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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1906
Page
5
A train of about 40 cars, including 20 extra length cars, carried several hundred thousand feet of lumber to the South Muscatine Lumber Box Company from near Hawkins Wisconsin. The remainder of the train was due later this week as Davenport to Muscatine rail service split the convoy.
Children day program to be held at Musserville M E Church next Sunday evening features musical selections recitations and performances by Sunday school members. Readings include Love Bravery Nature's Anthem and a festive song list with duets and solos. Ladies' Aid to meet Wednesday for sewing and refreshments.
Three suspects Allen Price Frank Davis and William Matthews were arrested by Marshal Wiley in West Liberty on a car tampering case. The trio confessed after interrogation and face preliminary hearing before Justice Jones with bonds set at 500 each. The Rock Island special agent aided the investigation and the case heads to the grand jury.
A vivid Country Life in America note condemns trout as the most brutal killer among fishes, accusing angling of killing the noble game they seek and comparing the trout to sea fishes that murder countless victims in their passion.
George W. Anson died Sunday at his residence in Drury township from cancer after about a year of illness. Born December 1, 1848 in Muscatine, he never married and was survived by his mother, three brothers and two sisters. Funeral services will be held at 11 o'clock Tuesday morning from the late residence with Rev. Martin of Illinois City officiating. Interment in Reynolds cemetery. Pallbearers are H. M. White, J. A. Bowser, F. Gillette, A. Thornton, I. Foster and Thomas Watson.
Sterne, famed for rough treatment of his wife, extols conjugal fidelity to Garrick. He argues that an unkind husband deserves to have his house burned down, and Garrick retorts he hopes Sterne’s house is insured.
A Sunday school scene shows a girl preparing for confirmation insisting marriage is first. The teacher corrects her, affirming baptism as the initial sacrament, while the pupil retorts that their family is respectable. The exchange highlights class and family values in faith instruction.
An examination paper asks Where were the kings of England crowned The student replies On their heads in the space for the answer The quip reflects lighthearted student humor found in exams today.
A Duluth News Tribune item presents a reflective line about character, noting that true gentility needs no proclamation. The quotation underscores modest virtue as a standard of behavior rather than boastful claim.
Borgstedt's pitching carried the Stars to an 8 to 6 win over the Turks as errors haunted Turks and Harris struggled on the mound. The Turks fought hard, but Borgstedt's support limited damage and sealed the victory in the final inning.
The Ministerial association met at the Y M C A to plan summer union services. Churches will host Sunday evenings at their sanctuaries with a diverse lineup from July 1 to September 2 including Rev. B C Preston and Rev. Judson Kempton. Large YMCA gatherings at Citizens' Park are also planned.
The article notes Nelson occupies Cardinal Wolsey's sarcophagus in St Pauls Cathedral, a secondhand national tomb. Wolsey planned Windsor burial and had his sarcophagus carved by a renowned sculptor, but died in disgrace and the tomb remained empty until Nelson's Trafalgar hero status led to its use.
Mrs. James Thornton, age 71, a longtime East Hill resident born in Ireland, died Sunday at 6 am at the home of her granddaughter Mrs. Frank Russell on East Fifth Street after months of illness. Her husband preceded her in death about 14 years ago. Funeral from St Matthias Church at 9 am tomorrow with Rev. F. J. Leonard. interment in St. Marys Cemetery.
Chicago market report shows receipts of 20,000 hogs and 20,000 sheep with steadiness to modest gains in cattle. Hogs mixed to weak with prices from 6.10 to 6.42 for various weights, cattle and calves listed with Reeves 4.10 to 6.10 and Angus range. Sheep and lambs saw steady demand. lambs 5.25 to 6.70, sheep 3.40 to 6.10.
Chicago market notes butter easier with creameries at 14 18 4 and 1 7e for dairies. quotations show slight softness across endpoints. Demand and supply indicators remain cautious as producers adjust outputs in early June trading.
Poultry steady in Chicago with turkeys at 109 cents and chickens at 11 cents. New York market bids wheat at 8 74 cents, and corn at 57 cents.
New York butter steady with creameries at 14 19 14 16 cents and factory at 12 15 cents. Eggs firm with firsts at 17 cents and seconds at 16 to 16 1/6 cents. June 4 market report.
New York market notes show live poultry not quoted. Dressed broilers 20 to 25 cents per pound, turkeys 14 cents, fowls 11 to 17 cents.
St Louis market notes show Wheat for July at 7954c, Corn at 474c, Oats at 34c. Read from the St Louis market page dated June 4 noting futures and cash prices for key grains.
Peoria market brief from June 4 reports No 3 corn at 9⅔ cents per dozen. Local traders and buyers noted steady demand and small price movements amid moderate activity at Peoria Produce Market.
Trading results list open high low close for multiple stocks and bonds. Entries include St Paul Mo Pac Copper Reading New York Central U S Steel and others with varied percentages and price quotes for the day.
A detailed Muscatine market listing shows prices for grains livestock produce and perishables. Corn oats wheat cracked corn shelled corn pop corn butter poultry hams lard and meats are listed with retail and market figures, along with fruit vegetables and seeds including specific per unit or per quantity rates.
The text records a sentence for treason: drawn and hanged and beheaded, heart and entrails torn out and burned, ashes scattered, body cut into four quarters. This ancient punishment reflects extreme public justice for traitors.
A humorous quip from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch contrasts a girl crying when her father finds out, the young man falling apart, and an old man reacting with an explosive outburst as the couple elopes.
A clerk recommends a book titled A Half Century of Conflict for an old gentleman married fifty years, in a brief bookstore exchange. The humor rests on the clash between a reader’s request and a clerk’s prompt, witty reply.
The quote proclaims that keeping a young heart and a youthful mind keeps old age at bay, suggesting vitality depends on attitude rather than years. It frames youth as a state of mind that outlasts aging.
An eastern city court hears a witness claim his brother died 150 years ago. He explains his father married at nineteen, had a son who died soon after, remarried at seventy five, and the witness is ninety four. Adding 94 to 56 equals 150, proving the brother died a century and a half ago.
The passage argues that forcing children to rise early robs them of vigor and leads to prematur e intellectual debauchery. It contends that youthful toil harms future work ethic and that intellectual rest in youth is essential for tenacity, cheerfulness, and success.
Charles Townshend wooed Miss Curzon in a tale told by Samuel Rogers as a dinner table anecdote. The faded humor centers on mistaken identity and a disguised suitor hiding behind a maid and a ball gown.
In Lip Pincotts Magazine a station scene shows two groups, fashionably dressed locals and country folk, as a striking girl named Miss Cransford draws attention. A man praise her beauty and complexion while another man mutters a crude remark about her appearance to his wife.
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