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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1908
Page
7
Local notices highlight Christmas shopping with Read Runyon advertisements for second hand buggies and gift ideas. Various residents travel to nearby Iowa City Eldon Nichols Adams Station Lone Tree and Bayfield for visits and events.
Papke and Kelly agreed to a middleweight title bout to be staged in Los Angeles within 30 days of Papke Ketchel fight. T. E. Jones signed for Papke with Kelly accepting and demand a 60 40 purse split and 158 pounds weight. Anholz defeated by Cyclone Johnny Thompson after 11 rounds in San Francisco with Boer unable to continue.
Morning Sun Iowa reports a stream of visitors including Mrs. Dr. Thompson from Ainsworth and Mrs. Graham from Omaha visiting local families. Other guests span Bard Richland Wayland and New York, with a death message coming from Ladora.
Mrs. Margaret Adams Bosley died Monday after an operation and was buried Thursday at Marengo. She was daughter of Rev. F. W. Adams former local Methodist minister now of Mt. Vernon. She leaves a husband and two month old daughter. The bereaved family have the sympathy of friends in this place.
Two negligence suits filed in district court allege railways failed to deliver perishable freight on time. J. Bisissi seeks 148.07 from Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul for lemons in bad condition after shipment from New York. W. J. Foster sues Chicago Rock Island and Pacific for 138.15 over melons and sweet potatoes missed Cedar Rapids delivery. Oscar Shaw sues Iowa State Bank and Trust Co for 1000 after depositing 500 for a stock sale contract that Byers did not complete. J. G. Kammerer represents Shaw.
The first autumn meeting of the Brotherhood of the First Presbyterian church was held in the church parlors. An excellent supper was served followed by musical numbers and an address by Rev. Thomas Osborn of the First Methodist church. Brief talks by Brotherhood members concluded the gathering.
Fire in Columbus Junction late Thursday night wiped out nearly all stock of E M Smith and Co dry goods and groceries. Origin unknown rear of building gained headway before discovery. Store closed awaiting insurance adjusters. Local notices recap political meetings with Carpenter Mossberry Dennison address voters in Wapello and Columbus Junction.
A 19th century description links organic nervous disturbances in women to outward misery and irritability. The text asserts such conditions can be entirely overcome by a suggested remedy, describing it as a remedy for nervous nerves and female systems.
Women from Christiana Tennessee and Thompsonville Connecticut report relief from severe female troubles and nerve distress after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. They credit improved health and better rest to the medicine and Mrs Pinkham's advice.
Historical advertisement extols Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy for female ailments claiming thirty years of faithful service. It invites women to write for advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts and promises guidance to health.
The Y W C A invites all to a Hallowe en party tonight with free fun for attendees. Tomorrow the vesper service begins a November series on The Little Bible John 3 16 led by Mrs Henry Jayne with a recitation by Miss Vivian Johnson. Social tea at 5 30. All welcome.
Miss Laura Baker departs on No. 50 for Davenport to spend Sunday with friends, continuing a local social schedule.
National slate includes Minnesota at Wisconsin title implications and Iowa at Iowa City while Princeton Army looms large in the east. Cardinals like Carlisle Navy Brown Harvard, and many others spark weekend football battles with top teams clashing at venues from Ann Arbor to Ithaca.
James Reise travels to Davenport to spend several days with his brother, whom he has not seen in ten years.
Charcoal from willow shoots is touted to absorb foul odors and neutralize gases. Stuart's Charcoal Lozenges claim rapid action, improve bowel function, and sweetness through a natural process. Available from F. A. Stuart Co. Marshall Michigan for 25 cents or free trial by mail.
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