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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1909
Page
3
The California Fig Syrup Co markets Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna made from pure medicinal plant principles and a unique method. Buyers should ensure the full company name appears on the package to avoid imitations.
Fragmentary OCR notes indicate a Bell Telephone office in the Mississippi Valley area with unclear date or details. The readable portion mentions a business office and possible routine activity but lacks concrete events or figures to summarize further.
Sworn detailed circulation statement shows totals for July 1909 with multiple reported figures including 6,845 6,815 and 6,900 across different categories or runs. Other line items include 7,350 and 26,925 indicating consolidated or period totals and regional distributions.
A Muscatine editorial laments the city’s divided press battle over saloon interests and the impact on the town’s progress. It argues the Journal has been fair to the saloon business while urging a peaceful path amid contested factions.
A Muscatine newspaper rejects a Cedar Rapids Republican claim against its city over saloon politics. It notes strong local prosperity the past two years from new buildings and factories, argues for a square deal, and pledges to counter slander while assessing saloon petitions and Evangelist Sunday tours.
The Methodist denomination is holding a camp meeting at the camp grounds six miles northwest of the city with unusually large crowds attending. The United Brethren will hold their camp at the same location as soon as the Methodist gathering ends.
Market reports note several loads of timothy hay offered for sale at 4.50 per ton. The piece mentions the old currency being replaced by ten and fifteen cent notes and observes broad support for the new money among observers.
Thirty years ago the Hook and Ladder company plans a dress drill on Iowa avenue this evening.
Piles were driven for a foot bridge over Pappoose creek on Front street, marking a long-needed improvement for the town.
M D Manlove of Muscatine Island brought a branch from a plum tree to the office. The 24 inch limb carried 119 plums by actual count, astonishing all who saw it.
Ten years ago a frightened horse backed through a fence and into a hammock with a girl before crashing into Mrs Smith’s kitchen where she was preparing dinner. No major damage reported beyond fright among onlookers.
Gertrude Innes reveals she is engaged to Jack Bailey and recounts the night of the murder. Detective Jamieson questions motives, notes the stopped hall clock, and weighs Armstrong’s conduct toward Gertrude. The intrigue deepens as items vanish and alibis fray.
Detective secrecy dominates the Armstrong household as coroner informs the family lawyer. Miss Innes confronts Horton about Sunny Side rent and Arnold Armstrong’s knowledge while Gertrude recovers from a headache. The scene hints at a father’s absence and a troubled inquiry.
The Muscatine writer notes mixed reactions to Mr Sunday's Cedar Rapids meetings. Some predict prayerful support while others warn against false witness. The piece asserts closing saloons would not hurt Muscatine business if the region’s prosperity rests on stable foundations.
A well informed man states there is not a single new business house under construction in Muscatine, contradicting claims about recent commercial development. The Cedar Rapids Republican notes the dispute over Muscatine's business activity and questions the assertion.
A Muscatine comparison frames Cedar Rapids as conservative yet cosmopolitan. The piece argues against dire fears, praising a cool, self assured stance and condemning overzealous campaigns and extremism while urging calm and optimism.
The Telegraph Herald writes a prose poem a day on Iowa senators’ attitude. One piece praises Republican reinforcement while agreeing with Cummins that the Democratic party has shown it cannot craft a tariff law.
The Beauty Spot chorus girls challenge Chicago newspaper writers to a baseball game with a prize of a pink tea for the reporters and a visit to Rector's for the winners. The reporters accepted, while outsiders wonder which side will prevail.
The Fairfield Ledger notes wheat yields outperform oats in southern Iowa with acre for acre and bushel for bushel returns. Higher prices and improved farming methods boost wheat profitability, diminishing oats as a major Iowa product.
A Tacoma newspaper reports Dr. F. C. Goodale, a Mitchell county Iowa native, has been granted a patent for a celluloid phonographic record. The invention resembles moving picture film and can be used with a film to produce both sound and scene.
Dispatch from Philadelphia reports six deaths attributed to heat. Globe-Gazette hints the victims are Philadelphia politicians, implying a political angle to the fatal heatwave.
The article playfully cites golf terms and style advice urging readers to tag oneself in flannels while avoiding obscure terms to pass as a golfer. It reflects light satire on golf culture and wardrobe etiquette.
The Sioux City Journal notes that Col. Bryan’s variable attitude on issues could influence where he might settle, dampening Nebraska’s expectations and leaving readers unsure about his residence.
The body of Harry Yoder, son of Joe Yoder of Oklahoma, formerly from Bunker Hill, was brought to Wellman for burial after dying in Kansas City where he attended school. Family ties span Wellman and Oklahoma with many mourners. Also notes Mrs. Rachel Fritz and children visiting Afton, Grandma Sigler critically ill, Epworth League picnic at flowing well, Miss Florence Kirkendal vacation in Douds Leando, and Miss Cordelle Gregg’s return.
An advertisement claims biliousness and indigestion stem from a torpid liver. It promotes Dr Pierce Golden Medical Discovery as a liver invigorator stomach tonic and nerve strengthener. It pledges no alcohol or habit forming drugs and notes ingredients on the bottle wrapper from the World’s Dispensary Medical Association in Buffalo.
Mrs Annie Besant arrives in New York to begin a lecture tour across the United States and Canada. The English theosophist, linked to Blavatsky and active in labor and socialist movements, plans addresses from August 31 to October 6 in major cities including New York Boston Philadelphia Chicago and Vancouver and to discuss Prepare for the Coming Christ and the anticipated remanifestation of the Supreme Teacher.
To Chicago after a pleasant visit with friends. Mrs. Verry and daughter Monna of Armington Ill are guests at the W B Darnell home. Mrs W L Leighton entertained Mrs Leslie Watters of West Liberty at dinner Wednesday. Miss Fannie Hoag returned to Elgin after an extended visit at the A J Sanders home. She and her sister Mae will enter the Chicago Deaconess Training school in September. The Epworth League and Mission Study class hosted a china linen shower for Miss Ida Starr awaiting her marriage to Mr Meeks of Riverside. About thirty members attended and Ida received presents as tokens of affection.
Miss Anna Norris visits her father in Colorado Springs. Miss Maggie Warner of Davenport comes to see her sister Mrs. Henry Weir. Mrs. Harvey Cottrell and daughters May and Murl travel to visit Horace McManus in Moline. Various residents travel and visit relatives in Muscatine Davenport Loveland Chicago Cedar Rapids and Bellevue hospital.
Advert reads Mother Gray's Australian Leaf as a safe regulator for back pain urinary bladder kidney trouble and female weakness. Sold by druggists or mail order 59 cents with free sample offered by The Mother Gray Co. Le Roy New York.
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