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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1901
Page
3
Political Ticket Listings For State Offices
For Governor Albert B. Cummins and Lieutenant Governor John Herriott appear on the senatorial ticket with Judge S. M. Weaver for the Supreme Court and F. C. Brown for the Railroad Commissioner. R. C. Barrett is listed for Superintendent of Public Instruction. The content outlines candidate names without further races or dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
S. M. Weaver
F. C. Brown
R. C. Barrett
The Oklahoma Drawing Draws 13000 Farms by Lot
The Kiowa and Comanche lands at Lawton and El Reno, Oklahoma, were distributed to 13000 farms by lot without disorder. Winners pay 1.25 dollars per acre and must reside on their land for years, reducing speculation. The piece questions government land gifts and their social effects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
Lawton
el Reno
Artesian wells boost South Dakota crops and moisture
South Dakota uses artesian wells to irrigate, draining sloughs in Iowa Illinois and Minnesota but preserving moisture in the state. About 1,500 wells, including 800 artesian, produce over 41 billion gallons yearly, enough to cover 600 townships to one inch depth. Farmers credit wells with saving crops and plan more drilling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Dakota
Nebraska
Kanas
Missouri
Iowa
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Illinois
Jim River
Kansas
Arch bishop Ireland pressed on New York trip amid mediator talk
The interviewer detained Arch bishop Ireland as he passed through New York last Saturday to deny reports he would act as mediator in the steel strike. He used the moment to comment on strikes and their ethical limits, suggesting he would not be acceptable to strike leaders if public reports of their demands are accurate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ireland
New York
Santos Dumont Retires After Aerial Navigation Claim
The report notes M. Santos Dumont announced to have solved aerial navigation but is retired after a catastrophe to his machine. Prof Langley of the Smithsonian reinforces the view that success cannot be achieved by devices that rely on balloons for support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Santos Dumont
Prof
Langley
Smithsonian Institution
Miss Allegra Sellye Found Dead in Ithaca Gorge Victim of Lightning
Tts authorities believe Miss Allegra Aggleston Sellye was killed by a flash of lightning near Fall Creek gorge in Ithaca New York. Her body hung by the feet tangled in roots. She was the granddaughter of historian Edward Eccleston and a 1900 Cornell graduate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tts
Allegra Aggleston Sellye
Fall Creek Gorge
Ithaca
N. Y
Secretary Wilson Slighted in Resolutions
Burlington Hawkeye argues the committee on resolutions should recognize a second term cabinet member, Secretary of Agriculture, whose fine record warrants inclusion and not conspicuous omission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington Hawkeye
Committee On Resolutions
Des Moines Capital Praises Independent Republican Papers
The Des Moines Capital extols Iowa’s Republican papers for independence and loyalty to principles and candidates. It credits these newspapers with shaping a clean state, good laws, and a substantial state treasury through steadfast, nonpartisan critique when needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Lawa
Dad’s Worth Forgotten By Modern Generations
An editorial laments fathers who toil on farms and in workshops to fund their children’s schooling and luxuries. It mourns their old fashioned manners and Sunday coat while criticizing the family’s ingratitude and social snubs toward dad. The piece ends with a plea for compassion toward fathers who feel betrayed by their offspring.
Queer Coincidence in 19th Century Notes
Davenport Times notes a Chicago Corn King Phillips forced to suspend business while a Philadelphia Saturday Post essay titled A Feasible Farmer's Trust appears by George H Phillips of the Chicago Board of Trade. The piece recalls Erastus Wiman’s bankruptcy and jail near his book How to Succeed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Phillips
Chicago
Philadelphia Saturday Post
George H. Phillips
Chicago Board of Trade
Erastus Wiman
J L Nichols Announces Candidacy for 29th General Assembly
J L Nichols declares candidacy for the Republican nomination to the 29th general assembly, subject to the Republican county convention.
Announcement as Candidate for Muscatine County Sheriff
A candidate declares his bid for the sheriff nomination in Muscatine County subject to the Republican county convention decision. He presents himself as seeking the position and awaits party confirmation.
Republican Voters Name W. Riley Rice for Muscatine Sheriff
To Republican voters, candidate for the nomination of sheriff of Muscatine county, subject to the decision of the republican county convention. W. Riley Rice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine County
W. Riley Rice
Ansley declares candidacy for Muscatine County sheriff
N B Ansley announces his bid for sheriff of Muscatine County subject to the decision of the Republican county convention. He states his candidacy and seeks party support for the race.
Automobiles Race Among Nations Featured at Buffalo Exposition
A Buffalo Exposition event will pit cars from multiple nations in a race, with American makers hoped to win despite claims of French lead in vehicle construction. The piece highlights American leadership in industry and science and promotes Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters as a trusted cure for digestive ailments, claiming long-standing reliability and universal use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo Exposition
France
America
Giant granite block loosed from Missouri quarry
The John L. Goss quarry at Stonington Missouri saw a massive granite block released. The fragment measured 325 feet long 50 feet wide and 38 feet thick and weighed 52000 tons or more according to reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John L. Goss
Stonington, Mo
Vasa Notes on Day Alignment Across Centuries
The text states no century starts on a Wednesday, Friday, or Sunday and that the weekday pattern repeats every twenty years. It adds that January and October begin on the same weekday each year and claims similar alignments for April with July, September with December, and February, March, and November.
Grapevine on Roanoke Island Claims World’s Largest
North Carolina boasts the largest grapevine on B F Meekins farm near Fort Raleigh and Virginia Dare birthplace. The Scuppernong vine covers an acre and yields about a ton annually. Thomas W Lawson of the Independence cites the number 3 in his affairs and lists Boston address 33 State street with telephones 333 and 3339. His yacht’s first sailing jet occurred on June 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
B. F. Meekins
Roanoke Island
Fort Raleigh
Virginia Dare
Sir Walter Raleigh
Thomas W. Lawson
Independence
State Street
Boston
The Last Eruption of Vesuvius Astonishes Researchers
An Italian professor reports that during Vesuvius latest eruption a 30 ton rock mass was hurled from the crater and the volcano exerted about 7000 horsepower.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vesuvius
John W Gates Built Steel empire from hardware roots
John W Gates rose from a Naperville hardware and grain business after Northwestern College graduation in 1873 to organize the Southern Wire Company eight years later and serve as its president, launching a major iron and steel enterprise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Gates
Iron and
Napierville, IL
Northwestern College
Southern Wire Company
Emergency society in Ethel bans male company during heat
In Ethel Missouri residents formed an emergency society to keep men away during the hot spell with by laws forbidding young man company until breath is broken. The dry spell eased when a circus arrived and the rule was relaxed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel, Mo
Ethel
Odd travel signs and hypnotism quips from abroad
A Baltimore woman recalls odd notices abroad including a Irish prayer request for a penny and a Ipswich buyer ad for old false teeth. A German professor’s lecture on hypnotism mocks science, joking about hypnotizing humans and a rooster in a playful medieval Germanic accent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Ireland
Ipswich
Woman and Home Roast Beef Sandwich Guide
The article describes a roast beef sandwich method with rare beef, trimmed finely, seasoned with gravy and anchovy essence. It adds a dressing of mayonnaise, whipped cream, horseradish, and grated cucumber, chilled, then assembled on thin bread slices for a moist paste filling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Fire burn first aid guidance from a historical article
The piece emphasizes presence of mind and immediate steps for burns. It advises smothering flames with a rug or curtain, protecting skin as external lungs, and relieving pain by covering with cotton and applying water and alcohol. It warns not to remove clothing stuck to skin and to cut away adherent fabric.
Home remedy for burns from carton oil dressing method
advise using carton oil a mixture of lime water and olive oil for burns. Apply with soft rags then absorbent cotton and bandage. For deep burns dress daily, others every other day. If blisters exist drain them near the lower border with a needle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harpers Bazar
Muskmelon Jelly Recipe as A Timely Fruit Service
Remove rind and seeds from muskmelon, chop and stew with sugar to marmalade. Rub through a sieve, add gelatine, and cool. When set, fold in whipped cream flavored with a touch of maraschino for a dessert. Pittsburg Dispatch notes this as a timely fruit preparation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg Dispatch
Pony escapade ends with a lesson in restraint
A boy visits Chas. Stones pony farm and rides a lively pony. The pony bolts toward the pasture gate with the boy clinging on. John Hudson later supervises a pony selection but is dragged on a chase, ending with the man embarrassed and laughing at the outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hudson
John
Chas
Stone
Mr. Stone
John 4
Papa
Otto and the Auto spoof poem in rolling puns
A playful verse by E. V. Cooke lampoons fashion and machinery as Otto purchases an auto and clashes with a temperamental machine. The piece uses repeated auto puns and character shifts from circus folk to Turk to Mobile, Alabama, ending with the auto and Otto both breaking under the strain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto
Alabama
Mobile
Pahson Potter Foretells Heated Event In Heb Ben
Two Black men discuss a nighttime remark attributed to Pahson Potter about a coming event described as 826 degrees hot in heb ben. The second man agrees the congregation will react with silence and then retreat in fear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pahson Potter
Hebben
For paper hanging painting etc see FE L Kempner notice
Reading fragment notes a tradesperson FE L Kempner located at 714 East Mith street offering services for paper hanging and painting. No dates or additional details provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FE. L. Kempner
East Mith Street
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