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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1905
Page
4
Daily delivered in the city by carrier and collected for weekly ten cents per week. Daily, one year, by mail three dollars. Semi weekly, one year.
The Journal lists city agencies for reader convenience including Fast Hill Clay Kneese Grocery East 2nd street South Muscatine Morse Washburns grocery End of street car track W C A Busch's Drug Store Whershey avenue Kecklerville Chayka's grocery West Muscatine Sharrar's grocery.
A sworn circulation statement for the Muscatine Journal outlines its reported weekly paid and verified circulation figures. The document provides readership totals, distribution areas, and verification procedures consistent with newspaper industry standards.
The Des Moines Register and Leader report ex Senator George M Titus of Muscatine as a candidate for governor. The piece cites an editorial from the Denver Republican and Muscatine Journal as basis, noting politicans expect Titus to seek the Republican nomination. No formal statement has been made by Titus.
A Carroll Herald editorial excerpt discusses Senator Titus of Muscatine and his stance on the governor’s nomination. It notes Titus saying he will not seek the nomination but won’t avoid it if it arises, and suggests the author of the biennial election law may delay action for now.
The Clinton mayor bans throwing confetti powder flour and captive balls at the Parker Amusement carnival. He warns rowdyism harms the event, while praising the Darker Amusement company for clean entertainments. Excursions will come from many cities, with a Woodmen monster picnic and police vigilance to ensure orderly crowds and a positive impression.
F W Swan in Europe sends Rome illustrated magazines with Italian text. Pages show an automobile explosion, a threshing machine explosion, and a Russian bomb feel. A cut depicts the mutiny and capture of the Kniaz Potemkine, later returned to the government. Other plates cover the assassination of a Russian police chief and the removal of John Paul Jones’s body to America. Include images of American sailors.
Muscatine merchants form a strong committee to solicit support for extending the Muscatine North and South line into Burlington. Dubuque editors welcome the Muscatine project, noting potential connections with the Rock Island and Northwestern and viewing it as a key regional link.
The Cres ton Advertiser Gazette suggests that Wisconsin conditions may have driven radical action and incendiary language, reflecting editorial concern over rising tensions and media rhetoric.
A terse note describes thousands of people suffering loss of appetite while their stomachs fail them yet insists the issue deserves a fair trial of the famous. The line hints at public concern and a call for measured judgment amid confusing reports.
For over 50 years it has been curing indigestion dyspepsia costiveness biliousness poor appetite cramps and diarrhea Try it and see.
In public sentiment La Follette is linked with radical rail and corporate revolt, yet sober reformers doubt his fitness to root out evils tied to railroads and corporations. They seek removal of such powers through steadier leadership and prudent policy.
The Cedar Rapids Republican characterizes Paul Morton's salary of 80000 as graft, equating it with Depew's 20000 retainer as similarly improper and described as corrupt compensation.
The Burlington Hawkeye reports it cannot locate anyone who says more damaging things about Governor See than the governor himself, highlighting the provocative nature of his own statements and the political backlash surrounding his rhetoric.
The Des Moines Capital notes that anti Hepburn supporters have him beaten in thought before each congressional election. They claim a victory in their minds about a year prior to the vote, reflecting persistent political pressure.
The Vinton Eagle argues that educating the public to treat grafters and embezzlers as ordinary thieves will deter present day grafting. The call emphasizes accountability and a stronger moral stance against financial crimes.
Judge Van Wagenen argues government ownership will dominate the next campaign while the Washington Democrat counters that predictions carry no weight, defending its forecast of Parker's election.
The Council Bluffs Nonpareil notes an ongoing reaction to Julian W. Richards, formerly of Waterloo, now a cosmopolitan figure, who prefers to live outside Iowa, a disposition that unsettles some readers.
The Cedar Falls Gazette notes Governor La Follette has made a preacher pay his railroad fare like other Wisconsin men. It quips that reformers will even reform ministers, highlighting a stance on accountability across professions.
A Des Moines correspondent argues you cannot fight for harmony, prompting Keokuk Gate City to recall last year’s May convention. The piece notes that unity among Iowa Republicans prevailed when the convention met and there was no opposition to the model platform or its delegates to the Chicago convention.
The Washington Press calls Gov. Cummins crazy and driven by ambition. It accuses him of demagogic tactics, showing clumsy talk about the common people while aiming to hornswoggle them into electoral support. The piece paints a portrait of arrogance and manipulation.
The Mason City Times-Herald calls Gov. La Follette's Mason City address temperate and plain not cant or calamity. The paper notes men and women listened to burning words, saying such a message has never before been delivered there and wishes for more leaders to fire the souls of the people and restore representative government.
The St. Louis Globe-Democrat notes a pattern of corruption in army supply contracts across wars. It compares British, American, and Russian cases, highlighting larger scale thefts in Russia and broader opportunities due to big armies in the Boer War and current conflicts.
In a testimonial tone the ad touts Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a cure for female weakness and a path to motherhood. It claims lasting relief without alcohol or narcotics, and cites a Canadian mother who says five bottles helped with labor pains and health after birth. Dr. Pierce's Pellets are also pitched for constipation.
The columnist argues graft spans all countries and eras, noting Russia’s officials in army corruption, U S officers in post office scandals, and suggests the United States must pursue and punish its crooks wherever found, including in land offices and other agencies. He recalls 1870 71 French army collapse as a stark example.
An opinion urging John D. Rockefeller to distribute greater sums for general use through the General Education Board. The piece argues wealth stems from citizens and economic conditions, and calls for broader, faster distribution of prosperity by Rockefeller Carnegie and other magnates, influencing business and legal realms.
A dramatic production titled At Cripple Creek by Hal Reid will open Monday at the Grand on August 7. The play portrays life in the Great West in the early eighties with poetic scenes and sly humor. A strong company of players is billed for the sensational drama.
A quoted sentence from The Progress of the World discusses the collapse of feasible wealth diversion to private coffers as wealth is created by the united forces of the industrial community, noting the August issue of the American Monthly Review of Reviews.
A Cedar Rapids Republican highlights an article from The American Circus in the August Century noting P. T. Barnum’s opposition to ministerial passes. It recounts Barnum ending clergy passes at the American Museum with scripture passes and lists biblical quotes about passing. It ends urging readers not to overlook the anti pass stance among statesmen.
Morning Sun residents report travels and visits including Fred Coutts to Nebraska on business, Dr. Browning visiting his parents in Solon, Jennie Gregory visiting sister Bert Ochiltree, and the Himelrichs purchasing Miss Stephens's millinery shop in Oakville. Local moves include Carl DeLong taking a night operator job at Mason City, Rev. C W Powelson preaching, and upcoming U P pastor from Ainsworth to fill in. Details of deaths, visits, and people leaving for Wyoming or Dows are also noted among community events.
West Liberty records a flurry of short trips and social visits. Dr and Mrs Jayne plus children left for a Colorado visit. Maida Black and Estella Collings went to Columbus Junction. Numerous locals attended the chautauqua in Columbus Junction and visited relatives in Iowa City Muscatine Waterloo Besley’s Lake Cedar Valley and Atalissa with several returning Friday and Friday evening.
Misses Etta and Stella Welch travel from Ainsworth Iowa to Crawfordsville area Sunday night after a short stay with friend Omi Funston. Miss Dwinnie Rankin of Washington visits Mrs. Nora Martin. H. G. Crawford spent Sunday at home. Mrs. D. F. Careen visits daughter Mrs. John Campbell in Washington. Mrs. Clara Chandlin and her two daughters from Rockwell arrive Wednesday evening for a visit with the family.
Warburton, posing as a groom, is mistaken for a troublemaker after a wild carriage ride through Washington. A young woman accuses a man of drunkenness and abduction, the police escort Warburton to a third precinct, and he ends up jailed overnight, then calmly awaiting morning inquiries, amused at the scene.
Mrs. Kate Flanigan’s son and daughter in law Mr and Mrs W T Trotter visited Washington Monday. Hortense Benn stayed with Grace Walker overnight. Mrs Craig and Mrs Anna Wills of Washington visited Ed Supplee yesterday. J N Sands of Washington visited son Fred yesterday. About 68 Ainsworth residents enjoy camp life at the Columbus Junction chautauqua. Mrs Mel Lewis of Oskaloosa visiting relatives one week. Mr and Mrs Geon were business visitors at Iowa City Wednesday. W R Jeffery of Washington visiting S R Wallace home. Mrs Nora Martin visited Ran kin home in Washington last evening. Leonard Trotter visiting Archie Marsden at Columbus City. Mrs Harry Smith and daughter Mabel arrived Wednesday evening for visit with father E W White. Jacob Stone and wife returned from Farmington Iowa Monday. The Misses Martha and Grace Walker and Mrs Malinda Van Horn returned from Conesville Monday evening following their uncle’s death.
An advertisement touts Bucklen's Arnica Salve as a marvelous cure for cuts burns and wounds and notes it is available at Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store.
A playful note asserts the corn can display its ears openly without inviting mockery, framing the plant as confident in its form and purpose.
All nations strive to check the white plague as consumption ruins many lives yearly. Foley's Honey and Tar is advertised as curing coughs and colds and preventing consumption, claimed to be safe and certain. Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store offers this product to customers.
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