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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1903
Page
8
Local ad notice lists Hobart M Cable pianos sold exclusively by J J Griffiths and promotes prices. It highlights St Johns for fine hams bacon and teas from Bartlett Bros and dried peaches prunes pears apricots at St Johns. Townsend shows a Co C picture and Syrian silk exhibition sells this week at McColm Dry Goods Co.
Rhinehart Kaiser of Popular Bluffs is visiting. Firefly carried Schaefer Bartlett Peto to Davenport on business. St Johns offered fruits and Mr and Mrs Kaiser hosted visitors at 1510 North Mulberry before returning to St Paul. General superintendent Sheffer’s private car attached to Firefly. Trainmaster O Brien inspected Rock Island affairs. Lend a Hand society to meet at 217 Lombard. Italian laborers bound for southwest with No 3. Y M C A Woman's Auxiliary to meet at 3 pm. Mrs Anna Bishop Wynne arrived from Chicago and will stay with the Bishops at 108 East Fourth. Oriental art sale tomorrow and through the week. McCorm Dry John Kaiser of St Paul visited and plans a White Bear Lake cottage for summer. Cora Christian to wed Harry Hyink at 1059 Lucas and move to Colorado. J M Emerins of Des Moines, Knights of Macabees commander, to address tonight. A smoker is planned. Muscatine newcomers advised to visit Townsend's show window for photos. Townsend proclaims Photos speak for themselves.
A Brooklyn woman credits Grape Nuts with improving her appearance and health after months of thinness and weakness. She reports plump cheeks, stronger energy, and better sleep while eating the cereal twice daily. The ad claims the product aids digestion and nerve health and is endorsed by Postum Co.
A white perch weighing twenty nine pounds was caught a few miles south of Muscatine and brought to town for disposal. Riversmen call it the largest perch in local waters in years and note such size is rare here while common farther north.
Ida Fox and her husband Richard M. Fox filed a district court petition seeking partition of Eva Ruckdeschel estate. Mrs. Fox claims to be an heir and argues proceeds can be put to better use after division.
A call argues that and other forms of animal protection provide sufficient evidence that attention to the matter cannot come too soon.
Rev. W. L. Beatty departed this afternoon for Arlington to visit his brother in law J. O. Hoover who lies seriously ill.
E. L. Lockwood J. W. Rice John Kindler and Wilson Rice left this afternoon to inspect farming land in southern Missouri. They expect a ten day trip away from home.
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