Muscatine Shops Bundle Bargains as Stocks Move Fast
Merchants in Muscatine push sales with deep discounts to reduce summer stock. Wilson's Shoe Store runs golf, tennis, and outing shoes at low prices while S. & L. Colin and Boston Store offer heavy sale activity. Anson Clothing Co., Haddorff pianos by Hirt & Fesler, Batterson's Bee Hive, H. F. Barnard Co., and H Schmidt & Son Co. feature special bargains on shoes, clothing, furniture, jewelry, musical instruments, fruit jars, and washing goods.
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Wilson's Shoe Store
Wilson
Muscatine
Journal
Colin
The
Boston
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Anson Clothing Co
H. F. Barnard Co
Haddorff Pianos
Hirt & Fesler
Batterson
Thought it was a man mystery ends with dog murder
Startled by a lifelike body shape in a laundry plant furnace this morning Engineer F M Jones suspected a murder. It proved the death of a dog slaughtered and skinned, not a human.
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F. M. Jones
Dog skins traffic rumored in city amid missing pets tale
A local rumor claims a dog skin trade runs in the city as a large animal was burned in a furnace to hide it. The report ties this to missing pets and a broader mystery. Lehigh plans a July 1 vote on an $18,000 schoolhouse proposal.
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Lehigh
Very Prosperous Times and Real Estate Pitch
Advertisement extols prosperity and urges Muscatine residents to buy property now. It promotes quick first payments, long-term balances, and calls readers to consult G. M. Titus at 118 Iowa Avenue, phone 109. It hints at Muscatine’s growth and property value appreciation. Also includes obituary-like lines about Mr. Metzger and a brief testimonial of Thiesen's talcum powder.
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Muscatine
Old Soldier Metzger Dies After Long Civil War Service
Henry Metzger born March 7 1829 in Newstead Bavaria enlisted in 1862 for three years and again in 1865 serving in the Third Minors Cavalry. He settled in Muscatine after the war, married Karoline Dolleries in 1868 and had seven children. His friend Schillinger cared for him in ill health.
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Union
Metzger
Moline
Schillinger
Henry Metzger
Newstead
Bavaria
Germany
America
Third Minors Cavalry
Muscatine
Karoline Dolleries
Junion
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H. Schmidt and Son Co
Edison Phonograph
Columbia
Edison Records
Victor
Bell and
Tools
Fander
G. M. Titus
Iowa Avenue
Charles J
Missoula
Montana
Henry W
Caroline
Edward P
Mr. Metzger
Thiesen
East Third Street
H.F. Barnard CO
Watch Inspector C., R. I. & P. RY
B. E. Lilly’s Dry Goods Store
Kenwood
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