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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1908
Page
9
Daily price movements for wheat corn oats and byproducts with opening highs lows and closes. Includes hogs lard ribs and futures quotes alongside Chicago produce market figures and car receipts.
The Tourists defeated Denver University 41 to 20 in a Westerners game. Local fans were surprised as the score reflected a strong offensive showing by the visitors. Season records indicate the Tourists at 4 wins and 0 losses with an .875 pace.
Muscatine teams posted varied results against several opponents including Highland Park College 19 at home and Des Moines Y. 30 away. Other scores feature Muscatine 38 Neb Varsity 21 33 and 35, Shenandoah 25, William Jewell 32, Kansas City 31, Haskell Indians 91, Concordia 21, Glasco 33, Salina 36, Newton 33, Lindsborg 23, and Denver 206 with Muscatine 41 and 59 in different matchups.
Muscatine basketball team arrived in Denver after beating Denver University 41 to 20 and continue toward Golden to face Mines. The squad recalled a rough land journey from Lindsborg to Salina, rode a 24 horsepower touring car, and boasted victories over Nome Alaska and William Jewell while noting Kansas teams’ strong performances.
Curtain raiser features junior and second teams before Ottumwa and Muscatine YMCAs meet at the local gym Friday. Ottumwa lineup includes Shrutts Dingeman Nelson Tharp Mier. Muscatine lineup Kautz Ethal Morgan Grafe Harrington.
Manager Egan forgives Buffalo pitcher Ed Els for desertion last summer. In Muscatine fans delight he will rejoin Burlington Hawkeye reports that he led the Pathfinders in wins and will play next season.
An old advertisement claims pneumonia outcomes and cures for coughs and colds with Dr King’s New Discovery. The copy promises guaranteed results at 50 cents and one dollar from Havercamp’s Prescription Drug Store.
Monday Feb 3 offer outlines cures for blurred vision and eye ailments. Dr Shallenberger provides free consultation and examination at 145 Oakwood Blvd Chicago with glasses fitted and money refunded if unsatisfied. Cross eyes corrected, ptygium removed, eye strain addressed to prevent headaches and nervous issues.
San Francisco boxing scene shows Abie Attell favored over Frankie Neil at 2 to 1 despiteNeil money drought. The Moran bout influenced bets as Attell impressed by outlasting Moran while Neil endured a brutal 17 rounds. Attell previously beat Neil in Los Angeles fueling cautious optimism for Attell.
After a protracted district court battle, jurors awarded Frank S. McCoy 412 dollars in damages for injuries from a runaway horse rented from Kleindolph on April 2 1906. Additional 84 dollars for a carriage bill brought total judgment to 496 dollars. Attorneys Ed P. Ingham and J R Hanley led the litigants before a large audience and many witnesses testified.
Cattle receipts 5500 steady with bees 3.75 to 6.30, cows and heifers 1.70 to 4.75, stockers 2.70 to 4.75, westerns 3.80 to 4.75. Hogs receipts 36000. price ranges 4.25 to 4.55 for most, with light at 4.42 to 4.45. Sheep receipts 15000. sheep 3.40 to 5.69, lambs 5.00 to 7.30, yearlings 5.00 to 5.75. Butter strong creameries 13 to 32, dairies 20 to 26. Eggs steady 20 to 20 1/2. Poultry steady. turkeys 10, chickens 10, springs 10.
New York Poultry Market reports dressed poultry steady with chickens at 12 to 20 cents, turkeys 12 to 16 cents, fowls 10 to 13 cents. Butter and Eggs market unchanged with firsts at 23 cents. Peoria Produce shows corn No 3 at 53 to 54 cents.
Corn 50 cents, oats 40 to 46 cents, wheat 80 to 90 cents retail one dollar. Cracked corn 1.45 per cwt retail, pop corn on ear 1.15 to 1.25 per cwt shelled 1.40 to 1.75 per cwt. Per peck 30 cents. Bran per cwt 1.35.
Retail and farm prices for oil meal shorts hay butter eggs produce and meat in a broad market listing. Includes per cwt and per lb rates for livestock dairy poultry and vegetables with multiple items and ranges from vegetables like cabbage onions to meats beef pork mutton veal and fish with unit prices across suppliers and markets.
An old advertisement touts Dr. King's New Life Pills as painless regulators that strengthen you with a guaranteed effect. The fake medicine promises relief after just one dose and is sold at Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store for 25 cents.
The Julius tower in Spandau holds thirty million dollars in gold bars, counted in global gold statistics as the German government's first mobilization reserve. Economists question hoarding vast wealth amid currency shortages and discuss moving the treasure to relieve the economy.
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