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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1902
Page
8
Carey Bros will arrive with two carloads of draft and driving horses on Saturday, June 14. The sale starts at 1 o clock sharp at the stockyards with E. C. Peto serving as auctioneer.
Thompson Bros. advertise a safe gasoline stove. Various locals travel on the 7:58 train to Fairfield and Jetts. Bond's china department opens Tuesday with refreshments. The Great Western Cereal Co. paints an elevator by Eaton & Tarr. Maccabee excursion to Oskaloosa via M N S departs 6:30 am Thursday the 19th. Childrens day program repeats due to rain. Mothers' Club meets Monday 3:00 pm with Rev J N Elliott speaking. Miss Stella Ames visits Cedar Falls. Grace Miller to Iowa City for normal studies. Harry H. Richard and Ruth S. Randoeff wed at M E parsonage. depart for Burlington.
Henry Groath a Korneman and Kemper pipe layer was buried in a ditch on Tenth street when the bank slid in yesterday afternoon. He escaped serious injury aside from bruises and a severe blow to a shoulder and planned to return to work Monday. Groath lives in Cedar Rapids and was praised as a capable sewer worker.
Hammocks with back rest advertised by Hine Bros at Daylight City Hat Store claim to offer a chair like sitting position and comfort for occupants. The item is marketed as an exclusive hammock feature.
A list of prominent meetings this summer with special BCRR & N rates appears for destinations including Denver Minneapolis Omaha Tacoma Salt Lake City San Francisco Seattle and Seattle Elks Knights of Pythias and other groups. Contact Jno. G. Farmer for full information.
Hine Bros announces a new line of trunks and suitcases debuting in daylight hours. The store promotes durable leather and fabric bags with varied sizes for travel and daily use.
Oscar Longstreth leaves this morning for Iowa City aboard the Western. Quince Coder of Letts on a city visit, returns on the 7 58 train. Miss Bessie Letts heads to Kansas City then Chicago for a new home. Mr and Mrs Alfred Casson depart for Chicago after a 15 day visit. Jolly Uncle Bill column readers urged to see page three. Schaefer's Laundry unveils a new collar machine and guarantees to pay for any cracked turn down collars.
Narrow belts in black and brown with gilt buckle are advertised at Hine Brothers. The listing highlights affordable leather accessories and fashion details available at the merchant's shop.
River forecast ending 8 a m Sunday June 15 1902 notes only slight changes between Dubuque and Muscatine as lower Mississippi stages show minor shifts. Cities listed include La Crosse and Muscatine with measured values around 6.0 to 9.0 feet and 64 to 69 inches for various gauges.
All workmen meet at the hall Sunday evening at 6 45 to travel to Musserville M E church at 7 30 for services. J S stands for Jolly Scursion to Davenport on Tuesday June 26. The steamer J S, pride of the Upper Mississippi, offers a grand outing with capacity for two thousand passengers.
The piece argues meat prices rise from a trust and claims many workers switch to Malt Nut, a concentrated food, saying it four times the nutrition of beef and enables longer workdays. It promotes Malt Nut as nourishing, tasty, and sold by leading grocers.
Special market dispatch from H J Toher & Co shows commodity and stock quotes with wheat, corn, oats, pork, cattle, and park prices. News covers Chicago live stock receipts, market directions, and U S steel and copper notes with bank reserve shifts and clearance data.
In Geneva on Andrew Andressen's fortieth birthday a strange lightning event occurred at Frank Cramer's house near Sweetland Center. The bolt split the chimney and rattled to the garret as neighbors note minimal crop damage but widespread weed growth and weather woes affecting local farmers and a canceled school term after three months.
An older advertisement touts Braunworth's Royal Blue Shoe with a money back guarantee if not suited. The brief copy emphasizes customer satisfaction and product quality.
A powerful force shattered a residence damaging chimneys ceilings and floors. The blast knocked objects across rooms and vented water in a scopper wash boiler. Family rushed to the cellar after the lights failed as wind swept the area. Authorities investigate cause as residents recover.
A dog and a horse were killed when occupants were unconscious in a cellar. They lay beside the house as a great wonder that neither the house nor the stable caught fire. The unknown danger could have caused a terrible loss if the home had burned.
The Iowa Central railway puts tickets on sale at low rates to St. Paul, Minneapolis, and Minnesota resorts with return valid until Oct 31. The resorts offer health and recreation benefits with fishing prospects. consult Iowa Central agents for details.
The Iowa river surged to a record level in Marshalltown Iowa at 5 am surpassing prior highs. Flood waters covered lowlands up to six miles wide and two and a half miles across north of town. A family was rescued by boat as roads bridges and culverts were destroyed with stock drowned.
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