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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1902
Page
8
The notice promotes a printing business offering engraving, invitations, and a full line of date and numbering machines. It highlights quality work and provides the address 126 Iowa Ave and phone number 2063 for inquiries.
Reports list sick list at Koehler's market G F Jarvis. New granite head markers at Waratta's. Dr L McAlister back from northern trip. Various residents traveling on the Firefly to Rock Island Chicago Davenport and Fairport. A sale of mill lumber set for April 16 by S A Crull.
The Muscatine audience is urged to attend Dr Criston a famed beauty doctor as he presents two lectures at Armory Hall on Tuesday and Wednesday. Admission is free to ladies for the first talk and a charge applies for the second. He counts Mme Bernhardt Patti Langtry Calve Ames Marlow and Melba among patrons and has lectured before European nobility and American society ladies.
A pleasant society event at Mrs. Carters home hosted by the Utility club and guests. The group held an all day sewing gathering with a noon dinner and much work completed, greatly appreciating associate members.
Muscatine residents applaud the Silver Grill and flock to its front window displays. The Bend City Mandolin club will perform tonight from 8 to 11 o clock, drawing large crowds to view the delicacies shown all afternoon.
Ed Denton near Burr Oak presented his daughter Miss Minnie with a fine upright grand piano purchased from Herman Schmidt & Son company last week. Minnie is elated by the gift and its quality.
The Deutscher Anzeiger will publish a large spring edition featuring city buildings blocks and street scenes. It will reuse views from Picturesque Muscatine with new views created for the issue. The edition aims to appeal to German readers and showcase local businesses through advertising.
Used nine months in excellent condition at a bargain price. Enquired Journal.
Evangelist Shawhan of Kansas City arrives in Muscatine and will preach tomorrow at 10 30 a m with evening services. Prof Elderkin from Chicago will oversee singing. The First M E church hosts daily afternoon and evening meetings this week in the church auditorium and all are welcome. Members of Argus Lodge No 17 Iowa Legion of Honor hear Dr S S Troy of Waterloo speak next Monday at G A R hall on a special mission for the order.
Call and inspect the latest Union made footwear at B. Schmidt's located at 115 Chestnut Street. The shop invites customers to try the new fast styles and purchase on site.
They are easier and more pleasant to take more mild and gentle in effect and more reliable as they can always be depended upon. Then they cleanse and invigorate the stomach and leave the bowels in a natural condition while pills are harsher in effect and their use is often followed by constipation.
Iowa City and Johnson County farewells a longtime local businessman William Musser who ends active trade but will remain to manage his large enterprises from the city. Known for successful property interests and broad esteem, his loyalty to Iowa City earns him public goodwill and continued influence in the community.
Miss Ellen M Stone American missionary sails for New York aboard the Deutschland liner. The ship left Southampton yesterday and her departure from London was quiet.
London bulletin lists British casualties near Vreikull as four officers killed, 16 wounded, 25 men killed, and 100 wounded. Boer losses at Vreikull admitted as 137 dead or wounded.
An elegant line of pantaloons and latest spring styles are offered by Welch & Knopp in The Journal ad. The notice promotes fashion items at a weekly rate of 10 cents.
Wednesday evening literary program and refreshments planned for all members. Mrs. Denham serves as president and requests attendance.
One of the large Paris Exposition styles was sold and delivered yesterday by H. Schmidt & Son Co. Ludwig pianos are more in use in this city than any other style or price. They are praised as the finest on the market at a moderate price and better than many selling for twice the amount. See the new styles just received.
Market dispatch shows wheat and corn futures mostly steady with July and May contracts. live stock receipts at Chicago show hogs strong open and slow close, cattle and sheep steady. Northwestern wheat receipts rise in Minneapolis and Duluth while Liverpool closes lower on wheat and corn.
A local note from Nesper & Co and partners offers a refund guarantee for Green's Warranted Syrup of Tar stating refunds on a 50 cent bottle if it fails to cure coughs and a 25 cent bottle for satisfaction. Also promotes the Hotel Grace in Chicago as a convenient and reasonably priced lodging option.
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