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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1908
Page
8
An advertisement touts a life changing hair regrowth remedy promising to restore color and preserve existing hair. It guarantees refunds if not cured and appeals to bald heads in theatres with a lavish lifestyle pitch. It names Hesrg-Ellis Drug Co of Memphis as the source and mentions dandruff and related scalp conditions.
Mulford Congregational Church lists services with pastor W. Howard Thomlinson and topics Belief and Unbelief and The Sleepless Watcher plus youth and prayer meetings. German Baptist Church announces Sabbath services Rev W A Lipphardt revival meetings nightly next week and invites all to attend with a welcoming call.
Sunday school at 9 30 a m and 2 30 p m with preaching at 3 30 p m Sunday morning sermon How to Live With Our Neighbor and evening sermon What Is Truth at 210 BM Luther League at 6 45 p m Ladies Aid at 2 p m Friday catechism at 4 p m Friday evening service at 7 39 p m
Ora W. Carrell presiding pastor invites all to Bible school at 9 30 with Arthur Hadley as superintendent. Morning worship at 10 unknown time. Evening service at 7 20 features a sermon on True Citizenship. Corner Fifth and Sycamore streets.
Holy communion at 7 36 a m. Sunday school at 9 30 a m. Holy communion with sermon at 4 45 a m. Evening prayer with sermon at 7 30 p m.
The opening talk in a five part informal series on John 3:16 is led by Mrs. Henry Jayne at 3 30. Special music and a recitation by Miss Vivian Johnson accompany the service followed by a social tea at 5 30.
The class meeting is at 9 o clock with Sunday school at 9 30. At 10 45 Rev Thomas Osborn preaches a National sermon on The Important Asset of National Life. The Junior League meets at 3, Epworth League at 6 30 on Learning in the School of Christ led by Miss Bessie Hoopes. At 7 39 Osborn delivers the third sermon in Gods Method of Making a Man. Music by E M Walker and volunteer choir. Strangers welcome.
German Congregational Church lists C A Dettmers as pastor in his 5th year. Sunday school at 9 15 a m ahead of a 10 30 morning service on A New Year’s wale with a report of last year’s work. Evening service at 7 30 p m on House Reformation. Weekly prayer meeting Thursday at 7 30. Ladies Aid Wednesday afternoon. German school 11 12 and catechism Saturday 9 11. Children welcome to German school.
The church prints its day program with morning worship at eleven and Bible School at 9:30. Mr Preston delivers a morning discourse on The Power of Conscience and an evening address The Larger Moral Lessons of the closing Campaign at 7:30, with music by a quartet choir directed by George N. Rockwell.
Corner Sixth Street and Mulberry Avenue announces Sabbath school at 9 45 with the men’s class. Preaching at 11. The Gleaners meet at 2 30 and Y P C E at 7 30. Prayer meeting Thursday at 7 20. Teachers’ meeting Friday at Mrs Neidig’s home. All men invited to the men’s class. Reverend J C H Light minister.
Des Moines preacher Rev. Thomas G. Sykes and Dr Elliott will exchange pulpits with the Presbyterian church. Sykes will preach tomorrow and speak to men at the Family Theatre in the afternoon.
The First Church of Christ Scientist at Sixth and Walnut offers 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. services with the subject Everlasting Punishment. Sunday school begins at 9:30 a.m. A Wednesday evening service is at 8. Reading room hours are 2 to 4 p.m. at 116 Iowa avenue and Thursday 7:30 to 9 p.m.
The A. M. E. church schedules 11 a.m. morning worship and 1 p.m. Sunday school with 7:30 p.m. evening services. A prayer meeting is set for Thursday evening led by Burton Powell. M. Payton serves as pastor.
Morning service at 11 oclock and evening service at 7 39 with Sunday school at 9 30. Y P S C E meeting at 6 30 p m. Rev Thomas G Sykes of Des Moines to preach at the church corner Iowa avenue and Fourth street. J N Elliott minister.
The German Evangelical Church holds a Sunday service on November 1 at 10 30 a m featuring Prelude by Miss Cynthia Bruntvnk hymn 194 Ein feste Burg is unser Gott and Psalm 46. An evening service at 7 30 includes the Young People Society tenth anniversary with a brief history by Miss Tena Gehrke and a short sermon inviting all former members. Pastor J Jans delivers the announcements and benediction.
Sunday school at 9 45 a m. Morning service at 10 55 a m. Preaching by Rev I M Woolverton. Juniors meet at 3 p m Young People at 6 30 p m. The Barraca class will meet at the church at the Sunday school hour. The pastor of the United Brethren church invites unity for the evening service.
German Methodist Church announces Sunday school at 9 00 a m preaching at 10 30 a m and 7 30 p m Epworth League meets at 7 00 p m led by Pastor W C Schultze with evening service included.
Advertisement claims Foley's Kidney Remedy revives weak people and restores health, promising renewed energy for those with kidney trouble. A. W. Morgan, Druggist endorses the product as the only safe choice.
Illinois state senator and head of the D N C publicity staff Willis J Abbott will address the National Union lodge at Maccabee hall on Wednesday November 4. He will deliver a lengthy talk as part of a large program and initiation of new members into the lodge.
The Second District Women's Relief Corps selects Muscatine as the 1909 meeting site. Miss Sue Browning and Mrs. Anna J. Bencham reported delegates from Muscatine returning home after a two hundred guest dinner and campfire programs at Maquoketa. Delegations from Anamosa Clinton Wyoming Muscatine Monmouth Tipton Marion Davenport Center Point and others attended.
Plans for a December reception and dance for Knights of Pythias district lodges were outlined at the local lodge meeting. Committees will be appointed soon to handle arrangements including inviting lodges from Louisa Johnson and Muscatine counties after last year’s successful event.
Pleasant Prairie Iowa October 31. William Kan of Nebraska visits his father. Bertie Johnson’s friends bring baskets and a dinner. John Jenkins Jr. becomes father of a 10 pound son. Hannah Ongle buried at Parr cemetery Friday. Pleasant Prairie boom continues as John Smith builds a hog house. A Saturday dance failed due to weather.
Mrs Sissell spent a week near Keokuk and a few days in Davenport visiting her daughter.
Mrs. D. W. Paine hosted a Letts gathering with guests from Muscatine and nearby areas. Notable attendees included Mrs. Giesenhaus and Miss Inez Cooley, with Amy providing piano selections and a formal noon dinner. Merrell Brown joined the U S Navy aboard the Charleston after sailing from Seattle. Schmidt & Sons installed a cabinet grand piano at Griffin's opera house, enhancing the hall's facilities. Major Edward A. Weed, born 1841, rode from Atlantic to Pacific in 1908 and later across many regions, visiting Letts en route west.
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