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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1910
Page
4
Miss Zetta Howell of Burlington visits her parents at 104 East Ninth Street. Prof and Mrs O W Glags of Keota are due tonight for a short stay with Mr and Mrs J T Howell at the same address.
Three divorce petitions were filed in the district court this afternoon. May Long seeks separation from Benjamin Long and alleges cruelty. Nellie Manley asks for divorce from Leander Manley alleging a statutory offense. Olive Noble seeks separation from Clayton Noble on drunkenness and cruelty grounds.
Forecaster J. M. Sherier reports a slightly falling trend for the next 48 hours along the Mississippi from below Dubuque to Muscatine.
Four suits filed in district court seek judgments totaling 171201.05 against Muscatine for warrants issued by the old council. Banks Hershey State and Muscatine State seek 6858.27 and 6885.53 respectively, Cleveland Vapor & Light requests 3667.44, and J. F. Devitt seeks 389.81. The petitions request a writ of mandamus to authorize a special tax to cover the debts.
Thursday will be ladies day at the carnival with special matinees by Cosmopolitan Shows. The feature attraction in the afternoon is a women only roulette wheel event.
Nebraska representative Norris assailed the speaker in a sundry civil bill debate, claiming a New York banquet left the speaker in a probable condition. Norris cited that insurgents should be hanged as the charged remark, stated at a late hour.
Patent medicine pitch stating Electric Bitters can dissolve stomach, liver and kidney troubles and cure biliousness and malaria. Includes price 50c and Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store.
Mrs Ferdinand Vetter died at 11 50 this morning at 312 Clinton street after months of illness. She leaves a large family including husband Ferdinand and ten children. Funeral Saturday at 2 pm from the Clinton street residence, private, with Rev George Meiers officiating. Interment Greenwood cemetery.
Andalusia Iowa will mark Memorial Day with a program led by the Andalusia Memorial and Historical association. Veterans with colors and drum corps, plus local teachers and students, will march from the town hall at 10 am after gathering at 9:30 am. A dinner by the Ladies’ Aid follows at Brookman hall, and the 2 pm exercises at village hall feature Capt. W. K. Clark and James Venable with a full program of hymns, addresses by Samuel R. Kenworthy and Phil Mitchell, solos, and historical notes.
Funeral services over the late Mrs. August Wagner were conducted at 2 pm at the home of her daughter Mrs. John W. Hahn 210 West Sixth street. Rev J J Jans of the German Evangelical church led the rites. The remains will be taken to Quincy that evening for interment.
An advertisement touts Samose as a scientific flesh forming food that builds solid bone and firm muscle. It claims it can fatten the thin, and offers a money back refund if a buyer does not gain weight, with stock Roy postage on receipt of 50 cents.
May 25 Washington D C Young social set includes Edith Burnham daughter of Senator Burnham Nancy Johnson daughter of Representative Johnson Ethel Clapp daughter of Senator Clapp and Eloise Hughes daughter of Representative Hughes Johnson recently sponsored the new Pacific liner Kentucky at its launching Clapp is a favored talent Burnham hosts lavish entertainments and Hughes is noted for southern beauty
This morning in Muscatine at the bride’s mother’s home the marriage of Miss Lida May Ericson and Jesse Jenkins was solemnized at nine o clock with a ring ceremony performed by Rev. C. E. Bryden. Attendants included Miss Harriet Ericson and Miss Mabel Jenkins. The couple plans a Chicago wedding trip and will reside at 526 Woodlawn Avenue after June 15.
The marriage of Mrs. Martha Van Tryfle to Louis C. Jarr was held at 1 p.m. at 947 Lucas Street, performed by Rev. H Wenner mark of Grace Lutheran. About seventy five relatives and friends attended the ring ceremony as white silk gown and carnations adorned the bride, with a five course wedding dinner following. Mrs. Jarr has lived in the city seven years.
At a church meeting in the parlors Emil Johnson stepped down as president of the Young People's society of the German Baptist church. Carl Dipple was elected to succeed him and one delegate was chosen to attend the state convention in Buffalo Center on June 70th. The next business meeting is set for June 7th.
Forty members attended the regular business session of Banner Lodge Degree of Honor at the A. O. U. W. hall. Two candidates were balloted. social session planned for Tuesday June 28 with Fourth ward committee in charge. Next meeting is Tuesday June 14 for semi annual nominations and officer elections.
A slender man credits Grape-Nuts with easing irritability and nervousness after adopting it at most meals. He reports rapid weight gain of 11 pounds in four weeks, increased energy, and improved mood, praising the food and citing the booklet The Road to Wellville.
The Fairport station began experiments Tuesday infecting pond fish with glachidia, the young mussel, to determine which fish species yield fastest mussel maturation. Fish acclimate to ponds and scientists expect rapid progress this season.
Ruth, a nineteen year old wife, bakes pumpkin pies for her husband. He struggles with the first pie but she reveals a second, the one she made that day. Her diary notes an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
A brief vignette shows an office head demanding correctness in figures as the applicant, confident and composed, asserts she has never had complaints on that score. The exchange highlights the emphasis on accuracy and poise in hiring attitudes.
A fragment from the London Mail hints at social banter and a remark about pricing. The dated tone references a repartee moment and a lower price threshold, noting “more than 5 shillings” as a limit for help.
A humorous quarrel unfolds as an uncle accuses, and the boy insists he is only tapping the floor with the watch. The exchange captures rustic wit and a playful misunderstanding.
A concise maxim attributed to Burke on prudence and precaution. It emphasizes that foresight reduces danger by addressing risks before they arise. The saying frames risk awareness as essential to safeguarding people and resources.
Advertises Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets as a universal remedy for women with chronic constipation headache biliousness dizziness and facial pallor. Claims reliable relief and notes availability from all dealers.
Ford Madox Hueffer recalls Whistler in pre Raphaelite tale. Madox Brown circulated a lithograph urging patrons to buy Whistler etchings as he faced poverty. At a Chelsea tea, Mrs Whistler begged Brown to buy butter since the house had no funds and the poulterer had cut credit.
A passerby finds Brown anxiously watching a steeple jack 300 feet above ground. The man admits the sight gives him the shivers and doubts the worker will fall, deciding to leave rather than wait any longer.
Halley’s comet has orbited our solar system for over two millennia with characteristics suggesting it has been present ten to a hundred times longer. Historical accounts describe its appearance as magnificent during the Norman conquest of 1066, its head comparable in size to the full moon and its tail extending to remarkable lengths.
During a fierce Paris storm a janitor found a small tin box hurled from an upper story on Rue de Ouest. The box contained about $6,000 in gold and notes. An elderly woman claimed the money as her savings saying she hid it tied to a drainpipe outside her window.
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