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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1902
Page
8
The advertisement extols New Process Laundry noting its refined color and finish on shirts collars and cuffs. It asserts pride in the laundry work versus any other city launderies and highlights the distinct quality of their methods in Muscatine.
Help wanted at South Muscatine Lumber Company seeks men to pull jumper. Apply at once.
Noah Letts of Chicago is in the city for painting and paper hanging. John J Havercamp also left for Chicago on business. Dr Harrison the eye specialist will be at Thiesen's drug store all week. Morse Batterson travels to Chicago to visit his sister Mrs Hanna. A G Tyler and P D Hill form a real estate partnership with offices at Richman Richman 118 West Second Street.
The A P O N T lodge hosts a moonlight excursion on the steamer J. S. Tuesday evening May 20. Tickets are 25 cents.
Several residents visit Muscatine on the Firefly and Western. W S Berry of Letts and Mrs J W Bells among those noted. A new X ray machine debuts with portable battery powered design. Court circle meets. local property sale at Fourth and Sycamore. Community notices include clergy travel, concerts, and M W A initiations.
A Monday evening social at Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Romann on Hershey Avenue hosted a married couples circle with weekly gatherings. Prizes went to Peter Koenigsaecker for first and Henry Fuller as booby, among attendees including the Koenigsaeckers Havercamps Fullers Unkel Haney and Ed Fuller.
The South Muscatine Sewing society of the Presbyterian church surprised Rev and Mrs J N Elliott by calling at 705 East Ninth street for an afternoon party in honor of Mrs Gardner and Mrs Leese from Hamilton Canada visiting with their sister Mrs Elliott. About 25 ladies attended and a lunch was served. Mrs Gardner plans to depart next week for home.
Reduced rate tickets will be sold at all stations of the Burlington Cedar Rapids Northern railway for travel to the Twin Cities May 18 19 and 20 1902. The offer supports the Baptist anniversary in St Paul with full details available from company representatives. Jno. G. Farmer G P and T A Cedar Rapids IA.
Chicago market dispatch from May 14 shows grain futures with May wheat at 76 75 percent, July 76 percent, corn May 62 63 percent, oats May 43 43 percent, and lard May 10.42. Live stock receipts at Chicago: hogs 27,000, cattle 13,000, and sheep 13,000 with firmer closes. New York stocks edge higher with U S Steel at 41 41 40 41 and copper at 68 percent.
Chicago observers note bears pressured the market on May 14 with a steep break that dipped below Monday's close. Short covering then sparked a one cent rebound, delivering an unexpected upturn following the government report.
The report notes no startling changes but cites government data and cheap prices for wheat. Additional rain in the northwest aided prices early, while southwest rains and dry hot winds emerged from Monday reports. The northwestern area remains pivotal as cash wheat remains scarce there.
George H. Phillips advises taking profits on long wheat with possible further advances and replacing on a further break. He recommends buying wheat on breaks, says corn followed wheat with light trade, weather favorable so prices may not hold, oats firm but quickly sold by commission houses, and endorses buys in July and September futures.
River forecast ending 8 a.m. Thursday May 15, 1902 states the Mississippi will continue to rise slowly between Dubuque and Muscatine. The garbled image also mentions Muscatine and Reed’s Landing in broken form.
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