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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1908
Page
5
W Fr Carpenter arrested in Davenport on a wife desertion charge posted bail without trouble and today went back to Davenport where he plans to take a job with the Rock Island Railway. He says his two children are being well cared for there for the time being.
Captain Kiddle of Chicago, Salvation Army, will inspect local branch quarters and deliver an address next Tuesday evening. He heads the young people's army work in Iowa Illinois Wisconsin and gained fame for Boer War evangelistic missions in South America and with troops during the Transvaal conflict.
Miss Florence Grimes is home from Packwood after completing a year as principal and is re-elected for the coming year. Numerous residents travel, visit, or attend events in nearby towns including Muscatine, Grandview, Mediapolis, and Columbus Junction. The Wapello community also organized Camp No. 228 of the Sons of Veterans with officers installed and a future meeting planned.
New York pushed past the champions with a 16 to 5 rout as the Giants mauled the Cubs and White Sox. In Chicago 7500 fans watched the May 27 contest end with New York dominating on all fronts while Boston opened its series with a 16 to 5 victory over Nick Altrock and Frank Owen.
Amateurs from Muscatine plan a Sunday trip to Davenport to meet the Davenport Suburbans. Frank Bisisi will lead the Rambers in a contest against strong Davenport amateur material. The Wilton Shamrocks also schedule two games at New Boston on Saturday and Sunday as both sides boast fast squads.
The Maquoketa Independents will skip games Thursday and Friday as Western Illinois teams idle, with Peoria Champions slated for the weekend. Nance, formerly of the Kewanee Independent, signed with the Midgets and arrives to bolster the Pearl City lineup after a 1–0 Boilermaker win and strong fielding.
Local OCR fragment shows references to Route 6 and Route 5 near Kewanee with unclear details. No clear narrative, parties, dates, or outcomes are readable to summarize a specific event.
National League results include Chicago 4 New York 7 and Cincinnati 4 Brooklyn 2 with St Louis 2 Philadelphia 0. Pittsburg 8 Boston 1. American League scores show Boston 16 Chicago 5 and Washington 3 Cleveland 2 with Philadelphia 9 Detroit 1. New York 3 St Louis 5 in ten innings. Western League notes Pueblo 4 Omaha 14 Denver 14 Lincoln 9 Sioux City 3 4. Des Moines 2 in twelve innings first game. Three I League results Dubuque 5 Bloomington 3 Rock Island 2 Decatur 5 Cedar Rapids 0 Peoria 5.
Irregular OCR lists game results with team names Clinton Springfield Keokuk Waterloo Jacksonville Oskaloosa Burlington Kewanee Quincy Ottumwa and partial scores. The fragment suggests multiple football or baseball results in the Central Association with unclear innings and totals.
Grandmother McAfee remains at home in Millersburg Illinois. Lee Thornton travels from Millersburg to Delhi Iowa for several days at the experimental station. John Allen and M D Murdock visited Aledo on the 19th for business. S A Miller and Marshall Summers also went to Aledo and Miller returned with furniture. Frank May of Bloomington Illinois assisted Home Insurance of New York in adjusting storm losses last week.
New York plays Chicago and Brooklyn faces Cincinnati while Philadelphia visits St. Louis Boston meets Pittsburg Chicago travels to Boston Cleveland visits Washington Detroit hosts Philadelphia St Louis hosts New York
Wm. Fishburn spent a few days in Chicago on business. Misses Pearl Barnard and Grace Leyda visited Olive Barnard. Dorcas Sewing society met with Mrs. Fishburn. next meeting at the county farm June 24 with a 25c dinner. Sunday school at Spangler Channel May 31 at 2, preaching at 3 by Rev. Connant. Mrs. P. Esmail ill the past week. Farmers busy plowing and planting corn between showers.
A physician cites personal relief from malnutrition and sleeplessness after using Grape-Nuts with cow’s milk. He argues the diet prevents disease and promotes strong heart action and digestion. The ad claims readers will be convinced of the product’s value and invites them to read The Road to Wellville.
Aledo visitors and residents share visits to family in nearby towns. Memorial services were held at the M E church with Rev J L Wyllie delivering the sermon. Elder Murdock preached and returned home. several locals helped clear wreckage from a recent storm.
Prairie Grove reports Mr. Gorman from near the county line visited last Friday. Gibson & Waters meat wagon from West Liberty now visits Tuesdays and Fridays run by Mr. Smith. Miss Nellie Martin, the local teacher, was ill last Thursday so no school. Levi Pickering of West Liberty came through on business. Mrs. Amos Kimberley mourns her Denver brother's accidental death.
The column lists visits from Miss Myrtle Pinney and others around West Liberty Centerdale and Davenport, notes a Sunday school time change to 9:30 AM, reports 21 attendees with three visitors, and mentions local visits by Mrs J M Walker Mrs Chas McCann and Dwain. It ends with a pitch for Titus Loan Investment Company offering government bonds at 4 percent and 5 percent yields and Iowa farm mortgage loans.
Advertisements claim Bucklen's Arnica Salve renders dangerous wounds antiseptic and speeds healing for sores burns piles eczema and salt rheum priced at 25 cents from Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store.
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