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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1908
Page
10
East Hill car to Fair Oaks promotion and a parade of city notes. Mentions Brand New Piano sale at Hirt & Fesler, business visitors in Moline, and various residents visiting relatives or shopping. Also items on penmanship classes, farm loans, Thanksgiving travels, and a turkey shoot at Fruitland.
East Hill resident Miss Bessie Kemp sails to Denver to marry George Anderson in a Thursday afternoon ceremony at the groom’s brother Benjamin Anderson’s home. After a brief wedding trip the couple will reside at 825 Inna Street Denver after December 1.
Dinner served 11 to 1 on Wednesday December 1h 35c. Roast turkey with dressing mashed potatoes sweet potatoes slaw cranberry celery pickles jelly bread butter pie cheese coffee. Supper 5 to 7 25c cold meat baked beans veal loaf cake scalloped potatoes salad hot rolls fruit coffee ice cream and cake. Medicine ad touts Dr King's New Discovery 50c and $1.00 from Havercamp's Drug Store. Fair Oaks aims to make Muscatine famous.
After a quarrel with his wife, P A Smith of Davenport took their seven year old daughter Alberta from home. He drove to Buffalo then Muscatine aboard the Firefly, arriving at 4 35 yesterday, and left the girl at William F Gray in the Bilkey building Iowa avenue. Mrs Smith traveled to Muscatine today seeking custody but had not secured possession at noon. Chief Vannatta learned of the pair’s arrival in Muscatine and notified Davenport. the matter was described as beyond local jurisdiction and for the interested parties to settle.
The Mechanics' Aid society will elect officers at its Wednesday December 2 meeting at Turner hall. Several members will be initiated and a program and dance will be enjoyed. members are invited to bring a friend.
Athletic Manager McDonald of Muscatine High School arranged a special train to Wilton tomorrow evening. The train will depart Union Station at 6 30 and return from Wilton at 10 15. About one hundred Muscatine fans are expected to join the trip to support the high school basketball team.
A note from Svean mentions making biscuits using Gold M 1 Flour. Ria comments that Fair Oaks will be as beautiful as imagination, inviting a pictured scene.
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