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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1909
Page
8
A collage of short items notes Peter Stein of Cherokee visiting Dr. H. E. Dice in Muscatine, several residents traveling to Davenport Dubuque Tipton Keswick and Chicago, moves of Dr. A Klaffenbach and Dr. F L Appel to Hershey Building, and sales ads for pony traps shoes and Hollister Tea.
Auto owners in the neighborhood may obtain all the air they need free of charge at L. R. Heitz machine shop and garage on East Second Street. Heitz installed a new air pump with a capacity of 125 pounds, inviting any driver to use it.
Firemen rushed to the Muscatine Pearl Button company factory on East Sixth street after a morning blaze discovered in the cial bins. Prompt action prevented major damage though spontaneous combustion was blamed for the slight fire. Local residents and visitors are noted in brief social items nearby.
The Hershey Bank shows steady deposit growth after moving to its new Third and Sycamore streets building. From 999800 in November 1908 to 1.195 million by August 1909, deposits rise as savings facilities and vaults improve.
The Muscatine YWCA board met in session and approved reports and bills. Six Lake Geneva delegates depart at 2 30 am for the camp, joined by two others for Muscatine’s eight reps. They plan delegation duties and a trip home on the evening of the 27th.
Wilton sees Thomas Killion depart for Davenport to handle business while others like Charles Hart Henry Smith and J F Walker visit Davenport West Liberty Muscatine and Iowa City. Dozens of residents return home Saturday from Muscatine Springfield Ill Burlington and other nearby towns after short visits and errands.
The ad promotes Yello cornflakes as the only toasted cornflakes made exclusively from yellow corn with rich flavor. It urges readers to try them and claims they will not go back to the old kind.
Advertisements proclaim Yellow corn flakes as the largest richest and most delicious due to special processes that use yellow corn.
Local residents depart for visits and vacations across Indiana Colorado and Illinois. Rev Claud Zenor travels with family to Winona Indiana for three weeks with relatives. Others visit Washington Muscatine Longmont Mt Pleasant and Burlington with friends and relatives. Gayla Webster shows improvement after illness.
A local bargain alert advertises agricultural land for sale at 109 East Second Street. Contact information is given with a phone price of 13 dollars.
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