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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1900
Page
8
Street fair signs at Halstead's. Local residents produce travel and business notices including Captain Jester's western arrival, Captain Binkley's yacht trip to Burlington, and Miss Ashley and Miss Warren setting out for fairs, Washington, and the Junction. Flexible loan offers and a diploma award for a Remington Typewriter are noted among community items.
Muscatine North and South railroad offers tickets to Clear Lake with return and two days lodging at Whitaker's Lake Shore hotel for 11.10 dollars. Tickets go on sale during July and August.
Time inspector C. R. L. and P. Ry announces new $1.00 watches now received at Frank the Jeweler's with emphasis on good running condition and fair pricing.
Local items report departures for Chicago Letts Colona Iowa City Oskaloosa and Colorado Springs. People attend mass meetings and concerts while jobs seek experienced centerers and drillers at Royal Pearl Button Co. News includes travel by train delays and visits to relatives and friends.
SPECIAL FOR WEDNESDAY. Opening new fall dress goods and carpet department. Final clearing sale on summer goods at half price with prices up to 2.50 a yard. New dress materials in colors and black plus an extensive line of carpets and laces. Shirt waists half price, silk garments and linens on special, with samples offered for comparison.
A pocket book owner may reclaim it at the Journal office. Pearl City Gallery offers 30 photos for 25c for three days, family packs of five photos for 25c, special card rates, and free photos for those over 70 near McColm's store. Labor Day show cuts 50 cents to 19 cents, Fair Grounds invites all to enjoy the holiday. A young couple sent a noted note on a train and later received a reply. A huge seventy-pound watermelon wins crowds. Fred Mapes brings it from Adams, hauled by horses, yet the Journal crowd still shared a final slice.
August bargains offered by Muscatine merchants feature inducements to buyers as retailers present a ready reference for shopping. The Journal’s bargain column lists discounts and incentives. readers can expect a fresh nightly guide to savings before fall.
The ad lists 5 cent drinks, phosphates, and ice cream with wholesale and retail. It promotes fast repairs by Bond & Young, new wool rugs at 30c, and a fall clothing/neckwear sale at Mackey's Model Clothing with shoe stock notices from Wilson & Cherry and Eaton & Brogan.
Locals line the walk in front of Townsend's photo gallery admiring new work. Patrons say the display marks some of the finest photography seen in Muscatine and reflect a growing appreciation for the artist's craft.
The advertisement notes Fred Wyman's button saws are guaranteed full stock and available at McQuesten and Sawyer Co. Aimed at shoppers seeking durable cutting tools, the listing highlights brand reliability and store availability.
Nickel Plate announces standard fare policy with three bi directional sleeping car trains between Chicago and Buffalo New York and Boston. Train 2 departs Chicago 10 35 a m with through cars to Boston New York and intermediate points. Train 4 leaves Chicago 2 30 p m with through cars to Buffalo and connections. Train 6 goes Chicago 7 30 p m with through cars to Buffalo and Brocton for Chautauqua lake points. Dining car meals 35 cents to one dollar. Rates lowest. General agent J Y Calahan Chicago.
Don't send away for Perry Pictures we have them in stock in any quantity at publisher's prices. A large line of other prints also at Thompson's Book Store.
Carey Bros. will host another sale of fine horses on next Saturday September 1 at the C R I L P stock yards. Horses will be offered to the highest bidder.
Two cans of lobsters found in the Journal office. Residents and visitors travel to Columbus Junction Chicago Oskaloosa Iowa City Conesville and other nearby places. Labor Day events planned in Court Square with free seats and a horse track performance by Muscatine Trades and Labor Assembly.
Clear Lake Iowa attracts prominent visitors who once favored Wisconsin Minnesota and the seashore. The lake offers cooling weather fishing sailing and bathing with upscale hotels and cottages along the shore. Thousands visit from Iowa Illinois and Minnesota and many plan to become summer residents next season aided by low round trip rates from the Iowa Central Railway via G S Batty Marshalltown Iowa.
The grounds around Peter Musser on East Front Street display a notable collection of canvas and geraniums. Careful cultivation results in an artistic display that reveals nature's beauty through devoted gardening effort.
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