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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1908
Page
7
A local contest crowns White Rock 5 Cent Cigar the winner amid promotional push. The notice urges readers to try one and taste the value offered by the affordable product.
A lengthy Muscatine column lists residents visiting Davenport Wilton Iowa City and Rock Island. It notes social calls shopping trips and arrivals including Miss Edith Burrows Miss Caroline Vogt Mrs J F Orchard and Mrs M E Manhardt. It mentions local businesses Barger and Barrow and the Candy Kitchen and a hospital operation at Hershey Hospital.
Fred Placke a long time resident of South Muscatine died at his home on Illinois street after a six week illness from a liver tumor. He was sixty nine, born in Prussia, lived near Muscatine thirty eight years, survived by wife two sons and a daughter and one sister. Funeral arrangements not yet set.
Mulford Congregational church plans a winter week of prayer following a church business meeting. Pastor Rev. W. H. Thomlinson begins arranging evangelistic meetings with efforts to bring in Iowa Missionary Society officials to lead the awakening.
Advertises Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a universal remedy for women. Claims 30 years of use and wide endorsements for inflammation ulcers spinal weakness backache irregularities and nervous symptoms. Promises relief from fatigue irritability and melancholia.
Church leaders foresee a highly successful revival this year building on past campaigns. At the business session members decided to construct a new east walk adjacent to the church designed as a permanent feature if a suitable grade can be secured.
A vintage drug store ad promotes Electric Bitters as a quick remedy for stomach liver and kidney troubles. Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store offers the 50 cent bottle.
Mrs J M Rider from Cedar Rapids visits Wilton over Sunday and travels to Davenport and Muscatine. Mr and Mrs John Hanft and son Everett depart for Columbus Junction. Ulla Brown leaves for Chicago with a short stop. Mrs Douglas Connor and baby visit in Des Moines then Waco Texas. Elizabeth Sperry from Rock Island visits grandmother Mrs Mahanna. Mrs Elizabeth Kaufmann hosts in Muscatine at a six o'clock dinner by Mrs Thos Cherry. M F Cronin and John BeimFord travel to West Liberty for county offices. Edith Burrows and J H Brown return from Muscatine. Harry Nicolaus arrives from Iowa City for Sunday with family. Elmer Welerheuser and son return from Muscatine. Hannah Garey departs for Clinton. Anna Brown and Dot Moe Swiggin visit West Liberty Sunday with Joe Brown and Mrs Lou Kaffer. J Neibert and baby of Muscatine visit relatives. James Bacon departs for Ames to see brother Frank Bacon at the Agricultural College.
Western slate highlights Northwestern return against Beloit and Nebraska vs Haskell at Lincoln while eastern matchups feature Penn Carlisle Harvard Navy and Princeton Syracuse. Other games include Michigan Ohio State at Columbus and Yale vs West Point at New Haven with multiple campus pairings listed.
Rev. R D Pool, two years at Columbus Junction and surrounding churches, will move with his wife and son Harold to Broken Arrow Oklahoma due to climate and workload. He has given fine service though three congregations proved heavy. Preaching planned at all local churches tomorrow. Other notes mention political speakers Mossberry and Carpenter at Letts and a male quartet.
An advertisement extols Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a reliable family laxative. It highlights cleansing and pleasant action with no debility or dosage increase, claiming physicians approve its ingredients and urging purchase of California Fig Syrup manufactured product through druggists.
Residents and visitors clustered around family gatherings and trips. Albert Carpenter Jr returns from Iowa State for a Sunday visit with parents. Families from Wapello and Muscatine report visits, car changes, and a Letts reunion at Sam uel Gipple’s home. Mrs Dotson hosts a birthday gathering. Prof Tom Davis and team stage a well received musical recital at the E P Hall.
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