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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1908
Page
4
Burlington audiences flocked to the Grand to see Booth Tarkington and Harry Leon Wilsons The Man From Home praised by local press. The play, noted for its American spirit, drew strong crowd turnout and favorable reviews for its settings and overall performance.
Hyomei offers a five minute relief and overnight cure claim for colds coughs sore throats catarrh bronchitis and asthma. The ad touts a $1.00 Hyomei outfit with a money back guarantee and includes a testimonial from Mrs Harry Obney Alliance Ohio about catarrh and lung trouble cured.
A $250000 viaduct crossing all railroad tracks on West Seventh Street in Des Moines may be ordered by the city council. The 1889 contract gives the city power to compel the street car company to build if public safety demands it, prompting cooperation with railroads to complete the project.
A tribute snippet notes Gold Medal Flour as a late mother’s favorite, credited to Cynthia. The brief reflects personal memory and brand association rather than a broader event.
West Liberty Iowa October 30 Marshal Wiley tied the case to Phil Morton held in Brooklyn for breaking into and robbing freight cars. Morton confessed hiding West Liberty shoes in a haystack near town, leading to the discovery. he will be tried in Brooklyn.
A man named Ben Pool Threet of Ala was dragged over a gravel road in an accident, suffering severe skin injuries. Buck En’s Arica Salve advertised as a cure at Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store priced at 25 cents.
Mrs Belle Dickey visits near Wapello as Floyd Johnston family stays with Johnston parents. Mrs W Williams leaves for Wisconsin to visit relatives. Hubert Hafner moves to housekeeping in H J Bedwells house. Frank George family from Washington visits L George family. Roy Littrel congratulated on marriage. John Tompleson ill. Dr Eland called from Letts. S L Johnston day trip to Wapello. Miss Mary Wince visits Reuben Wagner. Lennie George returns from Beardstown. Clare Wagener visits Chas Wagner. Wagener and Dunham families hunt near Cone marsh.
Chicago commodities and livestock figures for October 30 show grain quotes for barley clover Timothy and wheat with No. 2 red at about 1.01 to 1.02 percent. corn and oats ranges, beef cattle receipts and steady to lower hog and lamb prices, local market quotes for beef, veal, pork and other staples, plus produce and coal price listings and a small flower market update.
Argentine market reports show wheat visible supply at 746000 bushels this week down from 368000 last year while corn totals reach 1121000 bushels versus 748000. Wheat firm on demand. arrivals from the interior small and quality satisfactory. rains expected to aid. Corn easy with holders likely to realize. interior arrivals small and quality satisfactory. Chicago openings show wheat dipping then firm with May in demand. corn opens steady to slightly lower, later rallying.
The record shows May to Dec futures for Wheat Corn and Pork and Lard prices, with hogs described as closing more active and other sectors weak. It lists daily car receipts and estimated arrivals for wheat corn and oats, and cites Chicago grains and provisions prices for December May and oats with closing figures for pork lard and ribs.
Chicago market reports poultry prices with turkeys at infeasible quotes and chickens selling around 10 to 13 cents per pound. The market emphasizes steady demand and standard pricing for the day with mixed bird types traded.
Butter and eggs steady in Chicago market on Oct 30 with creamery prices 20 to 27 cents and 18 to 23 cents for dairies respectively. Firsts for eggs at 26 cents.
New York October 30 strong butter receipts 4500 creameries specials 271/2 cents. Eggs strong receipts 3400 unchanged. Poultry alive steady chicks 13c fowls 13c turkeys 14c dressed irregular spring chickens 12 18c fowls 12 14c spring turkeys 10 16c.
New York price report shows wheat for December at 1.105 percent and corn at 74 cents. Market activity centers on futures values and grain trading in the city.
St Louis report lists wheat for December at 1.00 and corn at 61 cents per bushel with oats at 45 1 2 cents. Market activity and prices reflect trading conditions in the St Louis grain exchange.
Peoria notes corn trading at No. 3 old 73 cents and No. 3 new 68 and a half cents. The market reflects cautious demand with farmers watching for price signals and futures activity.
Market notes list prices for corn market oats market wheat cracked corn popcorn on ear shelled popcorn per peck bran oil meal shorts barley horse feed and hay. Prices shown include corn 45c and 80c to 8S8c wheat 80c to 8S8c per cwt pop corn 1.15 to 1.75 on cwt and per peck 20c hay 6.00 to 7.00 with other feeds quoted per cwt.
A shopper notes Miss Blair smiling while kneading twelve large loaves, claiming the task takes about three minutes and is not hard work, contrasting with a mother’s half day of prep. Mc Questen & Sawyer Co.
A brief notice notes a domestic kitchen scene where a mother uses Gold Medal Flour, reflecting everyday household routines and brand presence in traditional cooking.
Attorney and counselor at law offers general practice including probate commercial and corporation law from room 4407 in the new German American Bank building. Attention to cases and legal work.
The First National Bank lists officers G Stein president D V Jackson vice president and S M Hughes cashier with capital and surplus of 50000 each. Directors include J R Reuling R K Smith J Carskaddaan F P Sawyer and S M Hughes. Safety Deposit Vault Boxes for rent offered.
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