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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1900
Page
5
Chicago markets report from March 6 1900 notes J Toher Co brokers with H E McKay manager operating Muscatine office over the post office. Telephone 81.
Muscatine Iowa March 7 with price lists for wood lime cement coal and grain produce flour. Market shows weak or unsteady tones for many items including flour rye corn oats and beef and poultry as well as strong notes for hides leather and beets. Prices cover bags sacks per bushel cwt and per dozen with grocers margins noted.
The Misses Connor hosted friends at their East Eighth Street home with refreshments after an evening of social visiting. The Jarboe sisters plan a bob ride to Miss May Baird’s home for an oyster supper, while Miss Shammo’s Sunday school straw ride moves to Co. B. Vail’s Island tonight. A marriage at the M. E. parsonage unites James Milne of Windam Minnesota with Sarah E. Underwood of Rock Island County Illinois. Cards and prizes mark a party at West Seventh Street with 14 tables. Mr William Narvis wins a gold inkstand, Mayor Barney Schmidt the booby prize. The issue previews Table Talk March offerings including notes on Bacon Shakespeare, Danvis Pioneer, and a review by George McLean Harper on French literature in the Atlantic.
Mrs M Hawk returned from Myrtle Town where she visited a week with daughter Mrs Frank Thomas and helped move to Miss Mary McLane farm where Mr Thomas plans to farm this year. Mrs Nelson Long, ill with cancer, was taken home on East Third street. Mr and Mrs Bert Hawk's sick daughter Eva is described. Mr Fuhrman family moved into Frank Welch's Clinton street house. Frank Thomas and wife are in Muscatine from Myrtle Iowa.
Sir Walter Besant defends Kipling against Buchanan in an article reprinted from the Contemporary Review. The Self-Culture Magazine presents an essay on Wellsley College and The Bells of Guadalajara Cathedral. The Living Age announces a four part story Misunderstanding from Madame Rianne. W. J. Stillman continues his autobiography in the March Atlantic with art studies and early trips to London and Paris featuring Ruskin and Turner.
A letter attributed to Clara Barton asserts universal human rights and argues women deserve full citizenship and suffrage. She questions male authority, emphasizes mothers’ sacrifices, and predicts women will win self-government despite opposition.
An emphasis on the Town Central Route as the fastest link between Minneapolis Saint Paul Mason City Marshalltown Grinnell and Oskaloosa Peoria and connections in Union Depot Peoria to Indianapolis Cincinnati Washington and New York. Promises Palace Sleeping Cars and elegant coaches with daily dining-car service.
The G A R circle hosted a friendship gathering for Mrs E B Lewis of Muscatine Iowa at Mrs J E Snead's home. Floyd H Rockwell provided music and refreshments were served at ten. Mrs Lewis plans to move to Nebraska with her family after visiting Chicago. Next Friday March 9 the St Perkins symphony orchestra performs at the Muscatine opera house with a two act play and a novelty band. Advance seat sales at Frank's 20 20 and 50e.
Reindl and Reindl, architects, will locate over Swan's jewelry store within a few days. Visitors are invited to call or write to 901 Cypress Street for now.
Round trip tickets will be sold at a single fare plus 2.00 for 21 days from March 6 March 20 and April 3 17 1900 via B and M R and N Ry to points in Iowa Minnesota and South Dakota north of Shell Rock Abbott Crossing and Waverly Tickets also valid to many cities in Northern Western and Southern States Ino G Farmer A G P and T A Cedar Rapids Iowa listed for contact and agent information.
A notice states that Queen of Pantry flour is available at the grocers or at Jones & Rice. The brief advert highlights the product and its retailers.
Mrs Zara the marvel queen of palmists and clairvoyants has closed a season at Newport with praise from New York's Four Hundred. She offers daily readings from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. at Room 20 Kemble House. This week only prices are 25 and 50 cents.
Cold remedy advertisement promotes Weeks Break Up A Cold Tab with no cure and no pay. Price 25 cents. J. J. Havercamp is named as sole agent.
The Louisville and Nashville Railroad invites travelers to the Garden Spots of the South with round trip tickets at about half rates on the first and third Tuesdays of March and April. Excursions to Tennessee Alabama Georgia and West Florida offered. Contact P Sid Jones in Birmingham or Geo B Horner in St. Louis for details.
A group of merchants and signatories pledge to refund money on a 60 cent bottle of Greene's Warranted Syrup of Tar if it fails to cure coughs and colds, and to offer a 25 cent bottle with a money-back guarantee. Signed by G A Retmcke, V B Barkalow, Nesper & Co., Jro J Havercamp, J Theo Kuechmann and others.
Northern Railway announces reduced round trip rates to Hot Springs Arkansas. The resort, endorsed by the U S government, offers a winter climate with numerous hotels and boarding houses. Inquiries go to Mr John G Farmer A G P A Cedar Rapids Iowa or the Bureau of Information Hot Springs Arkansas for details.
A fragmented summary cites numbers about banks in Kansas, a leech farm in Indiana, typewriter industry in New York, farmer counts in the United States, a giraffe skin price in South Africa, and pattern makers nationwide. The details mix locales and trades with varied figures.
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