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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1902
Page
3
The Daily Journal comes out every evening on weekdays except Sunday. The Semi Weekly Journal publishes 8 pages on Tuesday and 12 pages on Friday nights.
Daily delivered by carrier and collected for weekly ten cents per week.
Terms by mail include daily six months for 3.00 and monthly rate 1.50 for one month. Semi weekly options priced 1.50 per year or six months. Circulation guaranteed greater than all other Muscatine papers combined and at least three times that of any other daily.
Fragmentary OCR shows names G Logan Payne and firms Lacoste and Maxwell with partial addresses 935 Marquette Building Chicago and 140 Nassau Street New York. No clear event, action, or date.
Secretary of State W. B. Martin Adair County Auditor of State B. F. Carroll Davis County Treasurer of State G. S. Gilbertson Winnebago County Attorney General C. W. Mullan Black Hawk County Railroad Commissioner E. A Dawson Bremer County
A census bulletin reports that farming remains the core American economy. In 1900 total farm land reached 841,201,546 acres, with 5,739,657 farms valued at over 20.6 billion dollars. Farm size rose to 146 acres as westward settlement expanded, foreshadowing a shift toward smaller farms in the next census.
In a Peoria speech General Fitzhugh Lee forecast that the stars and stripes would remain in Cuba. His remarks reflect his view on Cuban affairs, though he was not known as a strong admirer of the Cuban patriots.
The Clinton Age notes Hon. Cato Sells remains aligned with silver at sixteen to one and rejects any accord with other nations. The piece hints the world progresses beyond such Alexandra ideas as it urges change without consent to outsiders.
The article highlights E. J. Buntz of Page County near Shenandoah who began with 14 pigs in July 1901 and, after a year of sales totaling 2500 dollars, now houses more than 149 hogs, illustrating profitable hog farming in Iowa.
The Davenport Republican cites Democratic newspapers' wild statements on the Second district. It notes Iowa editors are worried as the convention meets August 20 to name the district’s two year congressional representative.
The declination of Dn G. A. Smith of Clinton to be a candidate for congress shows his best spirit. He ends his card to friends with a prediction of the nominee’s victory and asks for loyal support in the convention and before the public.
The Marshalltown Times-Republican notes that the nomination of E. L. Boies for roomaress against Henderson in the Third district will require referring to him as the son of his father.
The Iowa Falls Citizen notes Mr. Bryan says the Democratic Party serves the poor since it keeps enough men in poverty, arguing the party aims at shared hardship rather than wealth.
The Boone Republican notes that with Cato Sells found safe, someone should take time to locate Fred White, implying concern for the missing man and urging community help.
In Bloomington Illinois a new model twentieth century country school would train teachers and show students how education should be conducted. The plan implies modern methods for teachers but risks discomfort for the pupils under current reforms.
A Des Moines printer is described as mad for swimming the river four times in a day while pursued by police. The piece muses on whether water use signals mental derangement and jokes about hobos in Des Moines.
Secretary Shaw introduces methods to speed treasury replies, guided by private secretary Robert B. Armstrong. The public warmly accepts the innovations as Shaw’s keen sense of people and events translates desires into action.
The references portray Explorer Baldwin as optimistic about future polar goals. Newspapers suggest a potential book from material gathered, a winter touring of the enterprise, and lecturing plans after a partial Arctic effort.
Washington dispatch notes debates over civil service growth and limited political spoils, with figures showing about 236,326 executive positions and coin production trends. It includes anecdotes about cents, nickels, and older coin pieces, plus political snapshots and naval concerns about Holland submarines.
Muscatine Republicans rally for William Hoffman as the district convention nears in Clinton. Support pours from Iowa City, Jackson, and surrounding counties praising Hoffman’s character and readiness to win a campaign and represent the district. Muscatine pledges a large share of its vote if Hoffman is the nominee.
The prohibitionists plan a county convention at the Muscatine courthouse on Monday August 18 at 1 30 p m to elect seven delegates to the state convention nominate a county ticket and address other business. The state convention convenes in Waterloo August 20 and a full delegation is desired. E F Hoag county chairman Wm Bilby county secretary
Greenland glaciers average about 1000 feet thick and move roughly 50 feet each day. They discharge about four square miles of ice into the sea each year.
W G Block agent for the Diamond Jo line receives orders from Isaac P Lusk G P A to sell excursion tickets to Clinton and return for 1 25 in connection with the Mississippi Valley Spiritualists association annual meeting Tickets go on sale July 19 through August 22 with return by August 30 The Journal 10 cents a week.
The piece discusses tariff revision as the central issue for Republicans. It notes attempts to lower the tariff on sugar at the last Congress session ended in failure and suggests judgment on revising the entire tariff should come from Baltimore's experts.
Laborers and harvest hands can buy one way tickets at much lower rates to Minnesota and North and South Dakota destinations through August 19. Check with local ticket agents for details and routes.
The article states platinum has long been mined in the Simikameen area about 150 miles east of Vancouver. It claims Chinese workers have earned living wages for 15 years by recovering platinum from placer deposits along the Tulameen river and Granite Creek.
Alice Walton Beatty argues at Columbus Junction Chautauqua for a free Louisa County high school modeled on Guthrie County Panora. She cites Guthrie’s 300-student, six-teacher campus with a strict college-graduate rule, a 22 000 building, and 1 mill operating costs, urging rural educators to pursue a permanent county high school ladder to broaden access and improve teacher quality.
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