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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1906
Page
12
The Boston Store announces a sale on a new line of near seal jackets in sizes 34 to 42 with regular price 45.00, offered at 30.00. Second invoice features near seal jackets at 25.00 to 75.00, plus loose or tight fitting fur jackets. Holiday gifts available this week.
Local ad promotes a line of children's fur sets in light and dark colors with prices ranging from two to ten dollars. It markets the furs as warm Christmas gifts and invites shoppers to come this week.
Prescriptions filled at Graffs. R L Oliver left for the southwest on business. Mrs Florence Dolsen of Davenport visits. Gremme left for Milwaukee on business. A new son born to Mr and Mrs Goetzman. Big supper and sale at Congregational church. Clement Welch returned to Iowa City for school. G A Rowland of Riverside in town on business. Sysie Sabin to Moscow to visit friends. Mrs Ed Sheetz of Wilton in city yesterday. Go with Sterlin for cheap Texas land. Mrs J Barker left for Burlington. Orville Rittenhouse returned from Davenport. Mrs J R Renling back from Chicago. Captain Carl Thormann home from Kansas and Colorado. Mrs Christ Wiese of Atalissa shopped in city. Mrs P Maddin returns to Iowa City. Frank K Snider back to Wilton from visiting relatives. Mrs Bila Wiese returns to Atalissa after visiting Muscatine friends.
A local sale offers 50 inch ladies jackets in black and brown in all sizes at $5.00 each. Hundreds of ladies and misses jackets are reduced with prices ranging from $3.98 to $20.00, down from as high as $35.00, just in time for holiday gifts.
Various notices include births to Nei dig-aon and Wetzel, names of residents visiting or traveling such as Kaiser Nestlebush Hatfield O'Brien Ritter and Appel, plus minor incidents like R W Weir injuring a finger at the oatmeal mill. Local shops advertise herring, while church and social items are mentioned.
Miss Rosa McAhan of 211 West Quartz Street Butte Montana says Herpicide cleanses her scalp of dandruff stops hair loss after two years of trying Remedies. The ad proclaims dandruff is a germ disease and Herpicide destroys the germ promising relief and soft hair. Sold by druggists and Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store Detroit agents.
The Aid Society of the Congregational church will hold its annual fair and supper on Wednesday. Turkey oysters plum pudding will be served from 5 to 7. Hundreds of fancy articles and useful gifts for the holidays will be on sale.
J H Connor has purchased B M Tewksbery s interest in the Muscatine Market and assumes all resources and liabilities. All business with the firm must be presented to J H Connor the proprietor.
Advertises Friends of those cured of stomach liver and kidney trouble by Electric Bitters. 50 cents. Guaranteed. Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store.
A local ad lists diverse undergarments offered at low prices including boys and girls fleeced vests and pants size 18 and 16 rise 2c and Sc, young men merino underwear sizes 26 to 34, all wool drawers, children's union suits, ladies fleeced vests and pants, black tights, gents all wool underwear, and extra value ladies union suits.
The Kaiser Hose Company held its fifth annual meeting at the Oregon Street headquarters. Officers were elected for the upcoming year and plans laid for the annual ball on December 25. A committee including William Coster and T. W. Holmes was named to arrange the event. Officers: President T. W. Holmes, Vice President Art Seltzer, Recording Secretary Geo Carpenter, Financial Secretary Joe Washburn, Treasurer Ed Wilhite, Foreman Henry Umlandt, First Assistant Foreman Henry Haverman, Second Assistant Foreman Chris Standing.
Fairfield Iowa December 4 Special report describes a quarrel between brothers John and William Clark of Batavia using clubs and pitchforks. William testifies his brother stole two head of cattle from James Arvel’s field. John is bound over to the grand jury. Bonds set at 200 dollars.
Open high low and close figures for wheat corn and oats as of December 4 from H J Frenzel of the National Board of Trade. Prices show Dec May and July contracts with modest gains and declines across the board.
An ad offers about one hundred new girls jackets for ages 4 through 12 at half price this week. Jackets are listed from $1 to $5, with original values up to $10, encouraging early Christmas purchases.
Pretty new all wool dress goods in panamas serges mohairs voilles and more. Widths from 2 to 50 inches. Formerly selling from 75e to $1.59 per yard now offered at 59e a yard. Your choice at only over yard.
Chicago market report shows cattle receipts at 7,000 with steady values across Beeves cows heifers stockers and Texans. hogs receipts at 21,000 up about five cents with mixed butcher and bulk sales. sheep receipts at 18,009 strong with lambs and ewes noted. butter and egg market also listed as steady.
Poultry prices ease for turkeys while chickens and springs hold steady. Creameries and dairies show nominal gains with 22 30c and 20 26c respectively. Eggs steady at 24 28c.
New York butter remains firm with creamery and street prices reported around 31 1/4 cents. Official quotations show 29 to 30 cents in some markets as buyers and sellers hold firm amid dairy trade activity.
New York market data dated December 4 shows alive poultry prices for chickens 10 to 14 cents, fowls 12 cents, turkeys 12 to 14 cents. Dressed poultry lists chickens 1 to 12 cents, turkeys 15 to 16 cents, fowls 6 to 13 cents.
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