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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1913
Page
8
An aged audience is urged to keep bowels gently open using Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin. The text promotes a candy laxative tonic and warns against harsh purgatives while citing testimonials from a Dr. Caldwell endorsement. It advertises sample bottles and mail order to Morristown Indiana.
Minutes record April session approval, auditor’s bond and warrants, deputy auditor appointment, tax refunds to Nicholson and Saker, adjustments for Whitmer and Murdock properties, wolf bounties paid, annual fund claims, and a special session approving County Engineer J I Ryan at 1800 yearly with road system designations and bids.
An OCR fragment promotes Newbro's Herpicide as a cure for dandruff and baldness, praising its effectiveness and scent. It references personal presentation and a chain of drug stores and agents, noting money-back guarantees and sample requests. The text also includes lists of names and local business marks, typical of a period newspaper ad.
Wilton Iowa May 20 residents and visitors listed as weekend guests and travelers. Names include the Beavers of Davenport, Mr and Mrs Fulton, Clarence, the Peiffer home, travel by auto through Tipton Rochester Springdale and West Liberty, with many towns such as Muscatine Davenport and Durant noted for visits and business.
Claiming a home remedy cures lung troubles, the ad cites a testimonial by Wm. Tatem from Philadelphia area and references Eckman lab oratory. It lists alleged benefits, praises non narcotic ingredients, and promotes buying from A. Bastenlehner and local druggists with a promise of further recoveries.
Local residents and guests visit Muscatine and area over the weekend. Caroline Conrad and others travel, Miss Ida McSwiggen arrives for a stay, Mr and Mrs Lauren Henderson and families visit relatives, Bernice Kiser hosts friends, and church and club activities occur. Christening services held for twin boys John Leonora and Charles Lawrence Murphy at St Marys Carbolio. Community notes cover visits, dinners, and a U S Army and Navy program with a social hour and prize.
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