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Newspaper

Muscatine Journal

Location

Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 09, 1902

Page

8

Two Second Hand Pianos Cheap At Schmidt's Music Store

Readable ad notes two second hand pianos offered at Schmidt's Music Store selling in first class condition at low prices for quick sale.

Schmidt

Half price silverware and broom deal in local ads

Frank the jeweler offers half off on silver plated ware while Scheetz’s has 15 cents for any 25 cent broom this Saturday. Local residents G Potter and Fritchman visited the city, with Mr and Mrs Brannan traveling to Davenport. James Hannan departs for Rome Ga to take a wired proposition. Delphey nets 189 pounds river salmon from two hoop nets under the cie.

Frank Scheetz’s M. O. Delphey Turkey Island Cie

Exhibition of Poultry at Armory Opens in Muscatine

The Muscatine Poultry Association opened a three tier Armory show featuring a wide variety of birds and two Maine-origin coon cats. Judges will score tomorrow amid strong interest and a large entry list led by several pens from local and nearby breeders.

Muscatine Poultry Association Armory King Maine W. F. Fritchman P. B. Lake W. S. Gregory Keota Plymouth Rock J. G. Holmes City R. F. McConnell Wapello Wm. Foster Letts Porter Brothers White Plymouth White Wyandotte J. A. Dehner Burlington S. W. Alford Columbus Junction F. Kirschner Nichols W. Engel Golden Wyandotte J. F. Gardiner Keota Buff Leghorn Hoefflin Bros E. Laflin W. C. Weaver H. A. McGrew Grandview Sophia Lindle C. Greiner E. H. King

Chicago Markets Busy Trading Reflects Futures and Livestock

Special market dispatch shows open high low close in wheat corn oats and pork lard ribs with May July contracts. Hogs remain strong as receipts hit 33 000 with light to heavy prices from 5.80 to 6.60. Northwestern wheat receipts compare Minneapolis Duluth and gains in Liverpool and clearances noted.

Tod-Y-Y Chicago Northwestern Minneapolis Duluth Liverpool

Bargain Second Hand Organs At Schmidt’s Music Store

Ten good second hand organs taken in exchange on pianos, all in fine condition, thoroughly repaired, go at bargain prices at Schmidt's Music Store.

Schmidt

Corbin Plans Negro Home Building Block in Davenport

A. D. Corbin of Davenport proposes a mutual building program to aid black homeownership. The plan buys lots and builds houses financed on installments with the block serving as loan security, aiming to extend from Davenport to other areas after trials, with Booker T. Washington’s approval noted.

A. D. Corbin Davenport Corbin Booker T. Washington

Phonograph Sales Emphasize Low Prices

A fragmented line notes phonographs such as Victor and graphophones and talking machines and records were always sold at the cheapest prices, highlighting bargain emphasis in the display.

Victor Schmidt

Weather Chronicle for January 9 Across Rivers

A January 9 record tracks river gauge and temperature across years. It notes 3.1 today with sunny south warmth, contrasts 5.7 in 1901 with a snow storm, and lists past readings from 1900 to 1896 including low water marks and ice.

California City Water Works Mother Earth

Cascarets Promise Beauty by Cleaning Blood and Skin

An old advertisement touts Cascarets as a beauty aid that cleans the blood and purges impurities. It claims to improve pimples boils blotches blackheads and bilious complexions by cleansing the liver with doses for ten cents and promises satisfaction.

Call Up Chas Cable for Wood and Coal

Mr and Mrs Thomas Boot of Wilton were in the city today calling on friends and transacting business.

A. D. McDaniel Columbus Junction J. F. Hawkins Conesville A. J. Thomas Hahn Brothers Rock Island J. Q. Beatty Fruitland O. L. Foster Letts Scott House Chas. Cable Thomas Boot Wilton Mat. Brockway Mother Link Foster Armory Hall

To New York via Niagara Falls rail trip

A pleasant journey offered by Lehigh Valley rail road with solid vestibule trains and a la carte dining car service. Stop-over allowed at Niagara Falls on all through tickets to New York and Philadelphia.

New York Niagara Falls Lehigh Valley Railroad Philadelphia

Graebner Wahl Wedding and Society Notes

Edward Graebner and Miss Emma Wahl wed at the Wahl home witnessed by about 75 relatives. The groom, 3 years with Muscatine Electric street railway, will live with his parents in South Muscatine until spring. The wedding party wore white and black beneath the holly. Also reported: Willing Workers society elected officers and held sewing at Mrs. Fessler’s East Front Street home. Excursion tickets offered on Burlington Cedar Rapids & Northern Railroad on select Tuesdays with 21 day limit.

Edward Graebner Emma Wahl Wm. Wahl Isett Avenue George Meier German Evangelical Lutheran Church John Graebner South Muscatine Hershey Muscatine Banner Lodge Pleasant East Front Street Fred Fessler F. W. Fessler Adam Hess Kate Funck van Wagner Thos, Fahey Judisch Frank Walters Burlington, Cedar Rapids Norther Abbott, Shell Rock Waverly Jnc

Local Sales and Visits Highlight City Scene

Notices of sales at Cable's Wood and Coal and Frank the Jeweler mark a busy period. Visitors include H Kirschner of Nichols, Henry Reed of Greenfield, and Robert Lovell from Peoria, all in town for the poultry show or family reasons. Dr. Harrison at Thiesen's was unavailable. Alva Feugtel undergoes surgery after a railway office stint.

H. Kirschner Nichols Henry Reed Greenfield, IL A. G. Whittaker Robert Lovell Peoria, IL City Alva J. Feugtel M. N. & S. Railway

Lehigh Valley Rail Road Offers Comfortable Vestibuled Trains

The Lehigh Valley rail road promises comfort for travelers with vestibuled limited trains from Buffalo and Chicago to New York via Niagara Falls. Dining car service is available a la carte with stop-overs allowed at Niagara Falls and Philadelphia.

Index of the World’s Treasures Remains Largely Unopened

An observant note on the vast catalog of human knowledge and objects that lie beyond ordinary reach. Scholars and collectors discuss the challenge of locating rare items and organizing vast archives.

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