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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1905
Page
11
Eddie McGrew and Mrs. Arnold head out visiting relatives in Davenport and Moline while Mrs. Bosiger sails to Indiana. Officials Stocker and Richman attend West Liberty fair as travelers, and many residents board the Firefly and Diamond Joe liner for Chicago Davenport Rock Island and Washington visits. A newborn son in Lake township is announced and a child injures a window at Schaefer laundry.
A special train runs Thursday August 31 and Friday September 1 with departures from Muscatine at 10 00 a m Fruitland 10 20 a m Grandview 10 45 a m arriving Wapello 11 10 a m. Returns depart Wapello 6 30 p m arriving Muscatine 7 40 p m. Round trip tickets sold only on these days to Wapello from Muscatine 75 cents Fruitland 50 cents Grandview 30 cents.
Advertisement claims Dr King s New Life Pills cure the cause of a bursting head with constipation relief. The copy lists Haver camp s Prescription Drug Store selling the 25 cent remedy.
American League results include Boston beating Cleveland twice with one game lasting 11 innings while rain postponed Chicago vs Philadelphia. National League shows Chicago over Philadelphia in 20 innings and St. Louis routing Brooklyn as New York beat Cincinnati. Other leagues report varied scores with rain interruptions and several doubleheader results.
A sequence of intercity baseball games is shown with pairs including Boston Chicago Washington St Louis Philadelphia Detroit New York Cleveland Chicago Philadelphia St Louis Brooklyn Cincinnati New York Pittsburg Boston. The list maps each home venue to its opponent, outlining a national schedule.
Allentown Pa August 25 Mr and Mrs Allen C Depp of Hickory Run welcomed twins yesterday increasing their tally to 23 children They are only 49 years old and have been married 18 years Depp works as a railroad section foreman.
Washington cable from Yokohama reports the ship Australia owned by Sprectles has been seized. No details are provided.
An old advertisement touts Dr King s New Discovery as a cure for ailments described as sandbagged or incapacitated, alongside Havercamp s Prescription Drug and a 50 cent price reference.
Wilton IA Aug 25. Mrs Jacob Fisch and Mrs Barnard Beil traveled from Muscatine to attend the funeral of Mrs John Schomberg. Numerous residents visited Muscatine and West Liberty for fairs and social calls. Chicago market reports and local farm prices accompany the day’s notices.
Chicago poultry market steady with turkeys at 15 cents and chickens at 11 cents for springs at 11 cents. Prices reflect current trade levels in the city's market.
New York market report shows poultry prices for August 25. Chickens 14 to 15 cents, fowls 12 to 13 1/2 cents, turkeys 13 to 11 cents.
Open high low close quotes for wheat corn oats pork and lard appear with multiple bid and ask figures. Corn and wheat futures show mixed movements while live stock receipts and variety prices are listed for Kansas City and Omaha markets.
New York August 25 butter prices are unchanged and eggs remain unchanged in the daily market report.
St. Louis market reports wheat for September at 78 cents a bushel corn 51 and oats 25 4 cents per bushel August 25.
Peoria market reports corn No 3 at 59 cents per bushel with regional prices and supply notes. Local traders evaluate near term demand as harvest activity continues in the area.
Native steer trade weaker with lower demand across most offerings. Butcher stock steady to strong and calves higher by 50 cents to a dollar from last week. Hogs and lambs mixed with sheep brisk and yearlings rising. best fat range lambs at 7.55 and feeders at 6.50, 5,500 lots left unsold.
Ainsworth residents and visitors share travel updates and visits with friends and relatives. Mrs Walk er, Jess Marr, Dan Maloney, Mrs Maloney, Miss Ollie Duel, Pear White, W C White, Mrs G M Welch, Hope Livingst on, Mrs Watters, Eva, Mrs George West, Albert, Mrs Samuel Paul, Mrs Sar Barnett, Carrie Rowar, Mrs Dr Spessard, Ab McBride, Mrs Mary Chihak, Agnes, Mrs Alice McBride and children are mentioned in brief itineraries and guest appearances.
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