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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1900
Page
3
Irregular or tardy delivery should be reported to the business office. Every copy should arrive before 6 30 p.m. Complaints about late delivery are requested promptly. Subscribers should provide secure box or designated place to protect from weather or molestation.
The Daily Journal offers regular home delivery for the summer season. Notify The Journal business office in person by mail or telephone to start and change the address as you travel.
The Journal reminds advertisers that changes to ads or day of publication are guaranteed only if copy is in the office by 0 a.m. The Journal is sold daily at R. A. Holmes, E. FE. Davidson and C. W. Hodges news stands. All customers can be supplied.
Fragmentary OCR indicates county and city election items for Clinton and Muscatine with unclear details. The readable terms suggest local voting context but no concrete actions or outcomes to report.
Rev Charles M Sheldon of Topeka told Edinburgh listeners that Kansas enforces the prohibitory law as well or better than any other law. A New York Tribune correspondent quoted him as asserting there are no real drunkards in Kansas and that only home drinkers or those seeking illicit sources remain, linking temperance to the state’s prosperity.
A Kansas woman who remarried the day after her divorce faced a judge who telegraphed a warning that a hasty remarriage would void the divorce. The telegram arrived half an hour after the wedding as the judge ordered her to appear in court to explain the action.
The speaker denounces a Kansas judge for allowing a divorce obtained under Kansas statutes to be followed by a second marriage in Missouri, calling the second union bigamous and the motive indecent. He warns such rushed actions damage reputations and suggest more judges are needed to curb similar cases.
Lawrence H. Hamilton warns 2000 Pima Indians starve with 2000 more in dire condition as the Satt river irrigation is blocked by whites. Wheat will be only one fifth normal. two thirds of cattle perish. many live on mesquite berries. Congress gave 53000, but a 2000000 Florence reservoir using Indian labor is proposed but pending engineers approval. The plight risks famine and demands government help.
Secretary of War Root says Cuba strongly desires independence and opposes annexation. He argues the United States must grant independence first before considering any future annexation, to be decided by a truly independent Cuba at a future constitutional convention.
Advertisement promising Allen's Foot-Fare powder relieves foot pain from bunions corns and swelling and makes tight shoes feel easier. Claims many testimonials and free samples, urging purchase from druggists and shoe stores with address in LeRoy New York.
The Farragut Association Naval Post No 409 and the Philadelphia Naval Veteran Association hold a combined excursion to Washington Park on the Delaware to mark Admiral Farragut’s Mobile Bay victory of 1865. Athletic games and other sports amplify the day’s entertainment.
A wry remark notes men with second wives praise a second marriage as fitting. The line hints at social norms and humorous judgment among peers.
M R Saunders of Chicago represents John L Stoddard famed traveler and lecturer. The notes cover Stoddard’s 18 years on stage his 3000 lectures to five million readers and his life plan inspired by Bayard Taylor. Also included is a long recounting of the Opium War era in China opium trade and ensuing political lessons.
The piece extols China’s age, population, and early industries. It notes a fourfold population scope, a province governor over sixty million, and cites ancient Chinese contributions from paper and printing to gunpowder and the compass. It frames China as a long standing, influential civilization.
In Cincinnati Ohio on August 4 several applicants undergo a rigorous civil service exam for the assistant to the bookkeeper and counsellor position in the sub-treasury. The selected name will not be announced for several days as Secretary Keating of the Civil Service Board conducts the tests.
Special railway offer to Chicago via B C R N R for the National Encampment of the G A R from August 27 to September 1. Good service, fast time, and courteous employees. For rates and limits, contact the nearest agent.
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