This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 12 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1908
Page
5
Sunday school rally at Mulford Congregational Church features a morning program by the Sunday school department with about ten youths among the participants. Invitations aim to create a record attendance as teachers urge members to bring a friend.
Rev W B Ireland will be guest of honor at a Musserville Methodist church reception tonight. Epworth League presents a program while Ladies Aid serves refreshments. The industrial church group aided, with Mrs David Foster as hostess. Multiple local notices follow including births and visits.
An advertisement urges readers to treat obesity with Marmola Cascara Aromatic and Peppermint Water mixed at home. It promises rapid weight loss in thirty days without diet or exercise and claims safety and ease for both genders.
Deputy J B Jensen of Fort Dodge Ia will lead the drive in Muscatine and nearby areas. A grand membership contest is planned with a committee to finish arrangements, likely ending with a large banquet after the national election. The campaign begins around mid November.
W H Rowe visits Chicago for a few days while Miss Kyttie Wright and other locals attend events in nearby towns. Many residents travel to Cedar Rapids for the W C T U convention and a Cedar Rapids carnival. Rev Telfer, former M E pastor, visits old friends and notes his Canada return before preaching at Grant Iowa.
Iowa City police hunt counterfeiters after three separate incidents on Thursday. A saloon keeper and two popcorn vendors were paid with bogus dollars, including a forged $12 check to the saloon keeper who was recently victimized by a stranger.
East Hill Lumber Company orders removal of the Muscatine Lumber and Box barn on the old Nyenhuis property on Second street to the opposite side. The barn will be moved to East Hill ground as the land was sold to the Automatic Button company. A large raft from Stillwater, Minnesota is expected in a few days.
A rare venomous snake called the cabbage snake was captured yesterday by Christ Greiner of Moscow road. The one foot long specimen is deadly and is shown in a bottle by Mr Greiner.
A memorial notice mourning Nettie Ryan who died September 14 1908. The sisters express sympathy for her family and commit to publish the tribute in minutes and daily papers while offering prayers for divine consolation. Beach's Key City Borax Naptha Soap Powder advertisement follows, touting a pulverized soap for tough water cleaning.
Sunny South Shoes offer warm dry feet at $1.25 with a money back guarantee. Local merchant advertises comfort and value, promising satisfaction if the product fails to deliver.
Theron Minor and May Lischer wed at Columbus City in a quiet ceremony held at the Lischer home with immediate family. The couple plans trips to Chicago and New York before settling in Newton after November 1.
Friday evening October 8 with Bill Bone a first class humorist who reads from his own poems. Evangelistic meetings continue at the U P church in Columbus City this week and next.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.