Cure Rupture in One Treatment Promises Forever
An advertisement for Dr. H. H. De Pew’s rupture cure claims a single non surgical treatment can heal a rupture permanently without detainment from work. It cites testimonials from bank presidents and other named residents in Iowa and urges readers to request a free book.
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First National Bank
Lake City
H. H. de Pew
Des Moines
Ss. T. Hutchinson
Sioux City
J. Slater
Co. L. Groffunder
Nemaha
Henry Wheeler
Jas. Bruce
Gavin Crowe
Will H. Booth
Boone
Iowa
R. E. Austin
Tama
W. L. Jones
Conway
R. R
G. W. Coleman
Box Tl
Webster City
A. J. Fansher
Oskaloosa
Adam Crawshaw
Albia
R. W. Kevan
Railroad Ave
Bipeehalllins
W. M. Bergstrom
Murray
Utica Bldg
de Pew
Dubuque Steamer Joins Large River Crowd
The steamer Dubuque of the Diamond Jo Line carried a record crowd up the river this morning. One hundred sixty round trip tickets from St Louis to Davenport were sold, with many others boarding along the route. The voyage featured groups such as The Candy Kids, a twenty member troupe of St Louis families, plus a leap year party and a Donkey Party aboard during the trip.
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Dubuque
Diamond Jo Line Company
St. Louis
Davenport
Candy Kids
Hal Norton Returns to Columbus Junction Cafe
Hal Norton, manager of the cafe at the Columbus Junction hhautau qua, returned to that place today after spending yesterday with friends in this city.
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Hal Norton
Columbus Junction
C. Hucke
Louise Leverich
Arthur Leverich
Vinton
Sarah Netergall
Luthye
Pearl
Davenport
Gertrude Kolar
Minnie Noll
Muscatine
D. J. Dwyer
Perry Baker
Rena Atwill
Carrie
Anna Stirball
Louise
J. T
Summit
August Gettert
Roxine
Lou
Rock Island
John Levereh
Margaret White
Atalissa
Pat Moylan
Wilton Busy Week With Visits Weddings and Travel
Wilton residents travel to Redfield Davenport and Muscatine while many return from trips. A wedding at St Marys parsonage unites Ed Watham and Mary Mather with remarks on the bride’s teaching career and the groom’s farming prospects. The Grangers plan a Rainbow schoolhouse meeting for Friday at one.
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Frank Budlier
Bert Budlier
Muscatine
Ollie Burrows
Kansas City
Lizzie Marticke
Atalissa
Pat Moylan
J. J. McNulty
McNulty
D. Stibolt
Luellen
Hugh Donnelly
Davenport
Lizzie Holzhauer
Cedar Rapids
Elizabeth Mahanna
Hattie Wildasin
St. Paul
Grangers
Rainbow Schoolhouse
Ed Watham
Mary Mather
P. M. Kirkpatrick
Alpha McClean
Geo. Wathan
Katherine Heggserty
Burlington
Mendelssohn
James Maher
Summit
Muscatine County
Daily Market Quotes From Chicago Board of Trade
Open high and close prices for Wheat Corn Oats and Soy products with details for May Dec and Sep contracts. Hog and Lamb receipts and prices noted with estimated futures for tomorrow. pork lard ribs and rye barley timothy prices listed with cash ranges and closes.
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Chicago
Ork
Ill
Chicago Produce Market report on dairy and egg prices
Butter, firm at creameries 19 to 22 cents and dairies 17 to 20 cents. Eggs steady for first grade at 18 1/2 cents. Market notes from Chicago Produce Market in Chicago Illinois dated August 13.
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Chicago
Ill
Chicago Poultry Market Steady Prices Listed
Chicago market data shows poultry steady with turkeys at 14 cents, chickens 12 cents, and springs 15 cents.
New York Poultry Prices Reported by Market
New York market noted mixed poultry in uneventful sales with live springs at 16 cents, fowls 13 to 17 cents, turkeys 12 cents. Dressed birds steady with springs 14 to 19 cents and fowls 12 to 14 cents.
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New York
New York Produce Market Report Aug 13
Butter and eggs steady with quiet trading at the New York Produce Market. Butter receipts reached 5,214 pounds while eggs receipts totaled 9,461 cases as market held unchanged on August 13.
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New York
New York Grain Market Prices Report
New York August 13 Wheat for September at 1.01 dollars and 1 cent per bushel. Corn at 86 4 cents.
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New York
Peoria Corn Market Report
Peoria market notes corn No. 3 priced at 79 5e per bushel as of August 13, indicating steady local demand.
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Peoria
Chicago Grain and Cattle Markets Report
Chicago wheat prices range from No 2 red at 94% to No 3 yellow at 80% and similar for hard grades. Cattle receipts about 4,000 with steers and heifers $3.65 to $7.60, stockers $2.40 to $4.50, westerners $3.50 to $6.00. Hog receipts 26,000 with prices $6.05 to $6.60 for light and $6.15 for mixed trades.
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Chicago
Ill
Market Conditions. Chicago Wheat Prices Slide on Liquidation
Long wheat liquidation drove a sharp early drop with prices at times down about 23 1 2 cents from the prior close. Final figures showed net losses around 2 1 2 to 3 cents as buyers covered short positions and funds shifted into export and investment demand. Major brokers and houses built large holdings, with some notable names selling out or reducing positions.
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Chicago
Ill
Patten
Ocker
Rankin
Wringte
Bloom
W. R. Linn
C. L. Raymond
Finley Barrell
Chapin, Young & Co
Knight-Mc- Dougal
Logan-Bryan
Daggett
Rains Help Start Corn Market Rally Before Slump
Drought relief in the corn belt steadied the market opening but selling pressure kept gains modest. A late rally receded as wheat fell, with few bids from the country and shippers snapping up all available corn.
Easily Made at Home Kidney Medicine Ad
Since the war on patent medicines began many firms offer concentrated extracts for home use Maizene a diuretic and antilithic in one ounce bottles yielding a pint of kidney medicine It speeds kidney filtration and bladder health and is advertised for early kidney trouble order from Cooper Pharmacal Co Chicago or local druggists for 56 cents
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Muscatine
Cooper Pharmacal Co
East Lake St
Chicago
Iit
Argentin e corn sales inch up as cash market rises
Industrial buyers sought more Argentina corn with cash corn in the sample market steady to higher and limited offerings. Receipts yesterday totaled 86 cars with an estimated 117 cars today. Primary receipts fell to 279,000 bushels from 487,000 a year ago, while September corn hit a new crop-year high before closing with losses. Net declines were percent and one half, cash sales at 125,000 bushels.
Live Stock Markets Reports Declines and Steady Prices
Declines of 10 to 15 cents pressured native steers with weak demand though top natives reached 7.65 dollars. Arrivals of 3,500 rangers sold firm with best at 5.65, bulk 4.65 to 6.20. Range heifers up to 5.35, native cows and heifers firm to 10 cents higher. Bulls 2.90 to 3.75, calves to 7.25. Feeder trade unchanged. weekly cattle totals rise from 34,400 to 44,500 and year-to-date figures show 4,447,000 for 1998.
Hog market slips as week opens with light demand
Opening hog sales yesterday were 5 to 10 cents lower than Tuesday highs, with trade slow and packers bearish due to light orders. Receipts about 24 000. 236 lb butchers sold to a speculator at 6.90, shippers 6.80 6.85, close 6.75, corn-fed mix around 6.50, heavy packers 6.40 6.55, lights 6.50 6.60, tops few pigs above 5.75 and best boars above 3.50.
Local Market Rates for Corn Oats Wheat and Livestock
Market prices show Corn at 80c to 85c a bushel and Wheat from 1.00 to 1.10. Oats 45c, Cracked corn retail 1.60 per cwt, Pop corn on ear 1.15 to 1.25 per cwt shelled 1.40 to 1.75 per cwt. Hay 9.00 to 10.00. Local live stock market lists various prices for shippers and cattle including choicest heavy and light at 6.40 and 6.25, plus cows, bulls, calves, lambs, and sheep with ranges. Muscatine Produce Co markets include butter, eggs at 16c, poultry prices for hens, springs, roosters, turkeys, ducks, chickens, and vegetables with numerous per unit prices.
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Muscatine Produce Co
Tive
Market Prices and Ocean Floor Imagination Excerpt
A diverse list shows prices for produce meats and groceries with items like turnips peaches apples and turkey prices. The piece also includes a descriptive passage about living inside a submarine on the ocean bottom detailing air supply duration escape imagination and optional activities aboard the craft from St Nicholas.
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St. Nicholas
Didn't Want to Lose a Trick in Exchange with Reporter
A Chinese diplomat chafes at tough questions, comparing the reporter to a Pekin poor relation. The anecdote recounts a mandarin inviting himself to dine, highlighting a cheeky miscommunication about hosting and invitations.
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Promoted for Wounds and Burns
A compare and advertise style notice describes Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as healing wounds sores burns and other injuries. The ad notes 25 cents and lists Havercamp’s Prescription Drug Store as the seller.
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Bucklen
Havercamp
Church Sticks Of The Early Modern Church Furnishings
The church stick, common from 1650 to 1725, was a four foot long stave about an inch thick. One end held a rabbit's foot for rapping unruly boys and sleeping men, while the other end bore a rabbit’s tail to wake dozing sitters.
Dr Kings New Discovery Promotes Cough Cure
Ad touts Dr King’s New Discovery as the sure cure for coughs and colds with price 50 cents at Havercamp’s Prescription Drag Store and Pharmacy.
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Dr. King
Havercamp
Common Pronunciation Errors Noted In Everyday Speech
An essay lists frequent mispronunciations such as Arab as arab cigar as se gar and Italian as e tal yan with guidance on correct syllable stress. It notes mispronouncing inquiry as in kwe re and explains the unusual mispronunciation of the last two words.
Figod River Flood Forecast Prompts Family Stock Liquidation
At the head waters of the Euphrates a rising river and falling barometer signal flood risk. The phleocanthropus admits it to Noah in chastened terms as liquidation begins. The exchange ends with insiders spared as general selling spreads through the market.
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Euphrates
Phleocanthropus
Noah
Puck
Palace and Hovel in Constantinople Exposed
The article describes Constantinople as the city of hovels with stark contrast between public and private buildings. Narrow dirty streets line mean private homes, while mosques and palaces rise in marble grandeur. The seraglio is highlighted as one of Europe's finest structures.
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Constantinople
Europe
Renowned Specialist Dr Shallenberger Offers Yearly Clinics
Monday August 17 a one day clinic followed by ongoing visits every twenty eight days. He promises cures in chronic diseases across a wide range from catarrh and lung issues to eye ear nose throat conditions and nervous disorders. He claims rapid diagnosis, hospital experience, and treatment for men and private diseases.
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Shallenberger
Bright
Wonderful cures offered by Dr W F Shallenber in Chicago
Disease ailments including syphilis gonorrhea blood poison and debility are claimed to be cured by Dr W F Shallenber of 145 Oakwood Blvd Chicago. He promises perfect old case cures with no experiments and offers free confidential consultations.
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W. A. Seeley
Linn Grove
Jas. B. Bimpson
High St
Enos B. Hunt
Iowa Loans& Trust Bildg
M. Town
Home Tea Co
Ilas
New Life
Wilton News
H. J. Frenzel
Board of Trade
Breau
Sear
Muscatine Markets
Journal
Muscatine Daily
Muscatine Journal
Astors
Canada
City Lumber Yard
West Second Street
Muscatine, Iowa
Muscatine Monthly
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