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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1916
Page
4
An old advertisement touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as a blood purifier for better digestion and overall health. It asserts pure blood fuels stomach and liver function, reduces weakness, and cures various ailments by cleansing humors in the blood.
Iowa girl from the Grand theatre project stars as a soloist in the Civilization film now in release. Thomas Ince signs a twenty year contract with her parents to retain her services as she grows, while six year old Jeanette Gribble also appears in the prologue and is under contract. Gardner Sullivan plans a nine reel feature around the remarkable young performer.
Announcement by County Agent J W Morrill says the Sweetland Institute is postponed one day to avoid Hog Wale at Low Run Farm Meetings move from October 25 26 to 26 27 The exhibit and contest entries shift to October 26 with programs to be presented October 27 Officials hope for large audiences at both meetings
President Wilson plans a three speech trip to Chicago starting Thursday with Mrs Wilson and Secretary Tumulty, leaving Long Branch at 11 a m and returning by midnight Friday. This marks his third midwest swing since the campaign began.
Davenport October 17 Judge William Theophilus of Davenport, a candidate for the supreme court, was struck by an automobile injuring his right hip and leg. James Von Maur drove the car. Theophilus is a well known local figure who has recently seen endorsements from the Muscatine County Bar Association.
The third Clarence A. Frambers comedy titled Hor Marble Moart or Did She Wait or Was She Pushed will be shown at the Gayety tonight. The play features clever plots and witty subtitles drawing from simple farm life with a lion and a horse in key roles and includes an odd scene involving a laying hen photographed for a camera stunt. Also reported: Modern Woodmen of America head camp for 1917 awarded to Chicago with the convention set for next June.
The sample ballot shows seven parties on the ticket with Republican and Democratic tickets complete. It notes a constitutional amendment to move election day to the first Monday in November and mentions candidates Dowall Cronin Babock and Miller and the privilege to view the amendment before voting.
Local friends note the Cedar Rapids ceremony on Saturday with Rev. Berkhalter performing. Mixa Mora McDonald, a Merchanth National Bank assistant, wed Gua Jackson, a Bell Telephone bookkeeper, then the couple traveled to Mineworld to visit the groom’s parents. The bride, a former Cedar Rapids High School graduate, is daughter of Mrs. Ming McDonald.
New York report states that after weeks without influx, gold imports from Canada resumed. J P Morgan and Company deposited at the assay office $5,000,000 received from Ottawa, bringing total foreign inflows since May to about $116,000,000, with most from Britain.
A vintage ad promises instant relief from nasal congestion and catarrh by applying a fragrant antiseptic cream inside the nostrils. It claims the cream soothes inflamed mucous membranes and clears air passages for easier breathing, with quick results and night comfort.
Two men from Muscatino Jr Armstrong, ages 60, were injured when their car en route to Toy Maols home with relatives turned tardy near Davenport. Two other Armstrong sons escaped injury. The injured were taken to Davenport for medium attention, then returned to Mancatino. the automobile sustained heavy damage.
A brief note promotes Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a simple root and herb medicine available at nearby drug stores for women suffering chronic ailments and ill health with limited relief from doctors. It urges readers to seek this tonic as a recovery aid.
The Mississippi River Commission, with a Masentine delegation, secured 2 33:0,00 for Masentine Island levee rehabilitation and will meet in Rock Island on November 4. A public hearing tour planned from Rock Island to New Orleans will address Minuluppi river improvement. Interested parties should contact the commission president in St. Louis by November 1.
The regular business meeting of the local order of Ikis was held last evening at the judge rooms. Important business was transacted after which no smoker was enjoyed by those present.
Voters on the south side of Lucas Street and the upper Bluff in West Hill and South Muscatine seek transfer from Fourth ward to First ward. A petition to the city council cites long travel for polling and misaligned ward representation, urging the change for greater convenience and aligned interests.
S M Hughes of Walst Third atroot is appointed executor of W H Hughes estate who died October 12 with all decedent property assigned to him. Heirs listed include Noirs Named Monry Rudolph Hugo Fordi Nandituwe Walcott Mia Lula Hagen Durant Agnes Ruwe, all children or relatives named in district court papers. The estate totals 14570 dollars.
Services will be held at the Sweetland Methodist Episcopal church on Sunday morning afternoon and evening marking the conclusion of the three weekly sessions. Those not returning may bring baskets and eat dinner in the church basement per Rev H C Millico. Special sermons by the Rev Mr Millico and song services led by Prof Reynolds of Marengo will precede meetings. District Court Clerk R G Tipton issued wedding licenses to Otto W Wickey and Nora Marvin and Dato O Mitchell and Ida R Mitchell.
An advertisement touts Pape's Diapepsin as a fast remedy for indigestion and stomach distress. It claims relief within five minutes from heartburn sourness belching and other symptoms and urges readers to keep a fifty cent box at home for any family member.
A vintage advertisement warns against indoor living and lack of fresh air, claiming fat from confinement harms vital organs. It touts Korein capsules from A W Morgan, suggesting a daily dose after meals and before bed to shed 15 to 20 pounds, improve digestion, and restore energy, promising inexpensive, harmless results.
A three year old girl starting a fire with a lit match in a Mulberry Avenue attic caused a blaze at 106 Mulberry. Fire crews from Central Station arrived quickly, limiting damage to the attic floor hole and burned clothing as smoke filled a small closet loft. All three trucks responded.
An olde r health advertisement promises a one hundred dollar reward for curing catarrh with Hall's Catarrh Medicine. It claims the remedy works through the blood to mucous surfaces, eliminates poison, and improves overall health after a short course. Toledo based F. J. Cheney & Co. markets it with testimonials and retailer sales.
Sioux City republicans prepare to welcome Charles Evans Hughes on his return from a South Dakota tour. Party leaders from Iowa, South Dakota and Nebraska join a parade through the business district before Hughes speaks at the Auditorium. An overflow meeting is planned with Senator W. Kenyon of Iowa.
City Health Officer Dr A J Weaver reports improvement in the condition of the three year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Smith of 2016 Monroe Street who was recently afflicted with infantile paralysis. Indications are the child will recover soon and it is not expected that the disease will spread here. Miss Mary English of Omaha is a guest at the home of her cousin Alias Agatha Dether of West Eighth Street.
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