Opening night praise and local business notes
A lively opening night with music. Bartlett Bros Warner’s corsets and Geo B Jackson offer full lines. Mrs August Othmer returns from a two week Northern state trip. Park Avenue M church closes for painting. Mrs Frank McConnell and daughter travel home to Iowa City. New Panitorium cleans garments and shines shoes on East Second Street. South Muscatine Presbyterian Sewing Society set meeting at Mrs Sarah Schmalz home next Wednesday.
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Frank McConnell
Iowa City
Luellen Bros
East Second Street
Grand Hotel
South Muscatine
Dr A B Clapp Homeopathic Physician and Surgeon
Dr A B Clapp a homeopathic physician and surgeon is listed with office and residence at 315 East Second.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. B. Clapp
Homeopathic
East Second
Momeopathic
New Process Laundry promises wash day freedom in Muscatine
The New Process laundry under F X Schaefer expands its machine array and flat work division to handle all laundry with low prices. Towels napkins pillow slips sheets and table covers priced from one to three cents, promising careful machine work and home savings. Lace curtains also offered with guaranteed satisfaction by an experienced operator.
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F. X. Schaeffer
Muscatine
Schaefer
Bartlett Bros Promotes Big Opening With Ice Cream
Local ad notes Bartlett Bros invites ladies to a big opening tonight with music and ice cream. Numerous mentions of local shoppers and travel by residents highlight a bustling city scene as "Firefly" and "El Paso flyer" trains appear in daily life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bartlett Bros
Lost Ladies' Purse With Money Found
Found item reported as a ladies' purse containing money. Owner may claim by visiting this office, proving ownership, and paying for this notice.
Opening of the lighted avenue celebrated by Promenade All
Ev Brandenburg invites the public to stroll the lighted avenue tonight and stop at the Red Paint Store for a souvenir as the avenue opens with a Promenade All event.
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Brandenburg
For Sale Gold and Oil Lands in Colorado
Gold and silver mines with 80 acres patented placer in Gilpin county and 240 acres oil land in Larimer county near Loveland with producing wells. Perfect titles. To close an estate the entire property will be sold at a sacrifice on easy terms. Suitable for company operation with potential immediate dividends. Investigation solicited. Apply to
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Colorado
Gilpin County
Larimer County
Loveland
Runaway on the Avenue Involving Milk Wagon Team
A milk wagon owned by Healey & Hoefflin bolted near the Journal office around noon. Driver halted by Hoефflin could not stop the team which ran toward the river, veered at Front street and crossed, then toppled the wagon near the C R I P tracks. No injuries to the horses. interior damage included ice and broken glass. Brandenburg warned the night may bring greater excitement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Healey & Hoefflin
Journal Office
Front Street
Brandenburg
Carnival of Authors by Presbyterian ladies May 7
The Presbyterian church ladies host a Carnival of Authors on Wednesday evening May 7 in MWA hall. The program includes pantomimes and tableaux from famous authors works and Mrs Jarley with her wax statue collection. Fourteen girls perform a May Pole winding and unwinding. Proceeds support a good cause. all are urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. M. Clark
Chicago
City
Joseph Sissig
W. J. Hadley
Marshalltown
Fry
Chicago Markets and Wheat Futures Report May 3
Special market dispatch from H. J. Toher & Co. in Chicago covers futures for wheat corn oats and livestock with May July and Sept entries. It notes price ranges open high low close, corn weakness, oats delivery actions, pork and lard quotes, and bank statement alongside weather and market sentiment. Geo H. Phillips provides outlook citing rain impact and export projections.
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Chicago
Minneapolis
Duluth
Texas
New York
Trance
Tce
Patten
Geo. H. Phillips
Ruthenberg Family Thanks Friends for Support
We express sincere thanks for the aid and sympathy shown during our bereavement. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Ruthenberg.
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Louis Ruthenberg
Prohibition Notice at Lindle’s Lake
A local notice from Ed Lindle bans all fishing in Lindle’s Lake citing safety or regulatory concerns. No further details provided.
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Lindle’s Lake
Lindle
Men Wanted to Pull Lumber at South Muscatine Mill
Wanted advertisement for labor at the South Muscatine Lumber Company. Men are requested to apply at once for lumber pulling work at the mill location.
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South Muscatine Lumber Company
Small truck farm near city with pasture acres
A compact truck farm spanning 16 to 30 acres lies near the city boundaries. Fred 8S Pentzer is noted in the listing as the owner or contact for this rural property.
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City
Fred
Pentzer
Cheap Rail Fare For National Baptist Anniversary Meet
Iowa Central Railway offers a round trip at one fare plus 2.00 for the National Baptist anniversary in St. Paul May 19 to 28. Sale May 18 to 20 with returning limit May 29. Extension to June 30 possible by deposit at St. Paul joint agent. Read more from Geo S Battey G P A A Marshalltown Iowa.
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National Baptist
St. Paul
Iowa Central Railway
Baptist Church
Geo. S. Battey
Marshalltown
Iowa
Telephone reach frames city leadership in 1900s study
San Francisco leads American cities with one telephone for every sixteen people while Greater New York shows one line for every forty eight residents in a contemporary survey.
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San Francisco
New York
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Geo. Krranz
K. P. Building
Daily Journal
Guarantee Loan Co
East Second St
Joe E. Kranz
Sa. Ave
Reliance Loan Co
Over Post Office
Warner's
Geo. B. Jackson
August Othmer
Park Avenue M. B. Church
Mary Meyers
Nellie Nelson
Rock Island
R. A. Holmes
Journal
E. L. Kemptner
East Fifth
Pearl City
Iawa Avenue
Welch & Knopp’s
W. L. Johnson
Wilton
Geo. M. Titus
Davenport
Joanna Hitchcock
Big Timber
Montana
John Mahin
John Lee Mahin
Inez Batchelor
Albion
Friends’ Quarterly Meeting
I. B. Lee
J. B. Lee
Mr. Lee
Miss Birdie Batchelor
Minnesota
Ald
Friends’ Church
Mothers’ Club
R. C. Schenck
East Ninth Street
Miss Faddis
R. L. Highly
Caledonia
Howard Hacket
Co. J. Hackett
Monmouth
Blue
Dr. Lyon
B. Schmidt
Scheetz
Athur Romaine
West Liberty
Brainworth
C. W. Mathis
Mulberry Street
E. M. Warner
The
Congregational Church
Richard Houdek
Wauken
John Watterman
Judge
Mrs. Jerome Carskaddan
Cora May Daut
el Paso
California
Colorado Springs
Zimmerman
Burlington
Fairport
F. D. Davidson
Geo. B. Jackson’s
James Schenck
Downey
Daniel McCurdy
East Sixth Street
Wm. McCurdy
Denver, Colo
J. W. Moffit
Waterloo
Robert McCurdy
Conesville
Henry Otto
Washington
Oregon
Mississippi River
Geo. W. Hill
Champa SL
Carnival of Authors
Howl
H. J. Toher & Co
H. E. McKay
Kansas
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Ilinois
Indiana
Missouri
Lower
Upper Michigan
Wisconsin
Dakotas
Atchison
Mo. Pac
Cace
St. Paul II. & N
Pac O
Pac
HOICE
Palo Alto
Brown
First National Bank
Muscatine, Iowa
China
Swan
Jewelry Store
McCall's Patterns
Leibbrand
Ryan
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