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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1908
Page
6
Local notes show many residents traveling to Davenport Chicago Moline Clinton Genoese City Fort Madison and Rock Island for Christmas visits. Names include E Kane A Brandt S E Williams Beulah Thompson L Baker Mary Kennedy and others as families plan holiday stays and family reunions.
The Elks and Eagles organizations announce New Year open houses for visiting members. The Elks club will host Bills with a noon luncheon, while the Eagles invite all members to East Second Street for an informal program and a noon luncheon.
The Christmas Party at the Y W C A will be next Tuesday evening December 29 instead of tonight. All the girls in the city are invited for a good time and a pleasant evening.
A Dallas resident E. W. Goodloe reports a sure cure for malaria and biliousness using Dr. King’s New Life Pills sold at Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store. The product costs 25 cents.
In Wapello Iowa Mrs Walter Sharp of Mediapolis visited her sisters Mrs H L Tucker and Miss Bernice Carmean. Miss May Edwards arrived from Minneapolis to visit her sister Miss Helene Edwards. Mrs Archie Stroup, formerly of Wapello, visited relatives over Sunday. George Isett of Davenport shoe firm is vacationing with family. James Barr of Louisville arrived for a visit. Sam Erwin and Charles Briggs, Iowa City students, are also mentioned.
Medical article argues pepsin is ineffective in the intestines and that fermentation with gas needs neutralizing mixtures. It promotes a home formula using sodium phosphate, essence of peppermint, baking soda, and water to relieve gas within minutes and cure indigestion in weeks. The recipe costs about 60 to 65 cents.
In Wapello during Christmas holidays many visitors were noted. Edmund McLaughlin arrived from Sulphur Oklahoma to visit his parents and friends, while Walter Jamison from Mt Pleasant Iowa Wesleyan college spent vacation with hometown friends. Others include Lou Snyder from Morning Sun, Hixon from Iowa City and Harold McWilliams en route to Farmington, completing their holiday travels.
Chicago and New York market data with Wheat May opening at 1.06 to 1.07 and Dec at 1.02. Pork January at 16.22, Lard 9.47, Hogs firm with $5.95 top. Cattle weak, hogs up. eggs and poultry steady. cash grain prices listed for No.2 red and other grades.
St Louis market brief from December 24 shows Wheat May at 1.06 and Corn and Oats at 59 1/2 cents in a compact price snapshot with brief quotation marks and market shorthand.
Peoria Illinois reports corn No 2 priced at 57 cents per bushel with market activity noted in the December 24 bulletin.
Comprehensive Muscatine market column lists crops fruits vegetables meats and livestock prices. It covers corn and wheat markets, feed, hay per ton, live stock quotes for steers cows and sheep, dairy and eggs, poultry, fish, buckwheat flour, sugars flours and flowers with per unit or per weight pricing and market notes.
Chicago market report notes butter prices steady on December trading. Creamery grades quoted at 22 3/4 to 23 1/4 cents per pound with dairies around 21 4/5 to 21 3/4 cents.
In Prairie Grove Iowa nine people attended Sunday school where the Christmas lesson was recited. The session decided to close school until spring and resume in the new season. A flurry of visits and travel followed, with relatives in Columbus Junction West Liberty and West Branch noted, plus a revival in Union Valley and a forthcoming wedding of Marion Carson and Dwight Barnes at West Branch.
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