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Newspaper

Muscatine Journal

Location

Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 10, 1908

Page

8

Rock Island Centrals Open Football Season In Tri Cities

The Muscatine Athletics visit Fair Ground Park to face Rock Island Centrals in the season opener. Centrals, noted as one of the area’s fastest teams, expect a hard battle against a disciplined Muscatine squad. Lineups list Auld center Downing Stort Kramer Frazer Means Anderson Gaison Atkinson Phillips Boston Martin Mark Grady and others on both sides.

Muscatine Athletics Rock Island Centrals Centrals Tri-Cities Auld Downing R. G Stort R. T Anderson R. E Mulcahy L. G Kramer Frazer L. B Means Q. B Gaison Grady McCleary F. B

Strong Big Eight Grid Games Today Across Early Schedule

The article lists second-week showdowns across major conferences with Chicago facing Indiana at Marshall Field and Wisconsin versus Lawrence at Madison. It notes Purdue and Indiana uncertainties, mentions Cribbed lineups for Chicago, and previews numerous matchups from Urbana to Philadelphia, Hanover to Ithaca, and beyond with prominent programs like Holy Cross, Yale, Harvard, Princeton, Cornell, Army, Navy, and Syracuse.

Chicago Minnesota Indiana Marshall Field Alonzo Stagg Purdue Windy City Midway U. of Co Wisconsin Lawrence Gophers Iowa Agricultural College Holy Cross Yale Williams Harvard Illinois Marquette Urbana Madigan Michigan Michigan Agricultural School Lansing Northwestern Evanston Ames Minneapolis Iowa Coe Iowa City Nebraska Grinnell Lincoln Cornell Oberlin Ithaca Pennsylvania Penn State Philadelphia Army Trinity West Point Navy Dickinson Annapolis Brown and Bowdoin Providence Dartmouth Tufts Hanover Syracuse Carlisle Indians Buffalo Wesleyan Union Schenectady

Parental Duty and True Purpose in Life at West Liberty Church

The West Liberty Christian Church schedules Sunday services with Bible school at 9:30 a.m. and sermons at 11 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Focus includes Parental Duty, The True Purpose in Life, and various evenings of Christian Endeavor. Community arrivals and local travel accompany a page of personal notices and visits.

West Liberty Christian Church Bible School Julia Perry Davenport Rita Shannon J.S. Smith East Third Street

Truth and Quality Appeal to the Well Informed

An advertisement extols Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a trusted laxative. It claims the remedy cleanses and relieves internal organs without debility or dosage increase, acting pleasantly and naturally with physician approved ingredients. It urges purchase of the genuine product from leading druggists.

Local Social Scene and Health Notes Highlight Town News

The article records a series of social calls and visits among residents of town, including birthday greetings for Levi Lundy and gatherings at Spencer street. It notes Mrs. S. H. Meredith’s serious paralysis and low hope for recovery, plus travel updates for Mrs. Anderson Chapman and others. Minor injuries are reported from a farm accident involving Warne Cottrell.

Lilita East Third Street Fred Shannon Nichols Runuay Kilis Smith Centerdale W. H. Erb James Hayes Atalissa Levi Lundy Spencer Street Lundy Elvie Lundy Mary Lundy Lizzie Henry W. B. Stucker C. W. Lundy Jamaica Iowa H. B. Walters Bert Will Ady Anderson Chapman Lloyd Muscatine Pine Bluffs S. W. Lang Downey Ella Robbins West Branch George Embree Charlie Peters Ed Hoover Fairbault Minn Harry Junk Mt. Pleasant

Hall's Catarrh Cure advertised as internal remedy

Catarrh described as a constitutional disease require internal treatment not local applications. Hall's Catarrh Cure claims to act on blood and mucous surfaces, with testimonials available, marketed by F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo Ohio, and sold by druggists for 5 cents. Also advertises Hall's Family Pills for constipation.

Hall F. J. Cheney & CO Props Toledo

One Trouble After Another

A flat dweller reveals the secret life of a neighboring woman with a ten year old son. The husband, a violin player, performs all night at a concert hall and sleeps all day, disrupting the quiet of the house. The speaker notes the tension between work and keeping peace for the sleepless musician.

New York Press

Setting It Right

In a Chicago Tribune item a writer complains that the proofreader inserted the word actor in an earlier version, prompting a demand for an explanation and a promise to prevent future insertions. The exchange centers on accountability for editorial slips and a pledge to correct the error.

Chicago Tribune

Wittich Brand Sectional Bed Springs Offer Trial

Advertisement touts Wittich Brand Sectional Bed Springs as durable and comfortable. Five-section design fits full or single beds, easy to handle, with a trial period and return option. Priced at $5.50.

Wittich

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