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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1908
Page
5
The Wilton Woman's Club gathered at Miss Hattie Wildasin's home with a program featuring piano duets, a violin solo, a musical sketch, and a talk on Shamrock Land. Several residents and visitors, including Miss Vera Cummings, Mrs. A. J. Elliott, and Ed Dreier, were noted in attendance or visiting nearby towns.
Muscatine basketball, greatly handicapped by Lil lbrigde absence, fell to Brigham Young University 35 to 24 in Provo. The Hawks struggled with indisp osed players and started slow, trailing 9 to 8 at halftime before BYU pulled away but late rally narrowed the margin. The team then heads to Logan, Utah for today's game.
Advertises Dr King s New Discovery as a cure for coughs and colds with a promise of guaranteed results. Mentions prices of 5 cents and 1 00 and credits Havercamp s Prescription Drug Store.
The speaker notes free entertainment free garage and free hotel while claiming Green county offers the best gravel roads in the state and that March conditions are good. The Kansas City Automobile club has sent a letter of inquiry and is expected to assist the Chicago Automobile club in the work.
Rev. P. M. Conant of the Muscatine circuit M E churches spoke on Building Character at the Park Avenue M E church last evening. The service included several excellent musical numbers by the choir. J. G. Gunzenhauser of East Ninth street is seriously ill at his home with grave fears for recovery.
Three foreign drivers from New York to Paris depart on a 22000 mile overland journey with a team including French Italian German and American entrants. Iowa will host reception events in Clinton and Cedar Rapids as pilot cars and road reports are organized for the route west from Clinton.
Chicago and Peoria markets show mixed grains and livestock activity on Feb 11. Wheat futures hover near 95 to 96 cents, corn around 61 cents, oats about 53 cents, with pork, lard, ribs, and hogs varied but mostly steady. Live stock receipts total thousands as cattle, hogs, and sheep trade at broader ranges. Peoria lists retail prices for corn, oats, wheat, and farm products including eggs, butter, and produce.
Tom Burns, the American world champion, destroyed English challenger Jack Palmer in the fourth round at Wonderland London. Palmer collapsed repeatedly, failing to threaten the pace as Burns pressed relentlessly from the opening bell. The crowd of about two thousand watched Palmer stay down and unable to recover before the count.
Milwaukee crowd expects Freddie Welsh to meet Packie McFarland on February 21 at 133 pounds. Badger Athletic club arranged the bout after four hours of talks with manager Harry Gilmore. Promoters argued McFarland would earn more locally. Hogan of Chicago likely to referee.
Los Angeles Feb 1 Jack Sullivan makes his fourth bid to defeat Jim Flynn of Pueblo in a ten round match at the Pacific Athletic Club. Both fighters are in peak condition and a fast contest is expected tonight.
A sample advertises ZEMO and ZEMOTONE as powerful germicides that cure skin diseases by destroying germs. It cites E. W. Ros Med. Co. of St. Louis and notes all druggists carry the products. Sale through A. W. Morgan at 107 West Second Street.
Chicago markets show butter steady at 22 33c for creamery and 21 29c for dairies. Eggs ease to 19 20c, reflecting current trading conditions in the dairy and poultry trade.
Chicago area poultry prices show firm chickens at 12c, turkeys at 12c, springs at 12c. New York butter and egg markets report firm butter with various components and eggs easing. New York poultry market lists dressed poultry at 19 to 17c, turkeys 12 to 11k, fowls 10 to 12 3/4c. New York produce reports wheat May at 1.03 and corn at 70c. St. Louis wheat May quoted as of Feb 11.
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