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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1902
Page
8
Local ads promote fresh fish at Don Koehler's market and goods at Scheetz's and Kemple's with real estate bargains at Wheeler's. A Rambler pleasure craft from Davenport, towed by a gasoline launch, docked overnight and set downstream with Davenport visitors aboard.
If you have a few hundred dollars you can buy a home of Titus and Jack son on long time and easy terms. You will not make a mistake in buying Muscatine real estate.
Multiple Muscatine area ads mention discounts on hammocks and groceries, new phone lines at Mississippi Valley, egg beaters and matches price points, and household goods at Geo B Jackson and Scheetz. Social mentions include Davenport visitor M H Truesdell and J J Havercamp’s Geneva Island trip.
The ad promotes the Ideal corset and bust form for comfort and durability at 1.00. It notes a full summer line with sizes from 25c to 1.00 and introduces the Ping Pong corset at 69c. It claims over 50 styles priced 25c to 3.50.
Saturday sale features yard bargains on laces and insertions 35c yard silks and foulards 40c 50c sale items. Children calico dresses ages 1 to 3 years good value. Men s outing shirts cut from 39c yard silk finish wash silks and silk linens for skirts. Girls silk sun hats colors 25c and parasols for girls and children up to 8.25.
Determination Sale offers yard French organdies at 39c per yard and 8c to 10c for lawns. Pretty fine dimities and Swiss muslin reduced from 15c to 12c and 39c to 8 10c. Fine batiste and patterns cut to 20c and 25c. Imported silks and madras cloths priced down from 65c to 90c per yard.
Society notes report the Maccabees ladies hosting an afternoon and evening picnic at Weed Park after meeting at Lilly corner. Wagons departed at 2 30 and 3 30, lunch baskets were carried, and Knights of the Maccabees were invited to join for a picnic supper. The Willing Workers Sewing society held a picnic meeting at Mrs. Kate Finck's on Hershey avenue with officer elections, appointing Mrs. John Pfeiffer president Mrs. Kate Ellman secretary and Miss Emma Binz treasurer. The next gathering is set for East Fourth street. A picnic supper enhanced the outing.
Charles Richards and family host a launch party this afternoon aboard the Mignon at about 3 30. They will enjoy a ride on the great Mississippi. A 6 ball croquet set is listed at 69 cents at Scheetz's.
An ordinance repeals part of the 1899 code and prescribes annual March appointments for City Recorder, City Engineer, Weighmaster, City Sexton, City Marshal, Street Commissioner, plus April ratification of Health Board officials and July confirmation of City Attorney and Fire Chief. Appointees serve one year unless removed. Passed July 24, 1992. approved July 24, 1902.
Sheriff J. D. Stuart conducts a daily auction starting today at 1 PM through 10 PM until the full stock is sold. The sale, at the Fruitland premises, covers all goods from the T. E. Fell store stock.
A new shop, 217 East Second Street, promotes a 50 cent shirt window and a week of fine shirt offerings. The Daylight City Hat Store advertises bold styles and promises merchandise not seen locally before.
Advertises Defiance starch in 16 oz packages at a bargain price. Sells three packages for 20 cents, offered by Geo. W Reuling.
Bargains on table linens offered by Geo B Jacksons. Limited selections and pricing advertised in the store notice. Sale highlights include various sizes and fabrics for home use.
Beautiful waists are drastically discounted in this closing sale. Silk linen waists once 6.50 now 3.98, fine silk gingham waists half price at 2.00, French Mull waists 3.50 down to 1.98. Colored and white waists priced from 50c to 2.98 with many items worth double. Call and see them.
Chief of Police Riley Rice arrested Cora Schumway and Georgia Dixon for disorderly conduct on the streets. They were taken before Police Judge Hudson, fined five dollars and costs totaling over seventeen dollars, and warned of harsher penalties if repeated. Police also ordered out a local intoxicated man named Fisher who had loitered around the city.
The Iowa Central Railway offers a new fast service with sleeping cars and coaches on the Limited. Travelers to the Twin Cities and the Northwest board at Elrick Junction at 7 39 p m daily and reach Minneapolis at 8 00 a m with low rates, local agent Seg reports.
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