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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1902
Page
2
A promotional ad touts Vinol as a powerful cod liver oil tonic that builds flesh and bone, improves digestion, and boosts weight. It cites a Boston and Maine Railroad worker's testimonial about kidney, stomach, and appetite relief after using Vinci, claiming high satisfaction and a money back guarantee.
Market report shows hog prices up from 5.65 5.85 to 6.40 per cwt and onions at 75c per bushel. Potatoes 15c per peck, sweet potatoes 25c per peck, cabbage 5c 10c, eggs 25c a dozen, butter 25 27.5c, lard 12 15c, coffee green 17 20c, oysters 25 45c, fish prices listed, coal costs noted with concerns over supply and welfare.
Geo H Phillips Market Letter notes a sharp break in wheat around May futures, forcing weak longs to sell. Patten reportedly disposed of about 2.9 million bushels at the bottom while corn shows strength and oats drift. Provisions stay firm, suggesting profit taking or short positions at current levels.
A lengthy price list shows grain and produce values including corn at 30 40, oats at 9 35c, oats meal at 28c, wheat 30 55c, rye 30 4vc, barley 35 40c, hay 10 to 13, cabbage 70c per 100 lbs, potatoes 45c per bushel, pears 2.25 a box, apples 2.75 to 145 per barrel, onions 7c per bushel, cranberries 10 a barrel, turnips 25c per bit, and live stock prices for hogs cattle calves sheep and lambs.
Seventeen indictments of Jones county saloon keepers were issued this term. Three trials resulted in convictions on technical points. Jeff Parsons and Frank Powliska of Oxford Junction and Hans Jurgensen of Olin were fined 800 dollars plus 50 dollars costs. County canvass reached 65 percent but permits failed to show 50 percent approval in Oxford Junction Olin nor 65 percent in Oxford and Rome townships. An appeal aims for pardons from the governor.
Wright county district court rules Franklin county must pay 375 per acre for two acres used as road land, a private driveway area long enjoyed by a local resident and neighbors. The county supervisors sought to establish the road, prompting the legal action and resulting payout.
A Muscatine reader praises Doan's Kidney Pills after kidney trouble. The testimonial urges others to try the product and notes Havercamp's drug store for inquiries. Doan's Kidney Pills are sold by all dealers at 50 cents. Foster Millburn Co. of Buffalo is sole U S agents.
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