New Hay And Market Prices Rise In Heat
New timothy hay arrives in good quantities at ten dollars. old hay goes for twelve. Hogs rise to five sixty with scarcity due to heat. Pears arrive but are small and not favored. California plums sell fast at ten cents a dozen. Lemons jump to twenty five to thirty cents a dozen. Fish are scarce with Buffalo as the only retail variety amid heat affecting eggs and butter.
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Timothy
California
Buffalo
Fast Hill
Great Western Circuit Races Draw Notable Attendance at Davenport Mile
Davenport July 12 The attendance was better at yesterday's Great Western Circuit races at the Davenport Mile track and the sport was good though the finishes were perhaps not as close as anticipated.
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Davenport, In
Davenport Mile Track
Racing card offers three trots and a pace with top contenders
The program features the 2 30 trot with 20 entries, the 2 14 trot with seven, and the 2 07 pace with six. Notable runners include Riley B Major Muscovite and Little Poy, the latter clocked at 2 02 for a mile on a half mile track, hailed as possibly the world’s fastest pacer. An automobile race also highlights today’s program.
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Mississippi King
Major Mason
Alan
G. W
Florida
Riley B
Major Muscovite
Little Poy
Band Concert Tonight With Panchet's Ensemble
Panchet's band presents a full evening program in the court square. Part I features The Adjutant Overture Fra Diavolo Humky Dory Die Heils Army Koment and Part II includes Calka Brown's Autograph Potpourri Joy to the World The Tidal Wave and Through the Sart with further selections by various arrangers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panchet
Court Square
J. F. Toennnger
M. E. Meyrelles
Abe Holzmann
G. F. Daniels
Chas
J. Orth
Calka Brown
Cornet
J. O. Casey
Maine
E. C. Barnhouwse
Dalby
T. H. Rollinson
Fire at Bromley shoe store damages Clear Lake shops
Fire discovered yesterday morning at W. H. Bromley’s shoe store in Clear Lake Iowa. Fire department fought flames for hours but packed between walls and floors prevented quick control. Total losses to surrounding stores reach seventeen thousand dollars.
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Clear Lake
W. H. Bromley
July Buying Promises Savings in Muscatine Trade
Wise buyers are urged to shop Muscatine this month as local merchants offer liberal inducements to stimulate trade during the hot spell. The city is hailed as a premier trading point in Iowa with a lively progressive merchant class attracting customers from surrounding areas.
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Muscatine
Iowa
New Drug Store Planned in Muscatine
Muscatine will gain a new drug store at 309 E. Second Street. Proprietor Mr Thiesen renovates the store room and will stock top quality drugs and toilet articles. The location is favorable and an opening date will be announced later by The Journal.
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Muscatine
E. Second Street
Thiesen
Journal
Family visits and local notes from Durant and Bloomington
E. R. Sherfy and Joe Hampton drove to Durant Sunday and saw 30 binders cutting barley. Mrs. Sherfey’s sister from Washington Iowa visited. Mrs. Mary Gray spent Sunday with her sister Mrs. J. B. Jester. The Sweetland caucus is set for July 13 at 8 PM. A. H. Klepper and wife dined at the Fritchman home in Bloomington. Rev Smith’s two children are visiting Dr. Snyder’s home.
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E. R. Sherfy
Joe Hampton
Durant
Gentry Brothers Bring Preferred Animal Show to Muscatine
Gentry Brothers return with their No. 1 show featuring nearly 350 trained animals including dogs ponies monkeys elephants and camels. A daily 11 oclock street parade accompanies the performance in Muscatine with eager admirers ready to attend.
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Gentry Brothers
Gentrys
Gentry
Muscatine
Heat Peak Marks Hottest Day as Local Threshing Continues
Sweetland records Wednesday as the hottest day of the season. Gettert Bros. have begun threshing in the neighborhood. Frank Van Camp and family and K. Van Camp visited Lone Tree on Sunday and called on Dr. Geo. L. Day.
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Sweetland
Gettert Bros
Frank van Camp
K. van Camp
Lone Tree
Geo. L. Day
Muscatine Markets Price Sheet Snapshot
Market figures for grain, hay, livestock and produce across Muscatine items include gran 45c, oats 28-30c, oat meal 31c, rye 40c, barley 40c, wheat 55-60c, Timothy hay $10-$12, bottom hay $0.09-$5.00, baled hay $12-$13, hogs $5.50-$5.60, cattle $3 on 50, calves $4-$4.50, sheep $3, lambs 3-4c per lb, live young chickens 60c, dressed 8c, old chickens 5c live, perishable goods and staples such as flour 1.10-1.20 per 48 lb sack, corn meal per sack and sugar at $5.95 per 100 slots, roaster coffee prices, butter 17-20c, eggs fresh 10c, lard 1-12c, celery 2 stalks 16c, potatoes old 70-80c, new 20c peck, vegetables and fruits with wide variety and prices per unit. Overall market unsteady with fluctuating prices across grains, meats, produce and staples.
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Graham
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Jeweler
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E. 2Nd Street
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Japan
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Chicago
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Ancou
Iown
Cripple Creek
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Grand Avenue Savings Bank
Des Moines
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Shade
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Woodlawn Avenue
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