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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1907
Page
8
Rudolf Piano Co misordered twelve pianos from New York offering a机会 for buyers. The pianos retail at 260 dollars instead of 350 with nearly 50 dollar below price. McGammon upright second hand piano offered at 155 dollars. Pianos guaranteed in condition.
Prices on square pianos and organs are reduced to a laughing point. The article notes dramatic discounts and consumer curiosity as sales events unfold across shops and showrooms.
A terse notice promises buyer advantage in a sale to close out all instruments before inventory, asserting competitive prices to complete the work. Announcement emphasizes decisive action and potential savings for purchasers.
Local briefs note Graff selling drugs. Mrs P Pence and son Malcom leave Delta for home. Mrs Mary Chatfield heads to Nichols for a brief visit. Mrs N Purcell leaves for Riceville to visit friends. J W Willford travels to Ottumwa for a few days with relatives. Dr Kiaffenbach dentist operates above Leysen's shoe. Mrs F E Phentson of Burlington visits Mrs E Ingham. Arleigh Ruckdeschel and Alfred Wagener plan a Burlington visit. Bestenlehner's advertises AntiGermine for germ and insect kill. Nora Goedner departs for Webster City after a few days in the city.
Visitors and residents traverse the region with several departures and arrivals including Miss Elma Mason from Columbus Junction and Miss Zeda Spiker from Washington Ia. The column notes social events, shop ads for Thormann button saws and Rambler autos, and travel of Mrs. Mentley, Mrs. Wallace, and others between Columbus Junction Des Moines St Louis New York and St Paul.
The Hair Dressers announce that ladies who entrusted their hair will receive it back in a few days. They state 18 years of service in Muscatine with satisfactory work and deny leaving the city. Signed by Mrs. M. Bechtold and Hattie Kletzker of The Hair Dressers at Grand Hotel.
Specifications describe a 100 by 50 foot building on a 140 by 50 foot lot with a swing room 21 by 30 feet for carriers, a southeast shower toilet, central heating, rear fuel storage, and top floor storage. Grass plots, flower beds, and a macadam access road from Fourth street are planned, with trees boxed to protect them during grading.
Budapest reports harvest returns indicate crops will be about half the 1906 total. Grapes are also expected to fail, raising fears of distress across the country.
The Register and Leader of Des Moines corrects a Muscatine dispatch about Milton M. Heinly stating he died July 29 at Bellevue hospital Muscatine Ia. He lived at Fairport farmed and stock raised owning 500 acres. He was Civil War wounded and died of blood poisoning from a hand wound. He left three sisters, a daughter Vera Heinly, and a site donation for a German Lutheran church.
A social note highlights Miss Heinly presenting herself in favorable company among friends across the state, signaling her likable public image.
The funeral of the late James Lawless will be held from St Matthias Church Friday morning at 3 o'clock. Rev Father F J Leonard will have charge of the services.
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