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Newspaper

Muscatine Journal

Location

Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 19, 1908

Page

8

Sleepy Eye bread secret touted in local ad

An ad column promotes Sleepy Eye as key to good bread. John A. Robbins sells fire insurance. Davenport resident Harry Tiecke visits Muscatine relatives. Mrs. Charles Kerns visits Ottumwa aunt at 101 East Fifth. Demonstration and sale of wireless umbrellas. McCorm Dry Goods hosts Universal Bread Maker demo led by Miss Blair with recipe booklet and sample loaf. McQuesten & Sawyer Co.

Charles Kerns Ottumwa G. D. Magoon East Fifth Street McCorm Dry Goods Co Universal Bread Maker Miss Blair McQuesten & Sawyer Co

Grand Fur Sale Display At The Quality Store

T Richter & Sons will present a grand fur display on Oct 21 and 22 at B E Lilly The Quality Store Muscatine inviting ladies to view fur neckpieces muffs and coats with a 20 percent savings in Davenport Indiana and Muscatine area.

Grand Fur Sale T. Richter & Sons Davenport Muscatine B. E. Lilly

Local shoppers note arrivals and demonstrations in Davenport

Candy kitchen visitor and social rounds highlight a Davenport day. The column notes Ella Hess, Miss Alberta Van Ranklin, and Miss Ella Mark visiting relatives, a Bread Maker demonstration at a Davenport store, j'ou ton wireless umbrellas display, and a Moulton wireless umbrella offer. It also mentions mortgage loans, a new baby, and travels to Chicago and Rock Island.

Alberta van Ranklin Davenport Muscatine

Pastime Club Formed for Juniors at YMCA

The Young Men's Christian Association Junior department formed the Pastime club to meet Saturdays after noon. It will focus on study and sport with cross country runs as a key activity and feature lives of great men during study time. Twenty lads joined at launch and more are expected.

Young Men's Christian Association

Reopening of Decorated German Methodist Church Planned

Epworth League meets Tuesday at 7 30 p m prayer meeting Thursday 7 30 p m Ladies Missionary Society Friday afternoon Quarterly conference Friday 7 30 p m Next Sunday the newly decorated church reopens South Muscatine chapel hosts Wednesday prayer meeting 7 30 p m Ladies Missionary Society Thursday afternoon

German Methodist Church Epworth League Ladies’ Missionary Society South Muscatine

First Presbyterian Church Solicits Funds for Adjacent Lot

Responses to requests for money to purchase the lot adjoining the church are encouraging and a $1,500 goal is expected to be raised. The Ladies Aid society meets Friday at 2:00 p.m. to appoint committees for the annual church supper and other business. A large attendance is desired. Prayer meeting Thursday at 7:30 p.m. Bring a friend.

First Presbyterian Church Ladies’ Aid Society

First Methodist Church Series Opens With Osborn Talk

Rev. Osborn gave the first in a series on God's Method of Making a Man last evening, drawing a packed house. Thursday 7:30 prayer meeting studies Philemon. bring Bibles. Friday the Ladies' Aid holds an all day sewing with lunch. Saturday 2:30 Home Guards meet with Miss Elsie Will.

First Methodist Church Osborn Philemon Ladies’ Aid Society Home Guards

Y W C A Notes Vesper Service Highlights Faithfulness

The Vesper Service at the Y W C A rooms drew a good crowd with Rev Thos Osborn stressing faithfulness among God's stewards. G W Porter sang Up Yonder and E S Dunn from Marion Illinois performed violin selections. Upcoming sessions include Millinery English and Fellowship Club Tuesday evening with a Bible Marking class starting the year long reading. All are welcome with no charge.

Thos. Osborn G. W. Porter E. S. Dunn Marion, Iil

Richter's Grand Fur Sale At Lilly's Store

Richters grand fur sale at B E Lillys runs Wednesday and Thursday October 21 and 22 with a wide assortment of furs and special prices.

É&E Richter

Broker Kills Girl and Self in Omaha Home

In Omaha on October 18 Sewall Sleuman a wealthy broker shot and killed Miss Eva Hart at her home before fatally shooting himself. The act was found by a special officer after a request from Sleuman’s office manager J. P. Comstock.

Omaha Neb Sewall Sleuman West Eva Hart Miss Hart Sleuman Hart J. P. Comstock

Today's Market Chicago Markets

Market brief from Chicago with quotations supplied by H. J. Frenzel member Board of Trade. Private wire over postoffice lines indicate current prices and market movements for the day.

H. J. Frenzel Board of Trade

Chicago Market Moves On Wheat Corn and Livestock News

Chicago trading opens with mixed wheat sentiment as rains loom and Argentina frost fuels buying. corn slips then recovers with Bartlett Patten support. Oats steady then firming. cattle and hogs steady to lower on strong receipts. lambs and sheep weak. Vegetables and fruit prices listed. live poultry and beef prices shown.

Chicago Liverpool Bartlett & Patten Shorts

Market Report Highlights Grain and Livestock Prices

Wheat and corn futures show mixed to steady moves with May and December contracts listed. Hog prices eased 10 to 15 cents from Saturday with top at five dollars. futures and spot figures alongside supply estimates appear for Wheat Corn Oats Hogs and related commodities.

Chicago Grain and Provision Market Report Oct 19

Wheat Dec opened 99 9 9 c highest 9914 995%4 lowest 98 c closing 98% 98% ec May 1.01 corn Dec opened 62% 635 c highest 64%4c lowest 63 c closing 64% 74c May 63% ec oats Dec opened 48% high 48% 48%c lowest 77% c closing 78c May 50c pork Jan 15.05 15.07 lard 9.10 ribs 8.05 barley cash 55 611c rye 75% 75% c timothy Oct 3.5 clover Oct 7.65. Chicago cash wheat No 2 red 99 % c 1.01.

Wheat, Inc Chicago Grain & Provision Market Chicago Ill C. Timothy

Chicago Poultry Market Report

Chicago Illinois October 19 poultry market steady turkeys 12 34 cents chickens 8 14 9 cents springs 10 cents

Chicago Ill

Chicago Produce Market Butter and Eggs Steady Prices

Butter, creamery and dairy prices steady at Chicago market on Oct 19. Creameries 20 to 26 cents, dairies 18 to 23 cents. Eggs steady with firsts at 23 cents. Bilateral pricing notes reflect market stability for dairy and egg products in Chicago.

Chicago

New York Produce and Poultry Market Report October 19

Butter prices and receipts detailed with varying grades from firsts to specials. Creamery and imitation creamery items show values from 18 to 27 cents, while eyes are dull. Poultry dressed prices range from 11 to 18 cents for fowls and springs, with turkeys at 12 to 20 cents.

N. Y New York

St. Louis Grain Market Report

St. Louis grain market notes October 19 report wheat futures for December at 98 3. Corn futures at 60 7/8 cents and oats at 46 cents.

Peoria Corn Market Report October 19

At Peora, Peoria, corn No. 3 sold at 4e per bushel. Buyers and sellers circulated in a routine market session with price indications noted for No. 3 grade corn.

Local Produce and Live Stock Market Prices

Rocky Fords and other varieties appear in the markets with peaches priced at 10 to 11 cents per bucket and watermelons from 5 to 6 cents. Apples run 2 to 50 cents per peck, pears 20 cents a dozen, grapes 25 cents a basket, and butter 16 4 cents per pound with eggs at 20 cents. Livestock prices show choice heavy cattle at 6.10, rough heavy at 3.35, cows and heifers 2.25 to 3.28, veal at 4.00, and sheep 3.00 to 4.00.

Chicago Ill Muscatine Produce Co Astors

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J. E. Aranz Journal the Money Saving Store Siegel & Isaacs East Second Street John A. Robbins Harry Tiecke Bestenlehner’s Martin Havercamp Hotel Grand Baker & McKean Ella Hess Brook Street J‘oulton Marie Burman J. Stieglitz Oak Street Babcock Iowa Titus Loan and Investment Co Iowa Avenue T. B. Dailey Illinois City Rock Island Oscola Griffith Tipton Henry F. Smith Dale Street Cal. W. Smith W. B. Lease Oskaloosa A. B. Adams Washington Ella Mark Council Bluffs Florence Mark Tri-Cities Ella Ladies of the Maccabees Majestic Range Crureazar B. E. Lilly’s Canada Maconochies Vermont Broker Girl Self Geo. W. Reuling’s Grocery McQuesten &Sawyer Co Ram Wwe Associated Press St. Louis Peora Peoria Muscatine Markets Kohr Ham C.a.giesenhaus DR. Pentzer Free Office Bldg A. S. Weidling Remington Underwood Manhattan F.A. Neidig
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