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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1908
Page
5
A mysterious blaze in a cottage on East Front street was extinguished by Charles Purpell who rushed inside after spotting basement flames. A gasoline jug was found, suggesting possible arson, but the fire caused only slight damage to the unoccupied home owned by Mr. and Mrs. Charles Schmelzer.
The Park Avenue M. E. church Ladies Aid decide to hold a home baking sale at Herman Bierman store on Park avenue next Saturday December 6. The sale will run all day and will also ship a carload of old papers and magazines immediately to raise funds. The next meeting is set for the home of Mrs. Rachael Fisher on Sherman street next Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. C. Smith of Moscow visits Mrs. Colley.
In fat cases food digestion can be imperfect leading to unwanted fat. Starving fat is unsafe. anti fat remedies can damage organs. Rengo uses tropical fruit mix to aid assimilation, marketed at $1 per box by The Rengo Co. in Detroit. Trial packs offered by mail. listed dealer A W Morgan in Muscatine.
Mrs G R Hawley returned home yesterday and Mrs C A Kiser and daughter Fayette of Wilton visited on East Hill. Louis Braun of Montpelier, who bought property in Park Place, was in the city visiting friends. Miss Hunter of Sherman street recovers from grippe illness. Mrs William Bodman of West Liberty visited Muscatine friends and returned home. Mrs O A Summers of West Liberty left for home after a short Muscatine visit. Mrs T Hillyer and daughter Hailie of Tipton left Muscatine after a brief visit.
Ad for Dr King’s New Discovery cough and cold remedy at 50 cents and 31 60 from Haverkamp’s Prescription Drug Store. The ad promotes a trusted cure and local storefront availability.
Judge Jackson granted Rosa Wert a divorce from Peter Wert in district court yesterday afternoon after he failed to enter an appearance. Attorney J. C. Coster represented the plaintiff.
The Euterpean Fraternity forms its committee and officer slate led by Grand Master Irving B. Richman and Rev J N Elliott. One hundred fifty Euterpean prints are hung in Library hall under Nell ti wver supervision with notes explaining each of 15 painters and 10 pictures per artist. A second program on imaginative Watts and others is planned for December 14 at the Methodist church lecture room.
Titus, Mrs. D. V. Jackson, Mrs. W. F. Bishop listed on the membership committee with Julius A. Schmidt, Mrs. F. H. Little, Emma F. Underwood serving. Guards named include Mable Martin, Blanche Munn, Beulah Bennison, Lucille Nar vis, Leila Thompson, Jessie Stirlen, Maude Sawyer, Marie Schmidt.
Chicago market summaries show Wheat May 109% to 110% range, Corn May 62% with futures around 61%, and Pork and Lard prices mixed. Cattle and Hogs edge lower with top hogs at 6.00, cattle to 7.80, and grain quotes from No 2 red to No 3 yellow across the board.
Chicago currency prices show wheat May opening at 1.09 to 1.10 with close at 1.10. Dec wheat quoted near 1.9554. Corn May opens 62 to 63 with close around 62. Corn values, oats May, pork January 15.97, lard 9.20, ribs 8.32 to 8.35. Rye cash 76 cents.
Chicago cattle receipts 9000 steady to 100 cents lower with beef prices from 3.50 to 7.80. Hogs receipts 40000 down 5.10 to 6.00 with bulk sales 5.60 to 5.85. Sheep receipts 18000 steady to 10 cents lower with lambs 4.00 to 6.75 and yearlings 4.20 to 5.00.
Chicago markets report butter steady with creamery at 22 and 30 cents and dairies at 21 cents.
Chicago poultry market reports firm prices for turkeys at 15 cents. chickens 97 cents per pound. springs 11 1/6 cents. Readable OCR fragment notes general market stability on December 3 in Chicago Illinois.
New York market report for December 3 notes butter steady with receipts of 4 700 and creamery grades from 22 to 29 cents. Eggs firm with 5 100 receipts. Fairies and common grades listed in specified ranges.
New York market round up shows live poultry firm with springs at 12 cents, fowls at 12 cents, and turkeys at 13 cents. Dressed birds listed as unsettled with springs at 12 to 20 cents, fowls at 19 to 21 cents, spring turkeys at 10 to 17 cents.
New York market today shows wheat for May at 51.16 and corn at 70 4c. Prices recorded in the local grain ledger reflect steady trading with standard contracts negotiating through the day.
St Louis grain market notes show Wheat for May at 1.10 and Corn at 62 1/2 cents, with Oats at 50 1/2 cents. Data dated December 3.
Peoria market note for December 3 shows No 3 corn grading Ge.
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