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Newspaper

Muscatine Journal

Location

Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 14, 1902

Page

2

Shortage of Potatoes Hits Muscatine County

Muscatine County faces a potato shortage with 80 percent of winter needs to be shipped from Minnesota and other northern states. Late crops failed due to rainfall, prices rising from 50 cents to potentially 75 cents per bushel, while early crops were plentiful but consumed first. Northern grown potatoes will fill demand through next summer as merchants import from Minnesota’s prairie lands.

Commission Minnesota

Prices for Local Market Goods and Live Stock Rates

A detailed list of prices for staples including corn, oats, wheat, rye, barley, hay, butter, eggs, lard, potatoes, fruit, and vegetables. Also shows shop items like sugar, coffee, flour, and canned goods with per unit or per bag pricing, plus live stock and poultry rates such as hogs cattle calves sheep and lambs.

Illinois Rio Graham

Market Prices for Fruit Fish and Fuel Items

The listing shows fruit prices such as figs at 20 per lb apples 15 cents per peck crabapples 20 cents per peck and pineapples 20 cents each. It lists fish prices including oysters 50 cents per dozen and catfish 12.5 cents per pound with other species and preparations. Fuel costs include soft coal 3.25 to 4 dollars per unit cordwood unsawed 4.25 and Hocking Valley coal five dollars per ton along with musk melons 30 to 60 cents per dozen.

New York Hocking Valley

Hints for a Matinee Jacket Pattern 4142

A pattern description shows a white linen lawn matinee with German Valenciennes lace trim. It details design features such as a seamless back, waist fullness, tucked front, big collar, and elbow length sleeves, with yardage needed for various fabric widths and bust sizes.

Pattern order form notice for Muscatine Journal

Cut this out fill in with size name and address and mail to Muscatine Journal Pattern Dept with 10 cents to pay mailing or expense of pattern name or address instruction reads as a printed pattern order.

Muscatine Journal Pattern Dept

Slander Case Drama at the Court

A king's counsel pressed a female witness to repeat the alleged slanders just as she heard them. The witness replied that the remarks were unfit for any respectable person to hear. The barrister then asked her to whisper them to the judge.

K. C London

Iowa Rural Mail Routes Surge Near One Thousand Three

There are 1,033 rural mail routes in Iowa, a figure that has nearly doubled since the start of January. The rapid increase signals shifting postal workload and rural logistics across the state.

Iowa

Proceedings of the Muscatine County Board Oct 6 1902

The Muscatine County Board of Supervisors met Oct 6 1902 with all members present. They reviewed and approved the auditor’s warrants, visited the County Farm, and adjourned. On Oct 7 they examined school fund mortgages and related fees, approved relief and county farm bills, and filed the Davenport & Suburban Railway resolutions.

Board of Supervisors J. D. Stuart C. H. Reesink Davenport & Suburban Railway Company B. Beach Muscatine Township

Local listings show varied merchants and services

A scanned segment lists numerous businesses with items such as groceries hardware dry goods and gasoline, naming firms like McBride & Cope B. E. Lilly Hiinkle & Flannery McQuesten & Sawyer and Grady Bros along with addresses and partial figures suggesting a directory or advertisement page from a historical local paper.

McBride & Cope Biveny Ae B. E. Lilly Hiinkle & Flannery McQuesten & Sawyer McColm D. G. Co Boud Beros Repeaira J. A. Bartemeter W. van Gent Mrs. Mouser Ccecace F. Bodman F. Giesenhaus Thompson Ros Grady Bros. B.acasmithing Standard Oil Co W. S. BU Yeapes W. G. Block Vaawere Ua. Ae Mira Hershey Lumber Co Wiles-Adams Co S. EK. Brooks J. Wilson G. W. Realing A. Borger Reinemund L. Cohn Stein, Twghet Ruthenberg & Son, Groceries Slartman & Eitman Groceries Bone T. Jobe Bachess Morgridge & Norton MORON

Mrs Miller Heads to Nichols After Illinois Visit

Mrs. Miller of Geneseo Illinois left the home of Mr. and Mrs. F H Shinn on West Third street after a several day stay and traveled this morning on the Western for Nichols to visit at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Rice for a time.

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R. H. Randall Dunlap Chicago Doug Newatemies Prescription Drug Store S. G. Stein Pine Street Business and Attorneys AT Law J. W. Eells East Second Street Louise Eversmeyer Iowa Avenue Muscatine Clymer A. Coldren J. Carskaddan W. D. Burk Carskaddan & Burk West Second Street T. R. Fitzgerald LAW, Loan and Collection Hershey State Bank Iowa Avenue and Second Street G. M. Titus Scott Richman EE. F. Richman Richman & Richman H. Jayne W. Hoffman Jayne & Hoffman P. Ingham Attorney AT Law E. 24 Street Fred S. Pentzer Fast Second Street Cook Musser & Co.’s Bank West Third Street H. M. Dean H. J. Dean H. J. Deann D. P. Miller West Fifth Street M. A. Barr Swan's Jewelry W. 4Th St Nellie Elizabeth Robertson F. W. Root Third Street West Alice W. Hayes Cherry Street Hig School SU Cenis the Citizens of Muscatine County American Kola Co Des Tien Muscatine Druggistsy May Manton Fulton Township Ent Justice Claims J. N. Edge Wilkinson Geo. Sherberger Kh. Guldstrom Wit Waters Ee F. W. Eversmeyer J. A. McCormack Concern H. S. Howe JL. M. Woods Shannon L. M. Woods Ll. S. Howe State Mills M. Woods S. Howe Dorothy Hometer Wm. Wickey Arthur Collar Jacob Kobis Larry Philips Wm. Wingst John Moorehead G. W. Met Ieary Homeier Harry Phillips Allie Eawtin J. B. Hudson Wright Williams Kniefer Common Claims M. N. Bond Val. Tel. Co Union Tel. Co Iowa Tel. Co U. S. Exp. Co City Water Works Henry Wressler Frank Landen Leibbrand, Ryan & Co Mdse Stocker Ms. Bolte Stas Ces Cecevesns K. Rowland David Vanatta Phil. Duncan Iloe L. Maxson M. Witter Postege and Runiap Teetzel Directory Co Direc- Soe Ted J. van Krug E. Davidson Corry Wernentin Co Conaway Prig. Co Enterprise-Index Pub Journal Printing Co Muscatine News Co A. A. Hopkinson R. A. Holmes Veces Record Printing Co Gs.v. Geet American Book Co Maynard, Merrill &O Werner J DW. Stuart Ivo J D. Stuart Corry Wernentin Plumbing M. Bernick E. P. Day W. H. Fishburn DD. D. Webster Kh. T. Shannon Bridge Claims D. MecKillipp Indiana Bridge N. Hendricks Lavor B. F Wickard Henderson D. &. Beertemeint Grant Hearet Jas. Haroff W. F. Kramer P. Crawford S. Ricknam Pilieg Kriegendorff Cullip Ein Buene H. Moorhead Mira Hershey Lusaber Co Gue Ars Ca W. D. Trautmann Frank Sohn M. D. Hamilton Kirchner Bros Spikes Foeter, Backe Muscatine Two J. D. Fulham R. W. Durkee Louisa County F. E. Regnier Goshen Two EB. Speer Goshen Brotchie L. J. Portsman Montpelier Beyer & Floyd J. B. Luse J. D. Potter Wapsinonoe A. Creiner City of Muscatine Addieman Wapsinonoc Two James White H. F. Beeson W. A. Henderson C. B. Kimball Pat. Sullivan A. H. Floyd State University Hospital Chas. Miller Moscow Two F. Leimkuehler C. Schwin Corynews Claims W. S. Norton Ing. Scott Henry Wildason D. F. Durysa Geo. Ingham Pr. A. Leith Fred Dodge John Killan Scott Geo. Scott Ing Med Transpor J. L. Giesler J. H. Kaiser 8. L. Johnson F. H. Little Gus Schmidt John H. Kaiser A Baird F. W. Swan J. L. Geisler C. A. Mull J. 8S. Blackwell E. O. Burnside E. 2d St H. M. Bartlett BE. O. Burnside Wm. McSwiggin Wilton Township S. 2d St John A. Robbins First National Bank Shropshire Rams Ewes Wm. Hendricks Muscatine, Ia Orange Street E. A. Ogilvie E. 5Th St Woodlawn Avenue John Butler Leo H. Hirsch Col. Horton Ogilvie Hill J. H. Munroe & Son Olds Bldg Locust Street W. S. Robertson East 5Th Street W. S. Peasley Muscatine Business College Plains Molor College Ill Frank R. Halstead Wm. R. Halstead Reliance Loan Co P. O J. S. Baker Western Manager Waukesha Wis American Home Investment Co Manhattan Des Moines Motor College Spaulding Nursery & Orchard Co Spaulding, MI H. J. Heinz Co Muscatine Lumber & Box Co Kautz’ Bakery Prince Wm. Schoenig B. Schmidt Chestnut Street Sth Street 4Th Street Bath 6Th Street Walnut Street West Hill 9Th Street 10Th Street United States Arnold Land Co Muscatine, Iowa
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