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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1905
Page
10
Local notice lists events and social visits in the city including Henry Upmeir from Davenport returning home, August Meiers and others traveling, and upcoming promotions at Bob's Panitorium with extended notices of visitors and daily offerings.
Robert Mittman well known milk man died last night after a year long illness at Hershey Memorial hospital. He leaves a wife six children his parents three brothers and a sister. Funeral arrangements will be announced.
Wilton Iowa August 30 Mrs Paul Johnson is slightly improved after days of dangerous illness doctors from Chicago and local physicians hold a consultation Mrs Evangeline Wallace of Chicago Piano College will give a song recital at the M E church August 31. Many local residents travel or visit Muscatine and Des Moines for social events and fairs. Funeral details for Robert Mittman outline a German Evangelical church service in South Muscatine.
Local society page notes Bryan hosts a popular lecture at the Grand opera house with tickets priced at 50 cents. Also announces upcoming events and travels of residents including G W Lindle, Gustave Rueter, James Patterson and others visiting Davenport Moline Mendota Oskaloosa and Chicago.
Scores from Chicago Boston Cincinnati Brooklyn and New York show Chicago 10 over Boston 2 and Cincinnati 7 over Brooklyn 3. American Association results list St Paul To To and Milwaukee with Indianapolis 5.
Washington plays Chicago while Boston visits St. Louis New York hosts Detroit Philadelphia meets Cleveland Chicago travels to Boston St. Louis visits New York Cincinnati visits Brooklyn Pittsburg plays Philadelphia.
Chicago market figures show mixed wheat and corn trading with Sept and Dec contracts. pork and lard prices listed and cattle and hog receipts reported for Kansas City Omaha and Minneapolis. Regional futures and open-high-low data accompany live stock counts and railway car movements.
A lengthy OCR reading lists numerous individuals with roles such as stenographer bookkeeper clerk and assistant bookkeeper across multiple Iowa businesses and towns including Davenport Iowa City Cedar Rapids Muscatine Centerville and Chandler It names Vera Barnhart Jessie Collins Clara Whicher Ethel Dolson Ed Blessing Utt Reuben Blair Clarence Opelt Walter Settlemire Florence Johnson James McKinstry May Nolte Arthur Noland Shalla Jennie Swanson Bessie Althaus Grace Wood and others connected to firms like The Journal Co Hergot's Box Co Columbus Chautauqua Hawkeye Button Co and Iowa Engineering Co The compilation also mentions branch school responsibilities and various offices indicating a broad payroll or staffing ledger excerpt.
The item lists Park Sept price 15.42 and Oct 15.10. Lard Sept 8.05 and Oct 8.10. Ribs Sept 8.87 and Oct 8.97. Rve-Cash Ole, Clover 11.75. Barley 36 4S8c. Flax 1.09 1.12. Timothy Sept 3.67.
Chicago market receipts show cattle 22000 steady to lower with varied prices. hogs 20000 steady with mixed butchers and bulk sales near 5.89 to 6.25. sheep 20000 steady with lambs up to 7.75. New York stocks list openings highs and lows for many issues with mixed gains and losses across coal oils and rail shares.
Butter and dairy prices listed for creameries and dairies with specific rate figures. Eggs are noted as well with multiple price points.
Chicago poultry prices show weakness with turkeys at 15 cents, chickens 14 to 14 cents, springs 12 to 12.5 cents. Market conditions reflect sluggish demand in the late summer trading as traders adjust quotes.
New York produce market report from August 30 shows wheat for September at 134 1/2 cents and corn at 55 4/5 cents. Prices reflect early trading and market activity in New York.
New York butter prices show creamery at 17 to 21 cents and Egege Western seconds at 18 to 19 cents. Market notes reflect typical August fluctuations and regional demand.
New York market report shows poultry prices with fresh chicks at 14 for a dozen, fowls at 13 and 13 1 2 cents, and turkeys at 13 per dozen.
St Louis report shows wheat for September at 65 cents a bushel, corn at 50 cents, and oats at 24 and a half cents. Prices reflect steady commodity trading in early trading sessions.
Peoria report from Aug 30 notes Cora No 3 belongs to a market listing with terse commodity note.
Pine Mills Iowa August 30. B Stecher and Wm Hartman with son Roy visited Mypcntine on Tuesday. Mr and Mrs Andy Wintermute and family spent Sunday with W Hartman. W Harker and Charlie Irwin hosted Sunday visits. Lottie Daniels and brothers William and Frank attended a cousin wedding near Atalissa. W McElroy and Glen McElroy went to Fairport for a Sunday outing.
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