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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1901
Page
7
Community briefs include Henry Elfers returning after sickness, Royal Neighbors meeting set, visitors from Morning Sun and Princeton, and travels by residents to Davenport, Cedar Falls, and Oklahoma lands. Emigration notices advertise July 16 excursion and round trip tickets. marriages and relocations shared with local households and churches.
Schmidt Bros offers a fresh stock of second hand bicycles with varied sizes and prices. Local customers can browse trusted used bikes and inquire about repairs and warranties at the shop.
Best Davenport combination filter and cooler praised for all sizes and low prices. See them at McQuesten and Sawyer's.
Miss Mabel Batzer and her brother return from Lisbon. A race meet features leg shows and six free attractions on July 16 to 18. Ok lahoma lands promotions and 50 cent tickets at Hine Bros. Miss Lillian Hackley visits then returns home in Burlington. West Point candidate Joseph King to report May 1 1902. Band concerts in court square and Baptist excursion planned for Davenport area.
Classified notice shows items offered for sale with contact details for inquiries. It lists likely prices and descriptions though some lines are incomplete and require direct confirmation with the seller.
Bloomington Township held a caucus to pick delegates for the county convention on Saturday July 20 at the courthouse. John P. Fishburn presided, Ed Barnard was secretary, and William Hendricks J C Stuart and B P Fiehburn were named as committeemen. Delegates named include William Hendricks J C Stuart Ed Barnard J G Freers John Parks William Fishburn and William Shellabarger.
A city outing party traveled to Davenport aboard the steamer W. J. Young Jr and spent the day in Central park before returning. The group included Mrs. W. W. Miller Rev Hertzler his wife and two children and numerous local residents. An M E church club meeting followed at Miss Kate Powell’s home with the next gathering at Miss Emma Betzell’s Rose Lawn address.
Baptist excursion to Davenport and Rock Island on July 18 promotes a first class boat trip with music and meals. Travel starts 8 a.m. return by 9 p.m. Price 50 cents for adults, 25 cents for children under 14, with tickets at Hine Bros.
Chicago market dispatch lists wheat corn oats and pork products with bids, highs and lows for July and September. Includes hogs cattle and sheep receipts, regional quotes from Kansas City Omaha Minneapolis and Duluth, and weather and New York financials.
The schedule notes a Wednesday evening boat trip under A. P. O. N. T. on July 17. The boat departs the wharf at unspecified time, returns to the landing, and departs again at 9 o clock. Tickets are to be secured in advance and refreshments will be served aboard.
An assurance offers a full refund of the purchase price if Rector fails to cure the issue described. A free sample is included with each package, and the seller is J. J. Havercamp.
Bargain riders can find used bikes starting at five dollars at Schmidt Breed. The sale features a range of bicycles with low prices aimed at budget buyers and casual cyclists.
Prospective buyers urged not to wait to own a home. Titus and Jackson offer houses on easy terms for a few hundred dollars down as a first payment.
Whitmore's steam launch departs from the boat house every day next week at 7 30 a m and 7 p m. Fare is 50 cents each way. Passengers pay at Mackey's landing.
Chas Howard general manager of the M. N. and S. completed a business trip to New York and returned home last night.
Classified item offers a walnut folding bed with desk and bookcase, walnut wardrobe, walnut corner china cabinet, yellow pine cupboard and other articles for cash. Contact C. fi. Armstrong at 226 Walnut Street.
The Black Diamond Express leaves Buffalo at noon via the Lehigh Valley Railroad for New York. Through tickets to New York and Philadelphia include a la carte dining car service and luxurious parlor and day coaches with stop-overs allowed at Buffalo.
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