This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 18 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1902
Page
2
Train timings list east and west bound arrivals and departures at Wilton on the C, RL and P railway line with multiple stations and times such as 4 57 and 2 10 shown among unreadable notes.
Timetable effective April 20 1902 daily except Sunday shows train No 3 No 4 Nos and connections from Muscatine to Roundhouse Fruitland Grandview Wapello Elrick Jet and back with arrival and departure times and notes on connections to Iowa Central R B R N and other destinations plus the general agent Charles Howard.
The Iowa Central lists daily No. 3 St Paul Express at 8 10 p m and No 4 Peoria Express at 5 36 a m going north and south trains No 5 Mason City Mail at 11 59 a m and No 16 Way Freight at 1 50 p m with service to United States Canada and Mexico Tickets available from A B Cutts General Passenger and Ticket Office Minneapolis and G L Seevers Agent Elrick Junction Iowa
For Davenport and Burlington, steamers Helen Blair and W. J. Young Jr. run on specified days and times including 6:30 a m 7 p m 8 30 p m and 2 45 p m with managers W A Blair and W G Block listed for information contact.
The Simple Folding Bicycle Stand by Louis H. Knoche of San Jose California folds into the sidewalk when not in use. It uses a U shaped rod that grips the wheel and a channel in the sidewalk to receive the device, with ends anchoring and a wall plate to hold it in position.
Cut this out and take it to any drug store and get a box of Chamberlain's Stomach & Liver Tablets. The best physic. They also correct disorders of the stomach. Price 25 cents.
Waterloo Iowa August 19 Rev G A Bryant pastor of the Baptist church at Jessup vanished Friday after borrowing 245 dollars from church members. He left his family and is believed to have gone east to join another woman.
The Ellyson descendants gathered August 14 at W. B. Ellyson’s home near Springdale for their 11th annual reunion. Seventy two relatives and 11 guests attended from Van Horne, Garrison, Cedar Rapids, Muscatine, Vinton, Springville and Tipton. Benjamin Ellyson, 78, was the eldest present. A noon meal under maples followed morning recitations and a talk by Zedec Ellyson on West Liberty visits to California. The day closed with a brief business meeting and social good will as relatives renewed family ties.
Richard Stahl's Waltz opera was staged at the Park last night in fine style by the Boston Ideal Opera Company. Frank Walters as Said Pasha, Mr. Taylor as Terrano, Mr. Langweis as Hassan Bey, Miss Irene Palmer as Serena, and Marie Laurens as the queen all gave strong performances. The costumes were elegant and the production was well staged. The car line has improved the park and auditorium. Tonight the full company repeats Said Pasha.
Fairport Ridge IA August 19 Mr Brossart steps high due to a new grandson born to Mr and Mrs Henry Brie Miss Bertha Luedtke Muscatine visits Miss Leda Kemper this week Mrs Peter Maher Muscatine visits her parents Mr and Mrs Adam Brossart Adolf and Bruno Luedtke Muscatine visit J C Kemper home Sunday Little Freda Kemper injured her foot stepping on a rusty nail Apples are plentiful and good in the neighborhood J C Kemper sold eighty bushels Mr Whisler and son visited Muscatine Saturday
Oysters New York selects priced at 50 cents per quart with broad market options. Local produce includes Island water melons, apples fetching 20 to 49 cents per bushel, and a variety of vegetables. Soft coal and cordwood prices also listed alongside general market notes on quality and supply.
Grain prices show corn at 63 to 66 cents, oats 20 to 35 cents, oat meat 30 cents, wheat 55, rye 5, barley 55, hay and potatoes listed with varying figures. Live stock includes hogs 6.00 to 6.15, cattle 3.50 to 4.00, calves 4.00 to 5.00, sheep 3.10 to 4.00, lamb 3 1/2 cents per pound.
A detailed price column lists wholesale and retail rates for flour, corn meal, bran, shorts, various sugars, coffee, butter, lard, bacon, ham, cheese, apples, lemons, bananas, oranges, figs, pineapple, plums, peaches, pears, melons, potatoes, tomatoes, cucumbers, radishes, lettuce, onions, beets, turnips, carrots, and other produce. Prices include per sack, per dozen, per pound, and per basket measures with regional variations.
Poincare outlines how light exerts pressure on objects in space, opposing gravitation. He notes sunward repulsion grows with surface area, while attraction with mass, affecting dust particles and comet tails. Space contains charged ions and cosmic dust influencing Earth’s negative electricity. ultraviolet radiation limits negative charging.
A Philadelphia Times description notes coal oil lighting devices adapted to tires. Tanks carry coal oil. hand pumps release oil in volatilized form through a spraying jet and are ignited to produce bright flames. The article highlights wide uses of coal oil and petroleum in modern technology.
The Diamond Jo Line lists north bound departures at 7 00 am with Imbue Quincy for August and September dates and south bound departures at 1130 am with Dubuque Quincey. Boating times show Muscatine journeys arriving St Louis by 4 00 pm or 8 00 pm and St Paul by 4 00 pm with layovers and same day departures.
A method uses burning oil not for light but for heat to warm a locomotive tire. The heated tire is removed from the driving wheel without stopping the engine. Heating completes in about fifteen minutes, with flame confined inside a cover to minimize heat loss.
Centerville Iowa news reports F G Robley’s fine driving horse taken Saturday night and two stores burglarized with no arrests announced.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.