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Newspaper

Muscatine Journal

Location

Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 24, 1903

Page

3

Muscatine City Council Proceedings August 1903

City officials review monthly collections by marshal and weigh master. Aldermen approve cemetery and arrest reports, authorize Champion Hose House payment, pass treasurer transaction summaries, and transfer funds to sewer and road funds.

W. R. Rice Riggs Seiler Muscatine City of Muscatine J. H. Carl Bartemeier M. O. Neidig Spaethe Champion Hose House A .J. Endter City of Iowa Boards of Water Works and Library Trustees

Gifford Mabie & Co Chicago Firm Fails With Major Debts

A Muscatine report details the collapse of Gifford Mabie & Co of Chicago, owing $60,000 with only $5,000 cash. Eastern creditors appoint Royal Trust Co as receiver. principal creditors include First National Bank Newark and Corn Exchange Bank Chicago. The firm operated since 1902, sold to farmers on low margins, and had offices in Muscatine last spring.

Gifford Mabie & Co Chicago Bowman's Rock Island West Madison Street Gifford Mabie and Co E. Gifford Mabie Moses Rosenthal Thomas A. Brasher Omer Allison Thomas Brasher

Nomination Bond Offered by J J Havercamp for Mi o na

J J Havercamp presents a signed bond promising to repay money if Mi o na does not restore health. The bond is tied to purchasing a box of Mi o na the great fresh forming food and digestion regulator.

J. J. Havercamp

Warranty Offer For Miona Refund Upon Freshness Claim

A merchant states willingness to refund the price paid for Miona if the purchaser confirms it has not increased fresh and provides relief from stomach troubles. Signed.

Denver Express at Grand Opera House August 26

Realistic comedy Denver Express comes to the Grand Opera House on Wednesday August 26. The company has no stars and aims at mass appeal with excitement fun and pathos in a stage picture of real life. The show features thrilling scenes musical numbers and catchy specialties.

Denver Express Grand Opera House

The Two Little Waifs at the Grand Tonight

One of the most attractive bills booked for the Grand tonight is Lincoln J. Carter’s melodrama The Two Little Waifs. The play blends sensational elements with a story of a wife wrongly accused separated from her husband and two children by a villain in a large city.

Lincoln J. Carter

Amusing Sketches Shine in Boweryte Theater Show

The two child actors receive praise for strong performances in Richard III and Pinkie. Comedy scenes spark laughs with witty dialogue while scenic effects present a moonlit Hudson River view and illuminated city scenes enhancing the performance.

Richard Ili Pinkie Hudson River

Homeseekers Excursions Ticket Details

One way rate with two dollars added for round trip tickets on sale the first and third Tuesdays of every month. Return limit twenty one days from sale date. See ticket agents of Iowa Central for information or address APR Cutts G P T A Minneapolis Mina.

Iowa Central Cutts Minneapolis Mina

Illinois Central holds annual stockholders meeting in Chicago

Public notice states the Illinois Central Railroad Company will hold its regular annual meeting on October 21, 1903, at twelve noon in Chicago. Free travel tickets will be issued to stockholders registered by September 29, 1903, for the trip to Chicago and back during specified dates, with one free ticket per stockholding and countersigned validation.

Illinois Central Railroad Company Chicago Illinois Illnois Central Railroad Company Illinois Central Railroad W. G. Buren A. G. Hackstafpfp

Fast Eastern Express Train Schedule Notice

Train No 14 The fast Eastern Express departs Chicago daily at 3 PM and travels via Niagara Falls along the Michigan Central line to New York arriving at Grand Central at 8 PM No extra fare Summer Tour Book available from W Ruggles G P and T A Chicago

Chicago Niagara Falls Michigan Central New York Grand Central Station W. Ruggles G. P T. A

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