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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1908
Page
6
Florence Stohr died at home after a brief illness of under a week from diphtheria. Medical attention hastened the fatal outcome as her family faced a sudden tragedy.
The four year old Florence Stohr, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Stohr, died yesterday at 1117 Oregon Street from diphtheria. The funeral was at 9 am today with Rev. W. B. Ireland at Greenwood Cemetery. A public reception for new pastor Rev. Ireland and family is planned Friday at the church, with Epworth League and Ladies' Aid aiding. Bible study resumes Wednesday as the Mulford Congregational Men's Club meets.
James Figg makes arrangements to lay a cement walk around his property at the corner of Sampson and Wisconsin streets.
The mayor and city council with the city engineer visited the Muscatine slough to view ongoing improvement work. A drainage ditch is planned to drain several ponds, with county improvement district No. 3 contracted for the project. A large dredge operates day and night and should finish in a day or two.
The H. J. Heinz Company assumed control of the Hahn Bros prize tomato patch on the island, a fifty acre field yielding an estimated 15,000 bushels of tomatoes. A large workforce is at work, and the site is said to be the best in years. Sweet potato digging begins this week as island gardeners start a three week harvest, with late spring delays but high quality and ample supply reported. Local residents from South Muscatine and nearby areas are noted in transit and visits.
Muscatine baseball players left on No 1 train for Keota Iowa to face the semi professional Southeastern Iowa champions in a planned three game set. The visitors hope for a better showing after a rough visit to Keota where the Pearl City struggled to score and suffered a 4 straight loss, leaving the squad disappointed by the final game outcome.
The squad, though battered yesterday, plans a return to Muscatine on Wednesday night and will face the church league champions on Thursday. The Saturday and Sunday opponents are not yet decided, but a firm schedule is expected soon.
Hannibal led the Illinois Missouri league with 68 wins in 116 games for a .586 percentage, finishing ahead of Macomb 66-118, Havana 58-118, Canton 56-117, Monmouth 55-117, and Galesburg 49-116.
Des Moines reports that Iowa enjoys unprecedented prosperity with farm prices high and manufacturing thriving. Cities from Oskaloosa to Davenport show full employment, new builders, and rising bank deposits while declaring no panic impact, detailing infrastruc ture and industrial projects across the state.
An old advertisement touts Dr King s New Life Pills claiming quick relief from bilious headaches and improved liver and bowel function. The vendor is Haver camp s Prescription Drug Store offering the 25 cent product.
Miss Amy Hampton arrived at the University of Illinois in Champaign this morning to resume her studies.
House to house canvass in Muscatine by Beach's Soap dealers touts Peosta Soap as a great labor saver and introduces Beach's Floating White Castile soap 10 oz at 5 cents, plus Key City Borax Naptha Soap Powder. Coupons offered: buy 2 Peosta bars get a free 10 oz Castile bar and a 5 cent Borax Naptha powder, with a cordial reception promised by canvassers from James Beach & Sons of Dubuque.
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