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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1900
Page
3
Information shows post office handling at Muscatine Town for the Journal with second class status. Rates list daily by carrier year subscription and semi weekly options payable in advance 81.50 and 6.20, with remittances to Journal Printing Co. Muscatine Iowa.
City subscribers are urged to report irregular or late delivery to the business office. Each copy should arrive before 6 30 p m. Complaints should be filed promptly if late. Subscribers should provide secure delivery locations or weather resistant boxes.
For summer vacations readers can arrange regular delivery of The Daily Journal by visiting the business office or contacting by mail or telephone. The paper will follow readers to their destination and the address can be changed as needed.
The Journal offers guaranteed change of ads if copy reaches the office by 9 a.m. Daily sale locations include R. A. Holmes E. E. Davidson and C. W. Hodges news stands with all customers served.
A Republican delegate convention for Iowa's Second District will meet in Davenport on August 16 1900 at 11 a m to nominate a candidate for Congress. Representation is one delegate per county plus one for every 200 votes or fraction over 100 for Leslie M Shaw in 1899. Delegates by county and Charles W Phillips chairs the meeting.
The Journal states Cr u Breckon news editor resigns to take effect Sept. 1. Horace H Herr will direct city news with J M Leck succeeding as news editor. Breckon leaves after two years of pleasant association and our best wishes accompany him.
The Des Moines correspondent claims splits in late Republican State convention mirrored last winter senate fights. The piece argues there was no such division and urges that press reports fostering party rifts be discouraged as harmful.
Governor Shaw travels in Michigan delivering several speeches before the Chautauqua gatherings. He is expected to return to Iowa around August 15, and the senatorial appointment will not be made prior to that date.
Advertising copy touts No-To-Bac as a wonder-worker to quit tobacco and gain vigor. Claims cure is guaranteed with booklet and sample free from Sterling Remedy Co, Chicago or New York.
A New York Sun letter from a city mechanic traces his voting history from 1892 to 1898 showing wage gains and job stability under Republican prosperity and ends with support for the Republican ticket. He notes Democratic neighbors sharing his view and calls for a drastic remedy to a dangerous malady.
The Knoxville Express argues for finding true, competent workers across fields and avoiding detours into political or sociological routes. Pleasantville News reports rising Indian pony sales, warning the flood of small ponies will harm the horse industry and that even once broke, they remain nearly worthless.
The piece warns of gold seekers rushing to Nome City Beach Alaska while noting many will suffer health losses. It promotes Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters as a safe tonic to protect against indigestion constipation malaria chills and fevers and to bolster health during current season.
Joseph Emerson aged 79 a famed scholar and longtime Beloit college Greek professor died Saturday from general debility in Beloit Wis He was born in Norfolk Connecticut on May 28 1821 and was of sturdy New England stock.
In Marion on Aug 6 a burglar entered the Day residence while the family was away. Neighbors attempted capture as the thief lit the house with gasoline and a match. Amid the commotion the robber escaped while efforts to save the home continued.
Chief Inspector John D. King of the postal service police in New York declares no registered letters were stolen and no $28,400 is missing, disputing circulating rumors.
Princeton Indiana on August 6 18 year old Joseph Duncan died instantly after a fall on the Evansville and Terre Haute railway bridge at Patoka four miles north of town. Washington reports rural free delivery to begin August 15 at Monroe Wisconsin Ludington Michigan Geneseo and Pinckneyville Illinois with additional service at Dixon Illinois.
A domestic broil is not very satisfactory for dinner. the meal falls short of appealing, with limited flavor and texture.
Washington August 6 Major George A Armes retired army officer known for court martial record and Trump-like notoriety is named as defendant in a breach of promise suit filed by Ella M Platt an artist seeking up to 50000 damages for alleged deception assault and failure to marry after promising to wed She alleges a July 20 1807 agreement and four months of living together under the impression of marriage plus alleged hotel profit promises and a January 20 1898 assault The case notes a prior 1897 divorce filing by Mrs Lucy H Armes and ongoing marital disputes with Armes
The Iowa Republican state convention at Des Moines adopts strong resolutions and a platform praising McKinley and the congressional leadership. It defends the currency, supports self government for new states, restrains trade restrictions, and calls for stable national policies. It also pledges continued reform and continues to back McKinley’s administration.
Jesse M Cunningham of Seattle and Miss Mary Grandy of Denver will wed in Denver on August 10. Grandy once taught in Sioux City and Evanston, and was an organist. Cunningham, a tailor, had been married with children and sang in Unity church. The couple will reside in Seattle after the wedding.
A vintage ad promises permanent relief from constipation using Cascarets Candy Cathartic. It offers a money back guarantee if C C C fails and directs readers to a druggist refund policy.
Mare Island navy yard to launch a large detachment of U S troops for China within about two weeks. Transports chartered include two American, four British, one Norwegian ships with 23 242 tons total. Eastward via Suez could take 40 to 45 days, Pacific route about four weeks.
The Illinois Republican State campaign opened in Jacksonville with Judge Yates, candidate for governor, delivering his first speech. A massive crowd from the city and surrounding area packed the area, showing strong enthusiasm as Yates announced plans to speak across the state nearly every night until election day.
The South Atlantic State championship tennis tourney began in Atlanta on August 4. All players can join today with the singles winner earning a challenge to T. Coleman Ward of the Birmingham Athletic Club for the cup. A second cup is offered for the doubles champion, with A. M. Agelesto of New York presenting the singles cup.
Duluth Minnesota August 6 Hon Charles W Towne returns home after being nominated for vice president by the Populist party A large turnout of friends and a brass band escorted him from the depot to his residence He will stay a few days before proceeding to the East to campaign
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