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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1900
Page
4
To all Whom it May Concern the following druggists sell the famous T Rhaematic Cure John J Havercamp Theo Kuechman McBride Cope J J Coady Nesper Co The most effective cure known for rhaematism in all stages.
Ice buyers are offered 5 000 to 8 000 tons of clean Cedar River ice for sale. The advertisement emphasizes purity and steady supply and targets merchants and households needing large winter ice quantities.
The British vice consul Thomas Erskine released a report on Great Lakes shipping and shipbuilding aiming to open a direct Chicago to English ports line. It details grain and flour traffic, Welland canal advantages, and pilot and insurance considerations for ocean vessels using lake ports.
The report notes Manitowoc as an emerging manufacturing outlet with potential for British capital in lake vessel building and ownership. It discusses Welland canal prospects, a proposed Georgian Bay to Ottawa waterway, and the ca pacity of canal locks for 14 feet draft vessels to link UK ports with Montreal and Chicago via lake routes.
Beginning tomorrow passengers in and out of St Louis on the Vandalia Line will face changes as service adjustments take effect. The announcements indicate schedule tweaks and potential route implications for travelers using the Illinois Central corridors.
Louisville reports the season end production of Kentucky whisky at 29.9 million gallons. The past month saw strong sales and a surge in inquiries from robbers and distillers amid firm prices. Trade experts anticipate a busy and prosperous fall season.
In Lawrence Massachusetts on June 30 the Boston and Maine Railway will enter a 99 year lease of the Fitchburg Railroad. Fitchburg stockholders authorize bonds by president and treasurer up to 5 million dollars at par in gold.
A reflective piece contrasts harsh critics of the prodigal with the self righteous elder brother. It critiques self vindication and harsh judgment while urging sympathy and self forgetfulness as paths to compassion and forgiveness. The essay argues for mercy over strict moralism in everyday life.
A letter-like reflection extols true friendship as rare and priceless. It urges loyalty through toil and poverty, condemns cowardice, and contrasts public piety with genuine inward faith, noting some avoid public speech yet remain spiritually connected.
On Saturday night crowds stroll Second Street while one man courts a passing maiden who drops a glove. A meek three year old colt causes chaos as furniture crashes from a light wagon, provoking a tirade from his wife who chides men for neglect and calls them fools in a public scene.
Chicago resident S L Waide stopping at Hotel Ranch in Cincinnati and recalling his 1861 law student days at the University. He describes Wendell Phillips visiting the Pike Opera House when boos and projectiles greeted his abolitionist slace talk as eggs vegetables and cobblestones flew.
An egg barrage erupts as a crowd hurls fruit and invective at Mr. Phillips on stage. Fearful patrons anticipate pistol fire while Phillips is carried away by friends via a back exit. The incident ends with calls of hanging him and a swift carriage departure. Mr. Waide noted as a former Muscatiner.
H J Toher and Co brokers report from Mascatine office in Chicago dated June 30 1900 with H E B McKay as manager and post office telephone service noted for Chicago Illinois.
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