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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1902
Page
8
Mrs. Davy is no longer canvassing for the company while buyers are invited to call and view the line of premiums from the American Tea and Coffee Co. located here permanently.
Special sale this week at Geo B Jacksons on French flannels and winter underwear. Various real estate loans offered including 6000 4500 2200 and smaller sums. Mrs A J Reeves of Fairport shopped in the city and rode home on the Firefly. Mrs R R Dunga of Newark Neb arrived to visit at her Illinois based brother. Epworth League and cabinet meetings set for this evening at First M E church in the lecture rooms. Basketball tonight admission ten cents. A two story eight room house with 46 feet of ground near Iowa avenue and Second street offered at 1600.
The best talking machine on earth promotes at Echmidt's Music Store with Edison phonographs on display for customers seeking high fidelity sound and modern entertainment.
Five thousand pounds of ham received by Blanchard Packing will be sold this week only at ten cents per pound.
A stream of small notices records sponges at Thiesen’s and real estate bargains with Titus Jackson. It notes visits and travel by many residents including F N Wilcox, Mrs K E Kennedy, Miss Grace Breen, and J M Woodcock. Regular M B A meeting announced. several residents head to Letts, Washington, Fairport, and Stoughton on business or family visits.
Tomorrow at 7 50 PM in the regular gymnasium the YMCA basketball league begins with two preliminary matches. Players listed include T S Berry C Richards C Chenoweth W Appel J Patterson M Thompson and others. all members are urged to attend and those absent risk losing their spots.
Schmidt's Music Store highlights the Blasius piano with a tone praised for brilliancy and beautiful singing qualities.
Large crowds attended Sunday services at the United Brethren Church with morning and evening sessions. The 6 30 pm young people meeting showed strong organization and impact and the 7 30 pm service featured a 20 minute sermon on Acts 41 12 and testimonies.
The Ludwig piano is touted as superior to many pianos selling for twice the price. It is described as unmatched and unexcelled, inviting readers to judge its quality for themselves.
A neat white house at the northeast corner of Seventh street and Iowa avenue posts two street signs on its exterior. One reads Seventh St on the south side, the other Iowa Ave on the west, making the residence a rare local example of street-name labeling and helping readers locate the house.
Wesley White, a young colored man known in Muscatine, was indicted by a Des Moines county grand jury on charges of highway robbery in Burlington. He was arraigned Saturday without entering a plea for the December alley robbery, after later being captured in Muscatine amid rumors surrounding an elderly man’s death.
The shop advertises superior laundry work praised by patrons for exquisite color and artistic finish. It emphasizes using only the best washing materials that do not rot fabrics and highlights a commitment to excellent condition. FPX Schaeffer, Proprietor.
Officers pursued a connection between White and a death but found no relation. White has effectively confessed to another crime and is expected to plead guilty when proceedings begin.
Chicago dispatch via Hoher and Co details hog receipts at 38,000 with prices 5.85 to 6.60, cattle receipts 19,000 with steady to strong tone, and sheep receipts 20,000 with 10 cents higher closes. visible supply and tomorrow’s car estimates listed. Northwestern Wheat receipts and Liverpool Wheat and Corn changes noted.
Mrs Nettie Winkler died at home on Saturday evening from heart trouble at age 30. She leaves four children, her parents, three sisters and two brothers. The funeral was held at 2 o'clock this afternoon from the house.
Local notes from Columbus Junction Iowa recount visits by G Shearer and relatives, trips to Muscatine Iowa City and Davenport, and a large Harvest era social. A program featured Hanley LeQuatte and Greiner with a supper and lively afterglow as the Excelsiors look forward to future events. Nearby headlines mention Brockway purchasing a Letts farm and other local movements.
Meadow Lane Ja Jan 20. Wm Newmire shipped a carload of hogs to Chicago last week and returned Friday. Joo Finch is busy hauling corn this week. Louie and Frank Kook spent last Sunday at Henry Miller’s near Pleasant Prairie. Billie Huseman seen in this neighborhood last Sunday. The Kook and Schlapkohl young folks spent last Tuesday at the Snyder home. Henry Kook spent last Sunday at Walcott. August Paul spent last Sunday in this neighborhood. Henry Drumm hauling barley. Henry Finck entertained friends last Sunday evening for his birthday. There was a dance in Durant Saturday night. Charlie Steffen to entertain friends Tuesday evening for his birthday. Frank Peterson seen on streets this week buying hogs.
J. H. Foster, postmaster of Foster Illinois, travels to Muscatine today to conduct business and meet officials. The trip highlights cross-town postal and municipal matters.
Two professors at the medical laboratory of Ann Arbor University announce a discovery of an absolute antiseptic for intestinal diseases including cholera typhoid fever and dysentery named benzozone. They express hope it will fulfill the claimed effects.
The Illinois Central passenger department announces a new folder promoting homeseekers and land investments in Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, and Louisiana. Excursions to these states run the first and third Tuesdays each month at one fare plus two dollars. free copies available by mail from Dubuque Iowa.
The Excelsior Home Literary met at Miss Lizzie Greiner's home on Saturday evening January 18. It marked the society's third winter of operation with enthusiastic members and a progressive program. A debate argued that the telephone benefits farmers over rural mail delivery, ending in a defeat for the telephone side. Present were Miss Helen Hanley Miss Beth LeQuatte and Mr J C Stuart.
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