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 11 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1903
Page
4
An advertisement claims Botanic Blood Balm B B B cures a wide range of conditions from skin eruptions and ulcers to rheumatism catarrh and cancer. It emphasizes blood purification and states thousands of cures old and deep seated cases.
An advertisement touts Botanic Blood Balm as Pleasant and safe with 30 years of testing. It markets pure botanic ingredients that strengthen kidneys and stomachs and claim to cure dyspepsia. Sold by all druggists at $1 per large bottle with home cure directions and free medical advice from Blood Balm Co. Atlanta.
Engineers start extending the Rock Island line into Muscatine with stakes set for roadbed filling. River sand will fill the bed using a 12 000 to 15 000 yard daily pump as C B Delo and K Zinck press for E Baker to take the contract. The goal is complete track work before year end with overhaul of all Muscatine tracks this fall and finishing by early next year.
Advertises a treatment that allegedly cures morphine and other addictions in 3 to 10 days without pain confinement or hypodermics. Claims no payment until cured and guarantees permanent results. Describes a sanitarium and confidential correspondence with Dr. F Warren Lanoix in Kansas City.
Miss Anna Mulhern returns from a two week western trip and serves as Rathbone Sisters delegate in Council Bluffs. Local residents travel for family visits, fairs, and to attend colleges and services as notes document community life in Columbus Junction.
Frank Brown visits the city from west of Letts while Mrs. Anna Cummins heads to Des Moines to visit friends. Damson plums and grapes for jelly at St. John's. Van Gent and Robes offer damson plums at 45 cents per peck.
The Button Workers Protective Union No. 6861 plans an open meeting at Assembly Hall on Tuesday evening, August 25, to discuss the wage reductions and to formulate plans to bolster the union. Speeches will include local members and Nathan Hoefflin of the Trades and Labor Assembly of Muscatine. women are invited to participate.
The notice advertises fresh oysters available at all hours cooked any style at the Merchant's lunch room located at 211 Iowa avenue.
The Muscatine North and South Railroad will offer round trip excursion tickets to Louisville and to all points in Indiana and Ohio west of Sandusky Columbus Washington Court House Wilmington and Cincinnati. Tickets valid thirty days from sale with departures September 1 8 15 and October 6 1903. Inquiries at the M N & S depot.
Market report from Chicago shows hog receipts at 26,000 with gains to 19 cents higher early. light and mixed hogs 5.30 to 6.00, heavy 4.80 to 5.85. Cattle receipts 22,000 with upward moves 10 to 15 cents. cows 1.50 to 4.75, Texas 3.40 to 4.50, stockers 2.50 to 4.35. Sheep receipts 36,000 open weak, closes toe lower. Car lots show wheat 114, corn 290, oats 244, hogs 26,000. tomorrow’s estimated loads include wheat 160, corn 489, oats 315, hogs 17,000. Visible week supply: wheat up 172,000. corn down 212,000. oats up 380,900. Kansas City/Hogs 4,000. cattle unspecified.
J. A. Kleinfelder launches an up to date Merchant's Lunch Room at 211 Iowa Avenue offering steaks oysters and lunches in better shape than any other city place. Call for details.
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.