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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1900
Page
5
A local notice lists two farms for rent about half a mile from an island, with names associated including N Nevens and Bret Cobb among other city and county items. The entry appears among many arrivals, travel notes, and community notices in the Muscatine region.
Rev H D Herr surveys John Ruskin as a model of beauty and holiness, tracing his courage, wit, love of nature, and humanitarian spirit. He argues Ruskin’s life mirrors a heavenly pattern. Moses and art share a divine link, and right living is the finest art.
Muscatine Iowa notice warns buyers to lock in old price before quarry costs rise. Rail rates up 33 1 3 percent and freight delays cited. Stock rushed for spring delivery to avoid advance costs on monumental work.
In the meantime residents are advised to get watches and clocks repaired by Realing the Watch maker at 205 West Second Street. The ad promises entertainment potential once construction completes.
I A Nichols announces a public auction on Thursday February 8 at noon on the farm five miles southwest of West Liberty. Items include 50 head of registered shorthorns 28 head of steers 80 head hogs and 12 head horses with lunch served at 11.
110 acre farm eight miles from the city offers cash terms. Enquire M. W. Stapleton Muscatine over German-American Bank.
Edwin Clawson of an ostrich farm in South Pasadena California reports successful hatching of ostrich eggs using an incubator. The hatching process takes forty days.
Lexington Kentucky January 29 Imp Cam diemas a famed racehorse owned by J B Haggin died Sunday from vertigo. He was by Hermit out of Fusee by Marysan a full brother of St Blaize winner of the English derby in 1883. Haggin bought him in 1896 for 15000 after Enright had purchased him eight years earlier at Tattersalls New York for 12300. He was 17 years old and among useful horses on the turn
W R Bond and F M Hughes of Custer report a 40 foot ledge on Harney Peak slope five miles east of Custer containing the finest onyx and kaolin. The 15 foot wide vein yields high quality china clay used for porcelain. United States imports 75,008 tons yearly, mainly from France, making this the largest kaolin body in the nation.
Miss Jennie Murphy daughter of ex Senator Edward Murphy Jr of Troy received a $100,000 check from her father at breakfast on January 29 in Albany New York. The day brought many congratulations and other handsome presents from friends.
Gov Wells issued a proclamation under state law ordering an election on Monday April 2 in Salt Lake City to elect a representative to the Fifty sixth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the exclusion of Roberts.
McLeansboro Illinois reports the death of William McNabb the smallest man in Illinois at 38 inches tall and about 78 pounds. He died Saturday morning of pneumonia aged 49 after being born and raised in the county.
Charles E. Macrum former United States consul at Pretoria departed Cherbourg aiming to sail the American line steamer St. Paul which had left Southampton at noon bound for New York.
Minneapolis Minn Jan 29 A large four story brick building occupied by McKusick Copelin Riddell confectioners on Second avenue north was destroyed by fire Saturday night with total loss about 129000 Over 28000 worth of United States booth and shoes were sold in Mexico in September against 7138 in September of 1898
I offer 40 acres for sale in Sweetland township five miles from Muscatine on the Davenport road. Price is 110 dollars per acre, ten dollars below the assessed value.
Estate of Isaac Epperly offers the Isaac Epperly farm for sale in southern Muscatine County Iowa one mile northeast of Letts. Over 300 acres of meadow pasture and tilled land with a good house orchard and improvements. Timber land totaling 148 acres in three parcels may be sold with or separately from the farm. If not sold soon the farm may be rented. Small & Shellabarger administrators Letts Iowa January 23 1900.
Ross Reynolds announces a public sale at his residence on Muscatine Island one mile west of Musserville and four miles north of Fruitland on Saturday February 3 1900 at 16 o clock. Items include ten horses six cattle fifty hogs about 508 bushels corn 100 bushels potatoes hay oats straw wagons harness plows and other articles. Johnson Giesler involved.
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