Rock Island orders rear placement of oil tank cars
Missouri division superintendent W M Whitenton directs loaded oil tank cars be kept behind engines to reduce explosion risk in wrecks. An earlier Unionville fire blamed on tank cars prompted the policy. Also in local news Kaiser Lumber teams schedule a Hershey pasture baseball game. Frank Crow injures nose while hitching a horse, spoiling fishing plans.
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W. M. Whitenton
Missouri Division
Rock Island
Unionville
Kaiser Lumber and Box Company
Hershey
Frank Crow
Means a big shop as M N S extends to Burlington
Muscatine would become a major center for M N S shops if the North and South railroad reaches Burlington and later Dubuque. The South Muscatine round house would gain an engine shop and a larger workforce, with a current sizable crew repairing rolling stock and rebuilding engines. Local residents foresee rapid expansion once lines extend.
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Muscatine
Class Picnics by Musserville Sunday School Teachers
Six teachers from the Musserville M. E. Sunday School hosted picnic days for their scholars in two public parks on Wednesday afternoon. Three classes went to Citizens Railway Park led by Misses Rosa Cate Leafy McCleary and Alice Yeager. three others to Weed Park with Mrs Ethel F Ryan Miss Mabel Stark and Miss Hattie Cooper. Large groups, cameras, baskets, and a supper followed an enjoyable day.
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Musserville M. E
Citizens’ Railway
Rosa Cate
Leafy McCleary
Alice Yeager
Nellie Rice
Lila Kemper
Florence Weltz
Ethel Yeager
Weed Park
Ethel F. Ryan
Mabel Stark
Hattie Cooper
Market Prices Across Wheat Corn and Farm Goods
The listing compiles wheat at 90c retail to $1.10, corn 50c to 52c, popcorn 4c per pound, and hay up to $11. Shorts and bran priced per cwt. Butter, eggs, poultry, vegetables, fruits, nuts, meat, fish, and fuel are tabulated with retail and wholesale figures. Shippers and dealers set various pay scales for hogs, cattle, and lambs, while market items include cucumbers, cabbage, tomatoes, beans, and peck or basket prices for fruits and vegetables.
Great Gigantic Sale Opens in Muscatine at Toben Malone Co
Toben Malone Co in Muscatine launches a citywide sale described as the largest ever. The store claims honesty and high quality, with all items on sale and money refunds if not as advertised. The sale runs August 2 to August 12, with rail fare paid for buyers within twenty miles who spend twenty dollars or more.
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Toben, Malone & Co
Muscatine
Tobenticles Co
Railroad and Bridge
Market Update Reflects Mixed Trade With Strong Hog Demand
General market tone eases yet shows firm hog demand and high average prices. Bids advance early, cannery and butcher stock steady, calves fall about 25 cents while stocker and feeder prices hold. Sheep trade active with higher sales, Western lambs noted.
Natives Steady as Range Lambs Sell at 7.10
A market note reports native sheep prices steady with a large band of range lambs selling around 7.10 per head.
Splendid Record of New Life Pills Claim
An advertisement touts Dr Kings New Life Pills for head ache biliousness and constipation promising cures at 25 cents via Havercamps Prescription Drug Store.
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Dr. King
Havercamp’s
Summer Girls Seek Matches in Social Scene
The piece notes young women on summer social rounds pursuing beaux, remarking that those less precise with spelling chase relationships as part of the season’s activity.
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South Muscatine News
Rock Island System
Gines
South End
Burlington
Dubuque
Round House
Ed. Rink
Frank Painter
South Muscatine
Cedar River
Elizabeth Rink
Amanda Tuttle
Iowa City
Davenport
James
Willie Smith
Moscow
Grasshopper Ridge
Anson
Evans Street
Arthur Lawrence
Pond Street
Musserville
M. E. Sun
Day School
Murcatine Arkets
California
Shippera Pay
Pocahontas
Chicago
Anson Clothing Company
China
Swan’s Jewelryv Store
Haviland
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