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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1900
Page
4
Violence and lawlessness grip the area around the American Minister in China. The grounds of the legation were damaged and fear of mob action grows daily, contrasting the legation's former beauty with the city's squalor.
Rev H D Herr compares biblical visions to China today in a sermon on the three sources of conflict against righteousness the dragon the beast and the false prophet He argues China embodies rival powers opposing Christian progress and cites lessons from the war and industrial questions.
The International Congress of Photography began at the Palais des Congres and will run through July 28. It follows the 1889 Paris and 1891 Brussels congresses, with lectures and organized visits to Paris scientific and industrial sites. American delegates are prominent in the gathering.
About 100 Roman Catholics sailed from New York on the steamer Umbria to Rome for holy year ceremonies. They expect to be away about forty days.
The Iowa Republican convention at Des Moines endorses the 1900 platform, praising the four year record, urged stability of money, protection from anti trust evils, self government for new areas, and continued support for McKinley and the GOP congressional leadership.
Brooklyn officials asked the state attorney general to halt the ten cent fare to Coney Island as illegal under surface railroad law. The suit seeks to strip the Brooklyn Height Railroad of its charter, after hearings at noon.
Iowa Central offers an excursion to Colorado Utah South Dakota and Wyoming with departures July 7 19 and August 1 1900. Fare is one dollar plus two dollars for round trip with tickets valid to October 31 1900. Inquire at coupon ticket agents or write Geo S Batty G P T A Marshalltown Iowa for full details.
Mull's Lightning Pain Killer offers quick relief for aches with a 25 cent price tag. Available at all druggists.
A proverb-like saying emphasizes that quality of light comes from its efficiency, not the amount of adornment. It suggests substance over style in creating illumination.
A wide listing of current prices across Muscatine markets including flour per sack 48 pounds at 1.15 to 1.25, various produce items such as tomatoes 2 for 5 cents, apples per peck 20 cents, and oranges 20 to 50 cents per dozen. Stocks also cover honey, sugar, butter, eggs, cheese, live stock, lard, dried beef, leather, nails, coal, lumber, and related building materials with regionally varying prices and notes that the market remains unsteady.
The Iowa Central Railway will sell Homeseekers' excursion tickets on listed Tuesdays through December to many western and southern territories including Arkansas Arizona British Columbia Colorado Idaho Indian Territory Kansas Montana Manitoba Nebraska New Mexico Oregon Oklahoma Louisiana Missouri Utah Washington Wyoming Texas Iowa Minnesota North Dakota Northern Michigan Wisconsin South Dakota and southeast points. Tickets may also be sold to Denver Pueblo and Colorado Springs Colorado. For full information contact ticket agents or Geo. S. Batty G P & T A.
The Iowa Central Railway offers round trip excursion tickets on July 9 17 and August 1 1900 to Denver Colorado Springs Pueblo Glenwood Springs Salt Lake City Ogden and areas in South Dakota and Wyoming. Tickets are one fare plus two dollars with return validity until October 31 1900. Inquire at ticket offices or write Geo S Batty G P T A Marshalltown Iowa for full details.
Special rates to Chicago via the B C R N railway for the National Encampment of the G A R from August 27 to September 1. Enjoy good service, fast time and courteous employees. For rates and limits, contact your nearest agent.
The meeting of the gun club occurs in Wapello on July 26 and 27. The M. N. & S. R. R. offers round trip tickets from Muscatine to Wapello and back at 90 cents total. A. L. Lindner serves as General Agent.
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