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Newspaper

Muscatine Journal

Location

Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 25, 1909

Page

5

Wilton High to Stage Play Phyllis Inheritance

Wilton Iowa May 25 Special The junior class of Wilton High School will present the three act comedy Phyllis Inheritance at the school hall May 31 The cast includes Philip Morningside Arnold Jacobsen Major Philander Mumford and other named roles with a ensemble of students from Wilton and nearby colleges.

Wilton Wilton High School Phyllis Philip Morningside New York Arnold Jacobsen Philander Mumford Philip Dornsell Patrick Mooney M. P Home Rule Association Elmer Maurer Peter Martin Ralph Cockshoot Pierre Marquette Paris N. Y Paul Marvel Clarence Brown Phyllis Morningside Philip Elizabeth Cronin Phoebe Martingale Margaret Woodhouse Penelope Mumford Bessie Christisor Patrice Mumford Pauline Bunker Angela Carrie Kaufman Alice Irma Wildasin Amy Blanche Bridges Vassar Pansy Myra Maurer Patience Frances Kelley

Sunday Sermon Sparks Iowa Anti-Saloon Revival in Marshalltown

Rev William A Sunday delivers a pivotal anti alcohol sermon in Marshalltown Iowa drawing 6000 endorsers and 1169 converts amid flags and cheers. Report notes audience petitions to close saloons and 78 respond to a Christ invitation as the preacher brands saloons as anarchist and champions flag and country.

William A Iowa Marshalltown Marshalltown Times-Republican Sunday Christ

Railway Men Elect Brotherhood Officers In Cleveland Meeting

Columbus Ohio May 25 The Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen re elected W. G. Lee grand master president from Cleveland. A B Ing re elected general secretary and treasurer D L Cease editor and manager T K Dodge assistant to the president Val Fitzpatrick and A F Whiney vice presidents with James Murdock of Toronto Ontario among others named.

Brotherhood of Trainmen Iowan Columbus Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen W. G. Lee Cleveland A. B. Ing D. L. Cease T. Kck. Dodge Val. Fitzpatrick A. F. Whiney Iowa James Murdock Toronto Ont

Concertgoers Board Firefly to Moline for Theodore Thomas

A large group from Muscatine departed on the Firefly at noon today to attend a concert by the Theodore Thomas orchestra at the Moline theatre. Those listed traveling include Mrs F P Sawyer Miss Flora Manlove Mrs W E Bliven Mrs J S McKee Mrs Fred Giesler Mr and Mrs J B Chaplin Prof Ches yrade Miss Stella Ames Miss Alpha Wabnitz and D J McDonald.

Muscatine Moline Theodore Thomas Moline Theatre F. P. Sawyer Flora Manlove W. E. Bliven J.S. McKee Fred Giesler J. B. Chaplin Ches. Yrade Stella Ames Alpha Wabnitz D. J. McDonald

Noted Lecturer Brings Illustrated Talks to Muscatine Institute

Muscatine county teachers host an institute next month with Nat M. Brigham, a famed western lecturer. Cronin secured Brigham to present four illustrated lectures The Apache Warpath The Men Who Won the West From Coronado to Kit Carson and The Grand Canyon of Arizona. Brigham’s talks blend travelogue with engaging narrative, drawn from years of western study and Harvard education.

Muscatine County Teachers’ Institute M. F. Cronin Nat M. Brigham Prof. Cronin Mr. Brigham Brigham West Coronado Kit Carson Grand Canyon Arizona Harvard University

The Secrets of Advertising and Brevity in Trade

A discussion on advertising practices and brevity with examples from merchants and firms. The Nott Melon Seed Compound is cited as a product promoted by direct recommendation, with Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store selling it locally and offering a money back guarantee if it fails to improve health.

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Wilton May 25 Daily Personal Movements

Wilton Iowa on May 25 records a sequence of residents and visitors. Henry Gundelach leaves for Rock Island for a few days of relatives, while County Treasurer A C Shifler returns to Muscatine. Others travel between Muscatine Davenport Durant Moscow Moline and Rock Island for business and visiting friends.

Davenport Charles Markee Muscatine George Lincoln Moscow Otto Harder Herman Jipp Frank Sales Moline Carl Bridges Rock Island L. H. Trent George Heabner

Oh My Poor Back Kidney Bladder Health Pills Ad Promise

An advertisement extols DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder Pills claiming kidney and bladder diseases stem from uric acid. It describes symptoms like back aches and pains, warns of serious consequences, and cites testimonials including Wallace H. Brunner. The firm offers a free trial by mail from Chicago.

de Witt Bright Wallace H. Brunner Ohio St Omaha Neb Brunner E. C. DeWitt & Co Chicago Ill

Residents and visitors called on in Muscatine area

A stream of people traveled to and from Muscatine and Davenport on Monday and Tuesday. Clint Lincoln of Bennett visited friends in the city while F A Martin went to Muscatine for business. Mrs D E Smith and Olga spent Monday with friends in Muscatine. Susan Knouse returned to Davenport after visiting relatives here. Henry Wildasin, Dr W A Cooling, Vera Miller, Leo Barry George Sniechen Vincent Fuller John Fuller Albert Duffe Harry Hain and I Hoffbauer were all noted for business visits or travel between Davenport Muscatine and surrounding towns throughout the period. Perry Duncan and W H Crecelius also were mentioned in connection with Muscatine and Durant trips.

Muscatine Clint Lincoln Bennett F. A. Martin D. E. Smith Olga Susan Knouse Davenport Henry Wildasin W. H. Crecelius Durant

Decoration Day Observed In Wapello Iowa

Decoration Day will be observed in Wapello on Sunday May 30 1909. Services at the Presbyterian church at 10 30 am with a union service and a cemetery ceremony in the afternoon. Soldiers W R C and Sons of Veterans meet at the G A R Hall at 2 pm for rituals by A M Taylor Post.

Wapello Presbyterian Church Gerlach W. R. C. and Sons of Veterans G. A. R. Hall A. M. Taylor N. W. McKay Lincoln Gettysburg Arthur Springer Post

Illinois delegates head to Peoria for Sunday school convention

F C Mewes Thomas Watson and Frank P Gillett of Illinois City left this morning for Peoria to attend the Sunday school convention set for May 25 to 27. Delegates from across Illinois are expected to attend.

Peoria F. C. Mewes Thomas Watson Frank P. Gillett Illinois City State of Illinois

Packwood Man Walter Elder Sentenced to 25 Years in Wyoming Penitentiary

Walter Elder of Packwood Iowa has been sentenced to twenty five years in a Wyoming prison after involvement in a ranch murder near Gillette Wyoming. Elder had lived in Packwood most of his life with the last two years away.

Walter Elder Wyoming Packwood Gillette Wryo Elder

Funeral services for Illinois Supreme Court Justice Guy C. Scott

Aledo Illinois May 25 Judge Guy C Scott longtime Illinois supreme court justice died yesterday in Galesburg funeral services will be held Friday May 28 from his home with all members of the Illinois supreme bench attending A public meeting may be called by Mayor Me Roberts to organize tributes Scott born August 14 1863 at Henderson county Ill educated at Knox college and a legal career in Aledo He married Jessie Irvin in 1894 and they had a daughter Catherine now fourteen survived by his parents from Keithsburg and other relatives

Aledo Ill Guy C. Scott Illinois Supreme Court Galesburg Illinois Supreme Bench Henderson County Knox College John C. Pepper C. C. Worden Pepper & Brock Illinois Justice Carter Quincy Mercer County Graham Toner Dunlap Jessie Irvin Lste George Irvin Catherine Keithsburg MeRoberts

Rolfe Couple Held On Adultery Charge In Webster City

C. M. Day of Rolfe and Miss Clarissa Grestock a Rolfe milliner were arrested at the Willson hotel Webster City by Sheriff Brown on a warrant by Day’s wife charging adultery. They have shared rooms at the hotel the past days while Day travels as an implement salesman and Miss Grestock accompanied him for six weeks. Day claims a divorce. the couple were moved to Rolfe to answer the charge.

Webster City C. M. Day Rolfe Clarissa Grestock Willson Hotel

Iowa fights stake in Omaha business heart claim

Iowa Attorney General Byers will argue before the US circuit court of appeals at St Paul that the central Omaha business district belongs to Iowa. The case centers on土地 formerly Iowa land that was lost when the Missouri River altered its course in 1878 creating a new boundary.

Clarms Omaha Iowa Des Moines Byers United States Circuit Court of Appeals St. Paul

Man killed at prayer in Kennett church house shooting

Henry Culp was shot and killed while kneeling in prayer at Europa school house in Kennett Missouri on May 25. Charles Champ, his brother in law, fled the scene after the shooting. Culp had previously killed Harry Champ, brother of his slayer, last August and was acquitted as justifiable.

Henry Culp School House Kennett Whitle Europa School House Charles Champ Culp Harry Champ Champ Brothers

The Earths Motions and the Sun’s Gentle Rule

The piece explores the earth’s three journeys: daily rotation, annual orbit around the sun, and motion through stellar space. It explains how these bring seasons, day and night, and the changing sky, noting triangulation, parallax, and the sun as a guiding force shaping climate and life.

Constellation Lyra Aries Taurus Gemini Earth Browning Helen

Teacher inhalaes gas in bid to take life at New York home

Miss Flora Eugenia Schaefer, a former student at Columbia University Teachers College, was found unconscious in her New York City apartment with a gas tube in her mouth. Police classify it as an attempted suicide. relatives said to reside in Wisconsin.

Flora Eugenia Schaefer Self New York Teachers’ College of Columbia University

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Roya Wilton Studer Freedom and America Edison W.g.block-Co Thomas Orchestra River Bulletin Pee Tee St. Paul la Crosse Dubuque le Claire Eee Ane St. Louis Mississippi J. M. Sherier National Ers’ Institute Louisa County Packwood Man Scott The State Supreme Just Swans Jewelry Store Leibbrand, Ryan & Go East Second St Sunshine J Hershey
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