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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1908
Page
7
Local news item lists visits and travel by Miss Anna Sulizberg Mrs C D Miller Dr E H King Mrs William McGreer and others. It notes arrivals from Davenport Wilton Topeka and Buckeye neighbors with social calls and plans. Also mentions hay fever inhalation treatment and school supervisor Miss Elia Witter arriving to take duty.
Mr and Mrs Jacob Balmos celebrate fifty years of marriage with a daylong gathering at their home 1200 Hershey Avenue inviting about fifty friends. Mrs Bertha Hoover secretary of the local YWCA notes presents from well wishers and guests as the couple marks a long settled life in the community.
A Geneva Echo social at the YWCA rooms on Wednesday evening September 9 invites all to attend the fall opening social. Geneva girls in costume will perform and Muscatine reminiscences will be shared for a festive gathering. The event is free.
Rev and Mrs E Morton return to Port Byron after a week with Mrs Chas Crabtree and kin. Mrs William Tyler and Mrs Theo Morehead go home after camp at Tindall Grove. France and Lulu Morehead at Rock Island teachers institute. Rev and Mrs Richardson at Tindall Grove. Mrs Mary J Brown returns to Minburn Ia after summer with Stephen Brayton. Mr and Mrs Sullivan Ellsworth visit sister Ross Kennedy at Ferdinand. Emma France visits sister Albert Eckhardt in Milan.
Residents along North Mulberry avenue near the Hershey hospital reported a prowler linked to the nickname Jack the Peper. Police searched for over an hour, questioned a man near Hershey hospital, and found his explanation satisfactory, with no suspect identified.
Omaha reports the woman seen with murdered physician Dr Frederick Rustin is Mrs A Rice whose Des Moines family and husband live there. She says she is separated but not divorced, has stayed at Grace Waltons on Lower Douglas Street, and believes Dr Rustin was murdered but won't name a suspect.
An advertisement for Dr. H H De Pew of Des Moines claims rupture cure in a single non surgical treatment. It includes testimonials from bank officials and other patients in Iowa, offers a free book, and urges sufferers to visit or mail for details.
Mrs. Harry Wright learns of a fatal auto train crash incident that killed three Snell children from Ottawa Illinois. The Snells and sister Mrs Dick Thompson of Grandville Illinois were hospitalized with serious injuries as others around town go about routine visits and travel.
Fast Buffalo report notes Otis Kimball and wife visiting in Rock Island. Several local residents including Miss Alice Bull Miss Estellye Elliott and Susye Murdock are mentioned with family visits. A ball game had poor attendance and a dance drew decent turnout despite weak music.
Advertisement claims Dr Hale's Household Ointment clears eruptions and irritations, stops itching, and permanently cures skin diseases. Available at drug stores for 25 cents or six from the makers directly in Kenyon Thomas Adams New York.
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