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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1900
Page
4
W L Dexter of Muscatine Iowa questions whether China could be Armageddon as Revelation prophecies unfold and world powers gather for a final battle. He cites Revelation chapters and argues end-times signs tilt toward a coming global conflict.
MELPINE residents and visitors are mentioned with several social visits. C B Raub and daughter spent Friday in the city, Mr and Mrs Grimm visited Montpelier, S C Kelly called on N B Cole, Geo McKeever visited friends, and Miss Fitzsimmons arranged for the school starting the first Monday in September. The Melpine college is being painted by Petterson of Bluegrass. Mrs Geo Bret spent days with her parents the Grimms. The society will meet at R I Vance’s home on Friday afternoon. Mr and Mrs Holling entertained Mr and Mrs Gray, and Tunison relatives were present last Sunday. Kate Vance is visiting with Aunt Mrs Hershey near Muscatine.
J. E. McIntos announces candidacy for the county attorney nomination subject to the Muscatine county Republican convention action.
United States engineers propose expanding the Weitzel lock in the Soo Canal at Sault Ste Marie to exceed 100 feet in width and 1 600 feet in length with a depth of 25 feet over the sills. The plan, costing about 9 million dollars, aims to allow six large vessels per lockage replacing current capacity.
In Nashville Tennessee the Polk homestead site is being cleared for a modern apartment building after sale to J Craig McLanahan for just over 350000. With no bids from state or patriotic groups to preserve the house demolition has begun the north wing has been torn down and foundations prepared. A portion of the old mansion will be included in the new structure.
Washington Iowa July 31 private telegrams say Dr A W McLean once of this city is now a millionaire and on the road to multimillions eastern capitalists negotiate for purchase of his rapid fire firearms and heavy ordnance with offers surpassing a million dollars J O Montgomery of this city a partner in Sampson Montgomery is a prospective millionaire too through backing the venture McLean perfected a rapid fire rifle around 1890 and later developed rapid fire gun ideas for machine guns and heavy artillery verteld by Dayton Ohio telegraph reports and a Des Moines manufacturing link with the Duplex Typewriter company yet governments did not purchase his guns for armies due to cost The story follows his early life in Washington and a romance with Miss Anna Young and her fortune and home deeded to McLean on condition of joint occupancy until her death later he married another woman and continued pursuing inventions
The Russian cruiser Varing completed a trial trip and returned to Cramps shipyards in Philadelphia. En route from Boston the ship aimed for 28 knots for twelve hours, but a high pressure cylinder failure after seven and a half hours forced abandonment of the last four and a half hours.
Remaining unclaimed at the Muscatine Iowa post office during the week ending July 31 1900 include a men s list with George Bellan D Dugan Harry Gertz A Hime Dr Clin ton W Miller Mr Mawery Joseph Pierce Homer Stowell Louis Swain J A Wells and a ladies list with Mrs Mae Croker Mrs Minnie Gardner Miss Rosa Millar Miss Anna Pardee Mrs Sarah F Reed and Mrs Nancy Tice. Callers must state ADVERTISED Wm L Roach P M.
Special train departs Muscatine at 7:00 a.m. via BCRN Ry to Cedar Rapids for a Firemen's Tournament outing. Round trip fare set at $1.50 with August 8 date noted for attendance.
A quip notes that a prudent businessman hides data by erasing figures to avoid revealing profitability. The line implies caution in reporting numbers and suggests a mindset of discretion over transparency.
An old classified ad promotes a cold remedy named Weeks Break Up A Cold Tab Let with no cure and no pay policy. It lists price 25 cents and credits J. J. Havercamp as sole agent.
H J Toher Co broker H E McKay in Chicago reports opening, high, low and close on Wheat Corn and oats with July September quotes. Livestock receipts show hogs, cattle and sheep activity with steady to strong closes and futures receipts across Kansas City Omaha Minneapolis and Duluth. Clearances include Wheat and Corn totals.
No Excess Fares on the Nickel Plate Road advertises three vesti buled sleeping car trains between Chicago and Buffalo and Boston with dining service and direct connections to New York Central Lehigh Valley and Lackawanna routes. Trains No 2 No 4 and No 6 depart Chicago at 10 35 am 2 30 pm and 10 30 pm with through cars to major points. Dining car meals priced 25 cents to one dollar. Contact Mr J Y Calahan general agent 111 Adams Street Chicago.
Excursion tickets will be sold on the first and third Tuesdays in May to August for trips to Denver Colorado Springs and Puebla within a defined territory. One fare plus two dollars covers the round trip. Ask coupon ticket agents for territory dates limits and details or contact Geo S Batty G P T A Marshalltown Iowa.
The Iowa Firemen's Annual Tour nament in Cedar Rapids will have round trip rail fare at one fare from all Iowa points on the Burlington Cedar Rapids Northern Railway. For full particulars contact the nearest agent.
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