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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1902
Page
8
Special prices on pictures tomorrow at The Maze. Chicken pie served 5 to 8 pm at U. B. church parlors for 25 cents. Bartlett Bros. offers ice cream and cake with music and flowers this Saturday. Brooke speaks Wednesday October 15. Weekly schedule notes change from Thursday.
Local notices advertise theater and studio sittings, a Star Course shift, and a big Bartlett Bros. sugar sale. The Muscatine county rally features Congressman Foster of Vermont Oct 20, with Col. Lowden to follow Oct 23 at Grand Opera House. Hoffman campaigns in Lone Tree and Marengo with multiple appearances across the district.
The Journal promotes its list of bargains for tomorrow and Thursday. It highlights the Boston Store and Anson Clothing Company offers on winter goods cloaks and suits. Leibbrand, Ryan & Co. urge attention as they showcase Chicago cloak lines with notable bargains for prudent buyers.
Joe Price of Wapello visited the city as a business guest. Bartlett Bros. hold an anniversary sale Saturday with souvenirs for all. Irving B Richman offers Iowa farm mortgages in room 4 over First National Bank. Brooke is not to be missed Thursday with Wednesday October 15 set. Luellen Bros. New Panitorium at 222 East Second Street next to Grand hotel offers cleaning, pressing and shining services.
A local yard sale offers one case of full standard OC calicos in all colors. The listing highlights variety and price as shoppers browse fabric options and clothing materials.
Over two hundred and fifty jackets for girls and misses on sale with prices from $1.98 to $8.50. Also featuring rugs including Smyrna and Axminster in various sizes and colors. A muscatine county price comparison highlights the lower costs at this season’s cloak department event.
Advertises the Monte Carlo jacket as the best ten dollar choice for women in all colors and sizes, warning against long 45 to 52 inch styles as last year and urging shoppers to request the Monte Carlo model. Multiple price points listed for other jackets.
Special market dispatch reports H E McKay of Muscatine heading the Chicago office. Price figures show Wheat at 71, 70 to 71, Corn around 47 to 48, Oats around 27, Pork futures near 15.60 to 16.90, Lard and Ribs firm, with hog receipts at 11,000 and cattle at 4,500. Northwest and Liverpool wheat and clearance data included.
Wheat opened strong for December but closed weaker as scalpers sold while May demand from commission houses stayed steady. Logan andBartlett Frazier sold later causing a dip. Corn opened weak from Patten buyers then turned bullish with Armour and Cudahy supporting December. Oats recovered from early losses and closed steady, with Pringle Browning among initial sellers.
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