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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1909
Page
5
A Friday sale on January 8 1909 offers 160 horses including draft express farm mares wagon horses and top notch southerns plus mules aged 3 to 8 years. The auction team expects strong demand from leading buyers and dealers nationwide with cash top prices for horses brought in. Horses must be listed in advance with stalls and feed provided free on sale day.
The Muscatine drainage district No. 3 forms are removed signaling completion of the mouth of Muscatine slough construction. Rev J B Smith speaks at Mulford church while Rev H W Tuttle arrives to lead revival meetings. Union events include a large Independent Dancing club social at Appel hall and school resumes Monday with expected healthy enrollment.
Residents welcome relatives from Crawfordsville Roseville and Letts on New Year’s morning while others travel to Muscatine Wapello and Council Bluffs. Local gatherings include a New Year’s Eve watch party at Florence Curtis house and a 2 to 6 pm reception by M W Klotz. The week of prayer begins with union services at the Presbyterian Church.
A fragment discusses industrial and community freedom and critiques leadership abuses within a labor trust, noting ongoing explanations of tyranny by various writers and observers. The text hints at a broader debate on rights, governance, and reform.
C. W. Post announces protection of the common man with Open Shop support. The Square Deal magazine will be published monthly at $1.00 per year or 10 cents per copy, featuring top minds on the subject. Published by C. W. Post Press, Ltd. in New York or Battle Creek, Michigan.
The week features multi church revival plans with Zenor Wickwire and Foster as preachers at Presbyterian Reformed and Methodist churches. A congregational meeting follows Reformed services with a union evening at Presbyterian. Local news covers travel, school activities, and a newborn death in Letts area.
A Muscatine loan office promotes first mortgage loans on Iowa farms with a claim of strong safety and consistent customer satisfaction. The ad highlights long-standing experience as the city's older loan office and invites the public to inspect available loans at No. 209 Iowa Avenue, 2nd floor, by J. E. Stevenson.
A brief item notes a mix of Fairbank's engines Red Jacket pumps and U S separators at Frank Ashcraft's location at East and St. This compact item highlights equipment brands and a specific local site without additional context.
Muscatine music lovers await a Monday evening recital at the Methodist church by Mrs. May Dolson Morgridge of Philadelphia. Her prior Muscatine appearance drew a large crowd and she is praised for a wide contralto range, clear enunciation, and simple stage presence. The program includes songs by Salter, Chadwick, and d Hardelot, plus a note on Foley's Honey and Tar from A. W. Morgan.
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