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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1908
Page
5
Chicago fans saw the Cubs win 2 to 1 behind Jack Pfiester as Crandall battled but fell short. The win snaps three straight losses to New York and tightens the Giants’ NL lead to a half game. Sox begin key series at St. Louis today.
National League results show Chicago 2 New York 1 and Brooklyn 2 St. Louis 0 while Cincinnati defeated Boston 3 0. American League notes Detroit 1 and Cleveland 9. Three Eye League games include Cedar Rapids 0 Bloomington 4 and Dubuque 2 Peoria 0. Central Association tallies Keokuk 0 Waterloo 1 Burlington 3 Kewanee 2 and Jacksonville 2 Oskaloosa 9 Quincy 6 Ottumwa 5.
The schedule lists St. Louis at Chicago and Pittsburg at Cincinnati plus Chicago at St. Louis and Cleveland at Detroit with Boston visiting Washington and Philadelphia at New York. Tabitha and Samantha note Gold Medal Flour raised bisellits as excellent.
Muscatine Independents defeated Cedar Rapids Rail Splitters 14 to 7 in a fast paced game. Gardner lasted four innings before Kane relieved, four Muscatine pitchers used, and four batters collected multiple hits amid a crowd among the season highs.
Wilton Slashers beat Atalissa Independents 5 to 2 to seal the amateur county title after earlier topping Atalissa and Cedar County. Leverich pitched a three hit gem as Overmann drove seven hits. Ramblers defeat Pirates 8 to 2 as Red Men win 6 to 5 in 11 innings at Weed Park.
The Y W C A invites Muscatine to a September 15 trolley festival advertised as the association’s largest event. Decorated street cars will ride residents around the city and to Electric Park for twenty five cents, with a band concert at the park. Booths run by costumed young ladies offer refreshments. nations including Germany France Italy and Iceland will be represented. A fortune telling gypsy tent and an Indian tepee will attract, while the Merry Widows and Toyland girls sell lemonade and ice cream. The Y W C A seeks generous local support for this distinctive fundraiser.
Promote fresh fruits and cooling beverages for hot weather. Highlights include big watermelons on ice and Welch's Grape Juice as seasonal refreshments.
Rev B C Preston returns from the west but will not resume duties until October. For the next month First Congregational church invites noted western preachers. Next Sunday William Suckow of Grinnell speaks at services on The Gospel in Macbeth. Following Sunday Grapho author editor appears with Rev W W Newell, dedicatory sermon speaker.
An old newspaper ad touts Bucklen's Amica Salve as a quick healer for bruises sores and burns sold for 25 cents at Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store.
New batteries arrive for Fairbanks engines of all sizes and are shown in operation at Frank Ashcraft's shop next to the Kemble house, inviting inspection of the latest fuel and electrical tech.
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