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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1903
Page
3
The Daily Journal is issued every evening on weekdays except Sunday. The Semi Weekly Journal appears on Tuesdays and Fridays, with 5 and 12 pages respectively. Delivery by carrier. weekly rate ten cents. annual mail rates apply for both editions.
The text summarizes Theodore Roosevelt condemning lynching as a grave crime and urges white citizens to punish criminals swiftly while ensuring due process. It stresses that the nation must denounce mob violence, protect rights, and expedite justice without denying defense rights. It emphasizes racial harm and civic responsibility.
A landmark defense of due process warns that swift punishment must not erase rights. It argues lynching spreads lawlessness, endangers innocents, and harms all communities, urging adherence to the rule of law regardless of crime or culprit.
Hay fever season nears and J J Havercamp promotes Hyomei as a preventive or cure. Use daily for two to three weeks before symptoms start, or six to seven times daily if already present, with Hyomei Balm in the nostrils morning and night. The kit claims to bring ozone air to the home and offers a money back guarantee if unsatisfied.
A testimonial from Wm Curtain of 202 East Fifth Street praises Doan’s Kidney Pills curing back and kidney pains after cold-induced ailments. Sold by Havercamp’s drug store with Foster Milburn Co. as U S agents. price 50 cents. Remember the name Doan’s.
James Watt noted steam power when watching a kettle. Modern research identifies a tiny germ as the cause of dandruff and baldness. Newbro's Herpicide claims to destroy this germ and restore hair, sold by druggists and Havercamp's Drug Store with a 10 cent sample offer.
The piece cites doubt about Jeffries readiness and confidence from Corbett as he prepares for Friday’s bout in San Francisco. Eddie Graney notes Corbett’s size and strength and both fighters’ focus on peak conditioning and decisive victory.
Readers get a snapshot of local life through reporters notes and letters from the neighborhood, highlighting events, people, and places that shape daily community storylines. The piece emphasizes the volume of detail a full account would require.
Mrs. M F Hampton of Eliza hosted a Saturday party for Ira Hampton's twenty first birthday with about 150 guests. Gifts included a gold watch and chain from his mother. Nellie Lucas of Muscatine attended, and guests praised the celebration as the best of the season.
Miss Kate Buckley of Washington returns home with Miss Mabel after a visit with Dr. and Mabel Fordyce. Mrs. Frankie Hardin visits Washington. Lee McCoy makes a Columbus Junction call. C. E. Hopengardner enjoys a Riverside drive. Fred Rush attends a chautauqua in Columbus Junction. Mr. and Mrs. Bentley Thompson welcome a baby boy born August 4. Rev. Bradley visits Mt. Ayr. Chas. Brown of Fredonia seen in town. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Olds depart for Tacoma. A. J. Peterson calls at Columbus Junction. Jesse Marr transports three carloads of live stock to Chicago.
Miss Stella Hanlon departed for an extended visit with friends and relatives in Peoria Illinois. Miss Charlotte Barrow of Iowa City visits her aunt Mrs Chas Anderson this week. R Sherburne did business in West Liberty Saturday. Elsie Westfall helps Mrs E Edmonds. Mr and Mrs Salade visited Lewis Rubelman. Bennie Pettis is reported ill.
Sheriff Saunders arranged for the Oakville marshall band to attend the Columbus Junction chautauqua next Wednesday and provide music for the soldiers. M. A. Kelly will attend. Baxter Bros canning factory plans to begin work next Saturday with machinery installed for future use.
The current sweet corn acreage is large and prospects for a robust crop are good with adequate rain. Much of the crop is late but should yield well. J. P. Baxter plans a Maine visit in about a week. John Crutchfield and Thomas Avery headed to Council Bluffs for the grand lodge K P from Blackhawk lodge 231. Herbert Wright returned to Clarence Missouri due to his brother Dr. Wright’s ongoing illness.
Long list of visitors and transfers in Wrayville with Muscatine and Milan stops. A surprise 94th birthday party for Father Who, plus hog deliveries, home moves, new house construction, bridge work contracts, and a New York visit by Minnie Meyer.
Miss Nellie Thornton visits parents Mr and Mrs Thornton. Sereal Dewale visits Smith family. Mr and Mrs Joe Eisele host friends including Mr and Mrs Dewale and son Sereal Eli Holiday and others. Carriers Will Bryant and Fred Mish host visitors. local dance at George Nelson's well attended.
The Iowa Central Ry sells round trip excursion tickets for 46.55 to Portland Seattle Tacoma Victoria and Vancouver with return allowed to Oct 15 1903. Stopovers allowed both directions and travelers may use one route out and a different return. See agents or A B Cutts G P T A Minneapolis Minn for details.
Prospective huge crop in Minnesota and the Dakotas prompts Iowa Central railway to offer special one way tickets at very low rates with liberal return arrangements. Tickets available daily on application to local railway agents.
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