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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1902
Page
8
Local notices advertise sugar cured ham from St John's and country dried apples. Several residents travel for business and educational duties, while others attend church organ recitals and city meetings. A pending closing-out sale at the Chicago Fair draws crowds.
The street car conductors annual ball will be held at Assembly Hall on Friday January 10. Thomas' orchestra will provide music. Admission is 25 cents. Paul Mittlander is the manager.
The Mechanics' concert and dance at the Armory tonight will not tolerate robbery. admission is 25 cents a couple. Bring your partner and enjoy the evening of music and dancing.
A Muscatine council session tonight will hear a new lighting proposal from Roach and Giesler and possibly a counteroffer from the old firm. Trustees of the waterworks face back taxes tied to a sale of the plant, with city officials and the attorney weighing a potential settlement before elections.
A large attendance enjoyed a Twelfth Night entertainment at the Trinity Episcopal rectory on Fourth Street with games cakes and wassail and proceeds benefiting the vested choir. The Mothers' club met with talks on Woman's Mission The Son in the Home and Economy in the Home with Jan 20 next gathering planned. local notices include travel and sales items.
Market notes report opening highs lows and closes for Wheat Corn Oats Pork and Lard with May and July futures. Hogs cattle and sheep receipts and price ranges shown. Northwestern wheat receipts and Liverpool changes noted with daily clearances across wheat corn oats and flour.
Dr Harrison, eye specialist from Cedar Rapids, will be at Thiesen's drug store all day Wednesday January 8. He has many Muscatine patients and has handled difficult cases successfully. He will remain in town as long as he can leave Cedar Rapids practice. Those needing eye treatment or examination should consult him.
Puff past troubles away with cigars from C. T. Gremmel the leading Muscatine wholesale manufacturer and dealer in cigars pipes and cigar clippings celebrating nineteen years in business. No other brand compares for shipment into town.
Messrs. John Schmier C Smith and John Smith of Atalissa were business visitors in the city today.
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