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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1902
Page
8
Classified items mention Thiesen's drug store selling hair brushes, private sale of household goods on Second Street, and multiple city visitors. Social events include Masons meeting at Wyoming Lodge and a Royal Arch convocation, plus a street runaway incident near the levee and a church sale by Presbyterian ladies.
Tonight's meeting may appoint J C Coster J W Mee Kee or Arthur Hoffman as city attorney to replace J F Devitt and possibly select a new city engineer. An ordinance to allow appointing an external resident may pass. The agenda includes paving plans led by a council committee review and locating districts needing work.
West Liberty residents H B Hill and E C Nichols visited the city on business. J Kirchner of Nichols and Mr Cosgrove of Panitorium club rode the Firefly to Davenport. Thiesen the druggist sells hair brushes, and Townsend is noted as a leading artist. Miss Edna Chamberlain rode the Firefly to Montpelier to visit her sister teaching school.
Announcement of a U B Excursion on the J S steamboat, June 26 1902 at 7:30 am. Round trip 50 cents, children 5 to 12 25 cents. Proceeds to reduce church debt. Also reports Chicago Live Stock and Wheat market figures for the day with receipts and price ranges. Weather notes follow.
The People's Department Store urges readers to trust their evening Journal ad claiming every item and price shown is accurate. They deny competitors' claims of false bargains and guarantee genuine discounts for all shoppers seeking savings.
A Chicago Tribune note labels a boss as the best, praising his generosity with extra holidays for staff to rest and recover after holidays.
A dispatch reports fear that the exclusion act’s loophole allows Chinese entrants via other countries. The question notes why the hole is not closed to prevent such entry and questions the act’s effectiveness.
A single tree on Mme Regnew’s land in Holland produced six thousand roses at once. Nearby at Whitby a Marechal Niel rose bore three thousand five hundred blooms simultaneously.
During January and February 800 soldiers died of typhoid fever in the British army. Despite boiled water regulations, troops continued drinking from brooks and rivers.
North of the High school on Sixth street and alleys east of Mulberry street will be included in the council report. Several items of grading streets and sewer construction are on the agenda. Officials expect a busy session with interest to taxpayers. railroad discussion likely postponed.
Secretary Shaw has sent President Francis the Sunday closing agreement for the Louisiana Purchase Exposition. If violated, the $5,000,000 appropriation aid is forfeited. Signing and return to the treasury will trigger issuance of salaries and expenditures previously held up.
East Des Moines school board in Des Moines Indiana plans to stop teachers marrying and teaching under maiden or assumed names. A resolution states any person signing a contract or drawing salary under an assumed name shall be punished to the full extent of the law.
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