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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1900
Page
3
TO CITY SUBSCRIBERS Irregular or tardy delivery of The Journal should be reported to the business office. Every copy of The Daily Journal should be delivered before 6 30 p m. Complain promptly if delivery is late. Subscribers should provide secure boxes or designate a sheltered place to prevent weather or theft.
People leaving for the vacation season can arrange regular delivery of The Daily Journal by notifying the journal business office in person by mail or by telephone. The paper will follow them to their new location as a bearer of home news, with address changes accepted as often as needed.
The Journal offers ad changes only if copy is in the office by 9 am. The Journal is sold daily at Dews stands and by R. A. Holmes E. E. Davidson and C. W. Hodges. Advertisers can be supplied with copies.
An English New York Evening Post correspondent blames jealousies and greed among powers for ongoing chaos in China. He notes Japan offered to land forces to aid Pekin and protect nationals, while England hesitated and Russia delayed, risking further violence and foreign deaths.
Dr. Praetorius editor of the West-Nche Post in St. Louis remains anti-expansionist but weighs issues and declares currency policy paramount. He explains he will support McKinley and Roosevelt without abandoning his own views, arguing no man should blindly mold principles for a candidate.
In St Louis German-Americans show support for the Republican ticket amid debates over free silver expansion and Boer War policy. Dr Praetorius and others endorse a conservative stance, predicting broad German voting strength for the Republican platform. The St Louis Globe-Democrat notes multiple German reps share this view.
The Philadelphia Ledger argues the observed result is the backwash of the Hague Peace Conference. It frames the impact as a backward working consequence influencing current events and policies.
Henry Waterson calls the current state a hopeless prosperity and offers what he views as the clearest expression of Democratic mood to date.
A letter to the Ida Grove Record argues that teaching journalism in universities is a waste of money and wind. The writer claims only experience teaches journalism and urges University of Iowa regents to recognize there is but one school of journalism—the school of experience.
A Dubuque liquor dealer markets Wm Penn Whisky and Wm Penn cigars provoking outrage over sacrilege for using the apostle of the Quaker church’s name. The piece invokes Shakespeare’s line on stealing heaven’s livery to serve the devil.
The piece notes the New Orleans riot as a sign of long standing southern injustice toward Black people. It cites the Dubuque Times stating that hatred follows injury and reflects a belief in innate human hostility to those harmed.
Charles Cristadoro of St. Paul champions preserving the Leech Lake Chippewa reservation as a national forest park. The 830000 acre region includes 200000 acres underwater and 1560 Chippewa residents, with 2billion feet of standing pine that shelters the Mississippi headwaters. Minnesota lumber interests oppose the plan, arguing pine could yield millions but would harm river improvement projects funded by the government.
Shake into your shoes for cool relief from corns bunions swollen smarting hot callous and sore feet. Allen's Foot-Ease is marketed with over 300 testimonials promising relief while you walk. Sold by druggists and shoe stores delivery available from Allen S. Olmstead LeRoy New York.
The Maccabees of Canandaigua host their annual Cedar Point picnic at Canandaigua Lake with over 3,000 attendees from out of town. The event features athletic games and speeches, drawing celebrities to the grounds.
The column compiles editorials from several papers. It notes Democrats in North Carolina seeking control without consent, calls for caution on extra legislative sessions after Senator Gear's death, and critiques Abbott's railroad literature. It also praises Iowa Capital’s senatorial gossip for its engaging, incomplete speculation.
The potato bug campaign ends as crops await harvest. A lively show drew a crowd with agile acts and trained animals. Jas C Stewart, new Journal solicitor, arranged village delivery. R R Co clears weeds in right of way. Delegates TD Westbrook and Ira Hendrix attend Des Moines Republican gathering. Local carpenters work on Dr. Thompsons house. Hogs shipped to Davenport. Safe arrives at bank. O P H Linn and C F Wabnitz visit. Apples arrive to brighten homes.
David Bendice and Bill Mardis report a near empty river after a night of fishing with only a German carp left, while Presiding Elder Rigney led large U B church services. News includes the death of Mr Springer, family visits, Leu Wylie considering law study, threshing machine surplus, and local residents’ illnesses and travels.
M R Saunders of Chicago represents John L Stoddard famed traveler and lecturer on foreign lands. Though now 48 and retiring from the platform he has spoken 3000 times to five million listeners. Stoddard studied 16000 volumes and traveled 250000 miles with 4900 photographs to craft his illustrated lectures.
In Illinois City Illinois, Mawes and Powel run a steam thresher for Hays Huber Carlicle Morehead and others, transforming grain removal from rough hand labor to rapid mechanical processing. Next Sunday the Methodist quarterly meeting will be led by P. E. Rev Frizell with evening and Monday sessions, followed by an ice cream festival at the town hall hosted by the Aid Society to benefit the church.
The audience admired Dr. Stoddard's illustrated Venice lecture for its vivid descriptions of the Adriatic city and its historical role as a trade hub. J. N. Elliott commends the edition's illustrations and diction, hoping a complete set be in every home.
The ad asserts health relies on perfect digestion and pure blood and claims Hood's Sarsaparilla treats stomach and blood disorders. It touts cures for scrofula salt rheum catarrh dyspepsia rheumatism and other diseases in thousands of cases and promotes Hood's Pills as a family laxative.
Governor Roosevelt begins a three week campaign tour through New York State visiting major cities and numerous towns to aid the ticket. He is expected to address several county fairs and will later travel to Indiana in September to speak at Indianapolis and other cities.
A Midwest reader named C. F. Myers writes from LeRoy New York praising Grain-O as a superior solid grain beverage. He asserts health benefits for families and recommends Grain-O over other drinks, urging others to use it. The letter is directed to Wasni IncTor in Washington DC Genesee Pure Food Co.
The Boston Elks muster today attracting thousands of visitors. Firemen and invited groups assist in the program making the event entertaining and keeping the crowd in good humor across the city.
The first session of the Brandywine camp meeting opened today in Wilmington Delaware. The gatherings will run for two weeks with sermons each day by ministers prominent in church work.
The talk links Venice's founding to fifth century invasions by Attila the Hun and the exodus of survivors to the Adriatic islands. It notes the sea as mother and refuge, shaping a city born amid ruin and exile.
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