Muscatine Busy Day Brings Local Visitors and Sales
Miss Pearl Furnas and Bernice Bates visit Muscatine while G W Brandt from Chicago calls on relatives. Toben Malone Co advertises 20 percent off embroideries and a sale of remnants. Rocky Mountain Tea promotions appear at Havercamp and Hollister’s stores. Capt Reeder and a Mystic Shriners group are noted in town.
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Miss Pearl Furnas
Letts
Muscatine
Co. F. Drees
Covington
Ohio
Bernice Bates
Davenport
Hollister
Havercamp’s
Prescription Drug Store
Eight Graduates From Wilton High School 1908 Class
The thirtieth annual Wilton high school commencement will be held Thursday evening May 28. Eight graduates Ella Bannick Anna Hendrick Elsa Fischer Emma Walker Frank Bacon Harry Nicolaus Harry Shafnit Albert Marolf will receive diplomas. The class motto is Begun but not Finished and colors lavender and white. A separate reunion and banquet for the alumni association is planned for Friday May 29 with an entertainment program and addresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilton High School
Ella Bannick
Anna Hendrick
Elsa Fischer
Emma Walker
Messrs
Frank Bacon
Harry Nicolaus
Harry Shafnit
Albert Marolf
Voices of the Woods
Revy
J. E. Corley
Frank R. Bacon
Miss McCarl
Elsa M. Fischer
Anna M. Hendrick
Michael Costi
Albert Edw
Harry G. Nicolaus
Barnby
Hendrick
Bannick and
Wacker
Harry L. Shafit
Emma W. Wacker
J. B. Bloom
Wilton High School Alumni Association
Paul Collier
Anna Handrich
Grace Woodhouse
Arthur Wacker
M. F. Cronin
Bessie Nicolaus Johnson
Alexander Atwill
Louise E. Maur
Blanchard’s Eczema Lotion Clinic Advertises Free Skin Diagnosis
Professor J Blanchard a Chicago skin specialist offers free diagnosis of skin diseases and claims his lotion will act and disappear symptoms. The ad notes availability at Havere camp’s Prescription Drug Store in Muscatine Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blanchard
Prof
J. Blanchard
Cottage Grove Ave
Chicago
Haverecamp
Muscatine
Iowa
Wright Airship Is Wrecked at Kill Devil Hill
Norfolk reports disaster for Wilbur and Orville Wright after two weeks of successful flights. The aeroplane crashed following a longest flight, leaving the machine smashed and useless for further tests. Wilbur escaped with a minor facial scratch. cause attributed to a wrong lever.
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Norfolk
Wilbur
Orville Wright
Kill Devil Hill
North Carolina
Wilbur Wright
Electric Bitters advertised as cure for multiple organs
An 19th century ad touts Electric Bitters as rapidly disposing of functions of the stomach liver kidneys and bowels for 50 cents. The claim frames the tonic as a universal remedy for internal ailments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havercamp
Bandits flee with 35000 across Texas mountains
In El Paso on May 15, three armed bandits robed of $35,000 pursued by men and bloodhounds headed north of French along the Santa Fe line. They attacked a depot yesterday afternoon breaking doors, binding a guard, blowing a safe, and riding off with the loot as officers close in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
el Paso
Texas
French
Santa Fe
Wolves and Snakes Threaten Grotto Picnic Spot
Local report warns visitors at the Grotto of wolves and snakes roaming the area. Five wolves and five snakes have reportedly been killed recently, with others still present and traps set by residents. George Girl claims to have defeated five wolves and five snakes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Girl
House Passes Vreeland Bill Amid Senate Prospects
The House debated and passed the Vreeland bill after the committee plan to amend. Williams’ substitute failed with 232 present and 93 ayes. Aldrich and Kahn maneuvering set up a conference on both the Vreeland and Aldrich bills as party lines held firm.
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Aldrich
Committee On Finance
House
Senate
Kahn
Williams
Bryan
Congress
Dearmond
Missouri
Mason
Arkansas
Jones
Hay
Virginia
Moon
Tennessee
Moore
Slayden
Texas
Sulzer
New York
Smith
Sherley
Kentucky
Burnett
Alabama
Cannon
Ono
Brundage
Floyd and Robinson
Cox
Indiana
Davenport
Oklahoma
Hackett
North Carolina
Vreeland
Yeas
Calderhead
Kansas
Cooper
Wisconsin
Darragh
Michigan
Fowler
New Jersey
Henry and Hill
Connecticut
Keifer
Ohio
Kusterman
MacMorran
Morse
Murdock
Nelson
Prince
Illinois
Waldo
Weens
Massachusetts
National officers to be elected soon
The International Typographical Union plans a May 20 election with a May 17 meeting at the Trades and Labor Assembly hall to discuss the biennial officer vote. Muscatine printers bustle amid primary election talk as ballots go to the head office after local voting. The Allied Printing Trades League of Iowa holds its fourth annual convention June 9 in Clinton, with Muscatine union representation.
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Muscatine Typographical Union
Trades and Labor Assembly
International Typographical Union
Allied Printing Trades League of Iowa
Clinton
Muscatine Union
Markets Today From Miner Co Chicago Board of Trade
Chicago May 15 open high low and close quotations for wheat corn oats pork lard ribs and hogs with May Sep and July contracts. Prices show day to day changes and slow hog trade noted.
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Miner & Co
Chicago Board of Trade
H. J. Frenzel
Chicago
Chicago Produce Market Wheat Prices May 15
Wheat and corn quotes for July and May deliveries listed for Chicago market. Wheat figures show highs around 90 cents to 91 cents and lows near 89 to 90, with cash No. 2 red around $1.00 to $1.03. Corn No. 3 prices around 73 to 74 cents, white 52 to 54 cents, and midsession notes include June/JULY futures and local cash quotes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Clover
Timothy
Chicago Live Stock Market May 15 Report
Cattle receipts 2 000 weak beeves 4 75 to 7 25 stockers and feeders 5 55 cows and heifers 2 40 to 6 40 westerners 4 50 to 6 00. Hogs receipts 23 000 5 lower light 5 15 to 5 45 mixed 5 15 to 5 45 heavy 5 19 to 5 45 rough 5 10 to 5 25 bulk 5 35 to 5 45. Sheep receipts 5 000 weak 4 to 6 00 lambs 5 25 to 7 55 yearlings 6 00 to 6 65.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Poultry Prices in Chicago Market Report
Chicago markets report steady poultry pricing on May 15 with chickens at 12 cents per pound, turkeys 14 cents, broilers 1 pound per dozen from 3.00 to 3.50 dollars, and 1.5 to 2 pounds per dozen from 3.75 to 5.50 dollars.
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Chicago
Chicago Butter and Egg Market Update May 15
Butter prices softened with creamery at 16 to 21 cents and dairies at 15 to 19 cents. Eggs held steady with firsts at 15 1/2 to 16 1/2 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ill
New York Poultry Market Report Highlights Prices
New York poultry market notes price movements and trading activity as of May 15. Buyers and sellers monitor wholesale quotes for fowls, eggs, and related poultry products amid seasonal demand shifts.
ZEMO and ZEMNE Germicides Advertised as Cure All
An advertisement proclaims two germicides, ZEMO and ZEMNE, destroy the germins causing skin disease and cure all such conditions. It lists E W Rom Med Co of St Louis as the maker and states druggists sell the products, with A W Morgan at 107 West Second street for sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E.w.rom Med. Co
St. Louis
A. W. Morgan
West Second Street
Turkey Prices and Dressed Fowls Reported
Prices for dressed turkeys and fowls listed with numeric quotes and percentages. Accessor notes show 30c per live fowl and 12 17c for dressed birds, with 1534cc and 124% figures appearing in the fragment.
New York Produce Market Report May 15
New York May 15 Wheat futures for July at 9 83 and a half cents per bushel Corn quoted at 74 and three quarters cents, reflecting the day’s market activity at the New York Produce Market.
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New York
New York Butter and Egg Market Report May 15
Butter unsettled with 5 970 receipts across creameries specials 22 1 2 cents extras 21 2 cents dairy 16 21 2 cents. Eggs steady with 17 286 receipts.
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New York
St Louis Produce Market Report
St Louis market summary from May 15 shows Wheat July at 85 1/2 cents per bushel Corn at 64 1/2 cents Oats May at 49 1/2 cents per bushel with prices noted in cents and eighths.
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St. Louis
Peoria Produce Market Report for May 15
In Peoria on May 15 corn price for No. 3 grade stands at 73e per bushel. Market attendees noted steady demand with buyers seeking selective lots for immediate sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peoria
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Toben, Malone & Co
G. W. Brandt
B. E. Lilly
Love
Father Vaughan
William H. Reeder
United States Navy
Fred Giesler
West Seventh Street
Washington, Ia
Merry Widow
H. F. Barnard Co
Franklin and Purdon’s
Iowa Ave
Roach & Mussel Sash and Door Company
Elmer Stafford
Grace Stafford
Rock Island
Jacob Covers
Keswick
Mystic Shriners
Lilly
Rocky Mountain
Thomas Cherry
Ray Johnson
L. Johnson
W. S. Underdonk
Mystic Shriner
Ruby Waddell
J. C. Williams
R. W. Rapner
George Poff
J. L. Mitchell
H. L. Mitchell
M. Carl
L. Raphart
William Thompson
What Cheer
NUAL
Leonard M. Agnew
Louise
Edna Maurer
Harriet Curtis Crispin
Kate Pentzer
Gertrude Abbott-Pentzer
F. S. Pentzer
J. L. Pentzer
W. H. S. A. Music—Orchestra
Castoria
Od de Lilediic
Portland Cement
Aa’ “Ay
Atlas Marquette
Wright
French, Texas
Kanth
Muscatine Printers
Ested
Poultry
Kirk & Co
Maeion Meee
Jns. S. Hirk & Co
N. Water Street
Marion Miler
Neidig’s Book Store
East Second Street
ED. Pinaud
New York City
Insurance
Chas. H. Gobbie
Anson
M. Kautz Baking CO
Thompson Bros. Co
Hershey State Bank
E. P. Day
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