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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1910
Page
8
Fully twenty members of the Friends Epworth League conducted a jail service Sunday afternoon for six to seven inmates. The group plans to continue Sunday meetings, with a Thursday society gathering deciding the course of action. Magazines and periodicals are supplied to prisoners to aid the effort.
The Cosmopolitan carnival arrived from Keokuk and set up in Muscatine for a week of activities. Tents are being pitched, booths built, and the carnival band toured downtown. Keokuk reports a clean, bright display with free and paid shows drawing large crowds daily.
Bond's China Store reports Attorney J C Coster departed at noon for West Liberty to handle business. South Dakota land is in demand and selling cheap with buyer expenses paid. Linn Hoopes notes opportunities. Mrs William Rains of Buffalo returns home aboard the Firefly. Mrs A B Swain of Buffalo returns after shopping. Mrs S N Brooks of Pine Street departs for Chicago for a several week visit.
Mrs H K Currier returns home from city shopping while E D Engel Charles Grade and R C Curtis head to Davenport Moline and Fairport for business and visits. Miss Mabel Smith returns from North English and William Bolling travels to Davenport on the Firefly with others observed in transit.
The YWCA vesper service at the rooms featured Rev. C E Bryden on devotion with lessons from the Lord's Prayer and a solo by Miss Florence Narvis. The next topic is Vacation Religion. H S B girls plan a slough outing. Bible marking class to Weed park. weather may alter plans. About twenty ladies sewed Saturday. tea served. more work planned next Saturday.
County Auditor A S Lawrence reported that 1747 hunter licenses were issued in the county during the year ending July 1 1910. The unused blanks totaled and 1756 will be paid into the State Fish and Game fund. All licenses were resident except one.
A sales pitch touts clear brain and steady nerves bringing wealth and fame to owners. It claims coffee is poisonous due to caffeine and promotes Postum rich in gluten and phosphates as vital energy for ginger and hustle, with a slogan There’s a Reason.
Ebenezer P Day longtime Muscatine resident and Civil War veteran died at Hershey hospital after an acute pleurisy attack. Born March 24 1843 he served in Co E 18th Iowa and held local offices including deputy sheriff and county supervisor. Survived by sons Lyle and Wallace and a sister, funeral to be private with Grand Army of the Republic honors.
M. P. Goff departs for Des Moines to attend the annual convention of the State Funeral Directors association. He participates as a member of the F. D. quartet with Daggett Ottumwa McBride Des Moines Kervick Fairfield and Goff Muscatine.
Reverend John Jans arrived back this morning from Denver Iowa where he attended the annual conference of the Iowa District of the German Lutheran church and will resume local duties.
The Evangelical Synod of North America elected a new district president to succeed Rev. Albert Muecke of Hubbard Indiana who led district affairs for four years. Sixty nine ministers and seventy one lay delegates attended the conference representing about twelve thousand communicants in Iowa. Robert Beck left for Davenport Saturday evening to visit friends and relatives there during the weekend.
Republican voters in Muscatine County are informed that H D Horst of Muscatine Iowa is a candidate for the office of County Attorney subject to the outcome of the primary election on June 7.
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