Local items and notices from Muscatine and environs
Multiple brief notes: passengers on boats to Davenport Rock Island and Peoria. Miss Hildebrand visiting. Hatfleigh travels for harvester business. Gertrude Gussy leaves for Peoria to work at a newspaper office. Woodmen meeting held with no initiates. Eagle Lodge No. 16 to elect officers. Mrs. Heger and son visiting. Harringtons bound for Oklahoma. Muscatine Lodge No. 5 L O O F reports a lively meeting and officer elections. new Noble Grand C J Hackett and officers elected for six months.
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Muscatine Lodge No. 5
Noble Grand
C. J. Hackett
H. M. Dean
C. D. Mitchell
C. H. Gobble
Girls to Work in Packing Department of Great Western Cereal Co
Female workers hired to fill packing roles at Great Western Cereal Co. factory. The move comes as the company expands operations and seeks to boost production, with positions likely offering steady wages and daytime shifts.
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Great Western Cereal Co
Grand Opening Planned for People's Department Store
A Siegel moves his Peo ple's Department store to a new location five doors east and aims to open next Saturday June 7 promising a wonderful general stock of bargains. Prices will be far below competitors and shoppers are urged to watch the Journal for announcements.
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A Siegel
Armours soap sold at Thiesen's and local notices
Local items report Armour soap at Thiesen's while others note travel on the Firefly to Davenport and Dubuque port calls. People depart for Davenport, Davenport trips for Miss McGinnis and J Stanley Ellis marry in Davenport, and social events at G A R hall and German Baptist church lawn.
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the Mechanics
Young People’s Lawn
German Baptist Church
Bush’s Place
West Muscatine
Mattie McGinnis
J. Stanley Ellis
Davenport
E. E. Collins
East Sixth Street
J. N. Elliott
First Presbyterian Church
Chicago
Mr. Ellis
The
McCormick Farm Machinery Company
Notable Saying Links Savagery to Teeth Health
A sharp quip notes that nearly all savages have sound teeth while decay signals civilization, framing dental health as a paradoxical marker of progress.
Ladies Auxiliary of YMCA Sets Pledge Record
An enthusiastic meeting in YMCA parlors reports $700 pledged toward the calendar fund with optimism for completing the $1,000 goal. Secretary Nevius says the canvass for the new building continues vigorously and hopes the balance will be whittled down this week.
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Nevius
Mechanics' Band Sets Rehearsal Tomorrow Evening
The mechanics' band will rehearse tomorrow evening at their hall on the avenue. All members are requested to be present.
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the Mechanics
Care for Old Hall Independence Hall Guards Against Fire
Philadelphia's Independence Hall is tightly secured by watchmen patrolling hourly and restricted lighting only for clock illumination. Fire precautions include fire proof vaults under archways two minutes from alarm, six engines two trucks and a chemical engine on call, and a plan for twenty six engines if headway is made.
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Independence Hall
Philadelphia
Baxter
Chicago Markets Open High Low Close Report
Special market dispatch records open high low close figures for Wheat Corn Oats and related futures plus live stock receipts and prices in Chicago. Includes market activity for Hogs Cattle Sheep and regional Kansas City Omaha Northwest and Liverpool quotations and weather and shipments data.
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H. J. Toher & Co
H. E. McKay
Muscatine
Chicago
Kansas City
Omaha
Northwest
Minneapolis
Duluth
Liverpool
Reeves
Kansas
Missouri
Iowa
Indiana
Nebraska
Illinois
Dakota
Convict Draws Crowds During Transit Through Stations
The city population swarmed to view the convict, trying to glimpse Noble as the procession passed. Police struggled to maintain order at each station before Burlington where the crowd grew large and the convict remained the focal point.
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Noble
Burlington
Rescue Hose Company Elects Officers on Mulberry Street
Members met at the hose house on Mulberry Street last night to elect officers for the coming year. A large turnout showed strong interest as votes were cast for Foreman W. L. Bitzer First Assistant Harry Freeman Second Assistant W. H. Deutschman Recording Secretary Frank McBride Financial Secretary Gal. Bitzer Treasurer N. M. Brown.
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Mulberry Street
W. L. Bitzer
Harry Freeman
W. H. Deutsch
Frank McBride
Gal. Bitzer
N. M. Brown
River Forecast for Mississippi River near St Paul 1902
River forecast ending 8 a m Thursday June 5, 1902 shows very few changes expected along the Mississippi in districts including Reed's Landing La Crosse Dubuque and Dubuque areas. Forecast notes units at Prairie du Chein and nearby locations report modest water levels with limited movement through the day.
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Mississippi River
Half Price Round Trip To Twin Cities For Meeting
A fare of one half the usual price applies for the round trip from all stations on the B C R N Ry to Minneapolis for the Fraternal Order of Eagles national meeting June 3 to 8. Visit the Twin Cities and nearby lakes. Apply to B C R N agents for details.
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Minneapolis
Fraternal Order of Eacles
Twin Cities
Noble Receives Ovation on Way to Fort Madison Penitentiary
A Davenport man on the train from Muscatine to Burlington Monday afternoon recalls the large crowds that gathered to see the condemned Kid Noble en route to Fort Madison to begin his penitentiary term. The crowd at Muscatine drew notable attention, rivaling presidential gatherings in size.
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Muscatine
Davenport
Kid” Noble
Burlington
Fort Madison
Roosevelt
Died in His Cistern in Cedar Rapids Merchant
Cedar Rapids June 4 Special J H Schindel a once prominent dry goods merchant and wealthy man was found dead in the cistern of his home after leaving the house in the night. His mind had been unbalanced for several years.
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Cedar Rapids
J. H. Schindel
Philadelphia City Hall's Costing Hit 24 Million Mark
The Philadelphia City Hall project, begun in 1871, has totaled 24,313,455 dollars. The largest expenditure item was marble at 5,567,508 dollars.
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Philadelphia
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Qaily Journal
F. X. Schaefer
Prop
McOon
Reliance
Joe Kranz
Scheetz’s
Largains
Titus & Jackson
Cora Hunt
Rock Island
John van Buren
Pearle Hildebrand
Letts
Charles Hatfleigh
Fairfield
Harvester Company
Gertrude Gussy
Peoria
Woodmen
Eagle Juduge No. 1U
Workmen Hall
East Second Street
West Hill Cash Store
H. H. Sharrar
Mgr. Tel. New
G. A. Gibson
Thiesen
Armour’s
Isaac Staples
Ladies Sewing Circle of the
Douglas V. Jackson
West Third Street
Addie Stiles
Mrs. T. Hoben
W. D. Peck
Oxford
Geo. Goetzman
Fraternal Brotherhood
G. A. R. Hall
Dubuque
St. Paul
Dee Godfrey
Galesburg
Business College
Armour
Herman Parker
Milwaukee
Maquoketa
G. A. R. Hill
Argus Lodge
Legion of Honor No. 17
Troy
Argus Lodge No
Base
M.C. Hayes
Mechanics’ Band
Umscheid & Seiler
JUBO
Park
New York
Atchison
BOM
Pac
Says
Wabash
U. S. Steel
IT. Cll
Sports
Boston
Crickeo
Sac
Baltimore
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Detroit
St. Louis
Washington O
Sveceks
Cleveland
L. Pet
Pittsburg
Cincinnati
Pet
Rockford
Terre Haute
Evansville
Wee
Davenport O'S « Secede
Bloomington Teal
Euur
Decatur
Maccatine
G. & P. Stein Furniture Co
West Second Street
China Department
Crockery and Bicycle Store
H. F. Barnard
J. &P. Clean Examiner
Hinhel
Flannery
River Bulletin
Regal Repairing Company
Iowa Avenue
SCOTT
W. F. Miesch
South Muscatine
Oregon St
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