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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1907
Page
8
Thirteen instruments sold in three days with daily bargains on second hand pianos and new pianos. Rudolf Piano Co of New York offers pianos claimed to be worth 350 dollars retailing at 260 dollars plus twelve pianos sent by mistake at nearly fifty dollars below retail. promotion attracts buyers from around.
Among second hand pianos the McGammon upright for $155 is an excellent bargain. The condition of the piano is fully guaranteed by us. The prices on square pianos and organs are reduced to a laughing point.
The notice touts paying for investigations into a sale and pledges to close out every instrument offered before inventory. It claims they have prices to get the work done and implies strong profit from the deal.
Local notes report A G Smith of Wilton a business visitor and arrival of a baby girl for Mr and Mrs Edward Seiler. Many residents travel for lectures visits and holidays with multiple departures to Davenport Wellman Montezuma Morning Sun and Fulton.
Cedar Rapids hosts the grand lodge and Pythian Sisters convention with over two thousand attendees. Knights of Pythias elect officers including Bernard Murphy and W S Bilby as grand leaders and install new temple officers. A monster parade featuring the K P s the Pythian Sisters and the Uniform Rank closed the day.
A drugstore advertisement claims Dr King s New Discovery quickly cures coughs colds and sore throats with a guaranteed effect offered at 50 cents and one dollar from Havercamp s Prescription Drug Store.
A short notice claims Queen Victoria at 80 showed luxuriant hair and credits a germ destroying preparation used by a court physician. It touts Newbro's Herpicide as the dandruff germ killer and promises hair growth while preventing shedding. Sample offer and price details are included along with a local druggist sale mention.
The boy of August Tschillard at 1106 East Tenth street was bitten on the hand by a dog owned by George Meerdink while playing with companions. The dog had not shown aggression before this incident and was promptly taken away by the owner.
Six hundred cars may be needed to haul Muscatine Island cabbage this year as output rises despite bad weather. E G Spaulding of Davenport predicts shipments will exceed last year and cars are ready in local yards with refrigerator stock from Milwaukee Road to meet demand.
The South Muscatine school repairs are finished and Garfield and Franklin schools are ready for occupancy. Franklin school interiors were updated with new blackboards and furnishings, while Garfield saw premises repairs and rearranged seating to accommodate more pupils amid expected higher fall attendance.
The Columbia carried a large crowd of travelers from Burlington who spent hours in the city visiting parks before returning home. The steamer arrived about three hours late this morning due to an excursion from Keithsburg to the tri-cities.
Miss Georgia Walsh of Chillicothe Missouri leaves Muscatine after visiting her aunt Mrs G O Morgridge. She will visit Davenport friends for several days before returning home.
Community residents express regret over the loss of a local woman whose departure affects neighbors and local organizations. Friends remember her contributions and offer condolences as events surrounding her departure unfold.
The M N and S Ry started a large workforce this morning to clean the local switch yards which had fallen into poor condition with substantial dirt and rubbish buildup over the past few days.
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