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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1912
Page
2
Bankers in Muscatine and other cities anticipate the twenty sixth annual Iowa State Bankers association convention to be held in Cedar Rapids next week. The program includes noted speakers from prominent financial circles and entrees of interest from the state.
An ad promotes Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy claiming gray hair can be restored to a youthful color. It touts dandruff relief, scalp soothing, and strengthened hair growth with a fifty cent bottle from druggists under a money back guarantee. Special Agent A. W. Morgan listed.
Prominent attendees include William J. Burns Geo Z Aflen educational director at the American Institute of Banking in New York Hugh L Cooper vice president and chief engineer of the Mississippi River Power company in Keokuk Prof C K Gurtis of Ames Ebbert Hubbard of East Aurora N Y WH Ham Losey president of National Surety Company New York and Hon Adam Pade of Pine City Mich The first day will feature reports from committees with officer elections planned for Thursday social events for ladies theatre party Country club visit automobile ride while men attend a smoker at the auditorium.
A large turnout from Iowa City Muscatine and West Liberty attended a West Liberty interurban meeting at the I P hall. A resolution endorsed the movement and called for five representatives from each city’s commercial club to form a general committee to seek right of way.
After the Recreation Congress at Cleveland Ohio June 5 to 9 delegates will play. Good rich House on Lake Erie’s beach serves as the playground for delegates with college presidents state superintendents mayors and others taking part. The awemen will have a separate playground area while some sports are shared.
Muscatine representatives join the Iowa State National Reform association born in Burlington. W R Sawhill of Washington elected president. R L Coulter named secretary. about fifty officers to attend the second World Christian Citizenship Conference in Serene, Oregon, June 29 to July 6, 1913. Declaration favors Christian-law grounded family policy, Sabbath recognition, Bible reading in schools, opposition to Mormonism, and applying Christian principles to government and civil labor relations.
A local report praises Root Juice as curing rheumatism within a week. James Simpson of Cordova, I, says after one bottle he feels well and would not take more. The notes claim benefits for indigestion weak kidneys backaches and urinary disorders with wide positive reports from across the country. Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store carries the remedy.
A call to unite in all human endeavors through association with the national body and to cooperate in its efforts for the world’s great Christian citizenship convention. The event is set for Portland, Oregon, from June 29 to July 6.
The Muscatine YMCA resumes swimming classes under Physical Director S. D. Campbell as part of a national movement begun in 1910 to teach every boy to swim and prevent drowning. Local aquatic meets are planned to boost participation and enroll all city youth with parental support sought to ensure success.
Muscatine public school instructors are expected to attend the fiftieth annual convention of the National Education Association in Chicago from July 6 to 12. Superintendent J W B Eoyerhart believes many will go, and the event is anticipated as the largest ever. Thousands will fill Chicago, with hotel space limited and special rail rates and excursions offered. The program features hundreds of speakers including leading educators, and Chicago churches plan educational Sunday services during the period.
Miss Hessie Raub announced a Melpine Presbyterian Church event for Sunday at ten o clock with inter esting numbers directed by Miss Bessie Ranb. The program includes Scripture reading, recitations, songs, and exercises by children and the choir, ending with offering and benediction. Also notes the death of Father Bernard Sheridan in Troy New York after health issues and a long Davenport diocese career.
An advertisement promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People as a cure for thin blood with symptoms like weakness breathlessness and palpitations. It cites Mr William A Newman of Sagrada Camden County Missouri detailing relief after using the remedy and notes pricing at 50 cents per box or six boxes for $2.00 from Dr Williams Medicine Co Schenectady NY.
The Merchants' Association will open hearings next week to investigate the increase in hard coal prices. Operators and coal dealers are likely to be summoned to testify, though attendance cannot be compelled. Chairman Towne says the public has a right to know and notes a 20 cent per ton rise since 1902 tied to miner wage gains.
About 500 Cudahy laborers in Sioux City, Iowa win a raise to 19 cents an hour after the company yields to their demands. Armour company also increases wages for its workers.
An eminent skin specialist reports a new drug ethine double strength that removes freckles and brightens complexions. Sold by A W Morgan with a money back guarantee if it fails. Early use shows clear improvement with some freckles vanishing entirely. The product is described as harmless to tender skin.
An advertisement features A W Morgan selling Tong Vita from the Approved Formula Co of Dayton Ohio. It claims to restore energy, improve appetite and sleep, and relieves nervousness and low mood after a few days. The testimonial from a Milwaukee reader promotes the tonic’s effectiveness and offers a money back guarantee.
Keokuk Iowa May 31 The monument funded by the state and a relief fund for unknown dead soldiers and sailors was dedicated with ceremonies. The main address was by F M Molsberry of Columbus Junction Iowa. About three thousand schoolchildren sang patriotic songs and laid flowers on graves. Y Kennedy aged 92, builder of the first railroad into Sioux City, died at his daughter’s home in Wernney Nebraska. He had laid steel for the Sioux City and Pacific railroad when it reached Sioux City in 1868.
James Y Kennedy, famed for constructing the first tie into Sioux City and a pioneer railroad figure, has died in Sioux City on May 31. He helped establish key rail links and earned recognition for his engineering role in early Midwest transit. Funeral arrangements are pending.
George Putterich of Moline aged 24 was drowned in the Mississippi River late yesterday afternoon while swimming with a companion. He was active in the Order of Eagles in Illinois and is believed to have been seized by cramps. The body had not been recovered. Separately, Mr and Mrs Henry Hervey departed yesterday for Thornburg to visit friends and relatives.
An advertisement extols Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a mild laxation tonic for the elderly. It asserts salts and violent purgatives should be avoided, praises the product's stomach and bowel strengthening properties, and cites testimonials from J. Martin of Center ville Iowa and W. P. Master of Missouri Valley Iowa. A sample offer invites free delivery to a provided address for 2 postal cards.
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