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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1908
Page
6
Judge J. Scott Richman, born 1820 and possibly the youngest member, has died. Exhaustive search failed to find another living survivor of the 1846 Iowa City convention that preceded Iowa’s statehood, leaving only historical records of the event.
W. R. Johnston of Davenport passes through the city this morning en route to Brighton to handle business matters.
The Iowa Weather and Crop service reports a week of unusually heavy rain with four to five daily showers, hail and damaging winds. Corn planting reached 50 to 75 percent, aided by moisture, while hay crops look promising. frost damage hurt tree fruits but berries may recover. Numerous local notices follow about illnesses, births, and community events.
Riverside on May 19 reports Mr and Mrs Frank Droll welcomed a newborn, adding joy to the family and extending local residents' congratulations.
Harry McKee hurled a no hit complete game as Muscatine blanked the Kewanee Clippers 10 to 0 in the second game of the series. Nance started for Kewanee, Hagarty finished as Muscatine drove ten hits and ten runs amid a gale and muddy field conditions.
Colds that linger into spring sap strength and invite illness. Take Foley's Honey and Tar to stop the cough and expel the cold. Safe and certain in results, says A. W. Morgan, Druggist.
A kitchen remedy ad touts Pape's Diapepsin as a harmless 50 cent treatment that digests 3,000 grains of food per Triangule and relieves indigestion sour stomach heartburn belching and related stomach disorders within five minutes. It warns against misdiagnosis and urges keeping a case on hand for family use.
Local notes record a range of society passages and travel news from West Branch and nearby towns. Players Cook and others feature in game reports while residents visit in Iowa City Cedar Rapids and Davenport amid Saturday field meets and church society events.
Chayka leaves the field with a light ailment at start of fourth round. Largen replaces him in left field. McKee contributes strongly finishing with eight of ten assists by the Mid pair, adding two hits and one score to boost his batting average.
A telephone mix up caused last night’s edition to report Tipton leading 3 to 2. The Wilton correspondence notes Wilton led throughout and the correct final score was 3 to 2 in favor of Wilton.
Elizabeth Karnes returns from Anthony and McIntosh visits. Jessie Knowles arrives from Chicago for extended stay. Local residents conduct business in Davenport and Iowa City while others visit Muscatine and Springdale. Families and relatives host guests in West Liberty with plans for longer visits.
An old advertisement touts ZEMO as a quick permanent cure for eczema and pimples. It describes the product as a clean external liquid that attracts germs to the skin surface and destroys them. Sample requests are directed to E. W. Rose Med. Co. in St. Louis and A. W. Morgan in St. Louis for purchase.
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