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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1902
Page
8
The page lists social visits and daily happenings from Atalissa to Davenport, including shopping, meals, and upcoming events. Notable items mention Mayes telephones, strawberry season at C. C. Smith, a church oriental tea March 12, a new bowling alley, and Eagle lodge thanks for a luncheon after a large initiatory class.
A. F. Demorest declares candidacy for school board treasurer subject to the convention result. He seeks support from voters and party members at upcoming deliberations.
Eye specialist Dr Harrison will visit Thiesen's drug store for four days Wednesday through Saturday of next week. His home office practice will not permit remaining longer. Call and see him early as possible.
The Ladies Auxiliary of A will host an entertainment Monday evening March 17 to mark St Patrick's Day. The event features music and activities for attendees in honor of the holiday.
Three good farms offered for sale or rent by James Featherstone. Inquiries directed to Horan and Devitt for details and arrangements.
A collage of fleeting items from Scheetzs Cadles Kembles and Globe restaurant lists. Promotions for Katherine Ridgway concerts real estate openings and business movements mix with health notes and local travel. Various names and addresses appear among ads and notices.
A man struck by a train near the Cedar Street crossing Wednesday afternoon is resting well at the county hospital where he was taken yesterday. Initial reports said he left the Von Dresky saloon before boarding the train. later it was noted he came down Cedar Street. Witnesses say he appeared intoxicated before the accident.
Travel deal runs on the first and third Tuesdays of March April and May at one fare plus 2 dollars to many points in Minnesota Iowa North and South Dakota Montana Idaho Washington Oregon British Columbia Utah Colorado Nebraska and regions to the south and southeast. Address Geo S Batty G P and T A Marshalltown Iowa for details and a free booklet.
The family of J. W. Ray expresses deep gratitude to friends and neighbors who assisted during their bereavement. Special thanks go to Keystone Button Factory friends and the G. A. R. for sympathy and help. Mrs J W Ray and Children.
A new spring line at Hine Bros offers the nobbiest up to date men s furnishings in the city. Neckwear shirts hats are described as exclusive desirable and of the latest market styles. The store is at 217 East Second street. Nearby Silver Grill has added extra cook Frank Nelson from Chicago to improve dining.
The Stars face the Cyclones this evening at the bowling alley. Stars lineup includes Geo Gilmore W Battey Bruce Jackson Lou Schlosser and H Ceon while Cyclones feature Joe Powers Fritz Funck D Mull E DeLance and Geo Powers.
The voters of Muscatine are requested to meet in convention at the city hall Friday evening March 7 at 7 30 to nominate two candidates for school director and one for treasurer.
A Lutheran minister in a western Maryland town recalls a humorous encounter with an old German who greeted him and reminded him of a pig he once received upon marrying the man. The stranger offered two pigs if the minister would now unmerry him, a whimsical barter tied to the couple's marriage history.
A four year old girl, distressed by her father’s late dinner, tries to appease him. Her sister plans to deny tea, but the child offers all her saved pennies to buy father tea, displaying the coins in her tiny fist. The scene reflects sweet family dynamics from a New York Times item.
Phil Ossifer reflects in Ohio State Journal on political motives. One aims to help citizens, the other seeks to maximize what can be done to them.
A Chicago Tribune snippet shows a salesman touting an item as an excellent substitute for coffee and wholesome for red blood. A young woman with earrings reacts with curiosity, asking for something more vibrant.
The Iowa State case against Thomas Bebb for rape of Della Worley ended with a guilty verdict at 2 40 pm after about five hours and 12 to 15 ballots. Judge Brannan noted it as a hard fought trial with no demonstration on verdict and the defense may seek a new trial within fifteen days.
Advice on from optimal housing to feeding for laying hens and chicks. It covers ventilation, nest setup, bran versus corn, wheat for first week chicks, a nonaggressive cock, cane or sorghum as feed for variety and egg production, and selecting a breeder rooster with prominent traits. It also recommends early mating to prepare eggs for winter sitting.
Travel via the Lehigh Valley Railroad for speed and comfort with luxuriously furnished sleeping parlor cars and day coaches. Dining cars offer a la carte service and stopovers at Niagara Falls are allowed on through tickets to New York and Philadelphia.
Special market dispatch from Chicago markets with H Oller & Co data. Includes wheat corn oats futures for March May July. pork lard ribside and sugar prices. Chicago live stock receipts for hogs cattle and sheep. Kansas City and Omaha hog and cattle totals. Northwestern wheat receipts in Minneapolis and Duluth. Liverpool and New York stock closes. Includes figures for Atchison Pacific and other stocks.
The complete abstract collection for Muscatine County is available at Kemble's. Located at 116 Iowa Avenue, the firm offers title research and property records retrieval.
Neil Bryant born Cornelius O'Brien died in Brooklyn at age 72. An early pioneer of black-face minstrelsy he formed the famed Bryant brothers with Daniel and Jerry, touring worldwide before retiring in 1880s for a government post.
G W Willey schedules a public sale at his residence four miles northwest of Eliza on Friday March 14. Fifty horses, mostly work animals, plus farm implements including a threshing machine wagons binder corn plows turning plows harnesses a disc and a corn planter will be sold. Sale starts at 10 o clock.
London March 7 at the annual meeting of the machinery trust Joseph Lawrence M P. chairman said he opposed the suggested amalgamation with the American printing machinery trust but directors favored cordial co operation with the American company. This arrangement would allow both concerns to dominate British American and continental European trade.
A Newark reader recalls a Staten Island ferry conversation about a pretty girl who, after entering a Fifth Avenue store to buy a comb, is hired as a saleswoman at $15 a week. She describes the store’s offer, the easy hours, and her new role selling complexion goods while maintaining her own wary stance about cosmetic preparations. The item also advertises a special Iowa Central excursion rate to California in March and April with nonstop tourist cars.
Rates set for all points on the Iowa Central to Minnesota and the Dakotas on March 4 11 18 25 and April 1 8 1902 at very low fares. Consult your nearest Iowa Central agent or Geo S Batty G P T A Marshalltown Iowa before traveling.
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