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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1900
Page
8
A daily journal ad promotes New Process Laundry claiming supreme satisfaction from their shirt and collar laundering. It touts perfect linen with color and finish and no rough edges or torn buttonholes, emphasizing careful workmanship.
Western trains carry several residents to Chicago Kalona and What Cheer while Davenport officials and merchants conduct routine business. Community figures include Mrs. Sarah McCoy improving from illness and Ida Brownly visiting Wilton. The First Methodist Church plans a light supper and the Mechanics band is booked for the Woodmen excursion.
The ad offers haircuts at 15 cents in a small shop at 212 Sycamore opposite Hay Market. Proprietor M Shaw notes three chairs and two barber benches and invites children and boys for quick service in a “nice cool shop.”
Travel notice for Davenport events from July 16 to 20 with return on July 21. Fare quoted is one third for the round trip over the C R I and P lines. Passengers should plan rail travel accordingly.
Frank the Jeweler reports purchases of slugs and mentions Mississippi River peaks. Time Inspector C R J and P Ry referenced.
The article notes William J Pugh a former resident and inventor travels from New York to San Francisco by a new automobile. He plans to pause in Muscatine during the trip. Other local items include visits by John Berkshire from Wenona Missouri to Muscatine and a schedule inviting Masons to a special meeting at Hawkeye Lodge No 30.
Readable sale items show linen skirts at 50c for 1.50 quality and 1.98 for 3.00 white pique. Linen skirts 1.98 4.00 value, ginghams, lawn, dimities and white goods offered per yard. Wrappers priced to clear as a special sale at The Boston Store.
Burlington Cedar Rapids & Northearn Railway posts a one fare plus 2.00 to Denver and return for the Y P C U annual meeting July 25 30 with Cedar Rapids Route agents available for full details. The dispatches note a large death list in China, adding horror to the century’s crime. Local items include Woodmen travel by steamer Pilot, rev McClelland’s Letts trip, A P O N T meeting at 8:30, and various town movements and freight notes.
The Fruitland township Republican caucus will meet at Lone Tree school house on Thursday July 19 to choose six delegates to attend the county convention on July 21 by order of Committee. Read The Daily Journal. 10c a week.
Muscatine Knights of Pythias receive orders about the national convention encampment to meet in Detroit August 27. Brigadier General Manchester of Ottumwa requests all Knights Loyal of the Iowa Brigade report in Detroit. Most Iowa members will depart Chicago Monday morning that week. Muscatine Uniform Bank members plan few attendees. Detroit promises a pleasant time with good accommodations and nearby interests. Reports from across Iowa indicate strong representation at the encampment.
Hog prices touch five cents and a busy day follows as wagons unload by sunrise and more arrive through the forenoon. Warm weather aids hog movement, and farmers see profit in hog raising while traders expect steady markets amid reports of possible corn shortages in the west.
The Ravenna was yesterday with a raft for South Muscatine Lumber Co. The Quincy lay in port about seven last evening with a large passenger list bound upriver. It has replaced the Sidney after one trip and return. The Dubuque is due at about three this afternoon on the down trip.
The M. N. & 5S. offer excursion tickets to Clear Lake with optional boarding at Whitaker's Lakeshore hotel from July 27 to Aug 10 during the Northwest League Assembly. Rev. Thomas Harrison will lead the Iowa State camp meeting July 17 to 26, with Gen. O. E. Howard attending and a grand campfire planned. For details visit the M. N. & 8S. depot. A. L. Lindner, Genl Agent.
The First Baptist church Junior Endeavor plans a picnic at Weed's Park on Wednesday July 18. All Juniors are invited to attend. Local residents P. R. Tipton of Conesville and W. C. Hoefflin visited and traveled to Chicago for meetings. Mrs. C Townsend joined her husband C Fremont Townsend who bought Oscar Grossheim's photograph gallery. M J Shellabarger and wife with Etta Shellabarger of Seventy-Six and Mrs. J M Snyder and daughter of Panora were in town on business. Mrs. J L Morehouse and son E L Morehouse of Springfield Missouri visit R T Thompson's home. Ed is a Fort Scott railroad ticket agent in Springfield.
Boston Store offers heavy overstock of shirt waists priced to move this week. Waists marked down to 15c from 40c, 29c from 75c, 9c from 87c, 75c from 1.25, $1.00 from 1.50, and $1.25 from 2.00.
On July 9 17 and August 1 1900 the Iowa Central Ry will sell round trip excursion tickets to Denver Colorado Springs Pueblo Glenwood Springs Salt Lake City Ogden and points in South Dakota and Wyoming at one fare plus two dollars tickets good to return until October 31 1900 The Iowa Central passes through interesting territory Ask ticket agents for full particulars or address Geo S Batty G P T A Marshalltown Iowa.
A special Shelby Norman Post meeting is called for Tuesday evening to organize travel and plans for the national encampment to be held in Chicago from August 26 to 30.
The Rock Island Railroad runs a special Chicago to Denver service via Omaha with connections to Muscatine and West Liberty. Round trip Homeseekers tickets to Denver Colorado Springs Pueblo Salt Lake City and Ogden are one fare plus 2.99 for return, valid through Oct 31 1900. Contact Co M Gould agent for details at the Passenger depot.
A maxim contrasts reasoning with principle, warning that prolonged sourness in mood can cloud judgment and lead to diminished understanding.
The shop advertises reductions across the line to clean stock with waists on sale. Mothers Friend waists priced at 25 cents for items worth up to 50 cents and 75 cents for waists valued up to one dollar.
Marie, hailed as the most careful buyer, rushes to Remnant's before 7:45 am Tuesday to inspect slightly soiled thermometers. The overheated store affects readings, with thermometers showing 80 degrees while samples at Sample's claim 72.
An advertisement claims Beggs' Hair Renewer cures scalp diseases stops hair loss and grows hair on bald heads. Guaranteed satisfaction and available at J. J. Havercamp's with The Daily Journal subscription 10 cents a week.
The Journal announces branch agencies for nightly paper sales and subscriptions. offices include R U Shumway 423 Mulberry St Harry Wilson's Store Park Avenue East Hill Frank Chayeas Store Cypress and Ninth streets H H Sharrar's Store Lucas Street West Hill W C A Busch's Drug Store South Muscatine and W B Stewart's Store Musser ville near streetcar end.
Iowa Telephone Company announces a new line for business office use and editorial rooms. The notice mentions a ring count of 55 and details about office configuration in the Mississippi Valley region.
Marquette on Lake Superior is highlighted as a charming summer resort reached via the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway. The copy promotes healthful location scenery hotels and immunity from hay fever making a Marquette visit attractive for health rest and comfort. For the Lake Superior Country description send four 1 cent stamps to Geo H Heafford General Passenger Agent Chicago Ill.
The Iowa Central Railway markets its direct line for home seekers and excursionists. Tickets go on sale on the first and third Tuesdays each month to western northern southern and southeastern points at one fare plus two dollars for round trip. Availability includes Denver Colorado Springs and Pueblo. Inquiries should be made to ticket agents or General Superintendent S Batty in Marshalltown Iowa.
Iowa Central Railway announces homeseekers excursion tickets for Denver Colorado Springs and Pueblo territories. Tickets go on sale first and third Tuesdays in May June July and August with one fare plus two dollars for round trip. Inquiries to Geo Batty G P T A Marshalltown Iowa.
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