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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1909
Page
3
The Daily Journal reissues every evening except Sunday while the Sem i Weekly Journal is 10 pages on Tuesday and 8 pages on Friday. Daily by carrier 10 cents a week. yearly mail rates set at $3.00 and $1.50 twice weekly.
The Journal lists its city convenience agencies led by Payne & Young at the Chicago office 750 Marquette building and by Journal Agencies in New York at 380 34 West 82nd Street. Agencies include East Hill Hurlbut Grocery East 2nd South Muscatine Toborg Bros. West Hill J A Fuller Grocery Wm Yan Zy! Grocery and Chaykas Grocery along with W C A Buschs Drug Store.
F D Throop publisher swears the July 1909 issue of the Muscatine Journal printed and circulated the stated totals. The document lists daily circulation figures from dealers and stations, with regional totals and an average, sworn before Notary Arthur Hoffman on August 2, 1909.
The Cedar Rapids press fears William Ashley Sunday will bring upheaval though they hope cosmopolitanism will blunt any effects. The Republican notes local papers mock the expected impact and joke about Sunday’s arrival resembling a hot August day.
Fifty years ago a warm dry spell plagued the city with dusty roads and unsprinkled streets. All nature and people longed for rain while blackberry crops waned and wild grapes and plums appeared plentiful in the market.
Forty years ago Muscatine Academy begins fall term on Monday September 2 with Miss Hart of Atalissa as ornamental branches teacher. A colored man serves on a jury in a court case. Twenty years ago East Hill Sunday school held a picnic on Dr Weed's lawn with large attendance and good enjoyment. G M Mackenzie and family left for St Paul for a trip. Cool nights threaten the melon crop.
A brief note marks a date from thirty years past with a historical reference to a Sunday. The fragment references a timing cue and hints at a retrospective item from the newspaper page.
Ten years ago the annual old settler reunion will be held at the fair grounds on Wednesday August 30. A basket picnic dinner is on the program. Frank Dunham has secured a new tent for the occasion. Everyone is invited to join in the reunion with good speaking promised in the afternoon.
A Cedar Rapids Republican critique contrasts Des Moines cosmopolitanism with village like neighborliness. It cites civic trust, city government fears, and a line about neighbors. The piece then shifts to a bedtime scene from The Delineator September featuring Madge and her mother and angels.
A Cedar Rapids Republican note discusses sending Theodore Roosevelt to the North Pole. The piece comments on public eagerness to keep the former president from U.S. reach and hints at social attitudes toward affection and propriety in the era.
An ancient health note touts taking Bitters first before other remedies, claiming it cures faster and reduces the need for additional treatments. The message asserts longevity of use with the claim 56 years of the product.
Hostetter's Stomach Sitters boast superiority for cramps diarrhoea poor appetite indigestion dyspepsia heartburn bloating belching and malaria fever ague. Genuine product bears private stamp over neck of bottle and urges refusal of imitators.
A fragmented Newark News item recalls a lazy airship sighting above a town as a playful shout echoes. The garbled text hints at a graceful ascent followed by a descent, leaving residents puzzled.
In Burlington Gazette the Des Moines Register editor reports W. W. Copeland of this city plans to seek the Republican nomination for congress from this district, with a note that the article appears on page two of tonight's issue.
A vintage advertisement extols Melon Seed Compound as a remedy for digestive and urinary issues caused by impure food and water. It contrasts past medical practices with modern advice to drink pure water, breathe fresh air, and avoid fried foods, claiming the compound aids stomach and organ function under these conditions. Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store.
The Gazette reports Mr. Copeland denies any run for Congress and says he will continue operating his Burlington Iowa fruit stand. The piece notes primaries are planned for next spring and mentions an alleged “bee.”
Citizens in Galva NL push for road improvements to make routes passable in bad weather. Work will start soon with an expert roadmaker hired to upgrade all roads feeding Galva and boost local trade.
Des Moines Tribune notes public approval of Thaw's return to the asylum while predicting another trial and repeated appeals due to the Thaws' wealth. The piece emphasizes controversy over the ongoing legal process surrounding the case.
Gillilan’s Chicago News column notes William Jennings Bryan travels for chautauqua shows earning about 300 dollars per date, with a shared 250 dollar guaranty and surplus. The piece describes Bryan’s stamina appetite and energy, his family’s lecture style, and his business sense in ticketing and reserves.
The Dubuque Times-Journal comments on Harry Thaw and his rooftop garden stunt, questioning insanity but asserting potential remorse for consequences. It urges friends of the unwritten law to lock him away at Matteawan.
The article contrasts easterners and westerners, noting that westerners are shaped by the school of life in the west while easterners lack broader exposure beyond the Atlantic region. It argues western nationalism over eastern sectionalism.
The Briggs monument dedicated to Hon. Ansel Briggs, Iowa's first governor, will be unveiled on September 22 at Andrew in Jackson County where his body rests. State officers and the last Iowa General Assembly have been invited.
The Rock Island railroad ordered 5000 freight cars and 50 locomotives, signaling strong faith in future rail demand and suggesting expectations of improved economic conditions.
Iowa towns welcome a dairy man proposing model farms with cows inspected for butter fat guarantees and milk sold from a central station.
North Pike Ia August 17 lists visits by Mr. and Mrs. John Tracy from Muscatine to Billie and Maggie Boland. Calls include Mrs. John Passmore and sons Fred and Chester with Violet, Mrs. C. Passmore, Pearl, Master Rossie, and Mrs. Chesebrough. Weekly social rounds feature Will Stockfleet, Frank Stockfleet, Ed Wells, George Jemsing from West Liberty, John Foster and Dale, Kale McIntire, Chester Grigg, and a road-sand issue noted while traveling in new autos. Dr Ady stopped by to try his luck with “funny tribe,” and Wv. B. Mills camps at Cedar Bottom for fishing and mosquitos.
In the hallways of a house in darkness a missing Rosie unsettles the household. The escape route puzzle centers on a window or door as the team investigates and notes a cuff-link clue tied to Mr Armstrong. Detective Jamieson weighs chances while Gertrude Innes recalls events as the tale moves toward a new revelation.
A detective questions the witness about the veranda sighting and the later intruder. The maid and the narrator dispute whether the figure was a man or a woman. The pearl cuff-link clue hints at a deeper motive.
Mr A W Morgan announces he has secured the agency for ZEMO a remedy claimed to cure eczema pimples dandruff and scalp diseases. The clean liquid external treatment allegedly destroys the germ causing the disease and leaves healthy skin. ZEMO sells at 1 dollar per bottle and Morgan offers proof of cures through demonstrations.
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