Entertaining gatherings mark busy social week
A Sun day School class hosted a cheerful evening at Miss Hirdge Rankin's home with games a drawing contest won by Elizabeth Klein and a song. Invitations go out for a party next Tuesday at Miss Blanche Smith's home on Best Second Street. The Franklin Center schoolhouse hosted a 44 member literary society forming officers and weekly sessions. A Muscatine High School basketball team reception was planned at Swift's Hall. Company A Iowa Infantry held a reunion at Col. and Mrs. Palmer's with dinner, toasts, and songs. A tin shower honored Miss Myrtle Sage with kitchen gifts and toasts. A school box supper at Young America School attracted snowstorm crowds. A reception for Supreme Chancellor A. L. Hereford drew seventy-five members at Court of Honor Hall. Funeral services for Philip Richardson of Grace Still were announced for New Haven church. McCall Bros. reported a large grain draft from Beach Wickham Grain Co. for a Washington County recipient. T. B. Vogt received a shipment of Allegretti chocolates, the town's largest to date, just in time for holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Work
Hirdge Rankin
East Second Street
Elizabeth Klein
Twenty-fifth
Iowa Infantry
J. J. Palmer
Washington Street
Harvey & Warfel
Will Burnside
Okkaloosa
Co. A
Oskaloosa
James Nelson
Keota
D. A. Boyer
Pete McDowell
West Chester
James Stewart
Ainsworth
W. A. Shannon
John Wolf
Martin Dennison
Clark Sitlar
S. ©. Gardner
Col. Palmer
CI. A
Midel
Lewis
Starvey Shannon
R. S
Myrtle Sage
What
Emma Hayes
John Bryson
Amy Edworthy
Blanche Smith
Court of Honor Hall
Supreme Chancellor
A. L. Hereford
Springfield
Jil
Kimer Adams
McCall Bros
Beach
Nickel Plate Holiday Excursion Rates to Buffalo and East
Christmas period fares on the Nickel Plate Road from Chicago to Buffalo and eastern destinations. Round trip at a fare and a third with three through express trains daily to Ft Wayne Findlay Cleveland Erie Buffalo and New York Boston and more. Pullman sleepers dining cars club meals priced 35c to $1.00. excess fare on trains. Chicago depot at Van Buren LaSalle and city ticket offices. Apply to Y Calahan Geneva Agent 113 Adams St Room 2s. Dec 24
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nickel Plate Road
Wood
Chicago
Buffalo
Ft. Wayne
Findlay
Cleveland
Erie
Buldato
New York
Boston
van Buren and
la Salle Sts
Adams St
Auditorium Annex
Consumption cure wards coughs with tar syrup claim
An old ad promotes a tar syrup called white wine of tar for curing coughs and colds in one day if taken early. Priced 25 and 50 cents, sold by J. H. Stewart through all druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warners
J. H. Stewart
Alligretti Christmas Chocolates From Vogt Store
Alligretti Italian chocolates and bon bons offered in assorted boxed sizes up to five pounds by T. B. Vogt. Orders for Christmas boxes urged ahead of the holiday rush.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alligretti
T. B. Vogt
Warner Wins Governor Race By Narrow Margin
The state canvassing board reports Governor Warner with 283790 votes while Prohibition and Socialist Labor totals are 68170 and 751 respectively. Justice Grim, the Petersburg constable on trial for killing attorney Thurlow Grit, was acquitted by a jury after Grim was shot during an escape attempt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Latsing
Mie
Warner
Epi
Perris Wen
Boa
Prohibition
Paes
Sochial
Socialist Labor
A. Warner
Petersburg
Ind
William Prince
Thurlow Grit
Grim
Electric Bitters Promises Relief for Ailments
An advertisement touts Electric Bitters as a cure for nervousness sleeplessness stomach upsets and digestive issues noting its effects on stomach kidneys bowels liver and blood. It pledges a 50 cent price with a money back guarantee. Also mentions Miss Leona Thompson visiting Miss Dora Thompson and a basketball game at the Armory tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Stewart
Leona Thompson
Liberty
Nebraska
Dora Thompson
The
Armory
Vienna Bakery Serves Fresh Bread and Cakes
Local shoppers visit the Vienna bakery for hot bread and cake selections including pound cakes and pies. Miss Belle Kilgore from West Chester and Albert Escher of Kalona were seen in the city on business yesterday. Benj Roth of Noble and Mrs S M Musselman of Wayland also noted as shoppers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Belle Kilgore
West Chester
Albert Escher
Kalona
Johnson's
Benj. Roth
Noble
S. M. Musselman
Wayland
Also Mentioned on This Page
Best Second Street
Myrtle Save
Misses Smith
May Loong
Frank Creath
Franklin Center
New Ety
Homer Smith
Boyd Dill
Coralie Tedford
Will Anderson
Car Libe
Kk. D. Sowesh
Swift's
Muscatine
Young America
Rob Eckels
Philip Richardson
Grace Still
New Haven
Lydia
Pinkham
Silver Lake
Mass
Tillie Hart
Larimore
N. D
Lydia I. Pinkham
Mia
Tugllanr
N.D
Lydia FE. Pinkham
Y. Calahan
Geneva
Miss Fay Lee
Shakespearian Club
Poate City
Cardus
Misa Fay Lee
Fay Lee
North Seventh Street
Kansas City
Kansas
America
Ladies’ Advisory Department
Chattanooga Medicine Company
Chattanooga
Tenn
Cardui
Luse
Paracamph Co
Louisville, Ky
U.S.A
Columbia Pharmacy
J. E. Lemmon
Pioneer Drug Store
Cook & Sherman
Stewart Pharmacy
J.H Stewart
Conner&Schilling
Foley
Southeast Corner Square
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