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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1909
Page
10
In a bold sales note the retailer touts dress and work shirts for men and boys at 35 cents each or three for a dollar. They admit they won’t profit and warn that demolition by carpenters and bricklayers will bury walls, so they must move remaining stock now.
Local items report sales and listings including buggies wagons carriages a Milch cow and two phaetons for sale and a five room house offered at 750 dollars. Numerous residents return home from visits to Davenport West Liberty Spencer Spokane Iowa City and Downey after chautauqua and other activities.
Late of Jno Herron Art Institute Indianapolis and Chicago Academy of Fine Arts will instruct in China Painting Designing and Stenciling until Oct 1. Class days Thursday and Fridays. For terms and other information address 319 West Second Street City.
Lake Forest Illinois August 2 Melville H Long Pacific coast champion captured the western tennis championship by defeating Nat Emerson of Cincinnati former title holder in straight sets 9 7 5 6 0
The Bulgarian social will be held at the rooms this evening to bid farewell to Miss Pelasheva who sails home to Bulgaria Wednesday. All who plan to join the Lake Geneva delegation to the conference August 17 to 27 are asked to meet at the rooms at 7 30 Wednesday evening.
Durban reports alarm as a ship with about 3000 aboard has not arrived. No further details on vessel name or destination are provided.
Boston readers learn of an August 14 21 war game mobilizing 7900 militia troops plus three cavalry units from the Fighting Tenth and Fort Ethan Allen Vermont. Defenders will cover Bristol and Plymouth counties with 7000 troops along a front of over thirty miles.
The Roach and Musser Hose company running team with a new racing cart left Muscatine for Davenport to practice for the State Firemen’s association tournament. They will test on the mile track and aim to win the event, hoping days of training will bring excellent form.
Old smithy on Oregon street demolished ending its thirty five year era. Barney Priester, aged owner, retires due to frail health after a long sawmill era. Community notes record local visits, new cement walks, and residents traveling to Davenport Mil waukee and Iowa City.
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