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Newspaper

Muscatine Journal

Location

Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 09, 1902

Page

8

Titus and Jackson Offer City or Farm Property

Grand tonight features Heinrich and Mrs Gobble as speakers. Attorney E M Warner rode Burlington to a business trip yesterday evening. Gabe Bowman visiting South Bend Indiana as Fred Switzer leaves for Chicago on a 9 53 train. Berlin studio activity with Alex Grossheim invites sittings by appointment. M E church ladies host apron sale and supper Wednesday December 10 from 5 30 to 7 30. Mrs Webb Will returns from Chicago stock show to city. Rathbone Sisters masque date set for Tuesday December 9 for travelers.

M. E. Church

Music Galore Christmas Opening by H Schmidt & Son Co

Grand Christmas opening announced by H Schmidt and Son Co with music galore. The store will be open every evening for the holiday season.

H. Schmidt & Son Co

Christmas Goods Ready at The Boston Store

The Boston Store offers heavy discounts on jackets capes and furs with prices halved. Ten dollar jackets reduce to five and popular styles from eight to four dollars. Over three hundred jackets available including seal jackets priced at twenty five to forty dollars.

Boston

Sale on Furs Offers Deep Discounts Across Items

A local sale advertises broad savings on furs including electric seal jackets priced from 20 to 40 dollars and Isabella fox boas ranging from 8 to 50 dollars with matching muffs. Other fur boas and scarfs are offered from 1 to 12 dollars plus common accessories.

Tively

Local Notices and Advertisements Highlight Holiday Week

J J Griffith makes business trip to Letts. Grimes Golden apples at St Johns. Mrs J J Legler travels to Iowa City. Dental, candy at Bond's. Wm Schreurs to Kansas City on business. Dairy for sale Dilbert Dairy Farm Lock Box 114. Electa Chapter meets 7:30 pm. Dr J W Hackley to lecture at High Prairie church Friday. Grand Opera House hosts world renowned artist tonight at 8:30. Rock Island Naval Reserves versus Company C basketball Dec 11. Newborn son arrival for Mr and Mrs George F McMahon. East bound train delayed, reaching city at 8:25. Ed T Lilly leaves for Burlington for funeral. Heinrich and Mrs Gobble at Grand tonight. Hoopes couple back from stock show in Chicago.

Christmas Opening At H. Schmidt & Son Co

Announce a Christmas opening tomorrow by H. Schmidt and Son Co inviting shoppers to view a line of presents with evening hours.

Bargain Displays of Linen Handkerchiefs For Holiday Gifts

Thousands of handkerchiefs for men women girls and children on display with prices up to 2 50 each. Three bargains 15c 20c and 25c. Special prices for buyers in half dozen or dozen lots offering best value in linen handkerchiefs.

Choice Christmas Gifts Show Large Range of Useful Articles

The ad lists many gift items including china sets, vases, clocks, brass statuary, perfume bottles, jewelry like rings and brooches, hat brushes, boxes, nut picks, and hundreds more at popular prices. It emphasizes a wide selection of attractive, economical presents for the season.

Great Sale Ribbons in Muscatine

Over five hundred pieces of choice new all silk ribbons for Christmas work at half price and less. Silk ribbons that sold at 1c 15c yard now 5c yard. Regular 18c and 20c goods 10c yard. Wide ribbons 25c to 40c grade at 15c yard. This is the greatest sale of ribbons in Muscatine.

Muscatine

Grand Christmas Opening At H Schmidt and Son Co

Tomorrow events span morning afternoon and evening at H Schmidt and Son Co inviting all to attend the holiday opening. Local hosts promote seasonal displays and discounts during the event.

H. Schmidt & Son Co

Dance at Appels Hall and Local Notices

Miss Gertrude Moynahan of Wilton is in the city for the winter. Remember Heinrich at the Grand opera house tonight with curtain at 30 sharp. St Johns offers home baked pies doughnuts cookies daily. Iowa lodge No 2 A F and A M holds a degree work meeting tonight. good attendance requested. Call for Thiesens cough syrup. guaranteed. Basketball game Thursday evening followed by dancing. Hobart M Cable pianos advertised. other pianos at less than cost. New customer additions listed: James Rile James Watts R. S. Thornton Mrs Ida Manhart At Houseman Fred Kopf James Kopf J Griffith 120 West 2d St.

Hobart M. Cable James Rile James Watts R. S. Thornton Ida Manhart Houseman Fred Kopf James Kopf J. J. Griffith West 2d St

Christmas Umbrellas for All Budgets at Holiday Sale

A local ad promotes a range of ladies silk umbrellas from 1.98 to 8.50 with gold and inlaid pearl handles and mens silk umbrellas from 2.00 to 4.00 in pearl ivory or French horn handles. Come and see the pretty Christmas umbrelas.

Sophomore class party with oyster supper in city

Last evening 29 members of the Sophomore class from the high school enjoyed a sled ride starting at the Asthalter home on East Sixth street. They visited the Wilson home on East Fifth street for the remainder of the evening with games music and singing. An oyster supper was served. Attending included Misses Althouse Steen Wilson Niver Fry and many others and several young men.

Asthalter East Sixth Street John C. Wilson East Fifth Street Anna Wilson Juha Niver Gertrude Fry Wilma Holcomb Mildred Ruffner Hazel Mayes Loretta Wright Edna Francis Jessie Knopp Anna McCoy Anna Shepherd Jessie Stirlen Josephine Braun David Grant Chester Richards Lee Ashcraft Karl Schenck Will Mahaney Robert Crawford Clement Welch Clarence Appel John Baird John Huff Lyal Davidson Frank Butler Andrew Asthalter

Conesville Couple Wed At Local M E Church

Fred A. Hines and Miss Julia F. Swank of Conesville Iowa were married by Rev C L Stafford at the First M E church parsonage this afternoon at 1 o clock. The couple will reside near Conesville and are to receive greetings and best wishes from many friends.

Fred A. Hines Julia F. Swank Conesville C. L. Stafford M. E Third Street Iowa Avenue

Young Woman's Guild Holds Monthly Meeting at Miss Headly's

The Young Woman's Guild of the First Presbyterian church met at Miss Lon Headly's East Fourth street home for a regular session. Attendance was light due to a date change to allow members to attend tonight's opera house recital. Committee reports were read and approved, and a church sale table was planned for December 17 to sell remaining 1903 calendars.

Home and Foreign Missionary Society First Presbyterian Church Geo. M. Titus West Second Street Young Woman's Guild

New Library Opening Glows With Pleasant Evening

A picture of the new library accompanies a description of the event with delicious refreshments and a generally pleasant evening. The overall mood notes a successful gathering and community interest in the new facility.

Beautiful Christmas window display at H Schmidt & Son Co

At our Christmas window and then step inside and see the rest. Beautiful pictures, china novelties and toilet sets at H Schmidt & Son Co.

H. Schmidt & Son Co

Ben ham’s and local Society Notices

A mixed set of city items includes runner attachments for buggies and sleds, a business visit by F. E. Darrow of Columbus Junction, and a note to see them play. Dec. 11 brings Rock Island Reserves and Company C events. Mrs. J. Rhodes arrives from Boston for a visit with G. E. Rhodes. Drs. Oliver and Miller operated on Mrs. Elmer Capps for an appendicitis like condition. Iowa edge No. 2 Masons will meet Dec. 9. Hacker’s advertises chocolates and Xmas prep. journal notes offer local buying guidance.

Card of Thanks for Sympathy in Bereavement

Mr and Mrs A Opel express gratitude to neighbors and friends for their sympathy during their recent bereavement.

Also Mentioned on This Page

Daily Journal Reliance Loan Co J. E. Kranz W. 2d St Titus & Jackson Heinrich Mrs. Gobble the Grand E. M. Warner Burlington Gabe Bowman South Bend, Ind Fred Switzer Chicago M. H. Truesdell Davenport Rock Island Alex. Grossheim Berlin Choice Investments At Titus & Jackson's Rathbone Sisters Swan R,. A. Holmes Journal Building Bond Letts James McLaughlin Wapello Grimes Golden Apples St. John’s J. J. Legler Iowa City Wm. Schreurs Kansas City Dilbert Electa Thiesen A. R. Whitman Wilton City Akron Graham and Queen of Pantry J. W. Hackley High Prairie Church Grand Opera House Falcon Co. F. Millhone Mt. Pleasant Rock Island Naval Reserves Company C Armory George F. McMahon Ed. T. Lilly Fred Rear Monte Carlo Coats Monte Carlo Christmas Handk Appel’s Hall Gertrude Moynahan J. T. Moynahan Lowa Lodge No. 2 A. F A. M HIVE Ladies’ Aid Society Children’s Furs Great Sale Books Mississippi Bubble Blennerhassett Sky Pilot Crimson Wing Lazarre the Crisis Temporal Power the Strollers Hope Loring Glengarry School Days Audray the Conquest Capt. Macklin Louise Alcott Mary J. Holmes Elsie Book Harkaway Algers Ellis Henry Papa Mamma Wilson’s Shoe Store Leggins and Overgaiters Jersey Benham’s F. E. Darrow Columbus Junction The Rock Island Reserves and Company C J. Rhodes Mass G. E. Rhodes Elmer Capps Oliver and Miller Lowa Edge Avill Hacker's Mr. and Mrs. A Muscatine County
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