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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1913
Page
7
Local notes list residents visiting the city from Wilton Wanetta West Liberty and Davenport, with many returning home by afternoon trains. A Red Mant meeting is announced for 7:10, plus ads for insurance, auto work, and loans.
The Healing Doctors launch a new Medical Institute at 308 East Second Street Muscatine with free consultations. They promise non surgical treatments for chronic diseases including rheumatism neuraglia paralysis St Vitus dance epilepsy and kidney and liver issues using pure drugs prepared in their own laboratory. If no relief is possible no fee is charged.
Yirs M D Pratt of Washington arrived home yesterday afternoon aboard the Firefy after a visit at the Q L Ripley residence in Illinois. The Wilson bogey is held by Sny er, the Hyeryman-ad.
Pr D Steen J W Coversale and Prof Kirkpatrick spoke at a Fulton township organization meeting held at the Nola Peebo house. A large crowd attended as the farmers heard about Iowa improvement work and ways to aid farmers through organized effort. Officers named were President J Springmayer Vice President J W Allsee Secretary B A Allbos.
Long Beach California May 28 The city will fund funeral costs for 387 disaster victims and care for the injured from a special tax levy. The council was instructed to draft an ordinance for the tax and the relief committee will propose an amount, expected around 30000 dollars, at Thursday night’s meeting. Sir Thomas Lipton sent a note of sympathy.
Mrs Flor ence E Gerhardt known by pen name Welen Hale pursued a literary career for three years, causing estrangement from her Prof George T Gebhardt of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology mechanical department who sought divorce in 1909. Their separation followed her urging to write and she remained on visiting terms with her husband until her death near St Paul yesterday.
Sioux City Iowa May 28 Attempts are being made to compel the Wood county board of supervisors to take action toward the collection of 600000 in delinquent personal taxes due to the county The amount spans many years and the community treasurer believes 100000 only to be collectible
A U S Bureau of Education bulletin released in Washington details why Worcester girls abandon schooling to work. It notes 17 percent completed grammar school, many left in sixth or seventh grade, and parents rarely forced schooling. The study urges practical training for girls aged 13 to 15 to avoid unskilled, low paid factory work.
The heirs of 27 sailors who died when the Tioga sank in the Chicago River in 1888 won their damage suit against the steamship company after 25 years of litigation. The U.S. Supreme Court refused to interfere with the circuit court of appeals. Eight plaintiffs are dead. the hulk was valued at 110,000 and will be distributed after costs.
Arrangements are under way for special trains to Burlington for theState Sunday School association convention on June 3 4 and 5 It is expected that no special train will run from Waterloo south while a Des Moines train will join with many travelers bound for Oskaloosa from the Des Moines area
Columbus Junction Iowa May meeting notes outline hostesses leaders and topics for the Woman's Home and Foreign Missionary Society of the Presbyterian church. Topics include Cu pa and Porto Rico Mormon ism Africa Syria and Persia Mountaineers in the South and Ching. The society is studying Mormonism this year.
Visiting relatives stay at Oskelpost and Mystic as residents discuss a Children’s Department exhibit for the fair. Entries would include drawings writing study work and weaving. Also notes about Measles absent student Little Better Nichols corn and garden issues and a Welsh Singers concert at Cotter with Dora Davies-Wil Mems Elsa Fack D Owen Jones and Robert J. Jones.
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