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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1902
Page
7
Hine Bros City Hat Store announces a 30 day removal sale as they move to 217 East Second Street next to Wittich Bros. All merchandise offered at removal sale prices. Come in and browse.
Scheetz's Henry Butz and daughter Miss El sie arrived home on the midnight train from Davenport. John Raps returned to Cedar Rapids after a visit in the city. Soaps at Thiesen's offer ten per cent discounts tomorrow. Lizzie Kirkpatrick travels from Chicago to Lone Tree. Ed Rhodes and wife return to Nichols after visiting here. Chas Riemcke leaves for Iowa City to resume duties at the university.
All Our Furs go at removal sale prices as Hine Bros hold January clearing sale at Scheetz's. Ten percent discounts apply on soaps at Thiesen's tomorrow. Many notices of travel, visits, and local events fill Muscatine listings from January morning through evening with residents visiting Davenport Chicago Waterloo and Cedar Rapids.
Hine Bros announces a removal sale offering duck coats and pants at reduced prices as part of an inventory clearance event.
A Muscatine audience heard S D Gordon discuss outlets of power including the Holy Spirit, money, and prayer. He urged total surrender to Christ, regular Bible study, and active evangelism, with many attendees later expressing appreciation and hoping for future appearances.
Local retailer Hine Brothers announces a removal sale with strong discounts across all departments. Shoppers are invited to visit the store this week for early bargains and exclusive offers.
Removal sale by Hine Bros invites early shoppers to secure first choice as all items are offered at reduced prices.
A New York Herald excerpt details a moon reflection experiment using a hand mirror to show four images, with the brightest from the moon and three dull secondary images. It also recounts sailors meals, noting vegetable sparseness, pot mess rations, and the appeal of traditional dishes like plum duff in rough galley conditions.
A Cornhill letter recalls the bygone circuses with grand gates and the signorina leap. Jockeys halting before a spectacular finish built tension as brass erupted and staff cheered in ecstatic spectacle.
A dramatic courtroom exchange as a young girl testifies seeing the defendant shy a book at the plaintiff. The lawyer presses the meaning of shy and the girl springs from the witness box throwing a law book at the attorney. The judge declares understanding and the testimony continues.
Narcolepsy is a curious rare disease with attacks of irresistible sleep. Attacks come suddenly and the patient cannot stay awake. Sleep lasts ten to thirty minutes and awakening brings renewed alertness. Described by Gelineau in 1880, it is linked to epilepsy by some, though distinct in origin. Robin and Paul Sain ton note obesity as associated, while Dut thoughts its closest ally may be hysteria.
A Sullivan County man kept six trout alive in a tub at his cottage to transport them to the city. Water was fed into the tub. the trout began vanishing one by one. By morning two more were gone and a servant questioned. The cat then plunged in, catching the remaining trout.
A man asks if residents under twenty one live at a genteel house. A sharp spinster replies none under twenty one live there. The visitor is surprised and chats about weather before the maiden sells him two copies of Hints For The Young from London Tit Bits.
A fair sized audience enjoyed Mason & Mason at the Grand Opera House last night. The show was praised as the season’s best farce with clever specialties that delighted all. Rudolph and Adolph impressed, Lottie Williams Slater dazzled with song and dance, and the Laurence sisters delivered acrobatic dancing, drawing multiple encores.
A Muscatine cigar maker proclaims 1902 offers to puff past troubles with CT Gremmel cigars. The wholesale manufacturer and dealer in cigars pipes and clippings notes nineteen years in business as a guarantee and calls to shop locally.
Storewide sale at Hine Bros features discounts on multiple departments. Customers are invited to visit the shop to take advantage of reduced prices and limited-time offers.
The Lehigh Valley railroad offers vestibuled limited trains from Buffalo to New York and via Niagara Falls to New York and Philadelphia. Dining car service is a la carte and stopovers at Niagara Falls are allowed on through tickets.
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