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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1901
Page
8
Davenport bound crowd plans to attend Caprice a four act comedy drama at the Grand tonight. Also on offer are supper at Hotel Grand Tuesday night and an Episcopal pancake supper. The Muscatine Slough skating draws a large crowd and the high school orchestra plans its annual concert at the high school. Dave Vanalla prepares spring assessment books as township assessor. Miss Seevers travels to Davenport for a visit before returning to Oskaloosa.
Society note details a surprise party for Gustave Blankenburg on his 27th birthday hosted by his wife with Fraternal Aid Association drill team presents a rocker and a list of attendees from several families. Also reports M. B. Waters 35th wedding anniversary celebration with guests, gifts including a gold watch and a gold ring.
Charles H. Baker and Miss Mary Ethel Shepherd were married at the bride’s parents’ home 211 Cedar Street at eight o’clock last evening officiated by Rev. C. L. Stafford. The couple will reside in Muscatine, both longtime residents, with one Portland guest Miss Tennant attending. The Thursday board club underlined a no meeting period after their “spooks” party earlier in the week.
Turkeys at C. E. Richardson's and a 25 cent Episcopal church pancake supper at Hotel Grand are listed among local offerings. Schrader & Zoller's advertise chickens, turkeys, spare ribs, tenderloin and sausages while Trinity Guild plans a manufacturers bazaar after Easter. Reverend C L Stafford has a notable wedding officiating record so far this century.
Regular meeting of Wyoming Lodge this evening with installation of officers. Business of importance. Full attendance desired. J. C. Coster, C. C.
A busy evening features a high school orchestra concert at the high school with 25 cent tickets and a four act comedy drama Caprice at the Grand. Attractions include Robt. Downing January 9 and Lewis Morrison’s Faust January 16, plus My Friend from India January 30 and A Merry Chase February 22.
An advertisement invites readers to consult Mrs Moynihan for palmistry at W W Hartman’s 409 East 5th Street at the start of the new century. The copy urges readers to know themselves and prepare for future events.
A pancake supper is planned at the Hotel Grand on Tuesday January 8 by the ladies of the Episcopal church. Proceeds support church activities and community outreach.
The Fraternal Aid Association will hold a public officer installation and entertainment at Woodman Hall near First National Bank on Friday evening January 4. The program includes invocation music by an orchestra address by the president duets recitations readings vocal and piano solos a German recitation a male quartet song a fancy drill by the F A A team and refreshments. Admission is 10 cents and all members are urged to attend.
Tickets vanish quickly for Caprice at the Grand Opera House this evening as the show draws eager patrons. The venue reports high demand and near sellout status for the performance.
It urges attendance to avoid crowding at tonight’s high school orchestra concert with 25 cent admission and mentions a performance of Caprice.
A grand fortune is offered for an inventor who creates a sewing machine capable of collecting rents, repairing family breaches, and mending bad manners.
A political race record notes the candidate who speaks out is defeated by the rival who funds the campaign. The piece highlights the power of money in shaping outcomes and the impact of public speaking on voter decisions.
A compilation from Dubuque to Buffalo Center reports a workman’s fatal fall at the customs house annex, Burlington social links to Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, and diverse Iowa notes. Items cover skunk skins in Clarinda, railway expansion talks in Clinton, 1900 bankruptcy counts at Sioux City, Morningside College’s record term, St James parish plans, Des Moines shooting prospects, Davenport smallpox case, a $20,000 damages suit, Fort Dodge Catholic academy plans, and the disappearance of C W Cassiday near Buffalo Center.
A note from St. Louis recalls that despite progress, residents still drink coffee from saucers. The quirky habit reflects local charm and continuity amid modern change.
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