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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1908
Page
4
New shipment of brass and iron beds shown in latest patterns and finishes. Gold or Verna Ma tin finish claims no tarnish with lower prices than before. Iron beds on sale Monday at $4.50 with plain modern finishes, square top rods, satin brush finish, 2 in. posts and full size. Special price listed at $18.00 for a full bed.
Large and small parlor lamps in new shapes and decorations priced from 13.50. English semi porcelain dinner ware with heavy gold, specials from 12.75. White English dinnerware marked at low prices with complete service, wreath decoration in fancy shapes.
An illustrated ad markets ideal bust forms Style 27 and 23-Hair filled covers in white sateen or India linen with lace trim at low prices. New pads and Scott's hip-form bustle line offered, all well made and priced from 25 to 60 cents per item.
Take time now to select new floor coverings and lace curtains while assortments are at their best. Prices were never lower with all wool carpets from a yard for 25c to 70c and large room sized rugs ranging from 11.50 to 42.00.
We feature the best grade sewing machines with the latest attachments all fully guaranteed for satisfaction at a big saving in price from 15 to 40 dollars. Come in and see these values.
New silks and dress goods showcased with the latest greens taupes wines browns and blues in stripes and plains. Dress fabrics range from 42 to 54 inches wide with waist silks in plaids Persian effects and stripes priced per yard 1.00 to 1.50. special striped and plaid silks for suits and waists offered. Also available are colored lace trimmings and allovers popular for fall and winter.
Advertises a wide range of household items with prices from 55 to 9 dollars. Copper wash boilers, tubs, wringers, pails, milk pails, clothes baskets, washing machines, and iron boards offered at various sale prices. Special deals include several sets andtin and anti rust options.
The German Congregational church hosts its annual harvest festival tomorrow at 10 30 in the morning. A semi annual choir song service follows in the evening with pastor C A Dettmers and Sunday school missionary delegates delivering remarks. The afternoon program features choir pieces and solo performances by Mrs C A Dettmers and Rev C A Dettmers.
A parade of residents and visitors returns home or heads out from Columbus Junction. Notables include Miss Nettie Blair returning from Colorado, John Starks leaving for Topeka, and Mrs J R Russell's family departing for Oskaloosa. Many others are described visiting relatives, attending reunions, and attending church services. Political speaking and a horse sale draw crowds in the town.
Open high low and close figures for Wheat Corn Oats Pork Lard and Hogs as of October 17 with private wire quotes. Cash grains and futures prices at Chicago and New York markets include wheat corn oats rye barley timothy clover and dairy eggs and butter price levels from the day.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions bows, tecks and string ties with a reference to a kite train. Ambiguous names or places are unreadable. no clear event or entity beyond the noted items can be established from the readable text.
Chicago on October 17 reports cattle receipts 800 with steady value ranges from 1.60 to 7.50 for cows and heifers and 3.10 to 5.70 for westerners. Hogs receipts near 11,990 show weakness with prices from 5.20 to 6.02 for heavy in general and bulk sales 5.45 to 5.75. Sheep receipts 1,500 steady with lambs 4.90 to 6.10 and yearlings 4.40 to 5.00. Poultry market weak with turkeys at 15 cents and chickens 8 to 9 cents.
Chicago markets report butter weaker on creamery stock with prices ranging from 20 to 26 cents as of October 17 in Chicago Illinois.
New York price report dated October 17 shows Wheat for December at 1.08 dollars and Corn at 74 cents per bushel.
New York Poultry Market report dated October 17 shows alive poultry steady at 13 14 1/2 cents per pound, dressed fowls 11 to 15 cents, turkeys 14 to 20 cents. The market lists various categories with small price spreads and stable demand.
Wheat futures for December rise to 99 1/4 cents while corn trades at 46 1/2 cents in the St. Louis market report dated October 17. Market notes show grain prices and trading highlights from St. Louis, Missouri.
Peoria Illinois October 17 Corn No 3 priced at 74 74 and a half cents per bushel.
New York on October 17 reports banks hold 31 471 000 more than the 25 percent reserve rule. Loans rose 14 075 000 deposits increased 13 895 000 reserve grew 238 000 surplus fell 3 236 020 ex US deposits declined 240 000.
Iowa City report states Sigma Chi initiated four leading university men including two Muscatine students Raymon Titus and Robert Jackson in a ceremony marked by impressive rites.
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