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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1908
Page
8
For sale a good farm near Miscatine with a fine building listed at 6600 dollars. Seller will carry mortgage on 5000 dollars with balance payable in cash or trade. Contact H. M. Bartlett, Attorney at Law, office over the post office.
Auction at the Dunham Homestead on February 27 1908 begins at 10 am. Thirty one head of horses include brown mare gray mare bay gelding and various age groups plus three driving horses and a saddle pony. Thirty three head of cattle with yearlings and weights listed. Also wagon hay rake farm implements and tools. Terms cash with 12 months on large sums with note at 7 percent. Lunch on grounds. Fred and Harry Dunham Paschal Bros Auctioneers P M Murphy Clerk.
Local advertisement by S. O. Burnside at 306 East Second St offering choice streetcar line lots with city water in front. Full list of other properties for sale and exchange available for viewing by appointment.
Governor Hughes advocates a firm stand on the issue in continued remarks from page one.
The passage advocates federal and local coordination to address national and local wrongs, curb special interests, uphold the common welfare, and ensure pure administration. It calls for independence from lobbyists, strengthens railroad regulation, and supports the Interstate Commerce Commission to set fair rates and curb abuses. It stresses efficient securities oversight and broad economic growth while protecting all citizens' interests.
Cattle receipts steady with beef prices from 4.00 to 6.10 per cwt and stockers 2.75 to 4.85. Hogs receipts 42,000 with prices mostly 4.10 to 4.30 for various weights. bulk sales 4.15 to 4.25. Sheep receipts 3,000 with steady to high ranges 3.25 to 6.94 for lambs and 5.50 to 6.50 for yearlings.
In Muscatine on March 2 registration surged across wards with 41 first time voters in the Second Ward and 18 in the First Ward. Officials expect the Monday city election turnout to be a record, with registration open until 9 PM each day and a final tally at closing time.
Train times listed for east and southwest routes, including Davenport Chicago connections, local freight and express services, and daily schedules. Notes show passenger and mail trains, arrival and departure times, and agent contact.
Chicago February 22 market report shows poultry prices easing. Turkeys offered at 12 1 2 to 13 cents, chickens around 12 cents, and springs near 24 to 28 cents per pound amid softer demand.
A dense list of local commodity quotes from Muscatine markets including corn oats wheat and various feed grains. eggs butter and meat prices. live stock values for shippers choice and other categories. poultry and vegetables with per unit and per bulk pricing. and miscellaneous retail items such as sugar flour cheese and fish.
The page shows westbound and eastbound trains with numbers and notes on daily or Sunday schedules. It lists arrival and departure times at Muscatine, freight service notes, and branch services with multiple numbered trains and exceptions for stops or nonstops.
Rail schedule lists No 4 2 and 6 daily routes between Muscatine Round House Fruitland Grandview Wapello and Elrick Junction with north bound connections to Iowa Central and other lines. No 5 and No 2 services connect at Wapello and Elrick Junction with additional rail links.
Croppies ten cents per pound perch six cents per pound salmon twelve and a quarter cents per pound pickerel eleven cents per pound sunfish seven cents per pound smoked sturgeon twelve cents carp ten cents per pound
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