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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1902
Page
7
Public notices and social items recap train journeys and visits by residents. Advertisements highlight bargains on sugar ice, bicycles, potatoes, and insurance. Community updates include club meetings, church suppers, and notable departures to towns like Davenport and New York.
Frank Kincaid visits Muscatine with relatives and several travelers arrive by train. The workmen lodge drill team held a well attended dance with 125 couples. M W A directors from Counil Bluffs to speak. candidates to begin initiatory work. visitors from Durant Fliza Atalissa Wilton Nichols West Liberty expected. University of Minnesota beats Iowa 6 to 1 in baseball. tennis teams tie. no Sunday game in Cleveland due to injunction ruling.
Fred Jones leaves this afternoon for Davenport to spend the week on business. Wanted several thousand feet of dry clean walnut lumber by Muscatine Sash and Door Co.
The steamer Waunetta will depart Muscatine on Wednesday May 14 at 8 30 a m for Dubuque McGregor Wacon Junction and Prairie Du Chien. For more information contact Capt W A Hysell.
Help needed to pull lumber at the South Muscatine Lumber Company. Apply at once for immediate work.
A notice invites boys to register their names at the Red Paint Store to obtain a cap, urging participation and indicating an upcoming distribution event.
Readers learn that a medicine claims to cure catarrh in all stages. Hall's Catarrh Cure is described as constitutional and internally taken to affect blood and mucous membranes. Proponents offer a $1000 promise for cure failure and invite testimonials from Toledo based sellers Cheney. The message touts Hall's Family Pills as best.
A Denver Rock Island route publication promotes an inexpensive vacation option. John Sebastian, general passenger agent, Chicago, Ill., offers a book detailing destinations, camp gear, and costs, sent free with Colorado literature. The brochure promises affordable, pleasant travel details.
A home remedy uses equal parts laudanum alcohol and oil of wormwood as a liniment for bruises. It suggests mixing these substances to apply externally for relief.
Market dispatch shows wheat prices for May July and Sept with quotes and changes. corn oats park lard ribs futures data, with Chicago live stock receipts for hogs cattle and sheep. Northwest and Liverpool wheat movements are listed with totals and future expectations.
Texas cattle prices show beeves at 4.99 to 7.40 and cows 1.50 to 5.70 while stockers trade from 2.90 to 5.30 New York stocks are mentioned.
A list of prominent summer meetings with special low rates valid through August and September. Dates cover venues in Denver Colorado Springs Des Moines Minneapolis Mt Vernon Omaha Portland Salt Lake City and more. Events include National Conventions and Annual Meetings of various associations and orders.
San Francisco and St Paul host imperial council and Knights of Pythias meetings in August and May respectively. National Baptist anniversaries set for May in St Paul. Seattle and Tacoma offer low rates for interim meetings of church and youth groups in July and July. Cedar Rapids R R v contact Jno G Farmer for details.
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