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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1908
Page
10
A stream of small ads and notices lists house for sale, chicken pie suppers, visitors in the city, musical offerings from The Merry Widow, church and lodge events, dinners, and local shop promotions featuring Hirt & Fesler, Batterson's, and The W. R. C. Ladies with dates and prices, reflecting a bustling community listings page.
Auction to be held at the Davis farm six miles north of Muscatine and six miles south of Wilton in Summit on Wednesday February 26 starting at 11 a.m. with 1 head of horses, 2 milch cows, 14 head feeding steers about 1100 pounds each, 13 head of 2 year old steers, 115 head hogs, 2500 bushels of corn hay farm implements and many other articles offered for sale.
The women of the W R C announce their Saturday noon Washington dinner menu. They will serve roast beef mashed potatoes brown gravy baked beans escalloped corn pickles jelly bread and butter coffee.
Packey McFarland the Chicago light welterweight meets Freddie Welsh in a ten round title bout at Milwaukee's Hippodrome tonight. The outcome could shape future coast matches with win or loss carrying big implications for both fighters and fans. In other notes Johnny Conlon stops Cooney Kelly in Peoria and Frank Gotch signs to wrestle George Hackenschmidt for the world's title in Chicago on April 3.
We express sincere thanks to friends and neighbors for kindness and sympathy during the death of Edna, our daughter and sister. Mr and Mrs G Cramer and Family.
At the Y W C A rooms Mrs Cora Weed will speak on Browning s Pippa Passes this evening at o oclock. The lecture is free for members with a small admission for non members. Miss Robertson s Physical Culture class meets at 7 with Saturday sessions as usual. D Y B 1 3 oclock K C s 3 5 and 4 oclock class follow.
Waterloo officials heatedly debated bringing Evangelist Billy Sunday to town for revivals. Rev. Walter Rollins and Effie Jones objected strongly, calling Sunday’s preaching style too sensational for religion, sparking the warmest church session yet. A committee was formed to open negotiations with William Sunday.
Blanche Morash aged 17 was arrested in Kansas City Missouri in connection with the death of 4 year old Ruth Miller of Kansas City Kansas. Ruth died from poisoned candy mailed to her half sister Ellen Van Meter who also ate the candy but recovered.
Atalissa Iowa February 21 Special The Presbyterian church recital by Mae and Maude Latchaw Gertrude Moynahan and Paula Frahm drew large crowds and praise The performers repeated encores and the event connected with the Presbyterian Ladies Aid Society proved financially successful The musicians stayed as guests at the home of Mr and Mrs Will Black who offered a warm welcome and assistance
Two hundred spring shirt waists bought to sell at varied prices from $1.50 to $2.00 are offered at a special Saturday price of 98c each in sizes 32 to 44. Also available are hundreds of other waists priced from $2.25 to $6.50 in all sizes.
Two thousand five hundred feet of finest films securable will be shown tonight. Watch for our next week's bill. The Three Barneys and the little girl with the big voice.
Illinois Supreme Court ruled that a labor union's unfair list functions as a boycott and may be enjoined. Justices Scott and Farmes dissented. The decision was reported from Chicago on February 21.
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