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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1900
Page
8
Eastbound arrivals include J. F. Boepple and Father Grieser en route to Davenport, with Mrs. S. A. Borger also bound for Davenport. Others return from trips to Clinton and Washington, Iowa, and Kinross families stop by on the way home. Football team urged to practice at four tomorrow for signal work.
A collection of brief items notes arrivals departures and events around Muscatine. Mentions Frank Gottbrecht B Kramer J E Hesser Mrs J T Shepherd S R McLaughlin and others with visits travel to Clinton Washington Davenport and Cedar Rapids plus dance invitation from Warfield and plans for music and refreshments at the Armory.
Founders of the Republican Party should note that all Fremont Republicans who voted for Fremont and intend to vote for McKinley are asked to leave their names and addresses with the chairman of the Republican County Central committee at Republican headquarters 114 East Second Street J W McKee Chairman Co Cen Com.
Household and restaurant goods to be sold at public auction on Saturday October 20 at 1 pm. Items include tables chairs stands heating stove range cooker gasoline range restaurant counter stool and showcase. Auctioneer P S Hill 415 East Second Street.
The New Rail Road Jack show arrives at Stein's opera house on Monday October 22 with Jack Racgles the humorous vagabond in the act. The company brings special scenery mechanical effects new songs dances and music. Seat sales open Wednesday October 17 and tickets will sell fast.
Mrs A F Banks from Council Bluffs Iowa visits Col and Mrs Benj Beach awaiting daughter in law Mrs Lyman Banks arrive. They plan to travel to Seattle. The opera house livery offers first class service with prompt attention. Railroad Jack performs at Stein's Hall on Monday October 22 with reserved seats at fifty cents.
Chicago markets noted wheat corn oats and hog receipts with figures for cars and tomorrow. Northwest wheat receipts show Minneapolis and Duluth figures while Liverpool prices move lower. College football earns money despite players sometimes being knocked senseless.
On the face of the internal revenue returns Peoria is entitled to hold a corn juice carnival also.
Philadelphia reports the 1900 anthracite strike largely ends as the Reading Coal and Iron and Lehigh Valley Coal companies abolish the sliding scale and grant a 10 percent wage increase until April 1, 1901. Union leaders await official notices before resuming work, with President Mitchell of the United Mine Workers signaling no return until headquarters announce it.
The Philadelphia and Reading company withdraws its Oct 1 1900 notice and suspends the sliding scale. It will pay a 10 percent advance on September wages through April 1 1901 and continue until further notice. It will discuss grievances with mine employees. Telegrams from the mine regions report ongoing responses.
The Iowa Central issues a new pamphlet titled Clear Lake Iowa and the Oaks promoting Clear Lake as a summer resort. It highlights the Oaks baths toboggan slide and water scenes with frontispiece views and accessible travel tips. Copies available from railway agents or Geo Batty Iowa Central Ry Marshalltown Iowa.
A humorous note on modern character reading claims lines in feet reveal personality. It jokes that phrenology and palmistry are obsolete and even the shoemaker may influence character more than previously thought.
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