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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1902
Page
8
Daily Journal items report Scheetz's bargain day sale and half off clocks at Frank the jeweler's. Notices note visits by Lee Twigg of Fairport E W Cross of Fruitland and many city shoppers, with teasers of hardware skates and dancing events at Appel's hall via the Tobey Dancing club.
Edison records priced at $2.00 per dozen and Columbia graphophone discs at $2.00 per dozen sold by Hirt and Griffiths. Both listings reflect a standard wholesale rate for popular recordings available locally.
Blanchard Packing Co offers 10000 pounds of smoked hams and sugar cured bacon at low prices. Dressed chickens at Van Gent's tomorrow. Half off solid gold rings at Choice. Oranges at M. W. Wheeler's. 15 cent broom sale at Scheetz's tomorrow. Co A Wickham, road master, visits the city. Naval and Florida oranges and other fruits at St John’s. Stucker from Atalissa attends poultry show. Miss Frances Carney travels to Davenport. One half off on all goods through Saturday at Frank the jeweler. Prizes for masquerade ball at Armory Hall on Jan 15. Bakes pies and breads at St John’s.
Schmidt's Music Store advertises two second hand pianos in first class condition at very low prices.
Mrs E Adams rode home to Adams Station after a brief visit with relatives. B F Boyd, recently ill on West Second Street, shows some improvement. F M Day, freight agent for C R I and P from Davenport, was in town yesterday pursuing company interests. Bert Townsley, ex county superintendent, rode Western to Montezuma for matters. Nina B Farr, Townsend's former reception lady, heads to Davenport this morning and will depart in two weeks for Aledo Indiana. Henry Schomberg of Columbus Junction arrives last night to spend two weeks with his parents at 601 East Tenth Street.
Ten good second hand organs taken in exchange on pianos, all in fine condition after thorough repairs, go at bargain prices.
Lady Commander orders a meeting at Mac Cabes Hall tomorrow afternoon at 2 30. The agenda is listed as business of importance.
The advertisement touts cheap blanket prices at Geo. B. Jackson's, urging readers to buy now for savings. It emphasizes limited-time deals and in-store availability.
A travel brief promotes a handsome journey on the Lehigh Valley rail road. It highlights solid vestibule trains, dining car service a la carte, and stop-overs at Niagara Falls on through tickets to New York and Philadelphia.
At Rock Island depot a Polish girl Susie Stoker, age unknown, sought to leave her intended husband Joseph Sessig after three months together and travel to Chicago. Sessig had paid her fare from Poland and bought clothes, claiming she owed him $150. a Davenport arrest followed for taking a collarette from Sessig’s friend.
Dr Harrison, an eye specialist at Thiesen's Drug Store, cautions not to delay as he expects to be called home within a short time.
Two upright pianos offered in fine condition. One priced at 90 dollars and the other at 125 dollars by Hirt and Griffith's.
The Lehigh Valley railroad offers luxuriously furnished trains to New York or Philadelphia with careful passenger comfort. Dining cars are a la carte and through tickets allow a Niagara Falls stopover en route.
Three organs offered at $20 $45 and $50 with two described as as good as new. Hirt and Griffith's advertise the items in the second hand market with direct pricing.
Alderman Bartemeier visited Davenport today as Cadle's promotes best cradle-lowest wood and coal prices for local shoppers.
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