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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1907
Page
3
An old age health warning promotes Dean's Kidney Pills as a safe help for weak kidneys. It details backache urinary problems and nervous fatigue and includes a testimonial from George E. Duprez of Muscatine Iowa praising the remedy and a wife’s endorsement.
F D Throop publisher claims his paper is the official paper for city and county, guaranteeing circulation greater than all Muscatine papers combined and at least three times that of any other daily in the area.
New York Office at 140 Nassau Street with La Coste and Maxwell in charge. Chicago Office at 750 Marquette Building with Payne and Young in charge.
Terms outline delivery options for subscribers. The Daily Journal is issued every evening except Sunday. The Semi Weekly Journal is issued 10 pages on Tuesday and 8 pages on Friday nights. Delivery and mail rates are listed: daily by carrier 10 cents per week, yearly mail 3.00, Semi Weekly yearly 1.50.
The Journal notes its city agencies for reader convenience including East Hill Clay Kneese Grocery Fast 2nd street South Muscatine Morse Washburns grocery End of street car track W C A Busch's Drug Store Hershey Brains Kecklerville Chayka's Grocery West Hill Sharrar's Grocery. Each agency serves local residents with shop names and locations.
An archival Bell business office fragment mentions telephones and the Mississippi Valley region with unclear marginal notes and codes indicating internal processing and classification. The legible portion notes a contact or department reference and a vague office ledger entry.
Mississippi's senatorial battle narrows to a Williams vs Vardaman clash with Williams leading in the primary by a small margin. A final official count may overturn the result, but Williams is expected to win. Vardaman is noted for anti colored race views and repeal of the fifteenth amendment, shaping national interest.
A fragment indicates a debate among professors over accepting donations from certain entities. The unreadable text suggests concerns about funding ethics and potential influence on research or teaching. No specific names, institutions, or dates are identifiable in the available excerpt.
The passage condemns trust magnates who fear tainted money while a Montana man went to Wall Street to chase funds. He mingled with speculators to profit after arriving and likely justified his actions by the end justifying the means.
The piece notes railroads resisted the two cent fare law as unaffordable for passenger service, yet Nebraska rail lines voluntarily lowered fares below that mark. It questions why they acted with competitors present but protested when the state sought the same cut.
The piece contemplates Judge Landis as a presidential contender, arguing if sensible he should remain in his current post. It notes the court job offers lifelong tenure and insulation from political pressure, contrasting it with a high salary and urging principled independence.
Muscatine and Louisa counties held a special session in Wapello after Judge Jackson ruled each board must vote as individual members. This decision reduces the chance of another deadlock.
The text notes George Ade claims to earn money faster than he spends it and suggests he would benefit from channeling some income into a new venture or enterprise.
The record notes that in certain cases the procedure produced a rapid and lasting improvement, marking a significant shift in treatment approach and offering new hope for patients. The account emphasizes observed durability of benefit and points to specific stances that supported its adoption in medical practice.
Commentary cites a Marshalltown Times-Republican quip calling anyone who goes boating above a dam a dam fool in the wake of a severe Ottumwa accident.
The Clinton Herald notes Harriman the railroad magnate is constructing a residence a mile above sea level. It suggests his motive is to ensure his future dwelling will be as secure as possible if conditions worsen or reverse.
Des Moines Capital notes in Chicago federal court Mr Rockefeller has $79 witness fees credited to his account which he can apply toward the fine.
Grinnell Herald notes Sioux City lists lower taxes and credits than Grinnell raising questions about veracity among some local respondents and implying potential misstatements in tax data.
Early Mississippi returns show progress toward restoring wisdom among statesmen slower than hoped. John Sharp Williams leads Vardaman by about three thousand votes, as the race narrows to a tight margin.
Storm Lake Pilot-Tribune reports E H Cunningham of Newell citing strong Des Moines support for Carroll. He believes Carroll would beat Garst or any, except Funk, in the region. The paper favors Funk's nomination and says the county would back him if he runs.
Fifty years ago notes recount a near theft at Mrs. Waide’s millinery with a back window entry foiled by a frightened burglar. News mentions L. D. Palmer leaving with family for Sioux City, W. G. Peck opening an auction house near Stein and Vesey’s bedstead factory, a rattlesnake bite in a harvest field followed by alcohol aid, farmhands joking about snakes after benzine, and Sam Christian securing assistant Frank Walker for barber work.
Forties item notes Sabbath school picnics planned by Island congregations at a slough bridge seven miles from town on Thursday next August 15. It also reports local building activity with P Kirsch converting a two story brick building between Second and Third near Cedar for residence and paint shop, and William Huttig starting a two story brick house at Third and Chestnut, 24 by 36 feet, on a newly graded lot.
Thirty years ago a boy named Frank Morris living near River Junction on the Muscatine Western railroad sustained an injury while binding wheat. The incident reflects early farm labor hazards and small community experiences along the railroad line.
A Bundled narrative recounts a Western camp scene with Dextry and the Bronco Kid amid court square crowds, a safe breach, and pursuit near a mining camp. The tale shifts to Des Moines defense maneuvers as Iowa troops march from Camp Bowen toward the capital with heat and rain threatening the march.
A note instructs to save a mention titled The Spoilers for possible future reading. It signals a plan to revisit the content at an unspecified later time. The text suggests postponement and personal management of reading material.
Advertisement claims Electric Bitters prevent a nervous breakdown caused by dyspepsia. It promises 50 cc guaranteed and credits Havercamp's Physicians Drug Store as the source.
Company C of the 54th regiment camps seven miles from Des Moines after marching through the city in heat. Rain and lightning force a retreat to tents as blue and brown armies rehearse battle lines near Polk City and Corydon bridge with plans to seize the Des Moines crossing.
Troops struggle onto Camp Bowen amid a southwest electrical storm and deep mud. Mules pull soggy pack trains as officers establish headquarters and sutlers set up refreshment tents. Local residents and visitors, including Emmet Scully and Alf Armstrong, are noted with a threshing season starting nearby.
An advertisement touts Dr Hale's Household Ointment as a cure for all skin and scalp diseases and sores with prompt relief after first application. Sold at drug stores for 25 cents or from Kenyon and Thomas in Adams New York.
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