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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1908
Page
7
The text extols Gold Dust as a superior cleaner for pots and pans in kitchens, claiming it removes all dirt and germ life. It notes hidden wigglers in frequently used utensils and suggests Gold Dust sterilizes while cleaning, also touting use on milk cans, pails and dairy gear.
Dr. E H King and Dr A B Clapp treat patients in Muscatine while residents travel for holidays. Louis Bleeden, Mrs. James Roland, and Mrs. G F Aggy visit Iowa City Libertyville Bradford and Arden. Far flung relatives head to Ottumwa Davenport Wellman and Washington for family time.
Stockton residents report funerals and family visits. Mrs Ihms mourns her mother in Davenport while Elmer Vera and John Dittmer attend the service. Extended family gatherings include visits by Jack Broders and Ford Blank relatives, with Leonard Dittmer returning home from Walcott and Clara Marolf spending time in West Liberty.
Wilton Iowa November 25. Wilton High School hosts a Rhetorical Division B program featuring Mercy Nellie Duncan as an orationist and Ver Recitation Lyle Brumbaugh. The lineup includes recitations like The Baggagemaster's Lunch Pail and The Cruelty of Legree, plus a debate on Democratic principles with Oakley Collier, Grace Friedericksen opposing Arnold Jacobsen, Lizzie Wacker.
County Auditor Baker spent Monday in Columbus Junction and Columbus City reviewing tax lists. Community updates note visits, social events, Tag Day proceeds for Cemetery Association, and plans for next year.
Ad for Bucklen’s Arnica Salve claims antiseptic healing for sores burns piles eczema and salt rheum with a 25 cent price from Havercamp’s Prescription Drug Store.
Delayed report from Wilton Iowa lists O W Nelson visiting relatives in Wilton and Muscatine with a string of arrivals and departures. K P lodge to hold regular meeting with second rank work and refreshments for members. Various residents including James Doran Jesse Silberhorn and Olive Ham noted for visits and trips to Muscatine Davenport Durant and Sharon Springs Kansas.
Harry Archer left 331 West Front Street Monday morning to ride a freight train to Davenport. He returned home last evening a little hungry, and his mother Mrs Kate Archer was relieved by the news.
Iowa Elks unveiled the itinerary for their 1909 grand lodge trip to Los Angeles. Key organizers Phil Mackey George Reddick and Claude Myers lead a daylight scenic route from Muscatine through Davenport Des Moines Omaha and Colorado Springs to Grand Junction and Salt Lake before reaching Los Angeles on July 11 with a July 12 16 reunion slated in LA.
Olive Branch Ia Nov 25 Walter Hoyt brings home a large load of new furniture Charley Scholz buys a fine farm near Columbus Junction Mr Neibert of Muscatine was in the vicinity Friday Joie Kinsley was a Muscatine (story truncated)
Weekly social notes list Emma Pontel and others as callers in Green Valley and Muscatine on Friday and Saturday. Several residents such as Hulda Johnson, Chris Johnson, Hazel Fletcher, Celia and Eddie Nicholas, and Charley Hintermeister are named visiting or visiting from Muscatine. Edward Jones buys geese and ducks for a shooting match in Fruitland on Wednesday November 25.
Mrs. M B Morrison traveled to Minneapolis to visit her son R G Morrison. Mrs Rachel Rowe and Miss Fannie Henderson left for Youngstown Missouri. Miss Katherine Murphy of Pontiac Illinois visits Miss Emma Carlson. Mrs M Ochiltree went to Burlington to visit relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. L. Pazderski thank neighbors and friends for assistance and support during the illness and death of their daughter.
Saran Elizabeth notes the muffins she enjoyed were made from Gold Medal brand flour.
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