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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1903
Page
3
The Daily Journal in Muscatine operates as a second class mail publication edited by H M Sheppard with W L Lane as business manager. It prints every weekday evening, with a semi weekly edition of 5 pages on Tuesday and 15 pages on Friday nights.
The notice lists carrier delivery and weekly collection at ten cents per week. It specifies daily and semi weekly service options with a one year term and a zero cost line, noting a 100 amount reference.
Representatives and bureaus named for Washington New York and Chicago with in charge personnel at each office. Frank J Stillman heads the Washington bureau. La Coste and Maxwel run the New York office at 140 Nassau Street. Payne and Young oversee the Chicago office at 4 Marquette Building.
The Journal lists agency locations for convenient access to papers in Keckilerville Chayka's grocery West Muscatine Sharrar's grocery South Muscatine Morse Washbern's grocery End of street car track Extra papers available nightly at these spots for any regular subscriber missed by the carrier.
The ticket lists A B Cummins for Governor from Des Moines with John Herriott of Stuart as Lieutenant Governor. Charles A Bishop from Des Moines is the Supreme Judge nominee while David J Palmer from Washington seeks Railroad Commissioner. F J Riggs of Sigourney is the State Superintendent candidate.
The Iowa electorate will likely vote on biennial elections for county offices. Critics fear inexperienced officials would govern half the time, but incumbents and newcomers alike must learn duties, bond, and accountability. The Journal views the change as largely harmless if enacted as proposed.
An Iowa democratic newspaper notes a seeming prosperity but argues only insiders know it cannot last. The piece suggests Republicans bear responsibility for the strong conditions, questioning why critics complain about a clearly good situation.
The Rockford Register cites Mob law as protest of the ignorant against lax court methods. The Dubuque Times relays Mr Curtis praising Iowa’s strong agricultural college. insurance firms may be strained. The Spirit Lake Beacon hints at possible drunkenness legislation in Des Moines next winter, with uncertain outcomes.
The Sioux Rapids Press denounces excessive sympathy for drinkers and argues the drunkard bears blame equal to the saloonkeeper and greater than the liquor seller. A heavy fine is implied as a response to this stance.
The Bancroft Register endorses Mr. Kinne in the forty seventh district race, stating no complaint will be made as long as he wears no political boss collar. The piece mocks drunkenness and jail labor as a deterrent for boozers amid the campaign chatter.
Cincinnati observer D. R. Ridley analyzes Ohio politics noting Republicans hold a foregone statewide win but facing a strong Democratic bid to control the legislature. He cautions that Senator Hanna faces a tough re election and that Republican gains depend on opposition divisions and backlash against Tom Johnson’s radical stances.
A. Woodburn offers a large batch of wheat described as old stock to the Sibley Milling company. The lot totals about 1,500 bushels with some from 1886 and others from later years, all at 80 cents per bushel. The grain is very dry and overweights in box measure.
The piece recalls Gen Cassius M Clay and compares him to Andrew Jackson noted for stubborn resolve. Opie Reid’s Saturday Evening Post story recounts a Jacksonian tale where two slaves discuss whether the master went to heaven, illustrating enduring traits of defiance and authority.
The piece urges concise truthful ads to boost summer sales. Speak plainly to customers as if across a counter and highlight new goods they do not know you have. Substantiate claims to build trust and attract buyers who will seek your offerings.
Iowa Experiment Station in Ames releases a practical bulletin by Dr. J. J. Repp on fighting the chicken mite. It endorses kerosene emulsion, cost about forty five cents per thirty gallons, and offers free copies on request to Prof. C. F. Curtiss.
Sam Harrison, manager of the attraction, refused entry to Eddie Foy and Harry Bulger until they proved professional status. Foy attempted a shuffle. Harrison demanded a song and dance. Both men sang and danced to cheers and were admitted. Foy later recited Hamlet to gain entry, while Bulger bought a ticket and bragged he won.
The Keokuk Gate City reflects on upcoming old settlers reunions as a tribute to those who opened the prairie and forests. It notes their thinning ranks, the value of shared reminiscence, and the generations that will gather to review early progress and community growth.
Poem notes how ease and cheer fade when fate strikes with hardship. It contrasts the pleasant surface of good times with the tougher test of character, praising endurance and temper in trials, and ends by crediting the enduring, battered speaker.
A reader sends a verse criticizing a girl named Mary who dressed in fashionable clothes in Muscatine and was taken in by police. The poem laments male modesty and public scrutiny of girls dressing like ladies, referencing Morning Sun and Muscatine.
Harry Bulger famed as the King Bardout of The Sleeping Beauty and the Beast and Eddie Foy known as Sister Anne of Mr Blue Beard applied for admission to Klaw and Erlinger's Crystal Gardens in New York City one evening recently.
CN is a dark brown fluid described as a powerful disinfectant. Mixed with water it forms a milky solution and is claimed to kill germs, microbes, and vermin instantly. It is stated to be non explosive and non poisonous, skin friendly, with hospitals and doctors endorsing it as the ideal household disinfectant. Sold in 25 and 50 cent bottles.
A Charleston correspondent defends enforcing the 300 foot law against saloons near churches, praises Dr. Stafford, warns against political punishment, and urges white unity to protect law and the fifteenth amendment. He blasts Senator Tillman and calls for Northern support to enfranchise Black voters and curb white suppression through the ballot.
An old advisory extols Bucklen's Arnica Salve as preventing death from minor injuries and burns. It touts the salve as the best remedy for burns sores ulcers and piles, sold for 25 cents at Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store.
Advertisement for the Michigan Central New York Special train No 4 leaves Chicago at 5 30 p m daily for Niagara Falls and Buffalo with a view at Falls View Station. Promotes Summer Tour Book by O V Ruggles G P T A Chicago.
Sealed bids will be received at the auditor of Muscatine county until 5 o clock p m Thursday August 26 1903 for the painting of the court house dome. Further information may be obtained by visiting the auditor s office.
In Muscatine a resident, Mr. John A. St. Clair, reports relief from severe kidney pains after using Dean's Kidney Pills. He notes prior back ache and irregular kidney secretions but says the remedy treated the kidneys directly and cured him. Sold at 50 cents. Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, NY, sole agents in the U.S. Remember the name Dean's.
Witty observations on love and marriage critique the woes of matrimony. Jibes about kisses and mortgages, happiness in misery, and blunt social advice mix in a lighthearted column. Quips touch on advice, finances, and lifestyle with sharp humor.
Iowa Central offers one fare round trip tickets for the Des Moines fair from August 21 to 29 with return allowed until August 31. Attractions promise to exceed prior years. For details contact local agents.
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