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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1908
Page
9
The Lookout Inn on Lookout mountain in Chattanooga Tennessee burned yesterday destroying the inn and all its contents. The article notes a competing claim about Gold Medal Flour and mentions Eupnaemia in the text.
Chicago prices show Wheat May to Dec steady near 1.03 to 1.08 dollars per bushel while Corn and Oats hold mid 60s and 49 to 51 cents. Hog and cattle receipts rise with higher packer demand. live stock prices edge up, beef and pork varying by cut. Chicago cash grain and livestock markets posted for Nov 18 with St Louis figures also listed.
Chicago November 18 butter cream eries 22 29 cents dairies 19 to 25 cents eggs steady firsts 28 cents.
Chicago November 18 poultry market shows steadiness with turkeys at 15 cents per pound chickens 8 vyc per pound, springs 11 cents.
Butter firm with 3 600 receipts and creamery specials at 31k to 30 30%c. Eggs firm with 4 600 receipts. Poultry dull. live springs 12%c, fowls 11%¢, turkeys 19 15c. dressed values easy with western springs 14%4 20c and fowls 14 14c.
New York on November 18 reports wheat prices with activity in the grain market. traders monitor supply cues and futures movements amid light trading.
Peoria Illinois November 18 corn price No 3 settles at 62 cents.
Harry W Arnold international movement secretary will visit next Tuesday meeting business men at a noon luncheon and ministers in the afternoon. The Y M C A plans its largest social gathering of the year with a factory league basketball game between Roach Musser and the Baptist church teams. Refreshments and musical items will accompany the evening event.
An advertisement states Dr King s New Discovery treats throat and lung trouble with a quick commitment to relief available in 50c and 1.00 sizes from Havercamp s Prescription Drug Store.
The funeral of Florence Osborn, daughter of Mr and Mrs Thomas Osborn, was held privately at 2 pm. A brief cemetery service was led by Rev Boatman and Rev Ireland. The parsonage is under strict quarantine and the Osborns could not attend. Floral tributes were numerous.
An ad lists fountain pens such as Waterman Ideal Parker Lucky Curve Conklin Self Filler Laughlin Gem Self Filler Moore's Non Leaking Columbia Williamson Kiser Meridan The Rival Velvet Point Vulcan and Pony Ink Pencils with prices from 50e to $7.50 each and invites calls to view them.
A home tribute shows the community's high regard for the Osborn family. Among the floral offerings are three pieces from friends of Mr and Mrs Osborn from Fairfield where the pastorate was held before their Muscatine tenure.
A traveling evangelist M. Philip spoke on the corner of Sec ond and Sycamore streets last evening on the topic American Liberty From the Bible Standpoint. A sizeable crowd gathered to hear his discussion of patriotic and theological questions and his novel views of Christianity. He plans to speak again tonight.
He states winter travel to Cuba to witness the relinquishment of American rule and the inauguration of a new Cuban government though no definite plans have been made.
An old advertisement claims To Die on The Scaffold Is painless, compared with the weak back kidney trouble. Electric Bitters is offered as the remedy at 50 cents.
George McKitterick of Monmouth College, badly hurt in a Galesburg football game, has remained unconscious for 72 hours. Doctors in Galesburg reported slim chances of recovery earlier, but today express renewed hope that he may awaken and recover.
Chicago police arrested four principals and promoters of a boxing match at the Illinois Athletic club to curb boxing under the current administration. Warrants were issued for two more. Chief Shippy warned that boxing will not be tolerated in Chicago.
President elect Taft departed Cincinnati last night for Hot Springs Virginia signaling the end of a stay that had sparked wide political speculation. Taft insisted the visit carried no political significance and was merely a homeward trip.
Hot Springs Virginia November 18 President Elect Taft reached here and said he would like to attend the Cuban inauguration but has not yet decided whether he will go and may not attend if plans fail to materialize.
Fragmentary timetable data shows uneven times and unclear headings with several digits and symbols, lacking context for a complete service listing or route names. The readable entries include morning and evening stamps like 1:56am 4:35pm and 8:19pm, but no coherent schedule or station details.
Wilton timetable lists trains to and from Muscatine with numbers and times for main line Nos 504 505 500 501 502 508 and branch services daily except Sunday. Westbound and eastbound services include No 17 82 7 13 19 15 9 5 with varying stops and daily operation notes.
In effect April 9 1905 the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway lists eastbound and westbound passenger trains with designated times. The timetable includes freight trains No 92 and No 91 that carry passengers and several passenger runs with morning and evening departures and arrivals ed by station stops.
Timetabled arrivals and departures for Muscatine, Grandview, Wapello, Fruitland, Elrick Junction, and Round House with connections to Burlington and Iowa Central services. Includes daily, Sunday, Saturday only notes, and interchange details at Wapello, Elrick Junction, and Grandview.
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