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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1900
Page
7
The Journal offers guaranteed ad changes on the day ads are handed in if copy reaches the office by 9 a.m. It is sold daily at R. A. Holmes, E. E. Davidson, and C. W. Hodges newsstands, with all customers served.
An ad promises a non poisonous solution costing a quarter for a gallon of water that claims to annihilate ants roaches and all home insects with a single application.
Joseph Quinn returns from Chicago while Mrs. Leiter visits Rev. Fry in Iowa. Bankers Union meeting urged full attendance. Imperial dancing club advertises Monday excursion. Circus crowd of nearly 400 reported with 320 tickets sold. July 4 fair races promised with pacing trotting and running events at 1 pm.
A Muscatine business leader urged citizens to contribute to Weed Park, arguing the park belongs to the people and must be funded by voluntary gifts. He praised the park’s future role as a city landmark with water works and streetcar access, and urged donations from those able to give even small amounts. The piece notes ongoing farm news and local health updates as well.
Halstead and Son's offers best prices on work and materials at their Mulberry shop.
Washington Chapter No. 4, R. A. M. holds Friday at 8 o'clock for Royal Arch degree work. Members and visiting brothers are urged to attend. full attendance requested. By order of the M. E. H. Priest, Geo. C. Winn, Secretary.
Des Moines reader E F White reports relief from piles after using Beggs' German Salve. He had undergone two years of physician treatment with no benefit and was advised to operate, until trying the salve at J J Havercamp's.
In East Buffalo Illinois Mrs Jessie L Ramsey underwent a surgical operation to remove a small tumor on the 18th by Drs Reynolds and Carter of Aledo. On the 22nd Mrs Emma Murdock visited Ramsey and noted she was recovering well. The piece also notes political hopes for 1900 and local social visits and road work near Buffalo Prairie.
Real estate column lists 80 acres near Annondale California for exchange for Muscatine city property or nearby farmland. Also numerous city lots and houses on Eighth Street near Mulberry with 7 to 10 rooms and prices from 1000 to 3500. Includes properties on East Sixth and West Sixth through East Hill, Park Place Monroe Street Oak Street Cedar Street Woodlawn and Lucas Grove Road with various sizes and features. Call or write for full particulars.
Mrs. G Hendrickson returns from Iowa City as locals plan a county seat trip for Thursday. Muscatine visitors Mrs M Orin and Miss Mabel Brimm join Misses Etta and Miriam Hildebrand for a Fourth of July event led by the Florticultural society at the Fair Grounds. Rev Herman P Williams of the 51st Iowa will address the day with bicycle and foot races, sack and potato races, a baseball game, music, ice cream lemonade lunch and hot coffee. Admission is ten cents for adults and teams.
Readers learn Hall's Catarrh Cure cures catarrh in all stages as a constitutional treatment. The ad claims internal action on blood and mucous surfaces to destroy the disease and strengthen the constitution. It offers one hundred dollars for any failure and invites testimonials from Toledo, Ohio. Sold by druggists. The Hall Pills are advertised as best.
E W Baker former street commissioner and Davenport veteran volunteer member arrives this morning on the Whitney with a giant Mississippi clam shell from Prairie Du Chien. The shell measures 576 inches wide 7% inches long and 17 inches in circumference and is the region’s largest. Baker reports the Monarch heads to Muscatine with four shell barges. one barge swamped by high waves near Davenport but shells remained safe in shallow water.
An advertisement claims over ten thousand lives lost in an African war and asserts Beggs' Blood Purifier can save many by preventing impure blood. It features endorsement from Fred Ackerman of Moberly Missouri and directs readers to J. J. Havercamp's for purchase.
Mrs. Lucinda Lundy visits Ay rus Lundy and family at West Point with Lute Lundy who has been away at Iowa City. Mrs. Croxen reports her father Mr. Atkinson improving in Springdale as Tillie of Augusta Maine stays nearby. Y P S C E social at the Manse funds church fence. Junior contest at Woodman social boosts sidewalk fund. Misses Myrtle Long and Anna McDonald return from College View Nebraska. Mrs. Barkalow in Illinois with relatives at Buda. Mrs. Pringey and daughter visit Des Moines. Ady hosts her mother and sister from Muscatine. Mabel Nebergal and children visit Grampa Stearns. Miss Myrdle McAnnich at Cedar Falls summer school. Will Stiles and wife welcome a new daughter.
In an testimonial from W R C Williams of Spanish Fort Texas a five year struggle with kidney and bladder trouble is said to be cured by Mulls Pioneer Cure after one small sample. The ad guarantees a dollar draft if medicine fails and lists prices at 25c and 1.00. Available at all druggists.
In Nichols a grainery burst open on Tuesday releasing several thousand bushels of oats from a large structure that held about 30 to 40 thousand bushels. Louis Kern left for Paris after visiting Germany. Other locals traveled to Muscatine for the show and news of arrivals, injuries, a new baby, harvest prep, new wheels, and porch additions at the hall.
An old advertisement touts Mull's Lightning Cough Cure with claims to prevent lung trouble and consumption. It notes it is safe for children, priced 5 cents for a small bottle and 50 cents for a larger dose, and urges readers to ask their druggist.
A boy recalls going to a circus with his father who reluctantly agreed for the boy’s sake. The father’s mood shifts from amusement to awkward restraint, and at home his wife asks about the show. The man answers he went to take the boy, but shows little visible joy.
Miss Helen Gould arrived in Three Oaks Michigan with six friends in a private car from Boston and was met by a large crowd. The visit marks the unveiling of the Spanish Guns captured by Dewey at Manila presented to the city. A monster parade and student salutations greeted the party.
A testimonial from W. J. Walsh of Iowa City says Beggs Hair Renewer cured long standing dandruff and hair loss, noting dandruff removal and new hair growth after trying many remedies. The note appears in an advertisement placed at J.
Great Rock Island Route offers one fare round trip from points east of the Missouri river to Kansas City for travel July 2 3 and 4 with return by July 9 1900. Special excursions to Denver Colorado Springs Pueblo Glenwood Springs Salt Lake City and Ogden depart Kansas City July 3 7 and 9 at one regular fare plus 2 00 for round trip with return by Oct 31 1900.
A boy in boxing gloves stands idle as spectators waste time on expectations. The scene reflects missed chances and the unproven potential of youth in sport.
Ad boasts 50c and 60c overalls and pure linen items worth $1.50, with a 60 inch Turkey red tablecloth at 35c a yard. Also promotes 8c boys’ suits originally $3 to $4 and 25c steel blades as sale bargains.
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