Local Muscatine Notes and Social Gleanings in Brief
Local items list travelers and visitors including John A. Rowan from Buffalo and James Elger from Letts. Entries advertise for sale three to four driving horses and a six room house with a near full lot at 1500 dollars. Others travel to Davenport and Rock Island for business, with several preparations for medical and civic tasks noted.
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Charles W. Rowan
Musca- Hine
T. F. Logan
Davenport
W. F. Schoenig
Rock Island
Card of Thanks to Fire Companies
I thank the Rescue Champion and Excelsior Hose companies for their quick response to the fire alarm at my warehouse last night. Despite muddy roads the men were on hand promptly. Harry Metzger.
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Champion and
Excelsior Hose Companies
Harry Metzger
A. O. U. W. Meeting Notice at K P Hall
All members are asked to attend Thursday evening at the K of P hall for important business. A smoker and social hour will follow. Per order, F Beitel, M W.
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K. of P. Hall
F. Beitel
M. W
Highland Nobles Present Evening Meeting at Yeomen Hall
Local lodge Highland Nobles announce an important business session tonight at Yeomen Hall. Per order A. W. Scott, protector.
Morris Chair Styles and Bargain Cushioned Frames
An advertisement describes weathered oaks and gilded frames for Morris chairs with removable cushions. It notes velour, corduroy, and leatheroid coverings, sea moss filling, and numerous patterns as exceptional bargains.
Dining Tables in Oak Styles at Low Prices
All tables built of selected material with fine polishing in standard and pedestal styles. Quartered oak and weathered oak options offered. Prices advertised as less than manufacturing cost to attract buyers.
Dining Chairs Quartered Oak Sale
Antique style chairs in quarter sawn oak with cane and patent cobbler seats offered in a sale. Each chair described as perfectly finished and highly polished and priced to attract buyers at less than market value.
Luxurious Oak Couches with Hand Carved Details
Oak sofas feature mahogany frames and natural grain panels with deep hand carving on ends and back. Upholstered in Mercerized Verona and silks with No 1 leather. Full spring seat, edge, hair and moss filling.
Local Furnishings List Of Furniture Store Offerings
A lengthy catalog lists Cheffoniers Dressing Tables Parlor Tables Davenport sofas and beds Morris chairs dressers parlor suits brass beds book cabinets and dining tables. The itemized list also includes iron beds writing desks kitchen cabinets and music racks.
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Davenport
Bed Springs in all styles and sizes guaranteed
Advertisement notes bed springs in all styles and sizes guaranteed. Box springs covered with best grade ticking and cotton filled.
Parlor Suites Ad Featuring Leather Panne Plush Furniture
A classified advertisement promotes parlor suites in 2, 3, 4 and 5 piece sets with leather panne plush and mercerized verona fabrics. Frames are quarter sawn oak birch mahogany or solid mahogany with artistic patterns and latest designs. Sold at twice our price elsewhere.
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Verona
Parlor Chairs in Oak Birch and Mahogany Frames
A display of 100 odd parlor chairs featuring quarter sawed oak and birch with mahogany frames offers many styles. Chairs are upholstered with cobbler seats and priced at three to five times the asking value.
Politics Great Game Says Local Amateur
A local politician declares politics a great game while recounting printing Cummins posters at a non union shop for a Muscatine meeting. After learning the shop’s lack of union label he has posters burned and contemplates the fallout from posting them. The dialogue highlights unionism and partisan printing advice amid a primary campaign.
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Cummins
Allison
Muscatine
Electric Bitters touted as cure for diseases of stomach liver and kidney
A vintage advertisement asserts Electric Bitters as the guaranteed remedy for stomach liver and kidney diseases reducing Bubonic Plague impact, offered at Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store for 50 cents.
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Havercamp
Y M C A Holds Men’s Meeting At Family Theatre
The Y M C A. hosts a men’s conference at the Family theatre next Sunday at 3 PM with Rev John Wesley Potter speaking on A Question for Muscatine Men. The event repeats May 24 with Potter addressing workers on local campaigns and organization in Muscatine.
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Family Theatre
New Family Theatre
John Wesley Potter
M. E
Willits
Philadelphia
Los Angeles
Christian Men of
Hall's Catarrh Cure Applies Constitutional Treatment
There is widespread catarrh believed incurable in earlier times. Hall's Catarrh Cure from F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio claims to cure constitutionally by acting on blood and mucous surfaces. They offer $100 for any failure and invite readers to request circulars and testimonials. Druggists sell the product. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Halls
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Hall
Iron Beds Showcasing City’s Largest Pattern Range
The advertisement touts the city’s largest selection of iron beds featuring brass colonial and bronze patterns with very massive designs and solid brass knobs on head and foot, highlighting exclusive patterns.
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J.E. Kranz
Journal
W. E. Carpenter
Columbus Junction
John A. Rowan
Buffalo
Frank Bowman
James Elger
Letts
Albert Shoppa
Charles Kleindolph
H. C. Wittmann
Green Street
Martin Havercamp
Chicago
Stirlen & Rowan
J. Murphy
Rock Island, Fil
W. T. Grimes
Alleton, Ia
L. L. Seymour
Rock Island Union Depot
G. M
Titus
Iowa Ave
Cal. W. Smith
The
Rock Island Railroad Company
J. Archer
Iowa Avenue
L. A. Gunby
Wilton
Louise Williams
West Second Street
George Meredith
Vollim, S$. D
Hershey Hospital
West Liberty
G. M. Titus
William Miller
Earl
Palmer Institute
Edward Magoon
St. Louis, Mo
Peters Decorating Company
First Congregational Church
Yeomen Hall
A. W. Scott
John T. Boland
E. 2Nd St
Morris
Wittich Muscatine
M. Dyer
Sale Mai
PT Ak A
Iowa
Senate
J. W. Potter
Metzger
Mig
Prof. Flynn
David Bogard
Muscatine Produce Company
Orange and
Third Streets
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