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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1901
Page
3
The Muscatine Journal lists delivery and subscription terms with annual and weekly rates. It notes post office mailing, second class status, and payment methods including drafts and money orders.
A 1901 Cedar Rapids notice invites Republican electors to a state convention on August 7 at 11 am to select delegates for Governor Lieutenant Governor Supreme Court Superintendent of Public Instruction Railroad Commissioner and other officers with representation ratios to be announced.
Discussion in Sioux City and across the state pushes the legislature to replace county textbook uniformity with a state wide system. Proponents say county supervisors are not ideal judges and favor a commissioner led by educators to select books for all.
The Mt. Pleasant Dial of Progress reports the Iowa Anti-Saloon League will meet in Des Moines August 21 to consider nominating a governor if A. B. Cummins is the Republican nominee at Cedar Rapids August 7. The paper says third party prohibitionists oppose the party ticket and may abstain, prompting an independent gubernatorial bid if Cummins is the GOP nominee.
Mr. Bryan may be beaten in his attempts to head off the reorganizers who aim to shut him out, but he will confront a powerful foe. The Colonel is a fighter with many men backing him who would rather clash with the Cleveland section of their party than eat or drink. The Nebraskan is ready to use his opportunities to spark a tense confrontation.
The Fairfield Ledger reports a one fare round trip to the Republican state convention in Cedar Rapids. It notes a peculiar detail for Des Moines residents. officials of the Rock Island and Milwaukee roads are linked to a gubernatorial candidate, allowing a $2 round trip. The item ends with a quip about reform.
Chairman Jones of the Democratic National Committee describes the cotton bale company as a business venture rather than a trust. He offers no clear justification why a venture cannot be a trust, noting there are many questions he would need to answer.
Interest mounts in Virginia over a Virginia constitutional convention bill to strike the word Christian from the bill of rights. A minister’s prayer before proceedings and a convention president’s plea to keep the term reveal broad public support for maintaining Christian references.
Des Moines Capital notes Consul Mahin in Reichenberg sent to the state department a Munich journal analysis of European competition with the United States. It argues the race among England Germany and the United States is the era’s defining issue and urges careful study of tariff treaties and reciprocity after current treaties end.
Theodore Z Shaffer head of the Amalgamated Association of Iron Steel and Workers plays a key role in the clash between business and labor. He opposes strikes, favors them only as a last resort, and enjoys strong support from his members. The piece notes his conservative stance during mill owner disputes and contrasts Secretary Root’s office habits with his own.
Daniel Hancock, a nonagenarian Bostonian, reflects on the city’s ancient watch era before modern police. He recalls patrolling with a pike and cape, using a loud rattle to mark hours and wake residents. Hancock says Boston now is much wickeder than in those days of few arrests.
Rumors swirl over the fit of Captain Putnam Bradlee Strong and Lady Francis Hope from the United States to Japan after their San Francisco departure. Strong, son of former New York City mayor William L. Strong, led the Sixty-ninth Regiment and served in the Philippines before the voyage.
Secretary Root joins the shirt waist brigade during office hours. He was seen in a blue neg ligee shirt as he donned the new attire in a rapidly growing movement of men adopting the style.
The Iowa City Press notes a Johnson county Republican farmer ignores swindles as a livery team arrives. It says the carriage holds patriotic statesmen seeking support from him and local workers to aid the cause and oppose rivals.
Analyzing transportation shifts over twenty five years the piece argues horses remain vital despite electrics bicycles and cars. It notes rising horse prices and strong demand for draft animals while noting widespread adoption of trolleys trains and motor vehicles.
The listing notes Pope Leo VIII purchasing six thousand papal coins once gathered by Cardinal Randi. The Vatican secures the rare pieces to enrich its coin collection while historic French weight systems and old currency retirements shaped the era.
The Cardiff Giant, quarried near Fort Dodge Iowa years ago, had lay forgotten in Onondaga County New York for years. It is now to be loaded onto a wagon and sent back toward the west to the tune of Put Me Off at Buffalo.
R J Overing once a practical farmer in Iowa sold his 240 acre farm at fifty dollars an acre last winter and has since become a land speculator and as the writer calls him a blarsted dude with shirt valets linen pants and a silver buckled belt. The piece mocks his change from steady farming to ostentatious living and hints at Bryanism as a reaction to the trend.
In Burlington a corn stalk ten feet tall was shown by a passerby as proof of Iowa crop vigor. A farmer in a spring wagon countered with ears 17 to 18 inches long and thirty five acres of such corn. The contrast argues against claims of a failed Iowa crop.
A shipment of rattlesnakes arrived at the Denison express office last Saturday. The box contained twenty four venomous reptiles from Pennsylvania and their rattles sounded ominous when disturbed. It is reported the recipients plan to travel with them and one member allegedly intends to bite.
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A tale notes the number 13 streetcar, deemed unlucky, broke down yesterday on Mulberry Street just in front of the brewery. The writer jokes about not reporting to employers and calls it a curious coincidence.
A Burlington crowd buzzes as Ringling Bros circus arrives. A conversation about heat and cold sparks a joke with a visiting audience, and a man debates gifts for a twice wed widow before humor turns to street chatter and a policeman ends the scene.
A friend recalls hearing the man at his office anxious about finances. The doctor recounts seeing him lean from a window on a hot day, joking that he could not afford a haircut and tried the singing act. The narrator notes spending the morning at the brewery despite the tale.
The excerpt threads a tax dispute over an $800 auto purchase with a doctor dodging $8,900 taxes, a village scene with a baby elephant and a prayer for cooler weather, and a sharp rebuttal to a fraudulent mining scheme.
Directions describe cleaning brasses copper wares and furniture using vinegar and salt or oxalic acid followed by oil and tripoli. Rinse after rubbing to prevent rapid tarnish. includes steps for wrought steel bronzes and bric a brac. Also notes a hammock chair invention by John E Bergsten Chicago with adjustable supports and tilting seat.
A new combination chair and hammock offers multiple adjustable positions to suit the occupant, promising comfortable porch or lawn use without needing trees or building attachment. The device improves on the standard hammock by providing versatile support and easier setup.
A home recipe describes preparing a mocha coffee filling. Boil fiery ground coffee in cheesecloth with water for ten minutes, then strain and save one tablespoon for frosting. Simmer the rest with milk, thicken in a double boiler with flour and sugar, then fold into a beaten egg. Frost with sugar mixed into the reserved coffee.
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