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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1901
Page
8
Lawn tennis golf and baseball gear offered at Thompson's Book Store. Six little grandmothers attend Wednesday evening event at First Congregational Church.
The Muscatine Journal lists ads and notices including music shop offerings, shoes, cherries for canning, jars, fireworks, August Burlington excursion, arrivals and visits from Davenport and Rock Island, confections and ice cream, mining references, house painters, strawberry by the case, Fourth of July plans, and residents traveling on the Young and Firefly. Includes social events, newspaper circulation services, and upcoming local activities.
Bargain ad offers new household sewing machines at 15, 22.50, 40, or 20, and 35 with prices shown and a guarantee. Schmidt Bros. guarantees each machine as new.
A dentist slips a tool during a patient visit, causing a finger wound that festers and leads to blood poisoning. After weeks away from practice, Io-do is touted as an antiseptic that cleanses sores, prevents germs, and heals from the bottom up. 25c a box, sold by all druggists.
Little Miss Gertrude Funck entertained friends with games and dinner on Burlington road. Mrs Niebling enjoyed a surprise birthday gathering on Lynn street with games and a graphophone concert. The M B A held a large meeting initiating twenty candidates. A Y P C T U rep attended but no action on the fountain. West End Crokinole club hosted Mrs Houser of Chicago at Cherry and Third. The Just We club entertained Miss Ruth Rice of Geneseo with games and music. A reception honored Rev Charles Fisher of Granby Conn at 409 Chestnut Street with 28 guests. A Mothers’ birth meeting elected a new president and heard program items. A drinking fountain proposal was discussed but no donation made. A picnic was planned for Monday June 24. The group noted two past talks by Dr Morgridge and Prof Witter and a healthy treasury.
River forecast through 8 a. m. Wednesday shows little change between Dubuque and Muscatine with a slight fall tendency. Traffic at Dubuque Bridge faces danger as a wing dam may be needed to push water into the channel, or mogelijk bridge draw may be shifted.
Market dispatch from Chicago highlights open high low close figures for corn oats pork lard ribs and more with June July and September positions. Stock receipts hogs cattle and sheep noted along with city and region weather showers in Kansas Nebraska Iowa and Minnesota and forecasts for the Midwest.
An exchange notes crushed clam shells are in demand for paving yet unlikely to mass produce due to better market for chicken feed. Wisconsin Pearl Bullens manager Hallauer says factory refuse shells are crushed and sold as feed, and demand outstrips supply.
Allegany Oil Co reports oil on land adjoining the Baptist college in Los Angeles. Drill 300 feet into oil sand confirms value potential. plans to raise capital by selling treasure stock to fund more wells and expand in a proven territory with holdings valued at 390,060 dollars. Interested investors can visit H. H. Arnold to subscribe with conservative men from Wilton and Muscatine.
Five dozen 50 gramophone records offered at 19 cents each at Schmidt Bros clearing sale, located next to Hine Bros.
Promoter of painting sales urges customers to buy from Ev Brandenburg the paint man. He claims to offer the best paint for the money in the city and notes he can supply cheaper paint if desired. He ends with Remember the Maine and a pledge not to forget the name.
The Journal offers free fireworks for boys and girls in town for the Fourth of July. Readers report early participation and success. Collect one or two subscriptions, bring money to the office, and receive an order for a big package of firecrackers and fireworks to lay by for the Fourth.
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