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Newspaper

Muscatine Journal

Location

Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 08, 1903

Page

8

Bartlett Bros. Tea and Coffee Ad and Notices

Local notices list Bartlett Bros. for fine teas and coffees and a real estate viewing offer by G. M. Titus at 118 Iawa Avenue. Mrs. H. P. Downs relocates to 10 East Ninth Street. Mrs. C. A. W. Kent departs for Des Moines for the Daughters of Rebekah district convention through Saturday.

H. P. Downs East Ninth Street G. M. Titus Iawa Avenue C. A. W. Kent Des Moines the Daughters of Rebekah

Second hand upright and organ at Hirt Fesler's

Various notices recount purchases and travels including a $65 second hand upright and a cheap organ at Hirt Fesler's. People depart for business trips to Cedar Rapids Wellman and Lisbon attend festivals and visits in Davenport Columbus Junction and Toledo. Wolf scalps bounty and lodge activities noted.

Hirt & Fesler’s

Corsets for Summer Wear at Boston Store Muscatine

About thirty dozen Batiste corsets offer three styles the long hip straight front and girdle in any color and size at 50c each Summer corsets in sizes 25c 50c and 1.00 plus Royal Worcester corsets priced from 50c to 3.50. The Boston Store claims the most complete corset line in Muscatine.

Batiste Royal Worcester Muscatine Boston

Special sale on ladies petticoats in diverse fabrics

Special sale features black mercerized petticoats with fluffy hems at prices from $1.00 to $1.98 and hemstitched styles up to $2.98. Silk petticoats in black and colors including evening shades offered at $3.98, promising bargains. Call to view selections.

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Local people and travel notes from the Tri-Cities

Chas. King of Grandview appears in the city on business. J. J. Griffith sells Hobart M. Cable pianos. Hirt & Fesler display a fine Chickering square piano. Frank Hautsch returns from St. Louis. Dr. G. O. Morgridge drives to Letts for a professional call. Mrs. Frank Resser heads home to Moline on the W. J. Young, Jr. S. S. Rose returns from Chicago with stock on the Western. Harry Metzger heads to Kalona to find a stray horse. J. Waterson returns to Nichols after visiting the Tri-Cities. C. McIntyre of Davenport visits his mother Mrs. R. A. McIntyre. Mrs. A. M. Goodhue and daughter Sadie depart for Chicago and Milwaukee by early train.

J. Waterson Tri-Cities Nichols

Notable Local Movements Reported in Columbus Junction

In Columbus Junction on May 8 N G Coder of Letts visited town. Mrs W P Paugh visited Muscatine, returning on the Firefly. J T Kinmonth from near Columbus City attended a stock sale near West Liberty. G A Salmon attended business in Muscatine. Gus Bickel traveled to Correctionville for business. Miss Katie Wintermeyer of Muscatine changed cars here en route to St Louis where she is a bookkeeper. Mrs Oswald Babn visits Wilton this week. J E Freeland left with stock and household goods for his Selma farm after health concerns. Hon H M Letts and F N Wilcox left for Columbia Mo for business and to visit Paris.

Columbus Junction N. G. Coder Letts W. P. Paugh Muscatine J. T. Kinmonth Columbus City West Liberty G. A. Salmon Gus. Bickel Correctionville Katie Wintermeyer St. Louis Oswald Babn Wilton J. E. Freeland Selma H. M. Letts F. N. Wilcox Columbia Mr. Letts Mr. Wilcox Paris

Residents plan summers away and a mixed town scene

J C Bell and family depart for Ohio New York and Torrington Connecticut for summer visits with relatives. Columbus Junction rejects street fairs preferring a Chautauqua and district fair. Notables include midshipman David Morgan visiting from Boston and reorganized Presbyterian Christian Endeavor. Fortnightly club hosts a pleasant gathering. Cc Rogers and family move to a new home.

C. M. Fulton Columbus Junction Chautauqua Assembly Arnold Bahns Davenport David Morgan Massachusetts Boston Chas. Morgan Christian Endeavor Society of the Presbyterian Church Hattie Freeman Muda Acheson Mary Bowman Lottie Wilcox Lena Hanft Illinois

Chicago Markets Special Dispatch From 4H Brokers

Market figures show May and July wheat and corn prices with open high low close data. Pork lard and ribs futures are listed with current bid ranges, while hog receipts at Chicago live stock market run about 17 000 with open steady and close strong.

J. Toher & Co H. F. McKay Muscatine Mannecer Chicago Ing Tod’yy

Commodity and livestock market report overview

Cattle receipts 1,000 with open strong and close quiet. Beeves and cows quoted, Texas and stockers ranges noted. Sheep receipts 4,000 steady. Chicago car lot prices listed for wheat corn oats hogs. Tomorrow’s car lots expected with varied counts. Kansas City and Omaha hog and cattle receipts listed. Liverpool grain futures mixed with daily close. Clearances show substantial wheat flour and corn and oats movement.

Texas Chicago Kansas City Omaha

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J. E. Kranz Fiorist Reliance Loan Co Bartlett Bros The Young People’s Evangelical Union United Brethren Church Capital Woodlawn Mulberry Sixth St Fifth St Eighth St Seventh St Ninth St Lindle & Daut Stree John Kaiser Daniel Hayes Lillie Woods Cornelius Toohey Cedar Rapids W. P. Pugh City Samuel Miller Coralyn Winn East Seventh Street Blanche Hodges Daisy Fisher Hattie Hughes Wellman J. W. McKee Conesville W. W. Crockett Will Crockett Burlington F. L. Schwertfeger Oak Street L. H. Lee Fairport L. O. Steninger W. J. Beatty Lisbon P. van Arker West Sixth Street County Auditor's Office H. F. Anson Will Rowe Miss Monna Mrs. Rowe Mrs. Dallas North Mulberry Marie Waltz Toledo Ida Altekruse Western College Eagle Lodge No. 10 Order Hattie Prizer Brighton Miss Prizer Mary Page East Fifth Street Charles Smith Rock Island Road Great Western Cereal Company Mr. Smith Ladies of the Eastern Star Wapello Hender Iowa Saxony Axminster M. C. Hayes & Co Surreys M. Benham East Second St Chas. King Grandview Hobart M. Cable Piano J. J. Griffith Chickering Hirt & Fesler's Frank Hautsch G. O. Morgridge Frank Resser Moline W. J. Young, Jr S. S. Rose Harry Metzger Kalona Cr. C. McIntyre R. A. McIntyre West Third Street A. M. Goodhue Miss Sadie Milwaukee Hirt Fesler Piano Co Eat Second Street Catine Northwest Minneapolis Duluth Liverpool Close Hinkle & Flannery Leysen Thompson Brothers
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