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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1908
Page
5
A dramatic note on stagecraft and media frailties, presented as a quirky column by a leading carrier boy. The piece pokes at editors and reporters while recounting audience reactions to Frank and his gang at the Grand.
Frank Winninger and his brother John with their group of players met the carrier force of the Muscatine Journal at a joyous gathering last evening. The reporter on duty failed to appear so the editor chose the tallest carrier boy to cover the event and he delivered a solid story about the boys at the theatre.
A writer recalls attending Frank Winninger’s show with the Journal carriers. The piece blends newsroom satire with a lively backstage feel, praising Frank as a versatile performer and noting standout songs and scenes while critiquing some acts and stage humor.
Major John Circle members meet at Miss Mary Casper's home to plan a photograph social at the G A R hall on Wednesday evening May 13. The event will showcase circle members from infancy to present age with prizes for guessing the most original pictures and a short program is planned.
N W Meyers adds a new 17 horse power Gray engine to the fast launch N W M improving its performance. The double cylinder motor, with mechanical oiler, weighs light for its type and supports up to 16 miles per hour upstream. Meyers plans to launch the vessel next week for record breaking trips on the Mississippi.
Des Moines reports that eight Iowa railroads posted a net passenger earnings gain of 383,057 for the year ending January 1, 1908, while gross earnings fell by 386,000. The 2 cent fare law’s effect is seen as benefiting both railroads and the traveling public.
A dramatic line ends a scene with a detective professor exposing a suspect as the plot tightens. The love triangle shifts as the wronged girl reconciles with the marrying partner, while Frank contemplates his past and clues from the west.
An ad-style piece claims women grow sloppy with fat and touts Rengo as a health and beauty solution. It urges readers to stop ridicule and promises a trial package by mail from The Rengo Co in Detroit, with Muscatine druggist A W Morgan selling it locally.
Railway workers expect one more safety measure this session. The proposed bill, carried by Rep Graf of Illinois in the House and Sen Hemenway of Indiana in the Senate, would require locomotives to have self-dumping ash pans to end enginemen going under engines to clean ash grates, a dangerous task.
Legislation before the House Interstate Commerce Committee seeks mandatory mechanical dumping gear on engines to prevent deaths and serious injuries. Supporters cite 1907 figures from the Interstate Commission showing fourteen deaths and 119 serious injuries linked to the current unsafe practice, noting a per engine cost as low as ten dollars.
Fort Madison Iowa April 30 The warden denies reports that a prison printing plant will be established at the penitentiary. He says no such plan has been considered and even if it were, finding competent printer prisoners would be nearly impossible, with none at Fort Madison.
Doctor E H King circulates papers for the Republican nomination for county coroner. He is a prominent city Republican, company physician for the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway, and a member of Shelby Norman Post G A E.
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