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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1909
Page
6
A health piece links sickness to digestion and urges eating light meals. It promotes E C Corn Flakes and Egg-O-See Wheat Flakes with milk, claiming they aid digestion, suit children and busy adults, and support daily work. It highlights the Egg-O-See process as key to digestibility.
South Muscatine students plan annual Garfield and Franklin school picnics in the last week of school with June 10 seen as the probable final event. Teachers have not yet fixed details but all day outings are expected and will be enjoyed by the children.
A science figure promotes Parisian Sage as the only cure for dandruff and hair diseases. The Buffalo based Giroux Mfg Co produces the tonic, with Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store in town selling it for 50 cents and offering a money back guarantee.
Levi Hill in jail for attempted murder of his wife and child and for his own attempted suicide. he granted a statement to a Journal representative claiming his wife obtained a loaded revolver from her son and that he took it to protect their child. He says he did not go to her home intending to shoot.
An advertisement claims germs and poisons are drawn to the skin surface and destroyed by Zemo and Zemotone to cure skin or scalp diseases of any kind. It invites samples from E. W. Rose Med. Co. of St. Louis and notes displays at A. W. Morgan's Drug Store with curing photos.
The document lists total assets 1 880 51 and liabilities including paid up capital, deposits by sight and demand, time deposits, and indebtedness to banks and others. It notes surplus fund and other profits after taxes and expenses. The text ends with a garbled line referencing hard assets and a personal name fragment.
An inmate recounts a claimed shooting incident arguing he acted only to protect loved ones while his wife threatened him with a revolver. The page also notes a libel case against Bert Reppert over a letter about a woman named Maude Katzenmeier, with a pending $3,900 damages suit and potential supreme court appeal. A somnambulist remains unconscious after a fall, and Decoration Day mail service changes are announced for May 31.
Local post office authorities announced that August Korneman, a local contractor, was awarded the government contract for sodding the post office lot after his bid proved the lowest among several bidders.
An ad asserts Electric Bitters as the guaranteed remedy for stomach liver and kidney diseases, claiming the Bubonic Plague destroys fewer lives. Presented by Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store for 50 cents.
Muscatine representatives return from the Dubuque diocese meeting amid honors. Rev. A I E Ross is re elected registrar and Mrs. William Fr Lishop leads the State Chapters of the Daughters of the King. Bishop Morrison opposes immediate di vision of the diocese and supports subdivision only after fundraising goals are met.
A brief note praises biscuits made with Gold Medal Flour, stating you cannot beat them and adding a casual regional exclamation. The fragment mentions Mamuy in a colloquial remark.
A newspaper notice promotes You Never Get Tired of Pure Food Groceries touting freshness cleanliness and well-stocked shelves. It invites shoppers to buy groceries there and compete for a $400 Core Piano by collecting certificates with every five cent purchase.
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