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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1906
Page
8
The Guarantee Loan Co offers loans secured by your own property including horses cows carriages planes household goods and other personal property. Goods remain in your possession. Business confidential. Open Wednesday and Saturday evenings from 7 to.
Local items note prescriptions filled at Graff's and a stove heater ad. Residents and travelers visit and call on friends in Wilton and nearby towns. News mentions births, illnesses, sales of land and feeders, and travel to Rock Island, Davenport, Council Bluffs, and New Orleans with multiple residents named.
A Sunday school convention is planned for Muscatine this January 17 with sessions all day. Rev. Pliny Fry presented on the Gospel of St John. Organizers include B F Mitchell and Mary Foster Hryner with Dr Charles Roads assisting, while canvass teams advance for a city church census.
Two boys, William Kern and William Pallischeck, drowned on Saturday in Bronner's pond, were buried this morning at St Marys cemetery after simple services. Kern, born January 19, 1899, son of Mrs Mary Kern, was remembered by schoolmates. Pallischeck, born May 13, 1894, son of Mr and Mrs Joseph Pallischeck, was mourned by six brothers and one sister.
Miss Patterson, a noted missionary from China, will address the First Congregational church on Thursday December 20 at the regular midweek meeting. She will discuss China and the work of missionaries there and share remarkable experiences from her time in that country.
M D Teetzel returns to announce the Teetzel city directory will be ready for binders within a week and distributed shortly after. Printing delays due to Christmas rush have slowed issuance but work will proceed to complete accurate entries and ship the first edition to the city.
Buy your wife a portable gas or electric lamp or a modern gas range, something useful year round. It promotes practicality and daily convenience in any home.
The annual cake sale and supper hosted by the U. B. ladies will be at the church corner Mulberry and Sixth streets on Wednesday evening December 12 from 5 to 7 30. Tables will be available for all and a square meal is promised.
Misses Emma and Lucy Will, graduates of Chicago Musical College, will perform at the Grand Opera House on December 27 in aid of St Marys church. They are joined by local vocalists for a program of two readings and an afterplay, promising a fine city entertainment.
Daily market summary by H. J. Freszel shows open high low and close figures for December and May contracts in wheat corn oats and oats etc. including prices for pork lard ribs and cars received today listing figures for Jan and May delivery.
There will be a special meeting of Iowa Lodge No 2 A F A M Tuesday evening December 11 at 7 34. Work in the first degree. All members requested to be present. Per order W M
Iowa Central will sell round trip excursion tickets at one and one third fare on December 20 to 25 and 30 to January 1 with return allowed through January 7 1907. For details and folders contact agents.
Chicago market report from December 10 shows wheat futures with No 2 red at 75 4 to 76 cents, Dec at 74 4 to 75% cents, May around 79 cents. Corn bids show varied quotes with No 2 yellow around 41 to 44 cents and Dec 43 cents. Date and white varieties noted with modest activity. Park and lard futures listed: Park-Jan $16.10, May $16.32. Lard-Jan $8.75, May $8.85.
Chicago December 10 Poultry market steady with turkeys at 11 cents and chickens near 4 ½ cents with spring chickens around 9 cents per pound. Prices reflect general market conditions and steady demand.
New York on December 10 reports dressed poultry firm with chickens at 12 to 13 percent gain and turkeys at 13 to 16 cents per pound, fowls at lower level.
New York market notes show butter firm and unchanged with prices steady for eggs. market activity described as steady and unchanged for the period.
Peoria market report from Peoria dated December 10 notes corn No. 3 at 41 cents.
Market prices for corn oats wheat and feed goods across Muscatine including retail and dealer rates. Livestock values show hogs steers cows bulls veal lambs sheep with price ranges. Vegetables and staples list cabbage onions potatoes carrots beets celery lettuce beans and pickles with per unit costs.
Final arrangements for the sixth annual Muscatine County poultry show are made with exhibits arriving at the Borger store room. Judge Shamer of Lanark will arrive tonight to organize displays tomorrow morning. The Western Poultry Journal $25 prize for top birds is on display in Second Street window. The event promises a record turnout and prize line up for the area.
The list shows sausage and mutton prices per pound and per unit, fish varieties with per unit rates, smoked fish retail, and bass and sturgeon prices. Fuel costs include soft and hard coal with Pocahontas at $6.50 and various wood types per load. Seed market lists clover, Timothy, alfalfa, alsyke, blue grass, spring wheat, and flax seed values. Fruits section lists Panamas, oranges, and lemons with per dozen or per unit pricing.
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