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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1901
Page
3
The Muscatine Journal lists John Mahin as Editor and Harold J. Mahin as Manager on its masthead. The paper is entered at the Muscatine post office as second class matter.
The Daily Journal offers yearly home delivery by carrier at a rate of $5.00 per year with weekly collection. The Bem Weekly costs $150, published Tuesdays and Fridays, payable in advance. Orders may be sent by postal card or telephone No 27. Remittances by draft, express, or money order should be payable to Journa Printing Company.
A call invites Republican electors of Iowa to attend a delegate convention in Cedar Rapids on Wednesday August 7 1901 at eleven oclock for nominating a governor lieutenant governor judge of the supreme court superintendent of public instruction railroad commissioner and other business. Delegates will be chosen by a ratio of representation for voters who endorse Republican principles and party policy.
The Polk County democracy adopted a resolution commending William Jennings Bryan, calling him the greater leader since Jefferson. The Montezuma Democrat laments being late as Iowa remains tied to its idol and to the Kansas City platform.
An eastern contemporary says President McKinley is quietly teaching a Reciprocity doctrine at Canton. He works with visiting senators and others to sway sentiment for ratifying stalled treaties to expand foreign commerce and sustain U S manufacturing through a give-and-take policy with Europe and South America.
The Milwaukee Free Press rails at Milwaukee’s reputation as a beer and license town. It argues money spent on carnivals could instead boost the city’s fame for iron and metal trades, tanneries, manufacturing, and the generous supply of materials and opportunities for industry and alcohol.
Hyde Park suburb of Chicago with 212,239 residents remains bound by prohibition after Illinois Supreme Court rules the governing laws inviolable. Saloon and brewery interests have pressed to overturn the measures, but the court’s decision stands firm.
The Dubuque Times weighs in on the Des Moines Capital editor's confession regarding a bogus Conger interview. It asserts that if any purpose existed in publishing or reproducing the material it was already served before Mr. Young's admission appeared.
A late confession from a county official questions the telegrams received by the telegraph company, noting it should not have taken eleven days to confirm receipt. The remark suggests a belated admission, framed as a partial but improved acknowledgment.
T M Platt a leading Dubuque clothing dealer for forty years died on a train near Warren Illinois on the thirtieth of the month from apoplexy. Creditors of Mt Pleasant dry goods merchant Charles R Hughes have received fifty percent of claims and may obtain ten percent more. Fairfield Ledger notes regional vegetable shortage and poor home fruits due to heat. Creston Gazette reports railroad contract labor troubles with workers deserting to harvest fields for three dollars daily.
A long haired hobo born in Ireland, Michael O Hara, is charged with being drunk on the street. The Baltimore justice mistakes him for foreign born but he asserts American birth and demands an American judge. The case is dismissed.
The pope condemned Michelangelo for nude figures in the Last Judgment and hired Panielo da Valterra to clothe them. Michelangelo mocked Ceremonies master Mieser Biagio da Cesena by painting him in hell with ass ears. Riago urged removal, and Paul IV quipped I might have freed you from purgatory, but over hell I have no power.
A conversation between counsel and a reluctant witness surface in which the witness refuses to disclose full details of prior discussions with Jones. The witness asserts nothing in the case is shameful and offers to reveal the entire gory story to any inquisitive lawyer.
Ex-Congressman Sowers recounts an incident in Chicago's Auditorium lobby where Senator William E. Mason helped a man asking for $10 claiming a quick $8 profit. Mason handed over a $2 and a $1 to cover the loan, noting the man had already earned $3 and would owe $7 more if the deal failed.
The Muscatine Democratic convention to choose delegates to the state convention is set for August 17 at 1 30 p m in the court house. The senatorial convention follows August 19 at 2 p m in the same venue. The Democratic state convention convenes in Des Moines on August 21.
Stage director asks for feedback after hearing Helen Blazes sing. The exchange suggests her voice is best suited to whispered stage work.
Professor William Mathews argues that wealth grows from attention to margins and remnants. He notes fortunes typically arise from gradual acquisitions and consistent saving, not sudden windfalls, through careful budgeting of pennies, dimes, and quarters kept on record.
A columnist shares assorted scenes from daily life and local quirks. A board visits the poor farm as an inmate with a wheelbarrow upside down jokes that bricks were added yesterday. A mother worries over debt while her son Freddie offers grass to pay for a dress. A puffed up tale ends with a trick behind a cigar counter.
John Ellis notes extreme heat and idle days as a witty exchange unfolds. A neighbor asks about insuring the teet to quiet insurance men roaming the town, prompting a humorous reflection on gossip and local chatter.
A spinster traveling on the Firefly carries 13 parcels including a carpet bag three band boxes two bird cages a cat with three kittens and other items. Passengers and reporter note her anxious expression and defend her against disturbance noting she is safe.
The Globe-Democrat notes a possible repeat of 1901 summers and suggests the Eskimo village at the St Louis exposition should supply abundant bread. It cites a peach crop of 75,000,000 bushels and 6,900 Arizona farms with 4,206 irrigated. Water is praised as nature's best blessing.
The column notes that free trade with Forto Rico would raise sugar by $20 per ton, hints Cuba may envy, and cites a New York syndicate considering a Detroit to Chicago trolley line. It recalls past unfamiliarity with trolleys and mentions local student exam failings and a novel electric motor claim by Joseph B. Hall.
A poem by Grace Goodale printed in the August Scribner's recalls a farewell night and laments the missed kiss that might have steadied the speaker. The speaker acknowledges the other’s nature lacked desire for connection and accepts a lonely, empty future without the beloved.
Private advices say fighting graves the South Africa conflict goes on with towns damaged by operations. Meanwhile stomach liver and bowel disorders kill far more daily than war, prompting promotion for Hoestetter Stomach Bitters as a proven remedy.
From all stations in Iowa round trip tickets at one fare to Cedar Rapids on August 7 for the Republican state convention. Call on agents for rates and dates of sale. G. Farmer A G P & 2 BB CG x N F y. Cedar Rapids Iowa.
The Street Car Company offers eight fares for 25 cents each evening from 7:39 to 11:30, excluding Sundays, Wednesdays and Saturdays. The plan ran through July with many citizens taking part, though not as many as expected, and will continue to meet rising demand.
J L Nichols proclaims candidacy for representative to the 29th General Assembly subject to action by the Republican county convention. He urges Republican voters to support his bid.
A candidate announces intent to seek the Muscatine County sheriff nomination, pending decision at the Republican county convention.
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