White Rock 5 Cent Cigar is a Winner
A local ad touts White Rock 5 Cent Cigar as a winner and invites readers to try one. The brief spot emphasizes value and popularity in a period newspaper style.
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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1908
Page
7
A local ad touts White Rock 5 Cent Cigar as a winner and invites readers to try one. The brief spot emphasizes value and popularity in a period newspaper style.
D W Briggs of Lone Tree spends yesterday in Muscatine. Numerous residents and visitors including Art Chaudoin an expert electrician, E and C Harrington of Princeton Illinois, John Marolf of Wilton, and Christian Harrigan hospitalized at Hershey Hospital are noted. Mrs J Zimmerman of Gibson Ta passes through en route home from Rock Island. The Rummels of Nichols return from visiting Coyner family. Mrs Will Jungjohann of Davenport visits Narvis family. Stirlen Rowan Roy Schuster of Washington Ia arrive for extended Muscatine visit. Edward Miller of Eddysville Ky expected this evening. Titus Loan and Investment Co advertises farm mortgage loans. Miss Gertrude Binhoff heads to Kalona to visit relatives. Walter Herwig injured at court house improves slowly. Mrs L C Hirt and Miss Zetta Fesler return from Davenport. Frank Bowman notes rare buggies for sale. Miss Margaret Guy, former matron at Old Ladies home, returns home to Morning Sun. Mrs E W Krebs and Mrs Rf Rummery attend funeral at Nichols. John Tomney of Seventy Six township returns home after Hershey hospital stay. Ensign Peter Jensen of the Salvation Army returns from Chicago after world officers’ meeting. Mr and Mrs J S Akerman of San Diego, guests of Chester Lilibridge, visit Iowa City then Muscatine for weeks.
Early frost causes heavy damage to Heinz pickles tomato vines while weeds park and the clubhouse stay open until October 31 for indoor picnics and a Halloween party. Horseradish beans and other garden truck suffer less damage. tomato and bean crops most affected.
A crew works on Rock Island bridge No 99 near the big bend erecting new concrete piers. The Rock Island railroad surveys nearby bridges for needed repairs while Mrs. L M Jameson of East Third Street travels to Winfield Ind for the funeral of her eight year old grandson M Stewart. The Tri M club plans a meeting at C Shepara’s East Third Street with aims to transact business. East Hill locals mention visits and travel to Letts and Melpine.
A Gardiner Maine woman and a Chicago resident credit Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound with curing serious female health issues without surgery. The ad touts decades of use and urges other women to seek advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
The notice invites attendees to a forthcoming event in a modest, tasteful manner. It emphasizes decorum and inclusivity while avoiding vulgar or immoral content.
Peter G Piatti presents a dramatic version of Jane Eyre at the Grand. Cuba Ni blo stars as Jane Eyre with E Daniel Layton as Rochester. The production aims to address the marriage question with delicacy and broad appeal.
Mary J. Holmes novel adapted by Lem B. Parker is staged with beautiful scenery and vintage 1850s costumes. Southern melodies and comic darkey servant roles enhance a strong, entertaining tale, a top recent success. See Tempest and Sunshine at the Grand this Saturday, matinee and night.
Commercial travelers hail Daudet Sapho as one of the best touring shows and say it pleases all audiences. The Muscatine engagement on Friday promises a vivid blend of love comedy and tearful moments with Salome’s sensational dance making its first Muscatine appearance.
The popular comedy drama Home Sweet Home arrives at the Grand Opera House for two performances on Sunday matinee and night October 4. Miss Mary Labadie leads as Velma Dunkle with Thos O Neil as clergyman Geo Palmer and a trained canine actor Tin Can Strong. The show features rapid action, humorous passages, and musical selections by the Home Sweet Home quartet.
Public speakers are frequently interrupted by coughing, but Foley's Honey and Tar is advertised as curing coughs and colds and preventing pneumonia. The ad asserts the genuine product contains no opiates, comes in a yellow package, and urges refusing substitutes. A. W. Morgan, Druggist.
Mrs Clark Brown of Wilton visited her in laws Andrew and Cora Cockshoot on Wednesday. Miss Elizabeth Fick returned to Muscatine after visiting her uncle C Fick and family. Ed McSwiggen of Wilton was a business caller Tuesday. Thomas Boot attended matters at the county seat Saturday evening. Chas Fulton of Storm Lake Iowa visited with Robert Fulton and relatives. Godske of Wilton was a business visitor early this week. Miss Lillian Patton returned from the Tri Cities to Wilton. Ralph Madden left for Muscatine after weeks with the Romig home. Mr and Mrs B L Norton and children visited relatives in Wilton Sunday. Mrs John Mohr of Muscatine visits John Mohr’s home this week. L N Ayers of Wilton visited early this week. Luke Cockshoot spent a day in Davenport for the carnival. Otto Harder friends danced at their home Wednesday evening.
Dallas South Dakota readies for October 5 to 17 registration for Rosebud lands with expanded postoffice staff and affidavit point handling. Officials expect large crowds due to drawing on October 19, nearby Tipp County access, extra trains from the Northwestern railroad, and extensive services in hotels, eateries, and lodging.
Miss Emma Johnson of Letts Iowa formally assumed charge as matron of the Old Ladies' Home on Mulberry Avenue today. Former matron Miss Mattie Guy has moved to Burlington where she serves as housekeeper at a local hospital.
Druggist J J Havercamp offers money back if Mi o Na does not cure dyspepsia. He claims 92 percent cure rate with 8 percent incurables, citing prior successes and a Bucksport Maine testimonial. Each box costs 50 cents and the offer is authorized by Mi o Na tablet makers.
The funeral of Bozo Dugich, an Austrian laborer, was held this morning from Wittich Brothers' morgue and from St. Matthias Catholic church with Father Leonard officiating. Interment followed in St. Mary's cemetery.
An old advertisement touts Electric Bitters as a guaranteed remedy for stomach liver and kidney diseases, claiming the Bubonic Plague destroys fewer lives. The promotion appears in Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store materials.
Pleasant Prairie notes show residents visiting Davenport for the carnival and a Taft address, with many relatives meeting and social events at school and homes. Cattle shipping, potato digging delays from a storm, and local visits to Blue Grass and Durant are recorded along with several family greetings.
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