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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1902
Page
7
A compact local notice invites readers to visit 222 Iowa Avenue for velvet collars and sleeve linings for overcoats, branding the Pearl City Panitorium as the source.
Daily items show residents traveling to Wilton and Colfax for business and recreation with a few returning home last night. Educational day planned for U B church with sermons and music. Silver Grill Chop House serves varied dinners while transit notes cover train arrivals and game travel. Community updates include homecomings, hospital recovery, and local business activity.
The Pearl City Panitorium offers cleaning pressing and repair services for clothes at 222 Iowa Avenue aiming to quicken wardrobe upkeep with local garment care.
Alex Grossheim of the Berlin Studio near the Grand hotel was commissioned by the Citizens Railway and Light Co to photograph the power house and other company properties including views of the new railway park. Some pictures have been taken showing machinery in motion and workers at their tasks. Final high quality views will soon be displayed in the Berlin Studio window and at the company's offices.
A St Louis man reports starting to use Grape-Nuts over a year ago and notes improved stamina during long work hours from seven to two. He says no sickness or time loss since adopting the cereal, and he uses it as a daily lunch with cream. His children prefer Grape-Nuts for dessert and breakfast. Battle Creek Postum Co. is cited.
The Rock Island Railway halts work on its Brighton to Pleasant Plain cut off for the season. Prolonged rains damaged fills and undermined two large bridges causing them to collapse under the sustained effort of a large crew over two seasons.
Cars will wait at the corner of Third Street and Iawa Avenue to convey members of B P O E and I O R M to the cemetery for the funeral of James M. Wier.
Archbishop Ryan, in a mining district parish, asks a nervous girl what matrimony is. She calls it a state of terrible torment. The pastor corrects that it is purgatory. The archbishop defends the girl, suggesting they may both be unsure.
Historical data notes 1895 exports outpaced imports by 75 millions and 1961 surplus reached 664 millions. The text urges support for republican prosperity through these figures.
Mr and Mrs Lewis Davis hosted a surprise thursday evening party at their Fourth street home with guests ushered in the dark. The Eclipse Dancing club held its first dance with Ostrander orchestra and over 50 couples attending. Also married last Wednesday at Davenport Episcopal rectory were Addie P Staton and Henry Parr in a ring ceremony.
Mrs Lewis G Burnett and Mrs Celia M Brigham hosted guests this afternoon from 2 to 6. Attendees included Miss Hershey of Los Angeles and Miss Brigham plus Mrs Harry Hine of Colorado Springs./ Decorations featured roses carnations chrysanthemums and palms as Pauchet's five piece orchestra performed an excellent program. The Muscatine ladies enjoyed a very pleasant afternoon with many in attendance.
The Knights of Templar meeting is announced for Tuesday evening October 28 with initiation and refreshments. Commander urges full attendance.
The New Panitorium operated by Luellen Brothers on Fast Second Street next to the Grand Hotel offers cleaning and pressing for clothes and shoe shines.
Federation Women's Clubs call meeting at 3 p m Monday citing business of importance. Miss Elizabeth Tobin, who has been in Colfax for six weeks, has returned to this city. C Weed, Fr W C.
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