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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1906
Page
8
Community notices include job ads for button makers and produce buyers, sales on wagons, and entertainment at Woodman Hall. Local travel references feature Charles Grade and C W Rowan in Davenport. Also mentions Purity milk ads, funeral attendance, and messages about business and visitors.
The Ladies Industrial of St. Matthias church stage a March 17 event at Woodman hall. L J Horan opens with violin and Irish airs performed by Williams and Prof Paudiet. Nellie Foley sings The Harp That Once through Tara's Hall. Ada Rolland reads The Ir resistible Boy. W Kuhe accompanies Mrs Kammerer. Part II includes cornet solo Williams Kathleen Mavourneen and a sung duet with Wiegand and the Rolland sisters. Josephine Fayle Beatrice Edmiston and Eda Critz join as pianists and accompanists.
An advertisement extols Newbro’s Herpicide as the only product that truly cures dandruff and prevents contagion from shared brushes. It claims women waste years scrubbing scalp and offers a 10 cent sample by mail from The Herpicide Co. Detroit with availability at Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store.
Cripple Creek Colorado reports jury convicts John Varley alias Crowley of conspiracy to defraud the Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance company of $3,000 by blowing up a body in a tunnel and collecting the policy proceeds issued to his partner Mc Eachern.
B Spiegel of Evansville Indiana recounts severe kidney and bladder problems for five years and a failing health year. After three doctors failed he credits Foley's Kidney Cure with first relief and complete cure after a second bottle. Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store promotes the remedy.
Summer in Europe offered by F. H. Tristram and A. G. P. A. at 97 Adams Street. Early application required. The Wabash railroad provides excellent eastbound service with direct connections to all steamers for a seamless itinerary.
The undersigned express heartfelt thanks to relatives and neighbors for kindness and sympathy during bereavement and thank the Thomas Orchestra for acts of kindness during illness and after the death of their infant son. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Mark.
Passengers from Chicago to Fort Wayne Findlay Fostoria Cleveland Erie Buffalo New York City Poston and points east are urged to choose the Nickel Plate road. Three through trains daily with day coaches to New York City and modern Pullman sleeping cars. Lowest rates with no excess fares. Dining car service offers meals 35 cents to one dollar. Tickets via Nickel Plate road. Chicago depot at La Salle and Van Buren. City ticket office 111 Adams St. Details from John Y Calahan general agent 113 Adams St Room 298 Chicago.
In a rugged bout, James Nelson outpoints Terry McGovern over six rounds. The encounter showcased Nelson’s reach and steady jab as McGovern pressed early, but Nelson controlled late with cleaner combinations and ring craft.
Battler Nelson of Hegewisch Illinois defeats Terry McGovern of Brooklyn in six hard rounds before about 4000 at the National Athletic Club Philadelphia. Nelson dominates with strength and aggression, nearly ending the bout in early rounds. The article also notes Company C basketball travel to Chicago for the A A U tournament and previews matchups and favorites.
Parties with money seek safe investments and find government bonds and first mortgage loans dependable. G. M. Titus at 212 Iowa Avenue offers loans from 199 to 15000 with complete collection service at no investor charge. He handles interest and principal payments directly.
A dense market report from Chicago dated March fifteenth covers wheat corn oats and pork futures with opening highs lows and closes for May July and Sept contracts. It lists cash and futures prices for No 2 red and hard wheats and assorted corn and oats varieties, plus live stock hogs and beef prices and a long retail goods catalog including produce fuel and coal prices.
Cattle receipts 54009 steady with beeves 3.90 to 6.40, stockers 2.70 to 4.75, cows and heifers 1.60 to 5.15, Texans 3.65 to 44.50. Hogs receipts 14000 weak with mixed butchers 5.99 to 6.25, good heavy 6.15 to 6.27, rough 5.90 to 6.05, light 5.85 to 6.17, bulk 6.15 to 6.20. Sheep receipts 12000 slow weak. sheep 3.75 to 6.00, lambs 4.50 to 6.85. Butter market steady.
New York March 15 Wheat May at 84 1/2 cents Corn May at 49 1/2 cents market figures show steady to firm tone for grain trade in New York.
An old market note lists English walnuts at 20 cents per pound and walnuts at 25 cents per peck, with filberts and pecans shown at 12 and other unclear prices per peck. The text includes jagged OCR formatting for tree nut prices.
The Iowa Central railway offers round trip tickets from April 25 to May 5 for Shrine convention travel limited to July 31 for return passage. One fare covers round trip with any direct route outward and return. Stopover privileges allowed. Contact agents or A. B. Cutts G P T A Minneapolis for details.
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