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Newspaper
Moline Daily Journal
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1901
Page
3
The Meoline Daily Journal established 1881 is the official paper of Moline Illinois. The item lists offices printing and editorial rooms with telephones, mentions daily and weekly subscription rates and names managers and the editor.
The article discusses worker awareness and demands amid tariff protection and trust power. It notes Carnegie’s philanthropy fueling education while workers seek profits they helped create, praising steel strikers for restraint and anticipating possible government action as trusts tighten control.
The piece portrays John W Gates being coerced by financier J P Morgan to sell his mills stock at a fixed price, illustrating Morgan's forceful methods. It adds brief notes on Professor W H Lynch's newspaper use in class and a futuristic cigarette machine claim, with scattered fragmented observations.
A satirical note claims an electric current can convert beefsteak into a tender bite, mocking science and pranks. It laments a Texas town where a church unfinished amid a saloon rise, hinting at revenue for police. A jab at President Shaffer’s steel strike strain closes the item.
The undersigned announce they have bought all outstanding accounts of the Moline Daily Journal and the Moline Semi-Weekly Journal from Myron Jordan. Balances are payable at the office immediately and customers are asked to settle. The office will stay open each evening until 9:39 for convenience.
H B Bir ch after taking charge of the Moline Daily Journal asks subscribers who do not receive their paper regularly to report to the office. The aim is to fix irregularities quickly and improve carrier courtesy and delivery reliability.
A damaged OCR fragment mentions a beautiful American woman who married a British nobleman and moved to London. It suggests they gained a fortune and planned earning schemes, including renting furnished apartments in New York before marriage. It names an Earl of Kexex and Karl Carre, and notes a daughter aged years.
Poem exploring domestic reform as a wife urges her husband to share house duties and social outings. It highlights marital tension, shifting gender roles, and a proposed joint evening out with baby in tow. The narrator calls for mutual effort and affection to improve home life.
Chinese style text discusses Jean de Bolch denying a European United States attack, then highlights US farm export values to 1896 and 1900 with Europe leading. The piece notes overall agricultural export growth to Asia and lists major destinations including United Kingdom, Germany, France, Netherlands, Belgium, Canada, Italy, Spain, Japan, and Cuba, while signaling shifts in regional demand.
The Kiowa and Comanche lands in Oklahoma will be opened to homestead claims of 180 acres each, with about 18 478 claims and as many as five to six settlers per quarter section. Congress rejected selling to highest bidders and approved a lottery system to distribute the lands and reduce chaos on the ground.
A chaotic OCR fragment mixes satirical talk of Eden in Tilinets with garbled references to Adam, satire on politicians, and stray mentions of dates, places, and figures. The piece shifts to a political census note about France and England, then abruptly to a testimonial about a health remedy sold by a local druggist.
The Retail Clerks Union No. 216 of Mo line plans its annual trolley party and dance at the Wach Tower on Tuesday evening August 30. A splendid time is assured for attendees. Also, old papers are for sale at this office in bundles at 20 cents per hundred and 60 for 10 cents.
Daily Journal offers a service for 10 cents a week to receive news by mail. It promises to keep readers in touch with local happenings across the United States. The Watch Tower hosts a free moving pictures exhibition with weekly picture changes.
Grand Trunk Railway System releases Summer Tourist Folder with travel literature available via Passenger and Ticket Agent at 249 Clark Street Chicago. Details include convention rates Louisville August 24–26, Homeseekers’ rates via Chicago Milwaukee St Paul to northwest and southwest, and doings on summer outings with routes to Denver and Colorado Springs plus Pan American route to Buffalo.
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