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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1908
Page
8
W J Watson relocates across the street to the Cullen's Den of Sweets store room to better display plumbing heating and lighting supplies. The notice promotes National Automatic Gas Light for brighter efficient lighting and invites customers to use Watson for gas fixtures and plumbing needs.
Friday November 13 1908 a large sale offers regu lar and express horses business wagon and fancy drivers plus top notch southerns with 150 head to be sold Also good mules sought by buyers for Eastern markets high prices expected and stalls and feed provided free on sale day all horses must be listed before sale by W F LAREW & SON auctioneers Fernstrom clerk and Charles Larew Auctioneer
In Wilton Iowa on election eve a six oclock dinner at the Commercial Hotel gathered Bryan admirers and Taft supporters. Hostess list includes Elgina Babriel Mary Ruff Edna Smith Ella Bannick Margaret Mc Swiggin Stella Smith Edna Poland Nellie Henderson Edith Henderson Eva Port Clara Daut Olga Port May Cronin Olga Smith Elsie Kiser.
A Druggist offers Diapepsin as a quick remedy for food fermentation and indigestion. The ad claims Diapepsin digests food independently of the stomach, relieves symptoms from nausea to heartburn, and promises restored digestion after a few days with a 50 cent case.
Reports warn of counterfeit silver dollars circulating in Muscatine. The imitations, dated 1902, are lighter in color and weight, and can be detected only by careful inspection. Several found at the German American Bank. Hershey State and others report few if any others. Bankers suspect a brief local circulation before the forger moved on.
Today's market report lists Wheat, Corn, Oats futures with open high low and close. Pork Lard Ribs Hog prices at market close and cash grain and livestock notes from Chicago and New York trading floors.
Wilton Iowa November 7 The Wilton High School held its second annual indoor field meet in the school hall last evening. The senior class won the pennant with the highest points. Event winners included Frank Abbott in high jump sack race and broad jump standing. Dornsief placed in several events with top finishes alongside Walter Herr and Will Looney.
Silhouettes of events show Freshmen to Seniors competing in short runs relay races and potato race at a school meet. Names such as Ressler Looney Ringgenberg Jacobsen Brown Ticktin Coekshoot Maurer Deven Weatherby Bacon Abbott and others appear with placements and class years.
The Root Juice instructor will stay at Morgan's Drug Store until 11 tonight. Hundreds report relief from stomach liver and kidney complaints after using the remedy. Bargain offered of two more bottles for 1.50 with purchase before closing, or three bottles for 2.50.
Chicago live stock markets report cattle receipts 800 steady prices 3.50 to 7.50 for beeves 2.60 to 4.60 for stockers and feeders 1.65 to 5.35 for cows and heifers 3.30 to 5.90 for westerners. Hogs receipts 17,000 strong to firm with bid ranges not fully shown.
The piece argues money should be earned to improve oneself and condition not wasted. It praises conservative banking and claims twenty eight years of service and four percent compound interest on savings with special accommodations for thrifty workers.
Samuel Gompers heads to Denver for the AFL convention as he denies seeking re election. He says he will stay in the federation whether or not he remains president, and defends his course in the presidential campaign, stating he will work to right labor wrongs.
1st Natl Bank Building announces J. Carskaddan as President S. G. Stein as Vice President and R. K. Smith as Cashier in a formal bank roster.
Light to heavy bidding with mixed quality sheep and lambs. Prices ranged from $2.60 to $6.40 for lambs and yearlings, with bulk sales around $5.85 to $6.15 and receipts near 2,000.
Chicago on November 7 reports butter steady with creamery 21 28 cents and dairies 19 25 cents. Eggs steady with firsts at 27 cents.
Chicago market brief notes poultry prices in November with easy demand. Turkeys quoted 13 cents per pound while chickens bring 8 cents. springs listed at 14 or 4? cents.
New York market update shows wheat for December at 1.11 and a half, corn at 71 4 cents per bushel. The data reflects early price movements in thin trading with limited availability of bids and offers.
St. Louis November 7. Wheat for December at 1.00 and corn at 59 1/2 cents. Oats 64 1/2 cents. Market quotations show modest gains across grains.
Peoria Illinois on November 7 reports corn No 3 new price level ending, market details noted.
The Bank Statement from New York dated November 7 reports a decline in loans by 14,225,000 and deposits by 14,495,000. Reserves fell by 6,933,000 with surplus down 3,309,000 and excess U S deposits down 3,310,000.
Corn to oats and wheat prices listed alongside retail oats corn and pop corn rates. Livestock market figures cover cattle sheep hogs and poultry with ranges for heavy and light shippers. Fresh produce peppers, cabbage, cukes, tomatoes and fruits priced per dozen peck or basket with varied canning pears grapes and apples listed.
Wood products list soft wood four to four fifty pine five hard coal eight seventy five soft lump three fifty to four fifty coke five seventy soft nut coal three fifty. Sugar granulated five sixty per cwt flour one forty to one sixty spring chickens twelve and fractions per pound geese a small fractional price. Carnations seventy five to five cents per dozen.
The Davenport Chicago and local trains schedule lists No 12 No 52 No 60 and others with daily service. Eastbound trains No 402 and freight notes show arrival at 7:10 PM and 4:00 PM respectively. Westbound No 401 departs at 8 30 PM with all trains daily except Sunday. Agent W S Underdonk signs the notice.
Daily and special trains listed for Wilton including No 504 at 6 25am No 505 8 00am and No 501 12 35 pm. Also No 502 4 20 pm No 503 6 30 pm with limited stops on some services and daily variations. Include Sunday exceptions and branch trains with times across the Wilton line.
The timetable lists No. 2 and No. 4 daily routes with connections at Wapello Elrick Junction and Grandview, noting arrivals at Muscatine Round House and links to Iowa Central and Burlington lines. Trains run daily with weekend connections and specific transfer points at Elrick Junction and Wapello.
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