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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1907
Page
3
Che JOURNAL or JOURNAL PRINTING CO. official paper of city and county. New York and Chicago offices listed. Daily Journal issued every evening except Sunday. Semi-Weekly Journal 10 pages Tuesday and 8 pages Friday nights. Delivery by carrier in city. weekly 10 cents. Rates: daily by mail $3.00 yearly. semi-weekly $1.50 yearly.
The Journal itemizes city agencies including East Hill Clay Kneese Grocery on Fast 2nd street South Muscatine Morse Washburns grocery Fond of street car track W C A Busch's Drug Store Hershey Avenue Kecklerville Chayka's Grocery West Hil Sharrar's Grocery for reader convenience.
Fragments show Bell telephone and business office communications with editorial notes. The unreadable text hints at call controls and signaling terms, reflecting municipal and commercial phone operations.
Sworn statement by I F D Throop publisher detailing July 1907 copies printed and circulated for Muscatine Journal. Includes totals, averages, and notarized affirmation by William R. Jayne Notary Public on August 12, 1907.
A Muscatine writer condemns the habit of adding with but and if to compliments. He praises real boosters and urges residents to rebuke those who mutter grudging praise. He calls for daily positive mentions of Muscatine and missionary effort to stamp out faint praise.
A civic exhortation to residents to stop criticizing and start boosting Muscatine. The author urges individuals to take ownership of local improvements, shun negativity, and adopt a proactive stance to help others and themselves, ending with a call to boost Muscatine.
The article explains Italians tend to stay in South America after emigrating, unlike their U S counterparts who seek wealth then return. Consul Dunning cites homelike urban architecture and shared language as key factors, noting about 1,000,000 Italians in Argentina and five sixths of South America’s Italian population.
Officials note the impending letting of the post office contract and a ten thousand dollar harbor project. After a week of pumping water between river sites with a steam pump, activity has paused and a new move is required.
An endorsement-style notice claims Hostetter's Stomach Bitters builds up and renews the entire system, strengthening the stomach and promoting happiness. It allegedly cures indigestion dyspepsia costiveness biliousness diarrhea or female ills.
The Calabouse rear Tremont hall is being enlarged for public use and will soon open to occupants. A vast raft passage dominates the week with a dozen rafts reportedly moving downstream yesterday. Gower Hoch and King start a lumber business on Front Street at Sycamore, opposite Worsham and Brower’s livery stable.
A buggy accident injures Mr Harker and Mr Piggott with minor injuries after the seat collapses. Five youths topple a $15 store at McQuesten & Sawyers. A 200-strong Park Painter excursion reaches Turner’s Davenport celebration, with minor delays on return. Twenty-seven picnickers head to Wyoming Hill. four lose the main party. Twenty years ago a mystery woman in a lowered buggy collides with Dr Fulham’s buggy. onlookers assist as she escapes. Capt Warfield reports the Fats team to take the Leans next Monday.
Ten years ago Walter H Klein age 18 years 9 months resident of Geneseo Ill died last night on top of passenger coach attached to train No 11 arriving at 1125 The coroner's jury verdict says death from striking braces on Mad Creek bridge no fault of the railroad employer Firefly reports soldiers from Camp Glasgow returning home Company C after a week at state expense and resuming private citizen duties
Fragmentary line mentions sand being stirred up soon this year with no identifiable persons, organizations, places, dates, or events to anchor a full news item.
In Iowa Falls a man received a fiancé’s pocketbook and spent the money. He was arrested but released by the judge who ruled a man may spend his betrothed’s money if he intends to keep his part of the contract. The judge’s decision hints that marriage might settle the matter.
The Des Moines newspapers fight over one matter or another while the state as a whole seems largely unconcerned. The speaker implies joining a militia could have ended their disputes once and for all.
A village tale has a girl worried no men reach heaven because she had not seen an angel with whiskers. Her mother reassures her that the few who reach that abode do so by a close shave.
The report says Peary delays his next Arctic trip for twelve months to allow Wellman a first chance. Meanwhile progress on the air ship advances at a pace similar to Muscatine's proposed interurbans.
A Waterbury watch owner is told the time of life can be found in owning the timepiece. The ad urges constant activity by winding the watch during idle moments to fill spare time with purposeful use.
Dubuque Times Journal reports Des Moines plans a 140 by 200 foot coliseum costing 60 000 dollars on riverfront ground donated for fifteen years by F M Hubbell. The city lacks a large auditorium, and the new coliseum would exceed current facilities and attract statewide conventions.
Ketchum says green corn in a Des Moines restaurant costs 20 cents and would fetch 22 dollars a bushel. He notes the figure as a guess but implies it shows market pricing.
Oskaloosa enacts a rule barring minors from selling junk without parental written consent. A local man was fined recently for buying junk from a minor. The measure aims to remove temptation for boys and curb improper sales.
The Cedar Rauids Gazette notes New York proposes to spend about 7,000,000 dollars to build permanent roads, a plan that draws comment from Iowa residents. The report highlights the scale of the project and its potential impact on national road policy.
An Iowa city editorial laments missed chances in permanent road construction and ponders the elusive fate of a wealthy industrialist while hinting at broader policy failures and public regret.
The Sioux City Tribune notes Leslie M. Shaw runs an efficient literary bureau and Blythe's Burlington republican paper reprints a tribute from Nassau New York, highlighting Shaw's literary work.
The Sioux City Journal warns that without more school teachers in South Dakota the Republican party's supremacy in the state may be seriously threatened in the coming generation.
The Burlington Gazette reports that the claim Governor Cummins ordered troops to quell a strike by four telegraph operators is untrue and not supported by any official action. The piece refutes the rumor circulating yesterday about troop deployment to control disturbances.
The Davenport Times urges a practical plan to foster unanimity, harmony and cohesion within the Republican Party of Iowa, arguing a focused approach will strengthen party performance and public trust.
A controversial statement warns that Moorish fighters must abandon feminine attire before opponents will regard them as credible. The remark underscores gendered perceptions in military confidence and the impact on tactics.
In Keokuk Constitution-Democrat speculation suggests Harry Orchard could aid an unnamed citizen by admitting it was he and not Caleb Powers who shot Governor Goebel. The item frames a political intrigue around the assassination case and potential witness cooperation.
A historical medical advertisement describes pelvic weakness causing back pain headaches dizziness and other symptoms. It touts Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription and Pleasant Pellets as proven, alcohol free remedies with known ingredients and professional endorsements.
A brief note urges readers to remove and preserve a clipping for later reading. It emphasizes keeping the item for future reference and mentions time as a factor in choosing when to read. The tone is practical and instructional.
In Frisco the Circuit Court of Appeals grants an appeal and a writ of supersedeas against Judge Stillman. Wheaton and Glenister file orders to recover the Midas and gold dust from McNamara, who resists. They pursue him to the Golden Gate Hotel, suspecting further tricks as the confrontation ends in uncertainty.
In a tense scene, Stillman doubts certified documents as Wheaton and Grenister push to enforce orders from the circuit court. McNamara moves to strip mine assets, while Simms alerts to a bank dust removal, prompting Glenister and allies to confront the bank’s vault guards and demand Alec McNamara.
Glenister speaks through heavy wire netting asking if McNamara is inside in a tense moment. The scene ends with a prompt to continue.
Local pamphlet asserts deafness stems from inflamed Eustachian tubes and catarrh. Claims constitutional remedies only cure, offers $100 for any catarrh deafness case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Circulation mailings promised from F J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio.
Report notes that messenger boys delayed action due to striking only when they reached the office, causing a build up of time before response. The detail hints at labor activity impacting city operations in Council Bluffs.
Muscatine Iowa seeks sealed bids for building a new fireproof courthouse. Proposals due Sept 26 1907 at 2 pm to county auditor A S Lawrence. Plans by architect Joseph E Mills May be viewed in Muscatine. bidders must provide 760.60 deposit and bond for full contract amount.
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