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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1911
Page
10
Local brief notes Brainworth resident Sunny S. buys a buggy for 1.25 dollars. Dr. Clapp leaves for a ten days business trip to the southwest. Mrs. Ben Dyer departs for Rock Island to visit relatives for a few days.
A bank of short items lists residents departing by the Firefly to Davenport and Davenport day visits, including Dr Clapp absent until December 18 and Mrs Jules McCrosky traveling to Davenport. Many entries note real estate agents, stores at Batterson, and Christmas shopping, with minor notices of births, a postal operator hire, and Chamberlains Cough Remedy promotion.
Four children ages seven to fourteen were found starving and freezing near Mud Creek. Shelter came from a lumber yard and an old cabin boat as the eldest girl cared for the others. They were cleaned, fed, and placed at the county poor farm for proper care. A fifteen year old boy, William Fables, was found ill and sleeping on a cabin floor, then moved to the county farm.
Chicago December 3 Tow a state college of Ames won the blue ribbon for the champion shorthorn cattle at the International stock show and earned three special first prizes for exhibitors of the same breed. Kansan Agricultural college was the other school with wins. Tow also took first in the Aberdeen Angus class, with Nebraska and Vacher and Ryan from Irwin, Iowa taking two first prizes in that division. Hereford division details follow.
Ad touts Newbro's Herpicide as remedy against dandruff germ causing baldness. Claims scalp cleansing aids natural hair growth with guaranteed results. Sells $1 bottles at druggists. offers samples by mail from Detroit Michigan company.
Room size rugs priced from 810 to 60 dollars small rugs 1 25 to 7 50 lace curtains per pair 1 to 15 bed spreads each 1 25 to 5 cotton blankets pair 69 cents to 2 wool nap blankets pair 2 to 4 50 wool blankets pair 4 to 7 50 comforts each 1 to 3 50 Bissells Carpet Sweepers each 2 50 to 5 25
A 1912 period ad notes new Cheney's spot proat poultry items and silk stock. It promotes silk waists and dresses from silk stock and wool goods from Reliance dress goods, inviting customers to shop at the supplier's headquarters.
Unbleached table linen sold by the yard from 25 to 90 cents Bleached table linen by the yard 50 cents to 2 dollars Napkins per dozen from 1 to 5 dollars Complete line of fancy towels scarfs towelings doilies scarfs and centerpieces currently offered by the store.
A small town holiday advertisement promotes Topsy Hose appealing to value and fashion. Ladies lines range 10¢ to 1.50 per pair, men 5¢ to 6¢, children 30¢ to 50. Geneva Gill Hose offers ladies colors and textures including silk and outwear options at 20¢ and 60¢ per pair.
Dainty lace collars white and colored ties and fancy bows priced at 15e 25¢ 50e up to 1 Bradley mufflers seconds worth 50e all colors each 25 Bradley full fashioned muffler line colors each 50e Bradley full fashioned auto scarf popular colors each 1.00 1.25 1.50
Handkerchiefs for Xmas feature a wide selection of ladies and mens pure linen options. Prices range from 10 to 25 cents for basic pieces and up to $3 for premium linen, with special initial and Japanette initial handkerchiefs available in limited quantities.
Advertises kid gloves at 1.00 and 1.50, ladies lined suede gloves in multiple colors, and complete mitten lines for ladies, misses, and children. Includes Be and doc references and notes shade variety and per pair pricing.
Readable ad notes aprons marketed as pretty gifts available in plain embroidered and fancy styles. Prices listed include 29¢ 35¢ and 250 and up to 1.09 in currency notation.
The annual horse show opened last night to large attendance. J P Cudahy captured two first prizes with Clifton and Craydarragh the cross breed. Kansas and Missouri universities each claimed a first in the cross-breed class. J Crouch and son of Lafayette Ind won first in the Belgian horse event. Judges were J J Cricland and H M Kirkham of London. Bert Boke received permission to place off tanks on the river front near Spring Street. A fireproof structure may be built behind a Miller building on West Second Street. Street cars to be extended to Park Place line.
City council refrains from philanthropy for the year as a $700 transfer from reserves funds into the treasury limits operations to three months. Finance panel reports the general fund overdrawn and reallocates $4,000 from sewer and $1,000 from bridge funds to cover expenses.
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