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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1908
Page
8
Miss Lillian Juel visits Davenport friends today. Roach and Musser Hose Co. plan an excursion to the Tri-cities on Sunday May 24. Several residents travel to Davenport by boat tomorrow and evening events include a social at the I O O F hall and aK M excursion.
A public notice promotes Gibson's sale on Thursday May 21 at West Liberty. Auction begins at 1 o'clock and features driving teams saddle horses and a spotted pony suitable for work and pleasure.
Rainy weather kept many ladies from attending the final closing out sale on rugs, carpets, mattings and curtains. The store will continue this sale for a few days with greatly reduced prices on large velvet, Brussels, Axminster and Wilton rugs in sizes from 6x9 to 9x12 feet.
Sale highlights cut price coats and skirts for ladies including white waists and silk skirts. Dresses and linen suits offered ready to wear in various colors. Silk petticoats, voile skirts, and wash dresses advertised with substantial reductions from regular prices. Many items marked down from ten dollars and beyond.
The ad touts extra super wool and ingrain carpets at 50c per yard, noting former prices 66 1 2c to 70c. It promises new styles and variety, including Lowell 3 ply all wool carpets at 79c per yard, with a range of prices up to 65c for other options.
Over stocked lace curtains offered at 20 percent below the lowest cash prices. About two hundred pairs in varieties including Nottingham Swiss Brussels net and cable net with prices from 80c to 5.48 per pair, all going this week.
Reduced prices on second floor items include linoleum in various widths and yardage from 15 to 590 cents per yard. Also offered are curtain stretchers, Bissell carpet sweepers, water color shade curtains, and velvet carpets on closeout at deep discounts.
Travel notices include a May 24 steamer trip on the Columbia Road with Musser Hose Co. and a Maccabee Davenport trip on May 20 aboard the W. W. and barge. Miss Elsie Bischoff travels to Davenport for a brief visit, Mrs. Edward Yoder heads to Davenport, and a wedding in Maquoketa draws the Samuels family.
Advertisement notes pneumonia not cured by cough remedies, praising Dr. King's New Discovery with guaranteed results. Mentions prices 50 cents and 1 dollar and cites Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store.
Obsequies for Mrs. J. W. Woods of 1110 East Second street were held this morning at 19 o clock from the family residence. Rev. J. C. H. Light of the United Brethren church and Salvation Army Ensign Jeter Jensen conducted the services with Ensign F. L. Roper of Lowell assisting. Pallbearers were F. Boke Joseph Pomroy Jerry H. Carl Peter Stineman Sheldon Culp and H. Tansey. Interment followed at Greenwood cemetery.
An advertisement claims Bestenlehner’s corn cure removes all corns without pain. It emphasizes quick relief and ease of use, aiming at readers seeking safe, gentle corn treatment.
Laurent Council Knights of Columbus plans a 7 30 PM meeting at St Matthias school hall to arrange attendance at the big initiation in Iowa City on Sunday and ensure representation.
Washington loses the second game of the series to Cantillon's Senators 5 to 1 as the White Sox fail to reach the .500 mark. Manager Jones uses three pitchers, two hammered by heavy hitting, while strong defense saves one.
The Brooklyns have an open date on August 26 to reschedule the postponed game, with Youngstown completed and the match now planned for that date.
Chicago markets report May corn advancing to 79 cents as shorts rush to deliver May contracts while major holders led by James A. Patten hold most of the grain. New York stocks reach year highs on heavy trade, with a later profit taking pullback. Wheat and oats prices edge in Chicago trading as Park and other commodities show mixed moves.
National League games saw Chicago and Brooklyn with wet grounds. Pittsburg beat Philadelphia 2 to 0 while St. Louis defeated Boston 9 to 1 and Cincinnati outscored New York 9 to 5. American League results include Washington 5 over Chicago 1, Boston 3 over Cleveland 0, and New York 6 over Detroit 11. Philadelphia 12, St. Louis 10. Three I League games postponed due to rain. Central Association reports Ottumwa 4, Quincy 13. Oskaloosa 4. Jacksonville five innings. Burlington Waterloo rained out. Kewanee Keokuk rained out.
Chicago plays Washington followed by St Louis visiting Philadelphia Detroit hosts New York Cleveland visits Boston and Philadelphia faces Pittsburg in today’s set of games with multiple city rivalries.
A Pleasant Surprise follows the first dose of Dr King’s New Life Pills. The painless regulators promise strength and guaranteed results at 25 cents. Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store carries the remedy.
Furnished by Miner and Co Chicago Board of Trade Frenzel manager office over post office Chicago May 19 Open-High-Low- est close values for Wheat Corn Oats Pork Lard Hogs closed steady top 5.52 Estimated cattle tomorrow Wheat corn oats hogs 18 000
Wheat July opened 89 cpl reached 91 4 c high. Closed at 90 Tec. May price 1.027. Corn July opened 65 c, high 67 c, low 65 c, closed 1 66 tac.
May 19 opening shows hog receipts 16 000 with leftovers 7 641 and prices ranging light to heavy from 5 20 to 5 50. Cattle receipts 2 000 steady while sheep 10 000 weak.
Cattle receipts 2000 with steady price ranges. Beeves 4.75 to 7.25, cows and heifers 2.40 to 6.40, stockers and feeders 3.50 to 5.50, westerners 4.50 to 6.00. Hogs receipts 10000, demand strong to firm with prices not fully shown.
The report lists price ranges for shade higher light and mixed categories from $5.15 to 5.52 with good to choice quality. Bulk sales show $5.40 to 5.45 while receipts total 10,000. Lambs command $4.75 to 7.20 and yearlings $5.75 to 6.35 with sheep quoted at $3.75 to 5.50.
Chicago on May 19 reports poultry prices with easy turkeys at 14 cents per pound chickens at 14 to 14 cents per pound broilers at 1 pound per dozen dollars ranging from 2.25 to 4.00 and 13 percent to 2 pounds 4.50 to 5.50 with varied quality grades and weights listed for buyers.
Chicago butter steady creamery 11 to 21 cents dozen eggs steady firsts 15 4 cents per dozen May 19 notes markets in dairy trade have stable prices in Chicago.
New York May 19 Poultry, alive, steady. Spring chickens 30c fowls 13%4c turkeys iic. Dressed dull Turkeys 12 17c fowls 12% 15c.
Butter remains firm amid receipts of 17,144 with creamery specials at 22 2244c and extras at 21 1 2c. Eggs stay firm with receipts of 49,164. Prices show little change as market steadies.
In New York on May 19 at the Produce Market wheat for July delivery reached 99 and a half cents. Corn prices show a similar market level with gains or adjustments noted for the day.
St Louis May 19 wheat for July at 86 4 cents and oats for May at 50 cents. Market prices show slight gains for Chicago futures and light trading noted by dealers.
Peoria Illinois markets report corn grade No. 73 tech in a brief May 19 note from Peoria Produce Market.
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