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Newspaper

Muscatine Journal

Location

Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 29, 1908

Page

12

Big Iowa Business College Ad Promises Top Facilities

An advertisement touts a 25 year old college with over 500 diplomas signed by teachers who guide placement. It highlights ample rooms and equipment including 30 typewriters, steam heat, and quiet light, urging prospective students to enroll and learn typewriting from Miss Browning and to choose Munson shorthand.

Iowa Second Street Chicago Tri-Cities Miss Browning Munson Graham Gregg

Fall Term Opens Monday August 31 Start With the New Class

The notice announces the fall term opening on Monday August 31 with guidance to begin the new class. It emphasizes starting fresh and engaging in introductory coursework to set the term's pace and expectations.

Muscatine Indies vs Columbus Junction Maroons Friday at Fair

Local notes list many movements and visits from Muscatine residents and neighboring towns. A highlight notes Miss Geneva Crowe opening fall term in Fairport and a High Prairie Ladies Aid concert Sept 1 at 8 PM with 25 cent admission.

Muscatine Independents Columbus Junction Maroons High Prairie Ladies Aid High Prairie Church

Y. W. C. A. Bible Study Classes Open This Fall

The Y. W. C. A. announces fall Bible study classes starting the first week of October. Courses include Old Testament study by Miss Wilson and a teachers class in the International Sunday school lesson led by Miss Hoover. A New Testament course based on Veach's The King and His Kingdom will be offered, along with the Daily Bible home study and a Bible Marking Club if demand exists. Neighborhood classes will run through fall and winter, plus a class leaders course for teachers. Six members have earned a Bible reward from memory passages offered by Miss Helen Gould. named are Mrs. Emma Dalzell, Miss Harriet Rice, Miss Sade Wilson, Miss Nellie Owens, Miss Anna McCoy, and Miss Bessie Chevalier.

Wilson Miss Hoover Veach Helen Gould Emma Dalzell Harriet Rice Sade Wilson Nellie Owens Anna McCoy Bessie Chevalier

Mechanics Aid Society Meeting Notice

A meeting of the Mechanics' Aid society will be held at Assembly Hall on Wednesday evening. Full attendance is desired as important business will be transacted.

Mechanics’ Aid Society Assembly Hall

Harvest Festival Set by Salvation Army for Sept 26 29

The Muscatine Salvation Army lays out plans for a Harvest Festival from September 26 to 29. Ensign Jensen will lead thanksgiving services on September 26 and 27 as clothing, furniture, cash, and provisions are collected for a rummage sale starting September 28 to aid the army’s work.

Salvation Army Ensign Jensen Muscatine

Muscatine Open Series With Cedar Rapids Rail Splitters

Muscatine opens a two game series at Fair Ground park against Cedar Rapids Rail Splitters as Largen will start today and McKee on Sunday. Haroldine Heckman of the Chicago Lake Views is invited to fill the second base vacancy while fans await Maquoketa next week and corrected batting averages show Weisner leading.

Muscatine Wilton Fair Ground Park Cedar Rapids Kane Largen McKee Cook Haroldine Heckman Chicago Lake Views Heckman Maquoketa Merritt Rock Island Muscatine Independents Weisner MccGreer S& Buters Chase Cha Reuhwec Gaia Corton Vere Pane Detweiler SEO Biases

Preaching services and health concerns in Columbus Junction

In Columbus Junction Iowa on August 29 preaching is planned at the Presbyterian and Methodist churches with a union service at the Methodist church in the evening. Rev R D Pool will preach marking his last local sermon before the Ottumwa conference. Poor health and multiple charges keep his return unlikely.

Columbus Junction Methodist R. D. Pool Ottumwa Pool M. L. Lane Chicago Eva Collins Aurora Letts M. N. Rippey Grace Brinton George Weber Crawfordsville Chas. Brennen Genes Muscatine R. F. Edmondson Frank B. Letts Texas Mildred J. J. Stapp J. R. Letts Frank Parsons Winfield J. C. Duncan Ed. Wheeler Davenport J. H. Popejoy Mary Iowa Falls C. A. Carpenter Iowa City J. J. Duncan

Markets Report From Chicago August 29

Quotations from H. J. Frenzel show Wheat Corn Oats Pork Lard Ribs and Hogs with mixed closes and gains. Local live stock markets list cattle prices farms and assorted feeds with retail prices for butter eggs poultry and vegetables.

Chicago Grain and Provisions Market Summary

Grain and provisions data show mixed futures with December corn opening 94 and closing 94 6, September corn around 944c and 774c for the other month, oats December at 49c and September near 48 to 49c. Park January at 16.10, Lard January 9.35, Ribs January 8.32, Barley 60 to 65c, Timothy September 3.50.

Chicago Park Timothy

Chicago Cash Grain Prices

Chicago price report for August 29 lists wheat across grades from No. 2 red at 94 to 96 cents, No. 3 red 4 to 95.5 cents, and hard wheats 94 to 96 cents. Corn prices show No. 2 at 79 cents, No. 3 around 78.5 to 79, and white and yellow varieties near 78 to 80 cents. Oats No. 2 white 48.5 cents, No. 3 white 48.5 to 49 cents.

Chicago Ill

Chicago Livestock Market Reports Mixed Cattle Hogs and Sheep

Cattle receipts 700 steady with beef cattle prices from 3.60 to 7.70 and stockers 2.60 to 4.60. Hogs receipts 5000 up 5eents with classes from 6.15 to 7.05 and bulk selling 6.45 to 6.89. Sheep receipts 2000 steady with lambs 3.50 to 6.25 and yearlings 4.25 to 5.00.

Chicago Ill

Chicago Poultry Market Steady Prices Report

Chicago Ill August 29 poultry market shows steady quotes. Turkeys 16 cents, chickens 10 1 2 to 11 cents, springs 14 cents.

Chicago Chicago, Ill

New York Grain Market Report Aug 29 Wheat and Corn Prices

New York grain market reports wheat for December at 1.02 dollars and corn at 77 cents per bushel as of August 29 in New York M.Y. markets.

New York M. Y

New York Poultry Market Report Amid Mixed Wholesale Ranges

Butter and eggs hold steady with receipts around 5,500 pounds each. Poultry demand weak with live springs at 16 cents, fowls 13, turkeys 12, while dressed poultry remains firm 12 to 19 cents for springs and 20 to 25 cents for dressed spring turkeys and 12 1/2 to 14 cents for fowls.

N. Y New York

Peoria Grain Market Report

Peoria Illinois August 29 Corn No 3 8e.

Peoria Peoria, Ill

Bank statement shows reserves above requirement and rising deposits

The Bank Statement released today reports banks holding 65,359,000 more than the 25 percent reserve requirement. Loans rose 3,204,909, deposits 6,482,000, reserve 2,832,000, surplus 2,211,900, and Fx. S. deposits up 2,269,000.

New York N. Y

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