Local notices from Muscatine area advertise doctors and sales
Dr Norton on obstetrics and women's diseases listed with office on 116 W 2nd. Bargains at Batterson Stores and Lilly's Quality Store with 30 percent off rugs and carpets. Local residents visit relatives in Rock Island Davenport Muscatine and Lincoln Nebraska while regional events include choir Boys excursion and a Black Hawk Tower visit on June 9.
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Dr. Norton
Black Hawk Tower
Tri-Cities
Lilly’s Quality Store
Various Local Notices and Advertisements in Muscatine
A collage of local ads and notices including corn cure claims, Barger & Barrows ice cream, tuberculosis inhalation treatment, Cal W Smith, Babcock buggy promotion via Bowman and Fairfield Bug Co. rep at Kemble Hotel, visits by N E Whiteside and Ora Eckhart, John Lowry’s illness, Dr Sally Wingst Howell visit, John A Robins insurance, Raymond Titus visit, Kodol digestion test claims, L Leecher visit, sale on dress goods at Lilly's Quality Store, free Cake Secrets booklet via Igleheart's Brothers, and F Ludlow visit from Cedar Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Igleheart’s Brothers
Desk
Evansville
Indiana
Fred Ludlow
Cedar Rapids
Muscatine
B. C. Ludlow
Kemble Hotel
F. Ludlow
Electrical Goods Advert by F. Ashcraft
See F Ashcraft for your light globe spark plugs and spark coils and compression oilers.
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F. Ashcraft
Roach & Musser Sash & Door Co Sale Prompt
Advertisement notes screen doors offered at 50 cents each while supplies last. Call and inspect the items. Roach and Musser Sash and Door Co.
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Roach & Musser Sash & Door Co
Lincoln School Foundation Work Starts Next Day in Muscatine
East Hill workers begin laying the Lincoln school addition foundation in Muscatine with two teams finishing recent earthwork after rain delayed basement digging. Mason contractor William Liebbe leads the effort as crews push speedily after tomorrow and a picnic is set for June 3 for pupils and teachers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln School
William Liebbe
Winona
Edward Howell
George Welling
East Hill
Minn
Fast Hill
Firemen's Convention for Election of Fire Chief
Muscatine fire department calls members to meet at city hall June 1, 1908 at 7 39 PM to nominate by ballot a chief engineer first and second assistant chief with council confirmation. Per order W H Deutschman Fire Chief.
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Muscatine
Early Pioneer Matilda Shellabarger Dies at 81
Mrs. Matilda Shellabarger aged 81, a Louisa county pioneer born Matilda Browning in Camden New Jersey in 1827, died after paralysis at her son H M Shellabarger's home in Washington Indiana. funeral set for 11 a.m. tomorrow at the old homestead south of Letts. She came to Iowa in 1839 with family and lived in Louisa and Muscatine counties. She was married to Thomas B Shellabarger who preceded her in death. Survived by five sons J L C B W B of Letts area C in northern Iowa and H M in Washington IA. one brother Jeremiah Browning of Grandview.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Allen
Columbus Junction
Newton Wolf
Chicago
George Schmidt
Edgington
Ill
Otto Fitchner
Pleasant Prairie
Muscatine
Fred €. Miller
Washington Street
Sweetland Center
Clara Fuhlman
Conesville
Rudolph Fuhlman
L. M. Siever
Ida Sissell
Lombard Street
Wilton
P. L. Hooke
Brook Street
Letts
J. Metzger
Davenport
Kecklerville
Alma DeCamp
Fruitland
Frank Haynes
Geneseo
Musca
Joseph State
Rock Island
Adam State
Grant Street
W. D. Avery
Park Avenue
Columbus City
E. L. Paschal
M. O. Briggs
Smalley Avenue
West Liberty
Harry Chasteen
Sherman Street
George Holliday
Tri-Cities
Harriet Schmidt
Monroe Street
New York
N. Y
Hazel Klepper
Carl Gunzenhauser
Dolly Thornton
East Fourth Street
Lilian Nelson
East
New York City
E. Duncan
Popular Street
Louisa County
Matilda Shellabarger
H. M. Shellabarger
Washington, In
New Jersey
Shellabarger
Matilda Browning
Camden
Iowa
Louisa
Thomas B. Shellabarger
J. L
C. B
W. B
Near Letts
H. M
Washington
Jeremiah Browning
Grandview
Miss Sue Browning
Family Theatre opens with Four Shades vaudeville act
Opening bill at Family Theatre features the Four Shades in a clean wholesome comedy act highlighted by the little girl’s antics. Greg and Peters perform a bicycle routine and Billy Graham sings and dances. Gene King and trained dogs headline the early week lineup with moving pictures from the Gunness Farm tragedy at La Porte Indiana.
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Family
Greg
Peters
Billy Graham
New House
Gene King
Gunness Farm
la Porte
Ind
Caught In the Act Ad Arrested by New Life Pills
Ad claims Dr King’s New Life Pills arrest actions and relieve bilious headaches improving liver and bowels function. Mentions 25 cent price and M Haver camp's Prescription Drug Store.
Beat husband killed wife in Mount Pleasant escape
J D Thowbridge, confined in the insane hospital, escaped to his home and fatally beat his wife with a heavy club after believing murder would hasten his release. Recaptured, he died on the wagon ride back to the hospital. Mrs. Trowbridge is gravely injured with a seriously damaged skull.
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Mount Pleasant
J. D. Thowbridge
Daily Market Summary Chicago New York June 1
Chicago markets show butter and eggs steady with creams 18 to 22 cents and firsts 14 cents. Wheat oats corn and hogs move with May and July contracts and hogs up 19 cents. New York butter firm with creamery and dairy classes around 18 to 23 cents and eggs firmer with firsts around 16 to 18 cents.
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Chicago
Ill
New York
New York Poultry Market Report June 1
Poultry prices show weakness with turkeys at 14 cents per pound and chickens at 12 cents. Broilers around 1 pound per dozen range from 2.50 to 2.30 dollars, 1.5 to 1.99 pounds priced 4.00 to 5.00 dollars, and 1.5 to 2 pounds from 5.00 to 6.00 dollars.
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New York
Poultry Prices Steady On New York Market
New York on June 1 reports dressed poultry steady with spring chickens at 25 322c, turkeys at 12 17c, and fowls at 12 14c.
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New York
Wheat and corn prices at New York Produce Market
New York June 1 Wheat for July at 99 and a half cents per bushel Corn at 76 and three quarters cents per bushel. Market day report shows steady activity in commodities trading with price quotes for grains.
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New York
Chicago Produce Market Wheat and Corn Prices Report
Chicago market notes wheat prices with No 3 red quoted 98c to 1.01 and 96c to 9c for another grade. No 2 hard at 99c to 1.02 and No 3 hard 96c to 99c. Corn prices show No 3 at 70c to 73c and No 3 white 73c, No 3 yellow 73c to 74 4c, and No 3 white 50 4c to 52 4c.
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Chicago
Chicago Live Stock Market Summary
Chicago June 1 cattle receipts 12000 steady to ten higher with beeves 4.80 to 7.35 cows and heifers 2.30 to 6.15 stockers and feeders 3.50 to 5.40 westerners 4.50 to 5.75 hogs receipts 27000 ten to fifteen higher light 5.25 to 5.65 mixed 5.30 to 5.70 heavy 5.25 to 5.67 rough 5.25 to 5.40 bulk sales 5.50 to 5.60 sheep receipts 18900 steady 3.0 to 5.25 lambs 4.50 to 6.75 yearlings 5.50 to 6.25
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Chicago
Grain and livestock futures report from Chicago
July wheat opened around 90 cents with highs near 91 and a low around 90. Corn July traded between 67 and 68 cents with Sept at 66 to 67. Oats July opened near 46 cents with highs near 47. Pair prices show Park and meats with July lard at 8.55 to 8.57, ribs 7.42, rye cash 77 to 79, barley 60 to 66, Timothy Sept 3.89 to 3.97, Clover inactive.
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Chicago
C. Park
Ryre
Barley
Timothy
Clover
St Louis Produce Market Report
St Louis market notes wheat July at 87 87 and half cents, corn at 67 5/8 cents, oats for September at 37 5/8 cents. Prices reflect daily trading in the St Louis produce exchange.
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St. Louis
Peoria Produce Market Report From Peoria Illinois
Peoria Illinois June 1 corn No. 5 price 766. The note records a market quote with no additional context or transactions.
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Peoria
Peoria, Ill
Local Market Prices for Grains Livestock and Poultry
Grain prices list corn 70c oats 45c wheat 1.00 to 1.10 dollars cracked corn 1.60 per cwt on ear pop corn prices 1.15 to 1.25 per cwt shelled 1.40 to 1.75 per cwt peck 30c bran 1.35 cwt oil meal 1.75 cwt shorts 1.35 to 1.40 cwt barley 0.75 to 0. (text truncated) retail chop feed 1.60 cwt hay 9.00 to 10.00 dollars fresh eggs 15c. Livestock: heavy 5.06 light 5.10 rough heavy 4.50 stags 4.00 steers 5.00 to 5.50 cows 3.50 to 3.75 bulls 3.00 to 3.25 veal calves 4.00 to 65.00 lambs 5.00 to 6.00 sheep 4.00 to 5.00 Muscatine Produce Co fresh eggs 12.5c butter 14c hens 9c turkeys 10c geese 3c ducks 6c poultry dealers pay 9c live. Vegetables retail cabbage 5 to 10c onions 1c punch.
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Muscatine Produce Co
Tive
Grocery Price List Blurbs
Short fragment lists vegetables with prices in cents per unit. Items include green onions celery cucumbers asparagus wax beans priced at five to ten cents each or per pound. The text is partial and lacks full context or quantities.
Also Mentioned on This Page
B.S. Lilly
J. G. Kammerer
Republican
Muscatine County
I. E. Branz
Journal Office
Batterson Stores
R. E. Reynolds
Stirlen & Rowan
East 2Nd
E. J. Hackett
Mrs. C. 4. Hackett
Larkins
Pearl
William Corsten
South Muscatine
B. Reynolds
Misses Reynolds
Frank Binhoff
Robert Dawson
Jacob P. Schomberg
Mulberry Avenue
Lilah
Beatrice Kincaid
Lincoln, Neb
St. John’s M. BE
Bestenlehner
Barger & Barrows
Mulberry
Cal. W. Smith
Bowman
Fairfield Bug Co
N. E. Whiteside
John Lowry
Cedar Street
Sally Wingst Howell
Katherine Yingst
Hershey Memorial Hospital
United States
John A. Robbins
Ora Eckhart
Raymond Titus
State University of Iowa
Iowa City
Hon
George M. Titus
Lilly’s
Winona, Minn
Firemen's Convention
Louisa Codies
Family Theater
Ruthenberg
E. Second St
McColm Dry Goods Co
Miner & Co
Chicago Board of Trade
H. J. Frenzel
Geo W. Realing
Grocer
J.C. Coster
Hils
Yars
County Central Com
Mittee
Justice of the Peace
City of
Repub
Lican
Geo. Bitman
J. A. Bond
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