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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1909
Page
12
The Boston Store announces a closing out sale with goods offered at a quarter to half value. Shoppers are urged to come tonight to save half their money as the store may close any day and become a thing of the past.
Twenty five coats fifty two inches long with satin lining offered in black brown blue green red tan and other colors. Coats priced previously at 18 to 28 dollars now five dollars each. Also six to eight silk velvet and black satin jackets available at five dollars each.
Large stock of corsets in varied sizes and styles including short to long hip corsets. Prices slashed with many former prices from $1.00 to $3.00 now reduced to 50c each. Also fur accessories and jackets advertised with substantial reductions to clear stock.
Dr. W. S. Norton lists address 116 W 2d street and Mississippi Box Co offers box factory kindling wood at 1 50 per load with prompt delivery and phone 164. David Bald of Buffalo returns home from Muscatine. Mulberry avenue dwellings listed for sale by John A. Robbins. Mrs. R. Springborn of Rock Island visiting daughter Mrs. L. Gundrum returns home this morning.
Grinnell visitor B Urdangen calls in Muscatine with others including Frank Bowman offering bargains on buggies and wagons. Kiowa sales, hat trims, and eyewear ads mingle with church events and a millinery opening led by Miss L M Slater.
Medicine advertisement asserts Foley's Kidney Remedy cures kidney and bladder troubles not beyond medicine. It promises relief for backache and irregularities that could lead to Bright's disease or diabetes and notes sale by A. W. Morgan.
At Muscatine levee this afternoon the Lena was launched. Owned by Captain Hysell, the towboat is the largest gasoline-powered vessel on the upper river and will carry wood and other bulk articles downstream.
Rev Wennermark pastor of Grace English Lutheran church chosen as speaker for the men's meeting at the YMCA tomorrow afternoon. An interesting speaker, the service promises to be exceptionally helpful. All men invited.
Muscatine high school defeated West Waterloo 32 to 18 in Waterloo to defend its state basketball championship. Muscatine led throughout as fouls limited Waterloo’s offense, with Whittle scoring most of Waterloo’s points from the line. Final lineup: Muscatine Williamson Smakey Appel Munn Barnard. West Waterloo Whittle Armstrong Hallowell Freeman Holmes.
Field goals Smalley five Appel six Munn four Armstrong one Whittle zero free throws Smalley two Whit tle fourteen referee A Leysen Muscatine
Lyman C. Mann testified he did not know Mrs. Frances Gilmore Thompson the murdered rooming house victim. He denied visiting the Michigan avenue house or signing the name J. H. Raymond. He acknowledged a past liaison with a New York woman while witnesses defended his alibi.
Grandview Iowa records a steady stream of visits and departures with residents and visitors from Muscatine Wapello Randolph Wis. Letts and Buffalo Iowa. Notable movements include Mr and Mrs Henry Schaffer and children from Wapello visiting relatives, James Guthrie on business, Mrs Clark Graville traveling to Randolph Wis, and cattle shipment by James Buster to Chicago. The notes list many local shoppers travelers and short trips throughout the week.
Willis H. McGrew and wife shopped in Muscatine on Tuesday while others visit for business. Elizabeth Krahl becomes a trimmer in Aurora, and several locals attend events, travels and illnesses. Grand View district election results noted. Cedar Falls teachers return from break. Fragments describe social calls, illnesses, and travel around Letts Wapello Nichols and Muscatine.
Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store advertises Dr King s New Life Pills as painless regulators for liver inaction and bowel stoppage priced at 25 cents.
The old post office issues a demand to box renters to return keys immediately or boxes will be redeemed at the New Post Office. Robert S. McNutt signs as Postmaster.
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