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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1917
Page
6
On Memorial Day the Muscatine Grand Theatre hosted a Liberty Loan drive by the Muscatine County Liberty Loan Distribution and General Meeting. Speakers urged immediate subscriptions, stressing nationwide wealth and duty, with D A Willis and Webster Hikes among the advocates.
An old advertisement touts Brownstone hair tinting as safe and easy. It claims quick application, lasting shade, and no rubbing or washing off. cautions against substitutes and urges direct order from Kenton Shurmen Co in Kentucky.
A damaged fragment urges rapid public subscription to a fund and calls for universal support in the city. It praises the cooperation of a local organization for patriotic work and stresses immediate action by every worker to subscribe. The text is garbled and contains multiple misspellings.
The Muscatine Ministerial Association decorated the graves of nine former ministers at Greenwood Cemetery. Committees led by Rev. John Bowles and Rev. Geo XI Mondontall arranged the remembrance for Sinsentine clergy, with some ministers listed among the departed and others whose graves could not be located.
A Liberty couple, Marguerite Il and Ray Gate, were married yesterday morning at eight in Liberty City. The ceremony used the double ring. The bride, a graduate of the local high school, has worked as a jewelry clerk for four years. The groom is a former miner who has lived in West Liberty for two years. The couple will reside in West Liberty and begin housekeeping.
May 31 report from New York says small investors can subscribe to $10 participation certificates sold in department stores and banks. The Liberty Loan Industrial committee enlists canvassers to urge subscriptions among 500 business groups and their employees, with New York divided into three districts for canvassing.
Governor Harding urges a sober focus on June 5 and 15 as registration days amid World War I mobilization. The proclamation directs all eligible males 21 to 30 to register, with exemptions for certain military personnel, in Iowa.
A statewide canning campaign by the Iowa State College agricultural extension department will train over 2,000 demonstrators to teach the latest canning drying and preserving methods. Demonstrations reach up to 100,000 people across about 40 counties, with two daily sessions in each county for two weeks, then moving to 40 more counties. In addition, extra demonstrations will occur in larger cities and at state institutions to promote home canning of food products.
In New York on May 31 the War Time and Peace Terms conference of America continued with two sessions. The First American Conference for Democracy and the end of the war and peace talks dominated the agenda. Morning sermon addressed Savara Gordon and the topic American Merton tn wor Aba. Afternoon session focused on the Cooperation of Internationalists and democratic forces in the United States and other countries.
Copenhagen via London reports in May a.m. that the German emperor on his visit to the western front was recalved at court by General Von Golaw. General Von Betow previously commanded on the Monastir front and has lately moved to command near Burone. An article on the Arrag rout is noted.
A wartime style appeal urges support for Johnson Mom's Malt Extract as a non alcoholic tonic to aid physically run down men facing rent, business competition, and daily strain. It promises strength, appetite boost, and digestion aid, marketed by Churchill Drug Co and distributed in Burlington and Cedar Rapids.
Agricultural expert Amos urges Muscatine county growers to declare war on cabbage worms. Early plantings risk total loss of cabbage tomatoes turnips cauliflower and lettuce. Hand picking is best. kerosene or pyrethrum dusting can help. tobacco dust can suppress pests.
Memorial services were held yesterday afternoon in Wilton Indiana at the Metrodox church. A rain interruption affected plans for a cemetery procession. Rev A M Jayne of Cedar Rapids delivered the address as music and readings accompanied the service. The Water band played during the serenading. After returning to town the W R G served lunch to eighteen old soldiers and to the members of the Imuid.
A quake tremor was recorded by Georgetown University colamograph over a two hour period. It began at 3 37 a m and peaked at 4 72 p m, settling by 6. Experts placed the disturbance center about 4 000 miles away.
Des Moines reports state officials are handling registration queries for conservation day. Washington inquiries are redirected to the department, duplicate registration cards will be kept, and 225,000 ballots will be issued to registered voters. Absentees are instructed to mail their registration certificates with proper return envelopes to their local registrar.
Schedule outlines a Seventy third Iowa Wesleyan commencement at Mount Pleasant with public events from June 4 to June 6. Activities include address by Rev Te Gloudinning, baccalaureate by President Edwin A. Scholl, college and academy exams, concerts, receptions, reunions, and alumni notices. Police and registration reminders appear amid ceremonial programs.
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