Parmelee Called Home A Prominent East Hill Citizen
J C Parmelee died suddenly this morning after living in East Hill since 1853. He was a prominent lodge member in several orders and well known in the community.
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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1906
Page
8
J C Parmelee died suddenly this morning after living in East Hill since 1853. He was a prominent lodge member in several orders and well known in the community.
James C. Parmelee prominent Muscatine resident dies suddenly at 1214 East Fourth Street at age 71. born in Norwalk Conn in 1827 he moved to Muscatine in 1853 and worked at Hershey Lumber until a 1895 accident. he was a Mason and member of the IOOF and AO U W. He is survived by wife and five daughters. Funeral Friday at his residence with Masonic rites.
Local notes celebrate the all boy cast in The Aster with Havana cigars and fine goods promoted. Births, travel, visits, and small-town commerce fill the day as residents and visitors move through Muscatine and Davenport venues.
Robert McQuaid, ex city councilman and building contractor, was killed at Cleveland exhibition grounds when a six horse circus truck ran away and struck his carriage. His wife escaped with minor injuries as several others were hurt in the panic.
Open high low and close figures for wheat corn oats and pork products dominate the Chicago market report. New York butter and egg prices show slight firmness with firsts at 18 cents for eggs.
Chicago and St. Louis grain quotes dated May 16 show No 2 red wheat at 90 92 cents, No 3 red 85 90, No 2 hard 82 85, No 3 hard 78 83 with May at 85 1/4, July 80 3/4 to 81 1/2. along with prices for corn oats rye flax clover barley and barley futures and related markets. butter eggs also noted.
Cattle receipts 18000 steady to strong with Reeves at 4.15 to 6.15 for cows and heifers grazing 1.85 to 5.30 for stockers and feeders Tex as 4.00 to 4.70. Hogs receipts 24990 five to six cents lower mixed and butchers 6.35 to 6.55 good heavy 6.45 to 6.55 rough 6.25 to 6.35 light 6.25 to 6.50 bulk 6.42 to 6.50. Sheep receipts 18000 strong to
Chicago market report shows firmer poultry with turkeys at 12 cents and chickens at 12 1/2 cents. Prices reflect modest demand and steady trade in the Chicago market.
New York poultry market report shows alive prices steady with broilers 26c per lb fowls 14 to 14c turkeys 12c. Dressed poultry firm with broilers 28c turkeys 14 to 15c fowls 11 to 13c.
Peoria market note records corn No. 3 at 50 cents per unit with No. 3 price cited for today.
Cleveland Ohio May 16 Standard Oil company announces an additional advance of a half to one cent per gallon in the selling price on all high grades of gasoline.
A Vinton Iowa report says a $100,000 company will convert sweet corn husks into paper. The new process uses farm byproducts to create pulp and paper products, signaling a potential regional industrial development.
A new corporation, incorporated at Vinton with capital of 100000 dollars, plans to exploit husk byproducts for pulp. Early experiments show pulp from husks yields paper of exceptional strength, signaling a potential breakthrough in fiber and paper production.
Iowa Central will sell round trip excursion tickets every Tuesday to Minnesota Wisconsin the Dakotas Manitoba Saskatchewan and the Canadian northwest and on the first and third Tuesdays monthly to the south southeast west and southwest. Rate one fare plus 2.06 with liberal limits and stop over privileges. For rates and particulars contact agents or A B Cutts P T A Minneapolis Minn.
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