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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1913
Page
3
The notice lists private person numbers 36 and 37, asking for a person or number wanted. It references 1-F. D. Throop, 4-City Baltimore, Autl ety Editor, Composing Room, Game Room, Gao, and Pitcnfortt. The business office is under 28 of 37.
The piece relays a Marshalltown Times-Republican moralizing tale about a "flip kid" who seeks work, shows off, and is dismissed. It argues flipness is not marketable outside entertainment and stresses moderation between extremes as life's social traits. It concludes that steady, respectful behavior earns advancement and friendship.
The United States posted its largest fiscal year trade total, reaching 4,275,000,000 dollars, up 421,000,000 from the previous export record. The year’s favorable balance was 653,000,000 with exports rising 261,500,000 while imports grew 159,700,000. Growth led by manufactures for consumption.
The report notes large increases in iron and manufacturing inputs and modest gains in foodstuffs. Major imports came from the United Kingdom with 296 million, followed by Germany and France. Exports largely went to the United Kingdom at 597 million, with Canada, Germany, France, and Italy also listed among top destinations.
Des Moines Register and Leader notes one of two outcomes when the state fair rate is reviewed by the U S Supreme Court. Iowa City Press ridicules tariff speeches by Senator Coandso. Waterloo Times-Tribune questions Bert Keltz’s senate bid as a joke. Cedar Rapids Republican cites car care value. Sibley Tribune taunts about coin bids. Council Bluffs Nonpareil praises Bryan as critic, not doer. Iowa City Citizen mocks express companies.
Practical guidance by K A Kirkpatrick on celery as a cool season crop. Covers blanching with boards and earth, timing, risks like heart rot and rust, and handling steps during blanching to produce crisp pale stalks. Includes equipment details and cautions for frost and rot protection.
Clipping feature recalls events from 50 30 20 10 years ago in Muscatine. Balloon ascent over the cis cus grounds with a seven minute flight. Catch of large fish river below the city. Travelers from San Francisco visiting Muscatine. Professors and classmates traveling to home. Dr H J Dean appointed medical train dispatcher for Marine Hospital Service.
Mrs Berkley learns that love outshines wealth after a quarrel over a diamond ring. Amelia Jones discovers Bob Dalesford’s devotion when his plain ring proves her rival’s doubt about true affection. Joe Berkley reveals he sold the store to rejoin his former clerking job and win back trust.
The article outlines celery growing and blanching techniques including thick planting to exclude light, reliance on rich moist soil, and irrigation. It covers blanching in pits or cellars using late varieties, spacing, bed widths, ventilation, and temperature control around 60 degrees with careful storage to prevent rot and achieve marketable stalks in three to six weeks.
A Mississippi river cruise tale closes with a dime lost on a streetcar. Jon Berkley retrieves it, later gifts the dime fashioned into a ring. The giver and recipient share a quiet romance sparked by the coin turning into a keepsake.
A meeting at Mrs. C. A. Purvis’s home decided the ladies will oversee the fair dining tent with committees set and meals planned. A 4:24 p.m. Chicago-bound charity children arrival drew a large depot crowd. hostesses were named for two weeks of outings.
Advert reveals Best Pain Killer Bucklen Arnica Salve for skin injuries and pain relief. Claims rapid action on cuts bruises sprains burns and scalds. Testimonial from E B Chamberlain of Clinton Maine asserts superior healing. salve priced at 25 cents at Havercamp’s Prescription Drug Store.
Mrs. Jake Snyder and Littlesom came from Muscatine to see her ailing father John Boggs. Many locals attend the Columbus chautauqua. Several families, including Owen, Krider, Tipton, and Rippey, visit relatives in nearby towns and extend visits to Grinnell Letts Muscatine Perry and Des Moines.
Mothers urged to treat children for worms with Kickapoo Worm Killer claiming to kill and remove worms, improve appetite and digestion, and restore health. Ad notes availability at pharmacies and by mail for 26 cents from Kickapoo Indian Medicine Company with listings for Philadelphia and St. Louis locations and Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store.
State of Iowa Muscatine County notice over a promissory note for 1200 dollars due 1913 with 8 percent interest and mortgage on the north half of the southwest quarter and north half of the southwest quarter of section 29 township 76 north range 2 west. Court to appoint a receiver to collect rents and apply to the debt unless defendants appear by noon next term commencing September 1913.
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