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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1901
Page
8
A special sheet music sale runs Friday and Saturday June 14 and 15 at Hirt and Griffith 121 East 2nd Street Muscatine Iowa. Everything in the new music, 15c, standard music offered at this sale.
A promotional note touts a broad selection of shoes with claims that prices are lower than competitors and that it is easy to show shoes at Wilson's.
Imperial bicycles at Schmidt Bros and Douglas union made shoes at B Schmidt s. Lawn tennis goods at Thompson s Book Store. Slashing prices on dry goods at the Wonder. See Van Gent for new and old potatoes. See 25 cent cardineres for 14 cents at Scheetz s. Hungry people made happy. Best meals in town at New Century restaurant Front street. Ice cream sodas all flavors kisses macroons cookies and fresh bakery goods at Weisse s bakery. At Geo B Jackson s nice cool underwear. Something for men union suits for summer. Mr and Mrs Willard Reed Green guests at Mr Green s mother s home on West Third street. If you have a few hundred dollars you can buy a home. Titus Jackson will sell you on long time. Now is the time to make your changes in property. See Titus Jackson if you wish to buy or sell. 49c for 19 yards at the Wonder. Yesterday at Mrs S M Watson s home a croquet contest among Samuel Barnes Lerence White Henry Seay and Mrs Grooms. Prize won by Mr Seay and Mrs Grooms. They are all the talk among the girls and the fellows as well as the wid folks those frozen punches frozen phosphates Sundays Ices and ice cream sodas attackers. Crushed fruits and twenty different flavors.
Sixty Imperial Bicycles have been sold in this city this year. Have you seen the Imperial this year This popular bike brand stands out for its visibility and appeal to local riders.
Schmidt Bros announces a display of small musical instruments including violins mandolins and guitars with prices aimed to surprise shoppers. The ad promises striking deals that will attract buyers to visit the store.
A Marshalltown dispatch reports a Chicago meeting on July 21 where Iowa Central Railway stockholders may approve bonds totaling 25 million dollars to buy M N & S Railway lines and nearby lines. If absorbed, about 100 miles would join Central, adding a second Mississippi river point and enabling expansion. Local officials were surprised and some favor Rock Island absorption for better service. General Manager Charles Howard of the North & South said he knows nothing and doubts the tale.
The style that won first prize at the Paris exposition was sold this week by Schmidt Bros. The piano is described as the finest instrument on earth, with strong claims of superior craftsmanship and tone.
A compact local page notes a 15 cent sheet music sale and various ads for groceries bakeries and shops in Muscatine. It records travel of Peter Musser to Rock Island and of Mr and Mrs George Wittich to Davenport for the day. Also mentions Alva Ashcraft returning home from Little Falls and Ralph Stafford driving home after attending Mt Pleasant commencement. Mr and Mrs C Killian and Dorothy return from Davenport after visiting the Hackett home on Kirkwood Boulevard.
The annual Louisa county Old Settlers reunion in Wapello drew about 600 people to the court square. Arthur Springer gave the welcome, C L McClurkin replied, and E M Warner of Muscatine delivered the principal address. Music by the Columbus Junction band and the Wapello and Columbus Junction quartets accompanied speeches by veteran locals.
Schmidt Bros highlights the newest and popular sheet music selections including current hits and timeless favorites for musicians and enthusiasts seeking fresh scores and arrangements.
In Paris at Parc des Princes on June 13 Gerault Richard manager of La Petite Republique dueled Max Regis mayor of Algiers. Regis was wounded in the wrist. The quarrel arose from Regis prior duel with M. La Berdesque.
A promotional note invites shoppers to Henry Butz's Fair to view and compare money saving refrigerators and ice cream freezers.
A satirical note claims the battleship Iowa withstood bombardment without damage. It then promotes The Red Paint Store and Ev Brandenburger’s, touting twenty years on the Avenue as a selling point for durable paint.
Special market report from H. J. Tuher & Co. Chicago. Wheat futures show July and Sept values around 69% to 70 cents. Corn and oats fluctuate with June and Sept quotes, pork and lard futures mirror South Side demand. Hogs receipts totaled 22,000. cattle and sheep lighter but steady to slower. Kansas City and Omaha show hogs rising. Minneapolis and Duluth futures mixed. Weather notes: spring rains persist, harvest conditions improving in the west but cooler north regions. Clearances indicate wheat and flour 295,000, corn 128,000, oats 29,000 bushels.
Local market C B Richards advertises a wide selection of poultry beef veal sheep pork mutton and a variety of canned goods for shoppers seeking diverse groceries. The notice highlights chicken products and emphasizes broad meat availability.
A sealed bottle recovered from the ice harbor carried a note by Russell Janney claiming he drowned himself on Sunday June 2. He stated he was from Platteville Wisconsin, and authorities traced a man by that name in Platteville who has been missing since a week prior.
Scranton June 114 The Greene county convention passed resolutions endorsing A B Cummins but did not instruct for him, against strong protest by Judge A Church who announced his withdrawal from the race for supreme judge after the resolution passage.
Titus and Jackson offer a cottage house in a fine neighborhood for sale at a reasonable price with easy terms. Prepared for quick sale.
Partly cloudy indications for Iowa with likely local thunderstorms Saturday and within the west portion tonight. forecast issued from Chicago on June 14.
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