Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Muscatine Journal in Muscatine, Iowa

We have 14,353,121 pages in Iowa

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 10 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Muscatine Journal

Location

Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 16, 1908

Page

5

Christmas package perfumes at Bestenlehners and millinery sale

Local notes show Christmas perfume packages at Bestenlehner’s and a big special millinery sale starting Thursday December 17 with hats and trim mings half off, sale ends December 25. Central Y M C A Cardinals defeated Morriscon 30 to 20. Edison phonograph advertised at 1.99 down and 1 weekly. Removal sale by Hirt and Foster. Miss Leila Gladstone, Hershey hospital nurse, returned from West Liberty with Miss Julia Ryan.

Leysen Leila Gladstone Hershey Hospital West Liberty Julia Ryan Muscatine

Industrial Day at Local Association Opens New Year

Muscatine marks New Year with Industrial Day at the Y M C A promising open house style events for factory employes. The program centers on entertainment and activities for the city’s industrial community with afternoon and evening events featuring games and shows.

Model Bank to Rise At Cook Musser Site

Directors of the Cook Musser State Bank and Trust Company met to approve plans for a two story exclusive bank building. Chicago architect P B Hyland presented with white terra cotta veneer and massive pillars. Work to begin perhaps early in spring after some alterations are made.

Cook-Musser State Bank and Trust Company P. B. Hyland Chicago Cook-Musser Bank

Factory gala plans include games music and supper

A factory event is planned with games and an orchestra and a day long program. An entertainer of high class ability will be secured and a lap supper will be served by the ladies auxiliary. On January 1 the building will be turned over to the factory employer and admission will be by ticket in plants citywide.

Arrest of Alderman Coughlin in First Ward Ball Assault

Alderman John Coughlin known as The Bath House was arrested in Chicago charged with assaulting photographer Lyman Atwell of the Chicago Record-Herald during attempts to photograph for illustrating the First ward democratic ball last Monday night. Atwell reported he was beaten and his camera smashed. his companion Wyncie King was knocked down and kicked.

Chicago, Ill John Coughlin Bath House Lyman Atwell Chicago Record-Herald Atwell Coughlin Wyncie King

Wheat and grain futures and prices from Chicago markets

Dec 16 Chicago report shows wheat corn and oats futures with opening highs and lows, pork lard ribs prices, hogs closing slow at decline, and cash grain bids. The Live Stock Markets note cattle receipts and prices, hog receipts and values, with regional price ranges.

Chicago Ill Timothy

Chicago Poultry Market Reports Mixed Prices and Steady Supplies

In Chicago on December 16, poultry markets show steady activity with turkeys at 14 cents and chickens at 9 cents. Sheep receipts total 30,000 with a 10 cent lower trend. lambs range 4.50 to 7.40. yearlings 4.20 to 4.90. Eggs weak with firsts at 28 cents.

Chicago Ill

Chicago Butter and New York Butter Prices Reported

Chicago market reports butter steady with creameries at 22 to 30 cents and dairies at 21 1/2 cents. New York market also notes steady butter with receipts around 3,400 and creamery to firsts at 23 to 29 cents. St Louis grain shows May wheat at about $1.06 to $1.067 and corn at 60 1/2 cents.

Chicago New York St. Louis

Unsettled Receipts Revealed in Ledger Notes

Discrepancies show unsettled receipts totaling 7 200 with firsts 3144c 32 and second 29 31 noted in the ledger. Officials review suggests possible accounting gaps and requires further reconciliation.

New York Grain Market Report Dec 16

New York price report shows wheat for May at 1.11 and corn at 68 a cent. The brief market snapshot lists daily figures for the New York grain market on December 16.

New York N. Y

Also Mentioned on This Page

Bestenlehner’s Armory Edison Phonograph Hirt & Fesler's Thomas Osborn Winfield Central Y. M. C. A. Cardinals Morriscon Co. C Hirt & Foster THE Chi Orm B.S. Lilly Leibbrand, Ryan & CO East Second St Xmas Furs Saraias Furnister Cadle’s West Second Street
Search Courier

Search the Muscatine Journal Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Muscatine Journal?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication