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Newspaper

Muscatine Journal

Location

Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 18, 1908

Page

2

Diphtheria and Measles Reported in Muscatine Health Board

The Muscatine Iowa Board of Health met at City Hall to hear officer reports. Contagious diseases were lower than expected. 24 measles and 12 diphtheria cases were reported for the period. Diphtheria cases were quarantined and later removed, with multiple residents listed and burial details noted. The Food Inspector filed the monthly food safety report, listing numbers of animals slaughtered, including cattle 266 and hogs 383, total 853.

Board of Health J. D. Fulham Honorable City of Muscatine Iowa A. M. Kollman Lucas Street John Bolger Wm. Hyink Fletcher Ave Peter Tashner Green Street Th. Taylor Phillips Latham Street TM Hetrich Lemkau Pond Street Arthur Seltzer Walton Latham Streets Wm. Bishop E. Tenth Street A. J. Bauerbach Hershey Ave Fourth Ward C. J. Hackett

Congregationalists Trim Presbyterians in Church League

The YMCA gym hosted the second church league games with Congregationalists beating Presbyterians 18 to 17 after leading 10 to 7 at halftime. Read more on player lineups: Congregationalists A Appel D Hayes Bomke A Wagner Wallace. Presbyterians O E Johnson J Elliott N Elliott C Reuling W Smalley.

Congregationalists A. Appel A. Wagner R. Wallace D. Hayes Bomke O. E. Johnson J. Elliott N. Elliott C. Reuling W. Smalley

Cold Remedy Ad Promises Relief from Headaches

An old advertisement touts LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine as a worldwide cold and grip remedy for headaches and neuralgia. It urges readers to call for the full name and to seek the signature of E. W. GROVE, pricing at 26 cents.

E. W. Grove

Rev Thomas Osborn Loses Daughter Florence Osborn

Florence Osborn three years old died suddenly at the parsonage on Iowa avenue from membranous croup after throat trouble. Born in Fairfield she lived most of her short life there before moving to Muscatine with her father Pastor of First M E Church. Burial was private at Greenwood cemetery this afternoon inclined to be deeply felt in the family.

Florence Thomas Osborn First Methodist Church Iowa Avenue Fairfield Muscatine M. E Greenwood Cemetery

Dementia Claims Miss Lydia Heller After Illness

Miss Lydia Heller, a long time resident of this city, died last evening at 506 East Third Street after a two week pneumonia illness. She is survived by a sister Mrs Ella McCullough and a brother Charles Heller of 1105 Mulberry Avenue and a sister Mrs Jeanette Hole of Richmond California. Funeral arrangements have not been made.

Lydia Heller East Third Street Miss Heller John Heller Muscatine Ella McCullough McCullough Charles Heller Mulberry Avenue Jeanette Hole Richmond Cal

German Baptists Elect Officers Annual Election

Emil Johnson elected president of the Young People's society of the German Baptist church at a meeting last night. A second meeting Tuesday will discuss plans for the year and present a program. Officers named: President Emil Johnson, Vice President Carl Borchard, Secretary Ernest Tilgner, Assistant Secretary Miss Helen Carstensen, Treasurer Miss Edith Hoefflin, Organist Viola Tilgner. Reports show the organization in good financial condition.

Emil Johnson Young People’s Society of the German Baptist Church Carl Borchard Ernest Tilgner Helen Carstensen Edith Hoefflin Viola Tilgner

Local Auction and Sales Notices

FORK SALE The best chance of your life a new four room house with 5 acres Four acres for one thousand Good dwelling barn and lot adjacent for twelve hundred It priced right some property taken in exchange N Rosen berger CLOSING OUT SALE I the undersigned will sell at public auction on my farm 6 miles northwest of Muscatine on the Iowa City road Tuesday Nov 24 1908 consisting of horses cattle hay corn harness and farm implements Wm Windman KOR SALE Horse Harness and open buggy price seventy 70 dollars Will sell on long time and easy payment For further particulars call on H M Barnett Atty at Law Office over the Post Office Muscatine Iowa

New Boston Muscatine John Keating Cool & Boultinghouse Mis-sissippi Illinois Muscalle Milton Meiniy H. M. Bartlett Ofice Iowa Kent Siuscatine H. M. Bartett Ally N. Rosenberger Iowa City Road Wm. Windman KOR H. M. Barnett Atty-at-Law Mexico City of Atorney-at-Law

Stomach Health Claims and Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets

An advertisement extols the stomach as a vital organ harmed by poor diet and habits. It claims gastric juice balance is key and promotes Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets to restore digestion, cure irritation, and sweeten breath. The text cites one grain of ingredient digesting 3,000 grains of food, urges trial mail offer, and notes availability from druggists at 50 cents.

Stuart F. A. Stuart Co Stuart Bidg Marshall, Mich

Muscatine High School to Debate Burlington at Burlington

The Muscatine high school and Burlington high school will clash in the first inter scholastic debate of the Iowa High School Debating League on January 14 in Burlington. Muscatine seeks to upset the Burlington champions with the negative on the topic that the federal government should have exclusive control of all interstate corporations. Muscatine occupies the southeastern division. debaters are Edwin Westrate George Glick and Will Randall.

Muscatine High School Burlington High School Burlington Iowa High School Muscatine Edwin Westrate George Glick Will Randall

Revivals Planned at Pine Mills German Methodist Church

Rev F W Carwell of Wrayville Illinois will lead a series of revivals at the Pine Mills German Methodist church with the first meeting scheduled for Friday November 27.

F. W. Carwell Wrayville, Ill Pine Mills German Methodist Church

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