10c large family size 15c Sold by Grocers.
California politicking appears tepid toward defeating the anti Japanese bill as Governor backs Roosevelt’s stance. The piece then shifts to a patent remedy pitch, praising Nott's Melon Seed Compound Kidney and Bladder Remedy as a preventive to disease and urging readers to try it, with Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store cited.
Numerous residents travel for brief visits over the week. Pat Moylan and others return from Muscatine and Davenport. D J Dwyer sells a 172 acre John Cope farm near Atalissa for twenty one thousand dollars. Elwood Hain, Lenora Kelsey, Jena Christensen, F A Martin and many others spend short periods visiting relatives and handling business in nearby towns.
Fragmentary dialogue shows a mother denying blindness and a child naming Bowser and a Boston transit score. The overheard exchange hints at family tension and a moment of recollection about aging and sight.
Unusual arrangements train ten thousand U S Marines in handling the Springfield rifle now the service arm. A Sea Girt camp, with Capt William C Harllee in charge, includes Capt D C McDougal and Lieutenants Matthews Smith Wirgman Coyle Terry. Harllee led the Camp Perry team to fourth place last year and will head the National Match crew in August. The program focuses on proper use and care to prevent metal fouling before Springfield adoption.
Centerville Iowa residents fear for safety as the May trial date for John Junkin nears. Black residents worry an Ottumwa mob may target him after the murder, prompting some to consider leaving town while Sheriff Clark prepares guards despite the jail’s proximity to the courthouse.
An advertisement proclaims Lane's Tea as the most efficient aid to preserve beauty and restore rosy cheeks, claiming no effort is spared to keep good looks. The herb drink is sold by druggists and dealers for 25 cents.
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