Local notices and ads from Muscatine page eight items
Miscellaneous local notes advertise goods and services. Seiler Bros. Homestead and Bond Hardware feature Christmas goods and toilets. Firefly trips to Davenport moving people and visits with relatives. The U B ladies plan meals for April teachers convention. Maennerchor fair December 16 with dinner and sale of crafts. Decent mentions of travel, hunting and gifts populate the day’s brief news and commerce.
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West Second Street
Building Trades Committee Meeting Set for Dec 16
The building trades committee will meet at the brick layers hall Wednesday evening December 16 at 7 30 p m per order of the president.
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Building Trades Committee
Woodmen Select Speakers for 21st Anniversary in Muscatine
Muscatine camp No 106 Modern Woodmen of America meets to set plans for the January 5 anniversary event. Officials will choose speakers and participants and arrange a bountiful repast for the celebration in this city.
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Woodmen
Muscatine Camp No. 106
Modern
Woodmen of America
Order
Plumber Praises and Promises a Bright Service
An old adage notes the plumber brings health and comfort to many, despite high costs. The copy urges readers to call Cotter at old phone 3257 to resolve troubles with his genial manner and practical optimism.
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Cotter
Christmas Fur Sale Offers Deep Discounts Before Christmas
Advertises fur merchandise to clear before Christmas including fur boas collars jackets and sets. Prices range from $1.25 to $25 for boas and from $18.95 to $40 for jackets with electric seal near seal and beaver options offered at reduced closeout prices.
Half Price Jacket Sale Sees Big Bargains for Christmas
A sale offers Ladies jackets silk lined at 4.00 5.00 6.00 7.50 8.50 10.00 12.50 and 15.00 each half price. Girls silk lined jackets range 2.00 to 8.00 with many offerings below half price. Children’s jackets priced 1.25 to 6.00, promising warm presents this season.
Christmas Rugs and Rings Sale at The Boston Store
The Boston Store advertises Christmas rugs in Smyrna velvet and other styles at cut prices with items listed from 39c to 4.00. Also featured are assortment rings including set, band, chased and children's rings with written guarantees and gold rings from 25c to 1.50. Hundreds of rings offered at less than half the usual price.
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Boston
Smyrna
Rock Island Southwest trains to get December timetable change
A new schedule for the Rock Island Southwest division will take effect about December 20. The Golden State Limited will be reinstalled. Details on specific changes and local train effects are not yet available at the local office.
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Rock Island
Golden State Limited
Moscatine Man Killed During Burglary Night
Lars Lund described as resident of St Paul was shot and killed by Henry Held a former Muscatine man during a burglary at a Newton home on December 11. Held and his wife were upstairs when they heard a door forced below and after warning fired through the door and again after descending. The burglar died within an hour and Held was exonerated.
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Lars Lund
St. Paul
Henry Held
Newton
Held
Elect Officers of Electa Chapter Order of the Eastern Star
Last evening Electa Chapter at Masonic hall elected officers for the coming year. Worthy Matron Mrs Emma Sterne man, Worthy Patron Dr Cal W Smith, Associate Matron Mrs Salina Riemcke, Secretary Miss Emma Manlove, Treasurer Miss Louise Eversmeyer, Conductress Mrs Callie Pitchforth, Associate Conductress Miss Tillie Kahn.
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Order of the Eastern Star
Masonic Hall
Emma Sterneman
Cal. W. Smith
Salina Riemcke
Emma Manlove
Louise Eversmeyer
Callie Pitchforth
Tillie Kahn
Beauty Is Business Across Languages and Cultures
A lighthearted note asserts warmth prevents cold feet and that beauty can conduct business in any language, highlighting cross cultural appeal and practical charm as universal assets.
Wholesale and Retail Farm Prices Listing Various Commodities
A historic price list shows wholesale oats feeders at 35c and oat meal 30c, grains like wheat at 80c, rye 80 40, barley 35 40c, hay 6.00 8.00, and apples per barrel 3.00 5.00. Retail figures include flour 48 cents per sack, corn old 45 50c, new 35 40c, butter 20 23c, eggs 30c, lard 10 12½c, cheese 17½ 20c, and numerous vegetables fruits and fish prices with per peck, per dozen or per pound quotes.
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Graham
Fuel Prices for Hard Wood and Coal Updated
Hard wood sells for 5 to 6 60 per cord while hard coal lists at 9 dollars and soft coal ranges 4 to 5 dollars. The notice conveys current commodity prices for heating fuel.
December Sideswiping Cold Breaks Decade Records
December 1902 records were surpassed as temperatures plunged in recent days with Saturday night at 15 below zero Sunday at 11 below and Monday at 9 below All figures come from Mrs J P Walton but the piece ends with a wry line about schoolgirls and a doctor noting muscle rheumatism reflecting era concerns.
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Mercury
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Reliance Loan Co
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J.E. Kranz Florist and Designer
West Second ST
Holly
Seiler Bros
Braunworth
Edward Breen
Clinton
Bond Hardware Company
George Rink
Davenport
U. B
Hirt & Foster's
Home Tea Co
Henry Heinz
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Seiler Brot
Sidney Vannatta
Henry Asp
Slough
Leysen
S. E. Walker
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M. W. Wheeler
Fred Stortz
East Eighth Street
M. J. Adams
Stirlen
August Dietrich
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Montpelier
Fred Lowery
Xmas Books
Bond Hardware Company’s
Sterling Silver Novelties
Hirt & Fesler's
G. M. Titus
Coon Brooke
Walnut Street
J. B. Boos
Eighth and
Walnut Streets
Sesler Bros
Benj. Mark
Roy Applebee
Burlington
China
Ladies of the First Methodist Church
Southeastern Iowa Teachers’ Association
Twentieth Century Club
W. F. Brannan
East Third Street
William Harold Hoopes
Chfe
W. C. Nyenhuis
J. B. Hyink
Colorado
Canyon City
H.E. Wiley& Co
Choice Investments
First Mortgage
Tel
Dr. Weaver
Frank Ashcraft
Tate Gottbrech
Frank Fisher
N. Rosenberger
Caleb Biery
Oscar Schmidt
A. S. Cracker
Frank Mesher
L. M. Gates
Christmas Furs
Great Sale
Dickens
Thackaray
Longfellow
E. P. Roe
Fleming
Alcott
Elsie
Holmes
Henry
Alger
Ellis Harkaway
Wolf Bros
Eastern Star
Oklahoma
Texas
M. W. Sterlin
East Second St
Iron Toys
Tin Toys
Schmidt’s Savings Bank
Night Lamps Juvenile Books
J. P. Walton
Whistler
Carter & Whistler
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E. 5Th St
Sale
Seiler Bros. Book Store
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