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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1915
Page
7
Buffalo Prairie residents report family visits at J G Powell's and Beynolds visits by Anna and Laurea. Chant Reed and family spent Sunday at Sitteen Roberts. The week saw the heaviest rainfall witnessed.
An employer at Leocaf Gas Company and two other workers suffered injuries in Muscatine County incidents Saturday night. Jacob Shoultz fell from a motor car near Richman crossing two miles from the city. his injuries are bruising and not serious. William Weimer was found unconscious at the local gas plant and revived, suspected gas exposure. Joseph Clow was injured when a heavy iron bar mashed his foot. Dr A J Oliver treated all three cases.
Years of washed out bridges and fences left corn swept from hillsides while residents like Rev Pickering and Oran Whitlock visited or called on neighbors. Carl Geastrand and wife, Truth Janty, Mrs. Taylor, and Mrs. Tice appear in recent calls. Hazel Dell Ladies Aid held a church basement dinner with a good turnout.
Jack Lait drama filmed by Oliver Morosco Photoplay, timely release of Help Wanted with Lois Meredith and Owen Moore. Lillian Elliott and Hobart Bosworth lead a cast of notables in a tale of romance and danger through a satire driven plot, praised for strong photography and screen acting.
Mrs Harve Tucker led the Missionary society at Pres byters church with guests and a reading from Mrs James McChesney of Los Angeles. Refreshments and a dime offering followed. Other items note visitors, club meetings, and social visits including the Sew and So club and Eastern Stars program. Oscar Steigleder visited from Paukwood. Mrs H B Davison hosted friends for an afternoon with Tr Grimes' daughters as guests.
A letter from the Iowa City College of Fine Arts School of Music dated May 28 191a reports that members of the band blamed the Hotel Kemble disturbance at Muscatine during the Moose convention on two or three ringleaders. The director says those leaders were dismissed and offers to cover damages after furnishing an estimate.
Regular communication of Iowa Ledec Ne, 2 A F and A M, Tuesday June 1st at o clock in the evening. Visiting brethren in good standing are cordially invited to attend. Welcome with us for order and fellowship.
The Rev J B Rendall pastor of the First Presbyterian church of Muscatine left this morning for Columbus Junction where he delivered the principal address at memorial services held there this afternoon The subject of the address is not known Colunbirs Junction la May 31 others travel notes mention Mrs E A Thomas returning to Chicago to mourn her mother Mrs Mary Morgan and various local residents visiting or returning home from weekend trips with several names and places including Ames Des Moines Burlington Muscatine Columbus City and Aurora Illinois among others.
Local merchants and manufacturers share mutual interests through newspaper advertising. It builds social prestige, signals dealer activity, and invites manufacturers to seek local introduction via the Bureau of Advertising at the American Newspaper Publishers Association in New York.
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