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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1900
Page
8
Advertisements trumpet peaches and apples at St John and Van Gents trocery with mentions of Adams Hild and Hartman Ellman produce. Local residents like A Romzene and W P Harris visit the city. trains Firefly and Western carry travelers to Davenport Wilton and Keene with notices of marriage licenses and six room houses for sale.
Local notice cites ongoing sales at 217 East Second Street and invites attention to the Saturday Market.
Overstocks on ladies and misses shirt waists due to cool May and June weather. Prices slashed Saturday with waists sold originally at 40c to 1.25 reduced to 15c 25c 29c 75c 1.00 1.25. Small girls waists ages 10 to 16 cut from 50c. Tie selections 1.00 and 1.25 for 25c. The Boston Store.
A dealer offers a second hand rubber-tired bike wagon a rubber-tired top buggy and a second hand two seated survey all in good condition. See them now at Bowman's.
Tomorrow Saturday July 21 the Boston Store promotes bargain events with torchon laces wash goods and white goods at deep discounts. Highlights include 5c lace remnants 5c yard fabrics 6 10c dimities 9 ½ to 12 ½ yard items 1.68 to 2.00 price cuts on parasols umbrellas and towels with half price offers on many notions and garments.
Miss Nellie Cunningham will wed Geo O Prickett at St Columbkille on Tuesday July 2. Anna Breckon leaves Chicago with her father to attend the ceremony and accompanying wedding tour before settling at 13 West Monroe Street.
Work began yesterday on a new brick round house to replace the old one behind Hut tigs. The improved facility will be about fifty feet in diameter with three stalls, replacing two. Estimated cost is about three thousand dollars with roughly a thousand per stall for the R C R N line.
Word reaches the office that R. T. Hummel is the first grower to produce a ripe melon this season on the Muscatine Island. The island's melon crop is expected to be about equal to last year as many plants near the point of ripening for harvest.
Ensign and Mrs Throckmartin of Marouette Michigan will attend the Army headquarters this evening and the public is invited. In 1895 Mr T was located in Muscatine and known as a lieutenant.
The referee finds Hill owes Giesler 1987.43 and Blanchard 747.78 after a long Cedar county to Muscatine county suit over partnership business in feeding and shipping stock. The article notes other local court activity and various brief notices and ads from area businesses.
Farmers say recent rains favor river traffic but damage crops. Oats are in shock and hay damaged by rain after shock, risking sprouting. They note corn needs rain but now want to finish harvest and threshing promptly.
Miss Ada Wilson and Mr. John Epperley of Portland Oregon were married at the bride’s home last night in a ceremony attended by immediate relatives. Rev F F Beckerman officiated and a wedding supper followed. The couple departed for Portland at midnight to make their permanent home there.
A small blast occurred this morning in Edith Woods's rooms at 215 Town avenue when a boy named Arthur pressed powder into a bottle. The explosion was heard far away but caused only minor damage once the smoke cleared.
John Connor visits for business as residents note Saturday Market offerings including bread cakes meat loaves and assorted goods. Arnold and Arnold of Atalissa and Kudler from Columbus Junction join locals while Geo Reuling features oranges bananas peaches and berries and Maysonholder arrives from Payfield for business. Hartman Ellman advertise fresh fruit and vegetables.
Forecasts predict warm temperatures for tomorrow as shoppers recall Coadys soda water and Reppert’s old stand. The note highlights local beverage nostalgia and continued demand for classic drinks.
The firm Luellen and Kline at 16 Iowa avenue dissolves its partnership by mutual agreement. Mr. Luellen buys out Mr. Kline and will continue the New Panitorium Club, Muscatine's original club, with continued high service under Luellen’s management.
A notice states a called meeting of the Champion Hose Hook and Ladder company this evening at eight o'clock. John Neibert is named in the notice.
Shoes are being taken away from Wilson and Cherry's with a 20 percent discount on colored styles. Call sure tomorrow to take advantage of the sale and stock up.
The Nickel Plate Road promotes daily express No 4 from Chicago at 2 30 pm with routes to Niagara Falls St Lawrence river Thousand Islands Adirondack Catskill mountains and many eastern and northern points in Pennsylvania New Jersey and Ontario plus Chautauqua Lake. Onboard meals range 35 cents to one dollar with no excess fare and rates are stated as the lowest. Contact nearest agent or Mr J Y Calahan general agent 111 Adams Street Chicago PA No 2
Cheap travel to Chicago via the B C R N Railway for the National Encampment of the G A R from August 27 to September 1. Good service fast time and courteous employees. For rates limits and details contact your nearest agent.
Special dispatch from Chicago markets notes H J Toher & Co Kroekers with H E McKay manager. Muscatine post office telephones Chicago July 20 1900. A wry saying hints at big radishes not always coming from the biggest tops. a remark about boys losing jobs then marrying adds a small social aside.
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