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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1907
Page
8
Local notices announce a library recital with 50 cent admission and a Y W Glee club performance for Miss McKibben on June 4. Visitors from Davenport and Des Moines stop by Muscatine for business, with a central park opening slated for next Sunday and a one day dry goods sale at McCorm Dry Goods Co.
Graff fills prescriptions at Muscatine shop. Miss Moynahan sings at Miss Teel recital tonight at the library. John A. Robbins promotes reliable insurance. Bond’s restaurant praised. Short cake offered. Help wanted ads in Journal per word. Davenport trip with Roach & Musser Hose Co. 8 15 recital time. M Shaw leaves Davenport for home after city business. C A Carpenter Jr visits from Columbus Junction. Dress goods sale all day tomorrow with extra stamps. McColm Dry Goods Co.
An advertisement by M Benham at 210 East Second St Rear Room touts a "dandy" mower praised for real strength not dependent on the harvester trust and invites customers to view the full assortment of cultivators riding and walkings.
The Muscatine slough and Hershey's pasture drew hundreds of picnickers yesterday, with an estimated six hundred present at noon as rain dampened the crowd. People from South Muscatine and nearby towns shared reports of illness and visits, while several residents left for Rock Island and Columbus Junction to see relatives.
Local notices promote a library recital featuring Miss Icey Teel and musicians from Muscatine. Advertisements tout hair tonics, dry goods sales, special dress goods discounts, and a Davenport excursion. Also listed are births, lost items, hotel visits, and coupons for journal want ads with pricing and locations around Muscatine.
Tom Brannan, injured when he slipped while boarding a Davenport train bound for Wilton, is speedily recovering and due to return home early next week. He had the greater part of one foot amputated after the accident.
President Roosevelt is invited to stop on his river tour down the Mississippi on the steamer Colonel Mackenzie. The keel will be rebuilt and a new tender added for the event. Private Secretary Loeb will decide if and where the presidential party can stop, allowing only one halt per state.
W H Coreomer of Oskaloosa and J B Lames of Des Moines were business visitors in the city yesterday and returned to their homes this morning.
Davenport mayor Waldo Becker ordered police to halt all boxing bouts after clashes between rival clubs. The move stops Coulton Murphy and McFarland Hyland bouts, citing internal disputes and date conflicts among Davenport clubs.
A short note touts Big White Chief flour as a solution to bread troubles, promising better results for baking. The claim highlights the flour’s quality and reliability for home bakers seeking consistent results.
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