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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1906
Page
7
A local furrier Bennett of Rock Island advertises fur storage and repair services. The page includes municipal notices of travel, social calls, and several medicinal ad pitches for Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea. Multiple residents, vendors, and travelers are listed with train and city movements.
The Redmen executive committee outlined a costly plan for a city Fourth of July celebration with launch, hose, and automobile races plus water events. Prizes include a cup for the launch race and $30 for hose racing. events are free to enter and a large fireworks show is planned. A sham battle with 100 Indians and settlers is described as a highlight.
Advertisement claims a pink skin product frees eruptions and soothes irritations. It asserts permanent cures for long standing skin diseases and lists price 25 cents at drug stores or direct from Kenyon and Thomas Adams New York.
The Muscatine Fire Department calls its members to a city hall convention on Monday June 4 at 7 30 PM to nominate by ballot a chief engineer first assistant and second assistant chief for city council confirmation. Per order Louis C Kautz Fire Chief.
A section of reserved seats collapsed at a Sidney Iowa concert after a circus performance Saturday. About 100 people fell, causing a panic with many injured. Frances Thornton suffered a spine injury and Clyde Childers a crushed leg as the most seriously hurt.
Royal Neighbors of America held memorial services at Woodman hall yesterday afternoon. Members dressed in white wore badges as they entered and took seats on the rostrum. The ceremony featured draped chairs for departed members, remarks by Mrs. Kate Dunker, a hymnal sing, a ladies trio, and a solo with piano accompaniment.
A Davenport union excursion carried about seven hundred people in ten coaches through here yesterday morning at 9 50 bound for Burlington. Twenty eight joined from here. They spent the day in Burlington and returned in the evening passing through again around 9 o'clock.
Iowa Central offers special round trip fares to Portland Tacoma Seattle Puget Sound for Hotel Men's Association meeting June 25 29 tickets on sale June 18 22 valid up to 60 days with optional California routing to Boston for American Medical Association June 5 8 fare plus one dollar. Des Moines meeting of general assembly Presbyterian May 16 29 one fare plus two dollars. St Paul Minneapolis meeting of General Federation of Women’s Clubs May 30 June 7 one fare plus two dollars with limit extension return until July 31. Springfield Illinois annual German Baptist Brethren May 21 June 5 one fare plus one dollar liberal limits to Louisville homecoming week June 13 17 sale June 11 13 limited to June 23 with 50 cent extension to 30 days. For full details contact A B Cutts Minneapolis.
Careful housewives are advised to coat stoves with 6-5-4 before storing for summer to prevent rust. The preparation is applied like paint, requires no polishing, and dries in about ten minutes. It is claimed to be superior to enamel for stoves pipes and wire screens.
Yesterday observed as Children's Day in United Brethren and at First Congregational. Commencement sermon at First Congregational by Rev. B C Preston. Church notices list weekly meetings and events at First Congregational, German Congregational, German M E, First Methodist, German Evangelical, First Baptist, Christian Endeavor, and St Matthias schools with services, practices, and socials through next Sunday.
Federal court in Kansas City prepares to hear the first rebate cases against Armour Swift Cudahy and Nelson Morris packing firms accused of receiving concessions from the Burlington on export shipments. Subsequent actions target the Chicago and Alton line and officials for alleged $5 per car payments to Schwarzschild Sulzberger Packing Company on exports.
Joyce lumber mill in Clinton Iowa, last of the city’s 12 historic mills, will start operations early next week and hire about 300 workers for summer and autumn. A log raft from northern pineries is already en route and the mill will begin cutting as soon as it arrives.
Matilde Hagerman transfers 2 percent acres in subdivision in the sw quarter of section 26 to E B Fulham. Henry Jayne and wife convey s20 feet of lot 13 and the wi fe of lot 14 west addition to Muscatine to John G Watts for 1600 dollars.
A short classified note suggests renting a room in summer to boost income with no extra cost. It states no fuel is needed in warm months and advertises one half cent per word for the Journal classified line.
The note explains that the help question is easily solved using a Journal want ad. It states that want ads cost one half cent per word.
Public notice from Muscatine Iowa outlines location and establishment of Drainage District No. 3 Muscatine Slough. It details proposed ditch start at slough head, route to Louisa County, and boundaries within Muscatine City and surrounding sections. Hearing set for July 11 1906 in joint session of Muscatine and Louisa boards. claims for damages due by July 11 1906 five days before.
In Desperate Straits are many, who could be cured by Dr. King's New Discovery for Coughs and Colds. 50 cents and $1.00. Haver camp's Prescription Drug Store.
Travel from Boston to Montreal and Ottawa with a May 31 to June travel window on the Wabash to Canadian Pacific route at a single differential fare plus one dollar. Optional steamer add on covers Thousand Islands and St. Lawrence Rapids. Information from A C Shaw, General Agent, Canadian Pacific Ry Chicago.
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