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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1909
Page
3
A health guidance notice promotes right living and timely remedies. It touts a simple, wholesome laxative as beneficial when used properly and urges purchases of genuine Syrup of Figs and Senna from the California Fig Syrup Co. through leading druggists.
Journal Agencies prints a series of street level listings for shoppers name dropping East Hill Hurlbut Grocery Fast 2nd Street Booth Muscatine Toborg Bros grocery Oregon Street A Brusch's Drug Store Hershey avenue Kecklerville Chayka's Grocery West Hin J A Fuller Grocery and Wm Van Zyl Grocery New York Office 30 34 West 83rd Street.
Disjoint fragments reference telephone offices and a Bell company site with garbled identifiers. Readable parts mention Hastoria and Valley locations with partial numbers and messy labels.
Sworn detailed circulation statement shows daily and weekly totals for July 1909. Totals list multiple circulation figures and a grand total of 185,075 for the Muscatine Journal.
Publisher F D Throop swears the July 1909 issue count was printed and circulated in Muscatine County Iowa. Notary Arthur Hoffman subscribes and verifies this August 2, 1909.
A reflective essay on everyday keepsakes valued beyond their price, noting how items small in value yet rich in sentiment anchor memories and family history in homes, with examples of common possessions cherished by all. The piece considers individual attachments to ordinary objects and the impulse to retain them.
An eighty four year old Columbus City couple struggles with debt to a large newspaper. When a quilt sale funds their subscription, a neighbor’s kindness and a pincushion gift reveal humanity behind business.
Mary Roberts Rinehart presents a practical appeal to skeptical editors and reporters, arguing the novel Circular Staircase offers value beyond sentiment and romance for those who labor in newspaper life.
Aunt Ray narrates a troubled dinner and eerie events as Gertrude’s guest John Bailey enters. A clock stops at three, a candle lamp dies, and a cuff-link appears. Tension builds with Beulah’s omen and a pistol shot at 3 am as Gertrude panics.
The piece extols a long-lived woman, eighty-four, whose unwavering independence and grace reinforce the office staff's resolve. It argues her example fuels courage to endure hardships, repay obligations, and seek the good in others, despite a harsh world.
Forty years ago Arthur Diggs drew a large crowd as Muscatine’s original bootblack, while the city boasted the only clay pipe factory in the state. The piece recalls thirty years ago the court house statue of justice being repaired, a county census showing 718 more males than females, a moonlight steamer Ida May excursion, and a Golden Gate excursion of about 700 from Davenport hosted by the Fourteenth Street Methodist Sabbath school.
Twenty years ago the U B community looked for progress and renewal amid local efforts. Citizens recall pivotal moments and await signs of improvement as history echoes in current hopes.
Sam Strajack, the Journal's pressman, spent Sunday visiting friends in Des Moines. Louis Demorest and James McDougal left yesterday for Davenport to attend the Knights of Pythias encampment.
The Ottumwa Courier sketches a sensational claim that in Japan a process turns human bones into powder for reuse to make more bones. The item presents the idea as a rumor and notes authorities have not confirmed details.
The Burlington Gazette notes its prior forecast that Cannon would use his big stick in appointing committees, a prediction that proves correct up to a Mann.
Iowa’s many weeklies deliver pungent, forceful editorials beyond the daily papers. The Missouri River state showcases robust public commentary through diverse local press, with Iowa City returning vigorous political opinion and editorial vigor across its community papers.
A Chicago resident abandons poetry to pursue hair tonic making claiming better profits. The news notes the shift aims to curb poetic output by publicizing the career change widely.
The attorney general shows no sign of knowing Iowa antitrust laws as described, while accusing them of harming the public far more than liquor traffic, even in dry regions. The piece portrays the AG as inactive amid calls for stronger enforcement and accountability.
In a Sioux City Journal note, Gov. Johnson of Minnesota is said to appear presidential only to Bryan-forever boosters who apply their own measuring standards, while others doubt his fit for the national stage.
The Oskaloosa Herald notes naturalists praise wasps for their usefulness in clearing house pests. It argues that people overreact to wasps entering homes and should appreciate them as industrious and benevolent insects rather than fearsome nuisances.
New York reports a shake-up in the weather service with transfers to key posts. One transfer targets Chief Willis L Moore, whose forecast of fair weather for inauguration day sparked debate after a stormy spring. The "flare back" may linger in discussions of his tenure.
Morning Sun residents welcome visitors Bert McKinley and L E Mead and family visits. Clergy plan interchurch sermons with Rev G A Edgar and Rev M W Higbee. Property transfers include J W Cubit selling 175 acres to Oscar Willson and Thomas Williams selling 229 acres to buyers in Winfield vicinity. Morning Sun wins 7 to 6 over Winfield in baseball.
Edward A Marx of Albany praises Cascards for curing indigestion and biliousness. The ad touts Pleasant Palatable Potent medicine with a good taste and no side effects, offered in 10c 25c and larger sizes with a money back guarantee.
Winona Lake preacher will deliver a sermon next Sabbath. Mrs. John Selzer and others visit Mt Pleasant. Mrs. C H Williams and Maud Carey from Chicago visit James Sterrett. June McClurkin and Mary Carpenter plus Iowa City travelers head to a ten days outing by boat Muscatine to St Paul. Ray Latta and family arrive from Indianapolis for a short visit at J K Latta’s home.
Visiting relatives and friends fill the week. Carrie Reck visits sister Mrs Keck in Wapello. Ora Paisley and Hazel visit Cedar Falls. Mrs Jacob McDaniel and daughter Mrs Cooke were at Fredonia last week. D Y Graham returns from a western trip. G C Warfield and family visit Galesburg. Elizabeth Uhler stays with Jos Boltz in Burlington. Howard Snyder Vera and Mahala Snyder visit Dr W Snyder. N J Young and daughter Anna Smith visit Mrs J A Swan. C A Paisley and daughters Jessie and Harold visit Mrs J A Swan. Cooke family leave for Murray Town. Rev J S McGay departs for Monday.
The advertisement claims deafness stems from inflammation of the Eustachian tube and cannot be cured by local applications. It promises a $100 reward for any deafness caused by catarrh that Hall's Catarrh Cure cannot cure, and notes the remedy is sold by druggists along with Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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