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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1906
Page
8
Dr McNutt and many residents ride Wilton and Helen Blair trains to Des Moines Iowa City Davenport and Cedar Rapids. Shoppers at Toben Malone Co. advertise lace curtains and Eclipse Naphtha soap while merchants promote Texas land bargains and local groceries.
An ad extols osteopathy as the final recourse after other methods fail. It praises curing chronic nerve and circulation issues and asserts osteopathy’s efficiency in treating acute and beginning stages, featuring Dr Crow, an osteopath.
Free cooking class at Thompson Brothers on August 2 1906 from 2 30 to 5 pm featuring a menu with Hungarian goulash parsley omelet potato croquettes golden red salad cheese walnuts and led by Miss Rose P Schabacker.
Week ending July 31 1906 Muscatine Iowa Unclaimed letters include men list Frank Armstrong Wm Bennett L Brown F Casper Johnnie Connell Curtice Deemey Francis M Duncan David Ford Bert Hoffman M Hoops C A Jenkins Walter Morrey Albert V Orr Humane Society Milton Shannon E J Swanson and ladies list Mrs Ixmar Dail Miss Irine Hopkinson Mrs Mollie Johnson Miss Sue Luty Mrs Albert Welch Callers asked to say advertised W D Burk P M
Special annual Atlantic City rate from Peoria via New York Central lines at 19.50 round trip. Return limit fifteen days from sale date with stopovers in Philadelphia Baltimore and Washington. Train leaves 12:90 noon and runs through with standard sleepers and coaches. For details contact nearest Big Four agent H R Daly T P A Peoria Illinois.
Oak bath tub seats priced at 25 cents. Nickel plated 18 inch towel racks at 25 cents. Cosmo lights complete set for 50 cents. Sold by F. Ashcraft located at 225 Iowa Avenue.
Large crowds arrive for the 1906 chautauqua in Columbus Junction as a welcome rain falls to benefit crops. Amentities on the grounds include dining, post office, and tent living facilities. Lectures, music by the Welsh choir, and classes begin with regional visitors and local residents attending events and staying in tents.
On the page one continuation, election tallies show Jackson Lane Haight leading several matchups with totals such as Scott Lane 35 and Haight 56. W L Roach was chosen by acclamation to the resolutions committee, H E Powers of Iowa County and Dave Brant of Johnson County joined the permanent organization committee as president and vice president respectively. Standpatters secured all committees except permanent organization.
A Clinton exchange article states Henry Hessler found a fine pearl which Edward Jones, a Clinton pearl buyer, purchased for a price not disclosed but not less than a thousand dollars. Hessler is described as one of the oldest and best known pearl fishers in the Mississippi valley.
Mrs Cassie Huston and daughter head home to Stickney Neb with Mrs Louis Schrader and daughter from Eliza township. The Mason sisters visited Rock Island relatives. Residents attended chautauqua in Muscatine. Omer Deets started threshing. Mrs Lydia Cramer and daughters from Keithsburg visited. Bessie Nelson visiting grandparents Albert and Mrs Mason. Patterson and sister from Alexis visiting Chas Crapnell home. Fred Frank traveled to Fairbury to check ill mother. Wm Godard and son from Pomeroy called on way home. Harry Taylor moves to Lewis farm near Arpee. Blackberrying touted as popular as fishing.
An advertisement from Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store promotes Electric Bitters as a universal remedy for stomach liver and kidney diseases. The ad promises a 50 cent price and guarantees satisfaction.
Mrs. F A Crawford and family visited at H W Crawford's near Millersburg. D Fisher and wife visited relatives near Ferdinand. Misses Gertrude Emerson and Belle Calhoun spent a day at G A Emerson's. Mrs. Lizzie Boruff and family visited M C Boruff's home. Luther Kellums and wife visiting Clay county relatives. Florence Ripley and Henry Ripley from Muscatine spent night and Sunday with W H Beverlin. M Kistler at the bay this week. Mabelle Noble of Chanute visiting her Millersburg parents. Mrs Fred Shonpa visited relatives at Joy.
Sayre and Hunter advertise they will buy horses at Bowman's Barn in Muscatine Iowa on Saturday August 4 1906. They seek marketable horses not under three years old and will pay high prices. They will also buy mules and ask owners to bring big rugged or small shapely horses suitable for driving.
The death of Mrs. Michael Bujewski occurred at Bellevue hospital after a severe illness with mental trouble. Born in Germany in 1839 she lived on Wills Farm six miles from the city. Besides her husband she leaves three daughters Mrs Jake Beaver Mrs John Bracht and Mrs E Brookhart. Funeral at St Marys church Friday at nine with interment in St Marys cemetery.
Today's markets detail open high low and close figures for Wheat, Corn, Oats, Pork, Lard, and Ribs. Futures for Sept Dec and May show slight shifts. car arrivals list totals for Wheat, Corn, Oats. Data provided by H J Frenzei and post office block in Chicago.
Wheat and corn figures listed for No. 2 and No. 3 grades with revisions by month and contract. Oats, rye, barley, and flax show limited activity while pork lard ribs and timothy prices appear for Sept and Jan positions.
Chicago Aviz reports cattle receipts 21 000 steady to 10 cents lower with Beeves 3 70 to 6 30 cows and heifers 1 25 to 5 30 stockers and feeders 2 50 to 4 20 and teens 4 00 to 5 00. Hog receipts 25 000 best light steady others five lower mixed butchers 6 15 to 6 67 good heavy 6 20 to 6 65 rough 9 006 15 light 6 20 6 80 bulk sales 6 40 to 6 65. Sheep receipts 22 000 steady 3 10 to 5 30 lambs 4 75 to 7 75.
Chicago butter and egg market shows firmness with creameries at 16 29 cents and dairies at 15 4 cents. Eggs hold steady at 12 15 cents.
Chicago August 1 reports a steady poultry market with turkeys at 12 to 13 cents and chickens at 15 to 16 cents per pound as buyers show moderate demand.
New York on August 1 reports alive poultry easier with chickens at 14 cents a pound fowls 13 cents turkeys 19 cents. Dressed meat shows irregular ranges with chick en 13 to 17 cents, turkeys 11 to 13 cents, fowls 11 to 14 cents per pound.
New York markets show butter firm and steady at unchanged levels. Eggs remain steady with no change in price.
The listing shows current market rates for corn oats wheat and other grains, mixed feeds and oils, butter live poultry vegetables and fruits with per unit prices. It also details live stock bids including hogs cattle lambs sheep hides and miscellaneous retail items such as sugar flour cheese and meats.
Listing of prices for mutton at 15 cents per pound veal 15 cents per pound bacon 20 cents per pound fresh fish including black bass 15 cents per pound striped bass 10 cents per pound buffalo liver per pound catfish 1 cent per pound.
The final estimate plat and schedule for Sub-Sewerage District No 14 of Main Sewerage District No 1 in Muscatine Iowa are on file with the city recorder for inspection. Objections to any assessment or prior actions must be filed by 7:30 p.m. August 13 1906, and will be heard by the city council. Gustav Wels city recorder dated July 28 1906.
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