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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1907
Page
3
Representatives list shows New York Office located at 140 Nassau Street with La Coste and Maxwell in charge. Chicago Office at 750 Marquette Building with Payne and Young overseeing operations.
The Daily Journal is issued every evening except Sunday. The Semi-Weekly Journal is issued 10 pages Tuesday and 8 pages Friday nights. Daily delivered by carrier in the city and collected for weekly 10 cents. Daily by mail one year 3.00. Semi-Weekly one year 1.50.
The Journal lists local service agencies for readers in East Hill West Hill South Muscatine and Kecklerville. Included are groceries at Clay Kneese Morse Washburns Sharrar's and Chayka's stores along with a streetcar track end and Busch's Drug Store on Hershey Avenue.
Fragmentary telecommunication notices mention Bell company lines and editorial office references. The readable parts show scattered acronyms and address fragments with no clear event or outcome.
The Western Union and Postal Telegraph employers face a near general strike as technicians refuse arbitration and seek higher pay. The author notes both sides have points but emphasizes the public’s vital stake and the potential right to arbitration over time.
Consul Frank W. Mahin notes a sharp rise in exports from three English cities to the United States, highlighting fears that the favorable balance of trade could be affected by growing imports. The review examines early fiscal year export trends and their implications.
Notting ham exports to the United States for the year ending June 30 1907 totaled 7 5 million with lace goods driving gains and machinery shifting. Derby and Leicester agencies rise in wool exports while six month race exports cross 12.25 million with U S share 3 454 million. Persistent cold and rain since May pause trade and threaten crops and summer goods.
The committee in charge of creating a statewide uniform system of books and blanks will likely report at the Clinton convention this week. Officials plan to meet there to compare notes before submitting the final report, promising benefits for counties, the state, and the officials themselves.
The telegraphers strike disrupts business and press reports, but fans rally against the suspension of the daily baseball bulletin, denouncing the move as foolish and a trampling of public rights. The public voices patience yet rejects suppression by operators or others.
The Gate City argues schools teach useful trades in manual training yet punish students for using those trades when school is not in session. The writer notes a flaw in lawmakers failing to consider consistency across regulations.
The proposed drainage ditch through the Muscatine slough will require thousands of dollars in expenditure but will instantly benefit the area. Officials say land values drained by the project will rise many times the cost as soon as improvements are finished.
A Chicago judge fines the Standard Oil Company nearly thirty million dollars. A fellow jurist sends a fool to jail for thirty days for rocking a boat, signaling a shift in judicial boldness as the world advances.
Editorial clipped from the Cedar Rapids Republican offers a concise reflection on restraint and judgment. The piece argues for measured speech and disciplined action in public discourse and civic life.
Runaways in the city cause minor injuries on Water street while a Gas Light entertainment supper is announced as a picnic affair to be held at Tremont hall next Tuesday. Ladies form a publicity committee and aim to fund a joint Jackson block room upgrade with Temperance Union and Young Men's Christian Association support. Middleton and Hoopes ship sixty barrels of nutmegs—the city's largest nutmeg shipment yet.
Forty years ago the Congregational church planned a social with ice cream at the pastor's house and songs along with a reading of Lawyer Buz fuz's plea versus Pickwick. Haight and Chambers' circus drew a large crowd despite rain with some jackets ducking from the storm. United Brethren Sunday school entertainment drew many despite showers.
Twenty years ago the Rifles arrived back in Muscatine at 8 55 P M from the Ottumwa encampment aboard Co B Davenport with Strausser s band providing a valedictory and fireworks. A petition circulates asking the County Association to dig a new well in the city cemetery due to the old well s disuse and quicksand. Visitors to graves now must fetch water from a neighbor to water plants and flowers, a situation urged to end promptly.
Thirty years ago a concert by home talent took place under the auspices of the Women’s...
The writer says Republicans should use good sense to end factional fighting without sacrificing movements to which the people of the state have dedicated themselves. Ambitions of a few men posing a key obstacle are blamed for blocking unity.
The Muscatine North and South railroad survey via Wapello was reviewed by Mr. Woods and officials along with county surveyor Mr. Kremer. They found the Oakville to Muscatine route over the bluff costly, likely exceeding compensation to the road due to elevation concerns.
Reports from the Iowa state fair claim the swine exhibit is the greatest ever, with similar upbeat notes coming from rival railroad interests and long running pennant winner timelines referenced.
Newport society circles expect a real live prince to become the center of attention, replacing the earlier monkey dinner chatter with a new high profile visitor. The tone suggests fascination and social prestige around the royal guest.
A disturbing incident at an Ohio barber shop ends in a patron requesting the barber to slit his throat. Authorities are investigating the unusual confrontation and seeking details from witnesses.
An Oregon man reportedly hanged himself on his wedding day raising questions about who bore the brunt of the tragedy. The incident leaves the bride, the minister, and the community grappling with loss and unanswered why.
The August Atlantic prints Rt Hon James Bryce's Phi Beta Kappa address delivered in Sanders Theater on June 26. The piece ponders universal human problems of intellectual and moral growth, happiness, and pleasure, using maritime metaphor to describe mankind's voyage amid variable winds and unknown currents.
Iowa press comment from Des Moines Mail and Times praises ministers who stay in the pulpit during summer heat. It argues vacationing clergy show qualification for saving souls, while those who remain deserve credit for tenacity against devilish diplomacy.
Sam Sherman newly arrived in Chariton wed Cinderella Bowen who is not the glass slipper. Sherman already has three living wives and an artificial leg. Two wives are divorced and his prosthetic was bought from Leonard Riebel years ago. He now seeks a second leg and a third wife in Chariton.
Tama farmers report meager oat yields and poor quality with average well under 25 bushels. Barley and hay stand out as good crops, while corn looks fair but not equal to last year.
The New York World questions Governor Hughes as a viable national idea while noting his strong standing in Iowa. The paper suggests New York endorsements could influence Iowa opinion but may not sway Hughes supporters.
Public sympathy had just grown after a strike seemed unlikely when telegraph operators began trouble, underscoring how the general population bears the brunt of disruption.
The Cedar Rapids Republican questions Senator Tillman’s motives and wealth citing his connections to Chau Tauquas and lecture bureaus and suggesting he cares little for northern voters in the face of controversy.
The Waterloo Courier argues trusts may arise under free trade but are far more likely with excessive protection that eliminates domestic competition. It contends protection harms the competitive landscape and outlines fears of monopolistic dominance.
Sioux City Journal notes only one month remains in the Western league base ball season of 1907 with season’s end in sight.
Local residents visit relatives across several towns including Tipton Atalissa South Union and Wilton. Barn raising at Grant Baker’s yielded 25 for 125 attendees. Ladies Aid served a dinner with good turnout. Several travelers head to Chicago Nichols Station Pom eroy and Moscow while families plan future events.
A clipped note advises to cut out and keep The Spoilers by Rex E Beach. It suggests saving the excerpt for future reading. The fragment implies a reader’s reminder rather than a report or event.
Three fugitives ride hard from camps to the Nome River valley and reach a rocker hidden near willows. They strip grease paint, discuss Helen and Dextry’s suspicions about McNamara, and prepare to unload a treasure trove of coarse gold found in the ground. The escape includes Dextry’s wary chaff about press notices and a vow to marry.
Do you know what you take into your stomach whether as food or medicine. Dr. Pierce argues for transparency and promotes Favorite Prescription as a cure for feminine ailments and related nervous symptoms. A free booklet from Dr. Pierce’s Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute in Buffalo, NY, is offered.
Glenister and Wheaton race to reach the burning Roanoke before the last tender sails away. Aiding sailors gather a light dory as the pair push through mud and surf, oars slicing the water and urgency driving them toward the departing ship. A cliffhanger ends the scene with the ship still distant.
An advertisement touts Dr. King's New Discovery for coughs colds and weak lungs with prices 5c and 1.00 from Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store, promoting its effectiveness as an inhalation or remedy.
Conesville residents report visitors and personnel changes. Mrs. J. W. Bechtel’s sister arrived Thursday evening. Barton Cecill won the Demorest gold medal at the Columbus Chautauqua. New agents and staff shifts include Mr. Brown as the new agent and John Tarpy becoming liveryman.
The Muscatine Homestead No. 336 meets every Wednesday evening in Yeomas hall above Jacob Fisch & Sons hardware on East Second Street. J. M. L. Payne serves as Foreman with Mrs. FE. C. Ingraham as Correspondent at 510 West 6th Street.
F C E Muscatine Aprie No 815 meets Tuesdays at 8 PM in Eagle Lodge hall over the Dunbar restaurant Visitors welcome W C Towers W P John P Breen Sec ELECTA CHAPTER No 22 meets on second and fourth Mondays monthly Mrs Fancie Relmcke W M O Mrs August Othmer Secy
Muscatine Castle meets on the second and fourth Thursdays each month at Woodmen Hall. Visiting members in good standing are invited to attend. Alexander W. Scott and Pro Elma Scott sign the notice.
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