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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1908
Page
9
A Times clipping praises a young man known as the Boy Medium as a premier astral trance medium and palmist. It touts predictions trusted by society, claims of personal magnetism and clairvoyance, and notes his advertisement price of 50 cents. Office hours are 9 am to 5 pm at 124 East Second Street.
London April 22. Donald Grant Herring outlines the British Olympic Council program with Lord Desborough as chairman. About 1,500 competitors, 22 sport branches, and events across July and October. American stars Sheridan Rose Hillman expected to contend in London.
The paper has secured Donald Grant Herring of Pennsylvania and Princeton 07, now a Rhodes scholar at Oxford, to write on English college life and events in England. His first piece covers the Olympic games set for London in the coming summer, offering a clear concise factual statement of the contest.
The Muscatine Independent baseball team, still forming, will open on May 3 against Davenport Game Wardens. Davenport will also play May 4. tryouts determine the regular lineup. Star pitcher Chub Largan rejoins, with Vinci and Kerrigan of Davenport signed to the local squad.
Cubs win world championship yesterday by trimming Spring field, Illinois. Sox lose to Naps in standings shows Chicago clubs in tense pennant chase as season progresses.
American League results show Cleveland 5 over Chicago 1, Detroit 5 over St Louis 8, New York 16 over Washington 13, Boston 0 over Philadelphia 4. National League games Cleveland over New York 6 to 1, Boston 3 over Philadelphia, Cincinnati 9 over Pittsburgh 4. American Association Indianapolis 1 over Milwaukee 6 in 10 innings, Columbus 4 over Minneapolis 2, Louisville 1 over Kansas City 0, Toledo 13 over St Paul 4. Western League Pueblo 4 over Denver 5, Sioux City and Omaha 5 tied, Lincoln 2 over Des Moines 3.
Chicago April 22 Frank Chance's Cubs opened their season with a strong performance in their first game. The team defeated visiting opponents in a show of early form as players showcased batting and fielding talents at home.
Chicago fans prepare for a grand opening of the revised West Side park as the Cubs, last season's world champs, plan to hoist the National League pennant and face the Cincinnati Reds. Medecai Brown or Chick Fraser will pitch for the Cubs with Ewing for Cincinnati. The Cubs arrived after beating Springfield 8 to 4. In Cleveland Lajoie’s sluggers beat the White Sox 5 to 1 in the opening game of the series.
Furnished by Miner & Co and Chicago Board of Trade with H. J Frenzel as manager. Office located over the post office with both phones listed for contact.
The report lists grains and livestock items with prices and daily vehicle receipts. Wheat and corn figures are given with subsequent estimates for tomorrow.
Wheat and corn prices mixed with bid and ask levels for May July and No 3 red and white categories. Oats No 3 white quoted at 50 52 1 2 cents with wide daily ranges and barley and timothy markets listed without activity.
Chicago April 22 cattle receipts 16000 steady to weak cattle prices range from 4.60 to 7.20, cows and heifers 2.25 to 6.30, stockers and feeders 3.25 to 5.30, westerners 4.60 to 5.50. Hogs receipts 24000 weak five lower light 5.30 to 5.80 mixed 5.35 to 5.82 heavy 5.30 to 5.80 bulk 5.60 to 5.75. Sheep receipts 15000 weak ten lower 4.90 to 6.60 lambs 6.90 to 7.65 yearlings 3.6 to 7.10.
Chicago April 22 poultry market steady with chickens at 12 cents per pound and turkeys at 14 cents. Broilers about 1 pound per dozen 2 dollars 50 cents. 400 to 1 1/2 pounds range 84.50 to 5.50 per dozen.
Butter holds steady with creamery at 21 28 cents and dairies at 20 26 cents. Eggs remain steady at 14 14 and a half cents. Market reports from Chicago on April 22 reflect stable butter and egg prices across suppliers.
On April 22 in New York the market reported May wheat at 1.03 and corn at 75 4e.
New York market notes show poultry alive steady with fowls at 14 cents and turkeys at 14 cents. Dressed birds are easy with turkeys at 124 17 cents and fowls at 12 14 and a half cents.
Butter remains firm with receipts of 6,363. creamery specials 29 1 2 c, extras 28 1 2 29 c, held 18 28 c. Eggs steady with receipts 22,945. Market notes April 22.
St Louis market reports on April 22 show Wheat May at 45 cents, Corn at 64 64, and Oats at 48. Peoria market lists Corn No 3 at 63 cents.
Readable price list covers corn oats wheat and various feeds with per cent figures. Live stock values include choicest heavy and light cattle veal lambs hogs and sheep, with hens, turkeys, geese, ducks and eggs. Seasonal fruit vegetables and staples price ranges listed for Muscatine market area.
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