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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1903
Page
6
Wholesale market listing shows corn 45 to 50 cents, oats 31, wheat 50 to 55 cents, hay 6 to 12 dollars, cabbage 3 to 4 cents, apples 2.75 to 5.00 per barrel, onions 75 per bushel, and a wide range of live stock prices from hogs 4.50 to 4.75 to cattle 2.59 to 3.25. Fruit, vegetables, and dairy items with per unit prices follow, plus fish prices including catfish 15c and carp 6c.
In peak season a rapid cure is essential. The ad touts Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as the quickest and most pleasant treatment, claiming two doses cure ordinary attacks and it never fails even in severe cases, available at all druggists.
The Iowa Central Ry sells round trip excursion tickets for 46.55 to Portland Seattle Tacoma Victoria and Vancouver with return by Oct 15 1903. Stops allowed in both directions and mixed routing allowed. See agents or A B Cutts G P T A Minneapolis Minn for details.
A man sorting through a large pile of off clothes discovers no treasure or valuables as pockets yield only scraps and fabric. The odd rummage highlights the cluttered heap and the futility of pockets in discarded garments.
Melon crops in the Fruitland area have made unusual progress in the past two weeks and are expected to be market ready soon. Corn shows good progress from beneficial showers and Irish potato harvesting is underway with crops marketed at a fair price. Local activity includes a prospecting trip to Eastern Kansas and a social sewing gathering for Mrs. Heselton with a large group of neighbors.
West Liberty residents and visitors fill week with guests from Knoxville Grundy Center Walker and Cedar Rapids alongside Mackinaw and Richland. Camp meetings and church events alter Sunday plans while chautauqua and piano recital unfold for local families and musicians.
Geo. Hayden of Wapello heads to California for the national G. A. R. encampment. His itinerary includes visiting Enoch Hayden in Pecos Texas and a brother Will Hayden in Portland Oregon before returning.
The school board met Tuesday evening to transact routine business. Ebert & Keller won the contract to apply plaster on the school walls and C. L. Bettler was awarded roof repairs. Also noted were visits by John Evans and others, land seekers with Roy Nichols in Wyoming, and local social trips to Burlington and Waverly.
A Yale professor joins a slim broker at a Broad Street eatery where coffee sparks dialogue on big deals. The broker recalls September wheat losses as they discuss life and coffee. The ad touts Macon Cereal Coffee as delicious and nerve nourishing.
Due to a prospective large crop in Minnesota and the Dakotas, one way tickets are on sale daily at very low rates through Iowa Central railway agents. Liberal return arrangements are provided to secure immediate help.
A railway man from McCook Nebraska praises Hyomei as a reliable respiratory remedy that lets hay fever sufferers stay home. The inhaler delivers air like a health resort, with a refund if no relief is found. begin two to three weeks before symptoms appear for best protection.
The ad warns that even small injuries can be fatal and promotes Bucklen's Arnica Salve as a preventive remedy. It claims the salve treats burns, sores, ulcers and piles and urges purchase at Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store for 25 cents.
A Londoner plans an elaborate party for friends at his country seat. He unknowingly invites an unhappy neighbor by sending theater tickets for the wrong night. The guest arrives as the event unfolds, exposing the mix up and causing embarrassment.
In a London Chronicle note, Father Vaughan then novice master at Bayswater tempts Sir Francis Burnand with a window cleaning lesson. A wind gust closes the cassock window as a crowd gathers to view the scene. The episode ends with Vaughan and the novice released and quips about his priestly status and future Punch editor.
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