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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1901
Page
5
A market survey traces farm price shifts amid drought, noting higher gains in corn, oats, hay, and wheat while sugar drops due to fruit scarcity. Interviews with grain dealers, meat market staff, and grocers reveal expectations that prices may ease if exports stay limited, with past cycles suggesting price corrections.
Settlement ends dispute between M W Klotz and J H Bath over patent 35 255 for the label Silver Tom. Arbiter W E Blake of Burlington declares the patent the property of J H Bath with exclusive rights. The Columbus Guard notes this avoids a US court fight.
Work on the new Rock Island cut off between Brighton and Perlee has commenced. Flick Johnson Construction Company of Davenport sent fourteen cars with horses and gear to the scene. Two steam shovels will be used at once and the project will be pushed rapidly.
Muscatine will host the Modern Woodmen of America crowd for a grand picnic with a massive free street parade. More than 2,000 marchers and six brass bands will open the day, followed by races, drills, and band concerts at the fair grounds. Special trains will bring hundreds to the city, escorted by the Forester Drill team to Woodmen Hall. Executive committee sub committees and officials are named for reception, judging, and organization.
At Cedar Rapids Knights of Pythias hold a convention with ballots to decide grand lodge officers. J M Butler is favored for grand master at arms while Dr Porterfield and Frank Smith contend for grand chancellor. the brigade debates disbanding one regiment to form four.
Frank Bouser returns from Seattle with news of several months away. T. O. Williams visits from Winfield while Charles Preston comes home from Chicago. M. W. Blake and family visit Mrs. M. A. Blake. Miss Tillie McElhinney hosts a dinner. Deller Elliott returns from Beaver Falls and Thomas McClement from Colorado Springs.
Mrs Lizzie Whitaker of Kidder recounts a doctor advised quitting coffee for chronic dyspepsia and nervous trouble. After switching to Postum Cereal Food Coffee she and a local teacher both improved. Instructions include four heaping teaspoons per pint, boiling 15 to 20 minutes, then cream and a pea sized butter to prevent boil over. Mr Postum sold by grocers at 15 and 25 cents per package.
Rajah the three year old orangutan at the New York Zoo made his first public appearance. About two thousand spectators saw him don black trousers a shirt waist and eighteen inch collar then sit on a cage platform to eat custard with a tablespoon.
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