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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1908
Page
10
Local items note basketball at the Armory on December 10 and 11, and a concurrent concert fundraiser for Barnes. Also reported are medical calls and visits, shop offers from Bestenlehner and Sleepy Eye flour, and several residents traveling to Davenport, Washington, Muscatine, West Liberty, and Watonga for work or visits.
Eastern banks sue P J Keiran of Fidelity Funding Co in U S district court claiming nearly $60,000 from discounted notes. Warrant for larceny and false pretense hangs over Keiran as a Roman Catholic Nauvoo Illinois institution faces losses of several thousand dollars. Sister Mary, head of St Marys academy, defends Keiran and urges calm as Nauvoo plans expansion financed by Keiran projects.
Hine Bros promotes a boxed line of neck wear for men and boys, framed as ideal gift items. The simple ad emphasizes display and gifting in a decorative period style.
Help Wanted advertis ement from Roberts Johnson Rand Shoe Co Hannibal Missouri offering steady employment for fifty girls with no experience required and payment during training. Experienced workers earn from 190 to 15 dollars per week. Male family members also eligible for employment. White for particulars.
A sale offers waists of India linen trimmed in new styles with tucked sleeves and yokes, on sale at 1.00 each tomorrow. Petticoats with a fitted band offered at 5.00, normally 6.50. All colors and sizes. Also ta f feta silk items and a wide range of novelties, brass, chinaware, leather goods, pillows and gift linens. Visit for gifts before buying elsewhere.
Wilton Iowa notes list residents traveling to Muscatine Davenport Durant and Davenport visits with friends after funeral attendance for Mrs Hinkhouse. The town hosts church services, a Woodmen meeting, a China lecture, a leap year social, and K P lodge officer elections with installation planned in January.
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