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Newspaper

Muscatine Journal

Location

Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 13, 1902

Page

8

Retail notes and society items from local pages

Miss Mary Jarboe attends B Y P U convention in Cedar Rapids. W A Edminston returns from Durant. U B church serves chicken pie tomorrow 5 to 8 for 25 cents. T E Hayward of St Louis visits sister Mrs Charles F Kincaid. John Pfeiffer heads to Denver Cal to join Calhoun Comedy as pianist. Stella Chamberlain returns to Montpelier to teach fall term. Tomorrow coats and jackets sale at McCorm Dry Goods. Charles Augustine and son visit from Cedar Falls. Pumpkin and chicken pie event at U B church Tuesday Oct 14. Jake Stein attends Urcan gen Freyer wedding. Alfred P Jones travels to Wilton. Hirt Fesler new disc and cylinder records in stock. Cloak display by Horeland tomorrow at store. McColm Dry Goods Co.

Horeland East McColm Dry Goods Co

Teachers Meeting Highlights Swiss Life and Rural Needs

A Muscatine County teachers gathering featured Irving B. Richman on Swiss life and Witter on rural school needs. Prof Chevalier presided as Herman Seil and others spoke on education, with a vocal class, a recital by Miss Louise Maurer, and a plan to improve country schools and teacher permanency.

Louise Maurer Wilton W. F. Chevalier Herman Seil Wilton College Davis Irving B. Richman St. Gall Europe United States Richman Witter

Pleasant Ways of Peace Ends Coffee Dependency

Mr. E. Lewis of Shaniko Oregon recounts years in South America with coffee as an intoxicant. After his wife secretly switched to Postum Food Coffee his headaches and nervousness vanished and his wife’s constipation improved. They promise never to return to coffee.

E. Lewis Shaniko Ore South America South Central America States Panama

No Council Meeting Over Gas and Electric Rates

The city council will not meet tonight to hear Citizens' Light and Power and People's Light and Power discuss proposed gas and electricity price reductions. Attorney E M Warner could not attend due to a Supreme Court argument and left for Des Moines. The meeting likely moves to Friday night since Thursday hosts the regular October session.

Citizens’ Light and Power Company People’s Light and Power Company E. M. Warner Supreme Court Des Moines Council

Debating Club Formation Meeting at Library

Tonight a meeting is held in the auditorium of the P M Musser public library for those interested in forming a debating club. The gathering aims to form an organization appoint a committee on constitution and by laws and proceed with preliminaries for the society. Officers may be elected and committees named. The association seeks to foster debate.

P. M. Musser Public Library

Miners' Relief Fund Appeal Mentioned with 50 Cent Offer

The notice urges donations to aid miners for winter fuel with a suggested 50 cent contribution per couple. Misses Katherine Breen and Frances Plessy returned Saturday night from Wilton after a brief visit. Alex Grossheim is named photographer extraordinary to the German emperor, a comparison drawn to his likeness. West Liberty residents H E Wiley family Alvin Head Luse Luta Snyder Arden Snyder returned after attending the funeral of Mrs. Margaret Snyder on Saturday night.

Alex. Grossheim Emperor Germany H. E. Wiley and Son Alvin

Chicago Markets Open High Low Close Dispatch

Market notes from Chicago via H J Tower with wheat corn oats pork lard ribs and live stock prices for Dec May and Jan contracts. Kerb data include receipts, visible supply, and regional weather impacts from Illinois Indiana Iowa Missouri Nebraska with cattle hog and sheep pricing ranges.

Chicago Tod-Y-Y Ioc Och Bie | Inc Illinois Indiana Iowa Missouri Nebraska Texas

Learn Shorthand and Typewriting Discount Offer

An advertisement promotes a special tuition discount for new students who join the first class in shorthand and typewriting. The notice highlights limited-time savings and enrollment details.

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Daily Journal X. Schaefer Reliance Loan Co Joe Kranz West Second Street Thiesen M. V. Jordan Letts, Ia Mary Jarboe Cedar Rapids W. A. Edminston Durant U. B T. E. Hayward St. Louis Charles F. Kincaid John Pfeiffer Denver Cal The Calhoun Comedy Company Stella Chamberlain Montpelier McCorm Dry Goods Company Charles Augustine and Son Cedar Falls O. L. Davis Jake Stein Ollie Alfred P. Jones Hirt & Fesler Flas Koeckeritz & Wagner Proprietors Hershey State Bank Bond Amos Hopkinson Miss Mae Markman Albert Shiller Lone Tree Archanger- Freyer Sam Greenblatt Abe Greenblatt Nellie Brazel Bayfield Harry Shiller Oxford Luellen Bros East Second Street Grand Hotel J. B. Harris Muscatine County Teachers’ Association Abe Heind Washington Ike Arkene Richland E. F. Schall West Liberty Oscar Shiller Wellman Mce Colm Dry Goods Co Friends Church Teachers’ Meeting I. B. Richman Supt. Witter Fine Program Rockefeller Carnegie Supt. Chevalier Buck’s China Light Company Debating Club Katherine Breen Frances _Plessy H. J. Tower & Co H. E. McKay Muscatine Kansas City Omaha Northwest Wheat Receipts Minneapolis Duluth Liverpool Geo. Thauren Iowa City First National Bank R. B. Baird Muscatine Business College Muscatine Business COLLE Iona Avenue Third Streets M.C. Hayes & CO Hershey Barnard’s Model Laundry Sycamore St
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