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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1908
Page
8
Governor Cummins carried Muscatine County by a large margin in the Republican senatorial primary held Tuesday. Vote totals show he carried the county by 433 votes across precincts, with official precinct results following.
A string of local residents travel between Davenport and nearby towns today. John A Robbins is listed as an agent for reliable insurance firms and several residents including Miss Nell Fuller Miss Clara Thauren and Miss Ola Summers visit Davenport or Davenport-bound destinations.
Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store advertises Bucklen’s Arnica Salve to heal wounds burns and other injuries from a shooting scrape. The brief notice highlights its use for sores and injuries and dates the product as a remedy offered by the store.
More complete returns put Taft's Iowa plurality near 70 000. Cummins' Senate lead over Lacey expected around 40 000. Carroll and other Republican nominees trailing the national ticket by roughly 50 000, with Taft likely surpassing McKinley’s 1896 margin.
The Grace English Lutheran church council met last evening and postponed selecting a successor to Rev. H F Martin until after a conference with Rev J A McCulloch Iowa Synod president. McCulloch will visit Muscatine next Monday and Tuesday and give an address at the church.
Chicago market notes show wheat oats corn and hogs prices with opening highs and closes. Pork lard ribs and cash grain figures are listed with estimated car receipts and tomorrow’s projections.
A local advert touts Jap Rose Bath and Toilet Soap as made by "our own process" perfected after years of testing. It claims the soap cannot be imitated and notes that Kirk makes it with all dealers selling the product.
Notices warn all persons trapping or hunting on the Gower tract and McCormick Bros De Camp land to stop immediately to prevent trespass.
An Outing Magazine note by E. B. Rexford describes a cheap paint made from skimmilk, portland cement, and dry pigment. Mix one gallon of skimmilk with three pounds cement and color, stir constantly as cement settles, use daily, six hours to dry, weather resistant, and add disinfectant for poultry houses or stables.
RaCHEL praises Gold Medal Flour for producing an exceptionally light sponge cake texture in a home baking test.
Chicago November 5 Poultry market remains steady with turkeys at 13c per pound chickens 10c and springs at 1c. Market notes show strong demand despite fresh supplies.
Butter supplies firm with receipts around 8 000 pounds and eggs strong with 11 000 received. Creamery specials show varied quoted ranges from 28 to 29 1/4 cents for extras and firsts to 20 to 27 1/4 cents for lower grades. First grade raised eggs listed at 32 32 1/2 cents and seconds at 29 3/4 cents.
New York poultry market notes alive birds readily sold with springs at 12 cents, fowls 1 cent higher. Dressed poultry show irregular ranges with springs 15 to 20 cents, fowls 10 to 14 cents, spring turkeys 12 to 17 cents per pound.
New York on November 5 shows Wheat Dec at 1.10 dollars and a half, Corn Dec at 72 42 cents. Active trading reflected mild demand as futures held steady for both grains with minor price adjustments.
St Louis market notes on Nov 5 show Wheat for December at 99 1/4 to 99 1/2 cents, Corn at 59 1/2 to 60 cents, and Oats at 45 1/4 to 45 1/2 cents.
Meat and produce prices span beef pork veal and lamb with beefsteak 16c lb and lard 10c retail. Fresh dairy eggs butter and poultry listed alongside vegetables fruits and canning goods with coal and wood market figures.
Peoria Illinois reports corn prices for November 5 with No 3 old at 66 2 cents and No 3 new at 62 cents per bushel.
The market note lists corn at 45 cents, wheat from 80 to 85 cents, cracked corn retail 1.70 per rt, popcorn on ear 1.15 to 1.25 per cwt shelled 1.40 to 1.75, per peck 2.30 to 2.50, bran 1.30 per cwt, oil meat 1.75 per cwt, shorts 1.35 to 1.40 per cwt, barley 75 cents per bushel.
Chicago cash market results show cattle receipts at 8000 with strong demand. Beeves fetch 3.50 to 7.50, stockers 2.55 to 4.55, cows and heifers 1.65 to 5.35, westerners 3.20 to 5.90. Hog receipts reach 25000 with prices 5.30 to 6.30 for various grades, bulk sales 5.80 to 6.20. Sheep receipts 12000 steady at 2.60 to 4.70, lambs 4.00 to 6.25, yearlings 4.50 to 5.15.
Chicago November 5 butter prices steady across creamery and dairy categories with creamery at 28 to 28 1/2 cents and dairies at 25 to 25 1/2 cents per pound.
Local passenger and freight train times listed for Davenport Chicago California and Kansas City routes. Notes show trains arriving or departing, with entries such as No 52 Local Passenger and No 1 Mail and Express, plus directions GOING SOUTHWEST and GOING WEST. Agent W S Underdonk signs the notice.
Daily Wilton service lists multiple trains with numbers and times from early morning to late night. Some entries show No 504 6 25 am and No 505 9 00 am with others at 10 10 am 12 35 pm and 3 20 pm. Branch trains run daily except Sunday with various numbered services and limited-stop options.
In effect April 9 1905 the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway lists passenger and freight departures. Eastbound No 12 passenger at 2 30 am and No 92 freight at 5 50 pm. Westbound No 2 passenger at 7 19 am and No 91 freight at 8 45 am.
Train schedule details list arrivals and departures for Muscatine lines North and South with connections at Wapello Grandview Fruitland and Elrick Junction. It notes daily and weekend patterns and linking trains with Burlington Iowa Central R I P and Lean Central lines.
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