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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1900
Page
5
Joyful births and social happenings fill the suburb page as residents share personal milestones and civic reflections. Local correspondents chronicle community life, from celebrations to thoughtful observations shaping neighborhood dialogue.
The schedule lists summer street car times for South Muscatine Park Place Fair Grounds Cemetery and Sunday service. Cars start at 5 50 a m from the company office and run every 20 minutes until 11 00 p m on weekdays with specific end times for each location. Sunday service begins at 8 00 a m with half hour runs to 10 00 a m and then every 20 minutes to 9 00 p m with an extended 10 15 p m from the line end.
Train schedule notes for Montezuma and Evansdale routes with passenger and freight times. Eastbound and westbound services listed, including limited vestibule trains Chicago to Denver and Chicago to Denver via Kansas City, with stops at Wilton and other points.
June 10 1900 start for a short line connecting Tri Cities Clinton and Chicago via C N W Ry schedules show departures from Davenport Iowa No 2 to Clinton Chicago 815 AM No 4 to Clinton Omaha 265 PM No 44 to Belvidere Rockford Til Janesville Madison 126 PM No 6 to Clinton Sterling Dixon Chicago No 6 to Cedar Rapids Ames Iowa No 8 to Utah and Pacific Coast Points 345 PM 745 PM Arrivals Davenport Iowa No 1 to Sioux City Omaha Chicago Madison Janesville No 3 to Rockford Belvidere Clinton No 5 to Chicago Dixon Sterling Denver No 5 to Cedar Rapids Clinton No 7 to Chicago Dixon Sterling Clinton Daily except Sunday notes L F Berry General Passenger Agent schedule times listed
Time table effective 12:01 p m Sunday June 17 1900 for south and north trains. Lists stations Muscatine Roundhouse Fruitland Grandview Wapello Elrick Jet with arrival and departure times for trains No 1 through No 4. All trains run daily except Sunday and No 2 and No 4 run regardless of counterparts. Connections available to Burlington via B C R N and Iowa Central routes.
The Muscatine County Democrats announce a county convention to be held Saturday September 22 in the Court House at Muscatine. The event invites party members to gather and select delegates and discuss county party matters.
The M. E church heard two engaging sermons by Joe R. Hanley of Muscatine and learned he will return next Sabbath in Rev Hanks absence. Local politics saw E. P. Ingham nominated for county attorney and viewed as likely elected.
West Liberty fair grounds bustle amid wind and threatening rain as speed events fill up with top horses and exhibitors rush to file entries before 10 am. Improvements include a new judge's stand and Ampitheater by M Wiley and Son, signaling confidence in a successful showing and strong attendance.
A ten year old boy, son of Geo Thomas, was run over by a wagon loaded with slabs on the street near his home in South Muscatine. The wagon passed over his arms and back. He is seriously injured with one or two broken ribs but expected to recover.
Friends report the death of Mrs Ida Parvin Ingersoll of Weeping Water Nebraska daughter of the late John A Parvin. She lived in Muscatine County as a youth and married Robert Ingersoll during the Civil War era. Survived by daughters Effie and Hattie and brother Thomas in California. She was active in church and social circles. H. L. M.
The undersigned guarantee refunds on a 50 cent bottle of Greene's Warranted Syrup of Tar if it fails to cure cough or cold and offer a 25 cent bottle with money refunded. Signatories include G. A. Reinicke, W. B. Barkalow, Nesper & Co., Jno. J. Havecam, J. J. and Theo. Keuchman.
The page itemizes prices for produce dairy meats and building materials, noting market softness. Items include carrots five cents per bunch, oranges twenty to fifty cents a dozen, bananas one dollar per bunch, eggs twelve and a half cents, butter seventeen to twenty five cents, and coal and lumber prices. market slow with unsteady trends.
The article describes captives of vampire bats in Venezuela being nailed to doors with wings extended and a cigarette placed in their mouths. The bat bites and puffs as it is burned and then killed, with observers debating whether the animal enjoys tobacco or suffers fear and pain.
Lord Polkemmet and John Hagart dine at the lord's residence a day when court is quiet. The host explains their ritual of cooking the meal by tracing from head to tail of a marbled veal spread, using words as a playful metaphor for the dinner’s course.
Queen Margherita tried to make King Umberto dye his hair by sending Paris dye to his room but he said nothing. A few days later their white Poodle ran in with jet black hair, revealing the dye plan. The royal couple then dropped the subject.
Travel note offers service for trips via New York and steamship lines. Encourages contacting Burlington Cedar Rapids and Northern Railway agents or address for ticketing through all stations.
Merchants along Second street complain street fairs depress business though booths line the street. Rain may freshen produce and peach crops show mixed prospects with watermelons fading while home grown peaches appear at 50 cents per peck. Vegetable market holds steady with no notable changes.
Muscatine Iowa reports price quotes for grain and produce. Corn 33 to 35 cents, shipper price 32 cents. oats 20 to 22 cents, old oats 21, new 20. rye 40 cents. Hay Timothy 7.90 to 8.00, Illinois bottom 4.00 to 5.00. Mill stuffs shorts 85 cents per 100 pounds. cornmeal retail 15 cents per sack. flour spring 1.15 to 1.25 and graham 25 cents. Hogs 5.15, cattle 3.25 to 3.75, calves 4 to 5, sheep 4.00 to 4.50, lambs 4 to 5 cents per pound. Spring chicken 25 to 35 cents dressed. Fruits and vegetables include home grown peaches 50 cents per peck, potatoes 45 to 50 cents per bushel, lima beans 20 cents per quart, plums 40 cents per peck, wild plums 35 to 50 cents per peck, tomatoes 11 to 15 cents per peck, sweet potatoes 30 cents per peck, wax beans 1.00 per bushel, cabbage 0. as, onions 25 cents per peck, cucumbers six for 5 cents.
Special dispatch lists Northwest Wheat receipts at Minneapolis 301 today, 883 last week, 319 last year, and Duluth 300 today, 260 last week, 1,543 last year. Total to-day 601, last week 1,143, last year 1,862. Liverpool Wheat down 4d, corn unchanged.
Remaining unclaimed at the Muscatine post office for week ending September 11 1900 includes the men's list with names such as Oscar Brandt W Bryan Andrew Detweet weeter and others and the ladies list with Annie Baker Celia Rose Baker S Smiley Hawthorne May Downey Clara Hunter Bessie Murphy Grace Robinson and others. Callers are asked to say Advertised and address is Wm L Roach P M.
Fare includes travel from Chicago to Fort Wayne Indiana and return via Nickel Plate Road September 9 to 12 with ticket validity to September 18 1900. Three through daily trains depart Chicago from Van Buren street and Pacific avenue elevated loop. Contact John Y Calahan general agent 111 Adams street Chicago for details.
We Prove It offers ten and twelve dollar suits designed and cut in the latest fashion. They are superbly tailored with fine serge body lining and striped sleeve lining for excellent service. Also an elegant line of fall hats available to view.
The Illinois Central Railroad Company board on July 18 1900 amended a 1897 resolution allowing stockholders to receive free travel tickets to Chicago for the annual meeting. Tickets valid four days before and after the meeting and countersigned in Chicago. Applications must name holder, address, and stock certificate details. One free traveler per stockholding. By order of the board A G Wackstaffp.
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