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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1900
Page
8
Money to loan on any kind of security especially horses harness pianos organs buggy household goods cattle storage warehouse receipts and merchandise. We loan from five dollars up strictly private. Call on
Sunday social rounds include Harry McKay in Fairpor and a New Year train departure for Lester Smith to Wapello. Aunt Malinda and family host a stage show at Stein's Inn while Robert LaGrille plans a New Year turkey dinner for city children. News items mention board meetings in the Second district, Grace Hayward Co. at the Grand, and a busy evening of theatre and community events with praise for Kimmel’s production and local talent.
Co. C hosts a New Year’s Eve ball on Monday December 31 1900 inviting members for an evening of music dancing and celebration to welcome the coming year.
Schmidt Bros. offer the widest selection of books for the bookkeeper. Streetcars broke down Saturday evening forcing open cars for hours. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Pazderski traveled to Fairport for several days with friends. L. C. Crossman of Chicago visited the Bishops before returning home. Mrs. G. W. Brock of Columbus Junction left after a visit with Mrs. J. Martin. A Wig born baby girl named Jen Shinabarger entered the post office community. Post office force receives a new rotary self feeding canceling machine from the government. The machine replaces about ten workers. William Faulkner, father of Mrs. J. W. Hackley, died in Lincoln, Nebraska. He was an early Mt. Pleasant settler who moved to Lincoln years ago.
Ladies are admitted free tonight at Stein's with an escort holding a 20 cent ticket.
A local shop announces a fresh year opening with a new line of blank books headed to Schmidt Bros. The note highlights catalog expansion and distribution plans for the upcoming season.
Downey residents A. F. Seaton and W. Clifford trade in town as H. H. Fullerton and wife of Letts visit. J. S. Price from Hopeville and J. W. Rhodes from West Liberty are in town today. Poultry show slated at K. P. hall January 3 4 5. Mrs. Geo Gause and baby from West Liberty staying with Robert L. Thompson on West Fourth. German Baptist church to hold watch night with refreshments for all. Miss Jennie Weggen returns from Chicago due to sister’s illness at 756 Lucas Grove Road. Mrs. M S Gordon to host tomorrow with Mrs. M F Baker of Monmouth IL and Miss Florence White at 612 East Seventh from 3 to 5 PM.
The old year ends and the new year begins as music fills the Armory Company C ball with dancing and festive spirits. The event centers on music and social celebration in a military post setting. The mood blends tradition with community revelry as attendees mark the transition.
A. W. Price of Ferdinand is in town for a poultry exhibition at the hall over Barnard's Laundry on January 3, 4 and 5. Open daily from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Admission 10 cents. See fine poultry and pet stock on display.
A note from Mrs Waldron states she did not have the War Cry soliciting and selling taken from her and that she surrendered it herself.
Guaranteed Attraction Captain Ament announces Grace Hayward company will present Carmen next Friday night at the Grand. The comic opera troupe of nearly 30 with a carload of scenery promises a finer show at popular prices than most $1 offerings.
Schmidt Bros advertises a wide selection of blank books at the lowest prices with a focus on quantity and affordability for customers seeking notebooks ledgers and blank journal pages.
A listing for Schmidt Bros. offering a range of bookkeeping and office supplies including stationery, ledgers, ink, and general office items for businesses seeking dependable procurement sources.
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