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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1906
Page
8
A recap of local arrivals departures and ads includes Dr. R. S. McNutt a dentist at 126 East Second Street, Lombard College vs Y on Tuesday with 25 cent admission, and numerous residents visiting from or returning to nearby towns. The piece also promotes Journal want ads for real estate and lists various products and travel plans with several attendees noted.
A flyer rescue details a man named H F Waller of Sullivan Ohio freeing another victim, despite burns, as steam and debris hindered escape. Separate reports cover several wrecks across Illinois Colorado Iowa Pennsylvania involving derailed trains, fatalities, and multiple injuries.
Parties with money seek safe investments and find good first mortgage real estate loans to be secure next to government bonds. G. M. Titus at 213 Iowa avenue offers loans from $100 to $15,009 and handles interest and principal collection at no charge to the investor.
A collection of brief items including residents traveling to Vinton Iowa Bayfield and Iowa City, relatives visiting Nichols and Letts, farm hands wanted, new meat market plans, apparel sales at Lilly's Dry Goods, a YWCA girls game, and a lecture at Woodmen hall with speaker J M Walsh Davenport cathedral.
Rev. R. A. Schmidt tendered his resignation at yesterday morning services. The congregation will meet next Sunday to decide on acceptance. Schmidt, educated at Rochester seminary, came to Muscatine nearly nine years ago and has led the German Baptist church at Walnut and Sixth. The brick church built in 1899 anchors the parish, while a new church has arisen near Victor. Schmidt cites health concerns and plans to remain in Muscatine for now, with ongoing travel to Victor for service every six weeks.
Iowa lodge number 2 calls a Tuesday evening meeting for work on two candidates in the first degree. All members are requested to be present. W. M.
Columbus Junction Iowa March 12 Hon F M Mossberry visited his home over Sunday. Mrs A R Acheson and son Ivan stayed with Mr and Mrs B H Duncan. S E Wagner and son Floyd visited Muscatine Saturday. Miss Vinnie Letts a Cornell College student returned home from Concord township. Miss Nora Corvette a Washington teacher visited Miss Pauline Collins and Miss Maude Ensign. Bad road conditions sent rural carrier Chas Paxton to Conesville and Gladwin. Helen Orr of Columbus City visited with Vera Duncan and Eunice Murdock Friday to yesterday. W L Curtis returned Saturday from Kansas City trip.
The letter states a money back guarantee on Greene's Warranted Syrup of Tere for a cough or cold, offering a 50 cent bottle refund if ineffective and a 25 cent bottle as proof of satisfaction or refund. Signatories include G. A. Riemcke N. B. Barkalow Jno J. Havercamp Nesper F. T. J. Theo Kuechmann.
Washington March 12 The Rev E W Lawrence Hunt long time pastor of Washington Heights Presbyterian church is named as a correspondent in a divorce suit by government clerk Charles C Bassett. Bassett cites multiple meetings with Mrs Fannie Rice Bassett and the Rev Hunt in this and other cities. Mrs Bassett also sues her husband.
Iowa Central offers special second class settlers tickets at very low rates every Tuesday in March and April for settlers traveling to the northwest. Contact agents or write A B Cutts G P T A Minneapolis Minn for rates and addresses.
Mr and Mrs John Campbell were passengers on No 11 Saturday night for Washington Iowa where they will spend several days with relatives.
The Lenten season brings a boom to Muscatine fish dealers with abundant fresh water varieties like catfish and salmon in local markets. Saltwater options remain limited as lobsters and soft shell crabs are unsold at a loss. Vegetable offerings are narrow with cucumbers cauliflower and shadlots among the few fresh southern grown items available.
Market rundowns show corn oats wheat and byproducts with retail and farm prices. Beef pork veal mutton poultry and dairy figures alongside fruit vegetables and seed values illuminate weekly commodity movements and Chicago live stock results.
Chicago March 12 Wheat No 2 red 81 82c No 3 red 79 80c No 2 hard 77 79c No 3 hard 73 77c May opened 774%2 77%sc high 7854c low 774 77c closing 781 78c Corn No 2 41c No 3 40%4c No 2 white 42c No 3 white 4154 42c No 2 yellow 41 41% No 3 yellow 40 40% 40c May opened 43 43% c high 4314 434c low 42% c closing 4314c Oats No 2 28%c No 3 28% No 2 white 3144 31%c No 3 white 29 30c March 29c May opened 29% 29%c highest
Chicago markets show butter steady with creameries at 16 26 cents and dairies at 15 230. eggs ease to 12 cents per unit.
Chicago markets report higher poultry demand with turkeys at 12 1/2 cents per pound and chickens at 11 1/2 cents. Springs quote 11 44 cents per dozen?
New York market notes show butter varied by supplier with prices from 16 27 91 cents for irregular creamery and factory products at 13 16 cents while eggs stayed steady with firsts at 14 4 cents and seconds at 14 14 cents.
New York on March 12 reports poultry prices firm with chickens at 10 13 cents per pound, turkeys 14 20 cents, fowls 11 4% to 13% cents per pound.
Miss Della Cockshoot of No. 4 Wilton township presided as Sunnyside students presented songs and declamations on March 9. Performances included Bring Back My School Days to Me and Marching Through Georgia, with a visiting list featuring Gus Stark and several local residents.
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