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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1900
Page
4
Special dispatch from Chicago markets notes B. J. Toner & Co. brokers with H. E. McKay as manager. Muscatine office located over the post office, telephone 81. Dated January 20, 1900.
Chicago and New York reports show wheat mixed and firmer, corn softer, oats steady to weak, pork firmer, potatoes mixed, eggs steady with various quality quotes, butter easing, and live poultry quiet. New York wheat and corn futures closed mixed with spot prices firmer for wheat and softer for corn.
Market notes a weak hog market with prices slipping from yesterday. Sales ranged from 3.70 to 4.75 for various hog weights and packing lots, signaling overall dull demand and lower bids.
Wood and coal rates lead a broad market roundup with grains and produce. Lumber, lime, and cement listed. flour per sack. wheat, corn, oats and rye prices shown. live stock, dairy, eggs, and cheese quoted. beeswax, hides, and leather also tracked. fruits and vegetables including potatoes, celery, onions, pickles, cabbage, beets, and lemons priced. Market firm in tone.
A fragmented advertisement lists hardware and lumber prices including nails, barb wire, stock boards, sheeting, flooring, ship-lap, fencing, joists, studs, and various No 1 and select grades. Prices range from $3.75 for cut nails to around $45 for specific finishes, with lard and ham prices also noted.
The piece links open saloons to a wave of crime and urges relief through state institutions for Iowa’s southeastern region. It notes H. M. Letts’s committee roles and reports on Robert Wilcox’s recovery from pleurisy and pneumonia, plus S. W. Alfred’s Cedar Rapids poultry show.
Sick residents include Mrs. Garrett Brintink, Mrs. Will Stemliar, Mrs. Eichoff, Mrs. John Martin, and John Johnson with a cold. Henry Nickless dies at 4 am. Nellie Gertz surprised by classmates with gifts and a gathering. West End Sewing Circle met at Mrs. Steinbaul’s. young people’s Sunday school meeting well attended. Cricket.
Absolutely Safe Investment promotes choice first mortgage loans with years of experience and no losses. Investors are urged to call or write for opportunities offered by Titus and Jackson.
The Imperials hosted The Poverty Dance at Armory Hall drawing about sixty couples with revelry lasting into the small hours. Hershey Hose Company held its annual ball at Apples Hall attracting roughly one hundred fifty dancers. about fifty wore striking costumes with prizes awarded to John Geisregen as a scarecrow Emma Lauterman as Liberty Mrs Frank Maurath as a ragpicker and Mrs Peter Roman as the old maid.
At the Congregational church the Seven Old Ladies of Lavandertown debuted to an appreciative audience. The program featured a strong High School orchestra under Hermie Schmidt, a solo by Ed Erb, a recitation by Miss Hannan, and Lightning Haskins wax works with Sam Fox as Haskins. The spoofed wax figures included Julius Caesar and Washington, with Miss Brandenburg as fairy and Edwin St John as page. The audience praised the evening as highly enjoyable.
The article notes Muscatine high school teams plan spring track practice amid questions about training levels. It mentions a victory over Davenport and a potential return game against Rock Island, with Muscatine awaiting a challenge response. The Muscatine Rod and Gun Club will hold a shoot next Thursday with three medals offered.
The committee appointed to sell tickets for the prospective opera house organized to maximize outreach. Two workers per district will solicit in each area, targeting speedy fundraising as about 600 tickets at 10 dollars each are planned before promoter Johnston begins work on the 30000 dollar building.
By nine this morning a crowded throng of boys gathered at Douglass' shoe store on Second street for a free pair as doors opened. Three boys blocked the latch and claimed priority. owner resolved by giving each of the three winners shoes of their choice. The trio honored includes Willie Curger Clement Welch and Horst.
A large geography book tailored for school use is offered to the public. It is postpaid to any address for fifteen cents in stamps or coins. Send to John Sebastian, G. P. A., Chicago, Illinois.
All pickle cabbage and tomato growers are invited to a farmers meeting at the H. J. Heinz Co factory on Saturday January 27 at 1 PM to reconsider tomato contracts. Those with contracts are also urged to attend.
A man expresses strong frustration with a faulty watch, lamenting the constant need to check the clock as it runs inaccurate. The comment captures annoyance at unreliable timekeeping and the desire for punctuality.
A reader notes it feels creepier when an elderly man jokes about his funeral than when a younger man does. The comment explores how age affects the impact of morbid humor and the tone of joking about death.
The remark notes that individuals who claim to surround themselves with only nice people often reveal curious ideas about what counts as nice. It suggests a mismatch between self defined niceness and others perceptions.
Louis Miller died Friday at his Bayfield home after a two day illness. A German immigrant who settled in Iowa in 1856, he was a retired farmer with many local friends. Funeral services are set for Monday at 1 PM at St. Marys Church, conducted by members of the 35th Regiment, of which he was a member.
Arthur M. Hull, manager of the St. Paul Globe, says Grape Nuts is the finest food and that he has practically lived on it after two years of advertising. He notes newspaper ads informed about food value but that he only recently began buying, praising the cereal highly.
An advertisement touts Mull's Lightning Cough Cure as a quick fix for dangerous coughs chest and lung pains claiming cures in days. Marketed as pure and safe for children and priced at 25 cents with broad druggist distribution.
Sweetland resident K Van Camp, a familiar figure in the county, renewed his 48th annual Journal subscription today. He has owned and read the Journal for nearly 50 years, dating from his arrival in the county.
The Iowa branch of the National Fraternal Congress organized in Des Moines led by J W White of Rock Falls UL. Ten of sixty Iowa fraternal groups attended with 240000 members expected to join. officers elected include President W M Narvis and Secretary George F Albert.
Mrs Cal Towers confined to West Front street home for two weeks. Ralph Thompson recovering after a recent illness. Local gunsmen practice for Tuesday shoot on river front. A quiet court day with no entries. L D Blackwell in town to organize Knights and Ladies of the Golden Precept. Eagle Lodge invites members to Banner Lodge memorial on Jan 21 at 2 30 pm in A Go U W hall. Excelsior Hose Co members meet Monday at 1 30 to attend funeral services. Dr Diamond Dick seen about town with hand healing after a recent cut.
An advertisement offers Weeks Break Up A Cold tablets with no cure no pay. Price is 25 cents. Sold by J J Havencamp as sole agent.
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