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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1900
Page
13
Long list of brief items from Muscatine including shop ads at Lillys and McCorm Dry Goods, social calls and visits, travel notes for residents such as J E Howe and George Lindle, illness updates for Mrs. Stocker and E L Dieman, and upcoming events like sales and gatherings.
The Journal argues ads in newspapers reach 1,400 homes nightly and 2,200 nearby, making store news vital. Merchants cooperate with reporters, showing how ads are prepared with live descriptions and even photo-like wording. Readers gain richer news in ads, while merchants gain value from publicizing new goods and price cuts.
Funeral services for Mrs A H Fisher were held at Musserville M E church with a large attendance and a noted choir. Two marriages near Muscatine were announced, with Squire Rowan officiating and couples settling in South Muscatine. Residents updated include Mrs Ella Hunt leaving for Wisconsin, Holtzhauer and Barbaugh expanding their button plant, and several locals making home or work changes.
Reindl and Reindl, architects, announce readiness to submit plans with a specialty in modern houses.
Halstead promotes a new paint line to brighten interiors, promising vivid palettes and quicker results to refresh rooms this season. The campaign emphasizes easier application and durable finish for homeowners seeking a brighter, cleaner look.
A medical advertisement claims catarrh is a constitutional illness cured by internal remedies. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally and acts on blood and mucous surfaces, backed by a physician's prescription and testimonials. Sold by druggists from Toledo Ohio via F J Coesty & Son.
A shopper notes that painful shoes make the journey home feel longer than it should. The remark emphasizes discomfort from footwear turning a simple return trip into a tedious ordeal.
A classified notice lists 80 acres near Amondale for exchange for Muscatine city property or nearby farm land, plus numerous city lots and houses on Eighth Street Mulberry Sixth Seventh and elsewhere. Properties include houses with 7 to 10 rooms, various lot sizes, plus acres with barns and outbuildings. Call or write for full particulars.
The advertisement urges readers that economy means taking Hood's Sarsaparilla this season as it purifies and vitalizes the blood to prevent illness and prepare the body for the coming season. Each bottle is claimed to contain 100 doses, proving it is economical to take Hood's only.
Lovers of music will enjoy a National Theatre Company show next Monday April 2 featuring a seven piece orchestra and descriptive overtures. A first class troupe of dramatic and specialty artists will perform with admission 25 and 35 cents. On sale now at Frank's.
J J Foor, a longtime Wapello leader, died last Saturday after a pneumonia illness. He arrived in 1850 and was known for his steady judgment and public spirit. He leaves a widow, five sons, two daughters, three brothers, and two sisters. Also, a body found on the Iowa river near Oakville was identified as John Clemens, a former Wapello resident missing since February 8 1899, buried in Wapello cemetery today. E Winters seeks cancer treatment in Des Moines, while Chas Tustian and Lewis Merrick visited Muscatine Tuesday.
Miss A Anson & Co. completes an elaborate millinery store on Second Street. The updated shop showcases a large window display and a complete spring stock with skilled trimming. Ladies are invited to visit the new storefront at 10% East Second Street.
In Camden New Jersey Miss Eva Wood testifies that Eli Shaw admitted the published confession of murdering his mother and grandmother is true. Frederick A. Kix outlines the expected testimony and Miss Wood confirms she will swear to it. Shaw’s past relationships and engagements with Maybelle Neilson and Eva Wood frame the dispute. In Texas Henry Clay Pierce arrives in Waco to answer a Texas anti trust indictment with bonds set at 100000.
Remaining letters unclaimed at the Muscatine Iowa post office for the week ending March 27 1900 include a list of men and women. Patrons must say advertised when calling for their letters and contact the postmaster W L Roach.
Granite workers claim a 25 percent price rise due to labor troubles in Montpelier Vermont on March 21 1900. Gruber Marble Co announces stones priced lower at 50 percent off to quit business and urges immediate visit to 123 W Front St Muscatine Iowa with deals on Decoration monuments.
In Colfax Iowa on March 26 a 17 year old son of J H Lester was shot in the foot while duck hunting on the river. He and his brother crept toward game when the rear brother accidentally cocked the hammer and discharged the gun. Doctors feared amputation but the bone was not injured.
La Crosse Wisconsin reports rapid river rises from warm spell and snowfall. La Crosse river up four feet since Saturday nearing banks while marshes risk inundation. Black River also rising. Joliet Illinois reports smallpox fears with vaccination efforts. Great Falls Montana notes stabbing death at a wedding celebration and arrests. Stop that cough with Mull's Lightning Cough Cure at 25 cents.
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