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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1905
Page
3
The Daily Journal airs every evening except Sundays. The Semi Weekly Journal runs 8 pages on Tuesdays and 12 pages on Friday nights. Publisher is W. L. Lang and editor D. Throop. Member of the Lee Syndicate of Iowa Evening Newspapers.
The notice lists city delivery by carrier at 10 cents per week and weekly collection, with daily one year at 3.00 and semi weekly one year at 1.50. It appears to outline subscription options and pricing for a local newspaper.
The Journal announces agencies including East Hill and Clay Kneese Grocery on East 2nd street South Muscatine Morse Washburn's Grocery End of street car track W C A Busch's Drug Store Bershey avenue Kecklerville Charka's Grocery West Muscatine Sharrar's Grocery for reader services and notices.
Publisher I W L Lane swears the Muscatine Journal printed and circulated 5210 copies in July 1905 with total 135590 copies noted for the month. The statement confirms circulation figures and distribution details as recorded by the publisher.
A German resident Carl Brady is foully murdered in Muscatine area. Nagel and a Collette woman confessed and are in custody. The piece notes long criminal histories and commentary on moral decline and the saying murder will out.
A Friday night accident in Muscatine marks the first serious crash in the city. Authorities say the incident was caused not only by speeding but also by street obstructions left after an order to remove them. The event underscores the need for clear streets to prevent injuries.
The article notes an ordinance requiring red warning lights when materials pile in streets or excavations are left over night. It highlights a recent Friday crash, praises the miracle that no one was killed, but several were hurt and urges authorities to guard obstructions. It also calls for trimming trees to improve lighting and stresses careful driving to reduce future incidents.
The speech by Congressman Charles B. Landis of Indiana extols optimism as the key to progress. He cites biblical imagery, compares hopeful leaders to reforms, and argues cheerful citizens and parties achieve more than dour ones.
West led movement could spur national bills to regulate life insurers. Wisconsin and other states' commissioners plan to inspect books of New York New Jersey and Pennsylvania firms like Equitable and Mutual of New Jersey. Despite possible calm outcomes the probe may reveal startling discoveries and shift policyholder protections nationwide.
The article reports that the United States seeks tighter channels between Washington and American ambassadors and ministers in Europe. Francis Loomis, named special commissioner by President Roosevelt, aims to establish comprehensive and reciprocal communications on pending international questions.
The Leon Journal argues that filling every Washington department with Iowa men would reduce graft talk, suggesting regional staffing affects corruption discourse. It frames the statement as a political observation in the Iowa press commentary.
The Arlington News notes Iowa men in national affairs provide a better showing than the general run of federal officeholders, suggesting honest leadership and productive influence beyond regional limits.
The Eagle Grove Eagle notes a standard applied to Mr. La Follette as he seeks blood toward President Fish, labeling him already guilty under that standard.
The Keokuk Gate City disputes Mr. Sato’s remarks, declaring they show no knowledge. It concludes that Mr. Sato is “next,” affirming impending attention or action toward him.
The Manson Democrat quips that if the Japanese and Russian peace commissioners have time they should visit Iowa corn fields. The sight, the paper says, would bring peace to any man and reflect the agrarian calm of the region.
A Nevada representative criticizes political pretenses naming Pettigrew as the extremest example of a Rooseveltian misrepresentation in a debate on contemporary political fancies and figures.
The Cedar Rapids Republican questions public demand for more remarks by Gov. Cummins, suggesting readers pressure them to hear more talks while noting the public’s role in that expectation.
The Mt. Ayr Record notes that original chautauqua managers would not have invited Tillman Burton or Sam Jones, deeming such a move degrading. It emphasizes the movement was moral first, not solely about profit.
The Iowa Staats-Anzeiger quotes Col Ei boeck arguing that the decrease in Iowa’s population is caused by the prohibitory and mulci law. He says it drives the liberal element from the state and acts like a pestilence, deterring others from moving in while even cranks from other states won’t come to Iowa.
The Webster City Freeman-Tribune urges stricter admission controls for foreigners, praising only desirable classes while condemning southern European entrants and Asians as unwanted.
The Britt Tribune says La Follette has a self appointed mission to reach the front. It notes he can occupy a significant place there, has achieved it, and few regret his success. It describes him as a fighter whom people like.
The Odebolt Chronicle says Gov. Cummins faces mounting demand he cannot resist. It argues his renomination would embody Iowa Republican principles to be declared at the upcoming state convention, uniting supporters who embrace railway control and tariff reform as his platform.
The Creston Advertiser-Gazette attacks Pettigrew as one of many reformers seeking influence within the Republican party by claiming exclusive loyalty to President Theodore Roosevelt. The piece notes such figures appear in several states and present themselves as the sole true supporters of the President.
The Decorah Republican opposes a pension list for government clerks in Washington and argues for an eight year limit on office holding. It contends a long tenure in a light labor post with pay of $1,000 or more per year and 20 to 30 days vacation already satisfies a generous government service.
The article profiles Otto Young, owner of a large stake in Chicago’s Fair department store, who says he has enough money. It notes his 19 year profits from The Fair amounting to 12 to 13 million dollars and highlights his quiet tastes and love of horses as factors in reaching contentment.
Literary note discusses Ralph D. Paine’s comparison of Henley and Poughkeepsie crowds with New London spectators. It portrays Henley as a social carnival of houseboats, flowers, tea, and gossip, while English athletes are treated with polite restraint after races.
McClure's August issue presents fiction by Booth Tarkington Myra Kelly Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews O Henry James Hopper and other acclaimed writers. The magazine features color and black and white pictures designed to illuminate each story and enhance the reader's experience. Also included are Miss Tarbell's concluding portrait of John D Rockefeller and John McAuley Palmer's satire Finances of the Shark System.
The article surveys Paris trends with Directoire influence and short bust coats, cross-strap designs, and tailor-made costumes. It notes English suitings in gray and brown tones, satin and cashmere fabrics, silk velvets, lace trims, Valenciennes and Irish lace, and a shift toward hand-made trimmings replacing ready-made galleons.
Warburton, arrested after masquerading in groom’s clothes, faces police court with charges including dis orderly conduct and reckless driving. A note to Chuck requests thirty five dollars and a suit of clothes, naming the alias James Osborne, and asks secrecy as he hurries to clear the scrape.
Edouard La Fontaine notes the season will feature heavy embroidery around the neck narrow revers on vests cuffs cloaks and tailored dressier garments in the September Delineator.
S L De Fabry in The Country Calendar explains that dogs do not perspire and overheat through rapid breathing. He warns that saliva from friction at the lips is misread as foam, a sign of hydrophobia, and describes warning behaviors and safe handling steps to contain a diseased dog.
An old advertisement asserts that "the least thing wrong with your bowels" makes you sick and promotes Dr Kings New Life Pills as a remedy available for 25c at Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store.
The narrator finds James Osborne missing with his bed untouched and his coat on the rack, then discovers a note at noon. At the court a groom dressed man is identified as Osborne and the fine is paid, leading to his release and expulsion from the cell.
The Iowa Central Railway announces daily summer round trip tickets at one fare plus two dollars to northern Minnesota and Dakota points with a return limit of October 31. Low round trip rates to St Paul and Minneapolis available after June 1. For details contact agents or A. B. Cutts G P and T A Minneapolis Minnesota.
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