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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1905
Page
4
Local notices include a Banner lodge moonlight excursion on Wednesday Aug 23 with fare 2i round trip and dancing. City property listings start at $700, loans on farms, and streetcars will run for excursionists. A farewell party for St Louis guests and a trolley ride lawn social are also announced.
The union service features the church quartet singing several selections including a Rockwell hymn anthem based on Abide with me and Randegger Praise the Lord. Mr. Rockwell will perform organ numbers Stabat Mater Stradella Transcription and Stradella overture transcribed by Dudley Buck. The quartet is Miss Gertrude Moynahan Miss Nellie Robertson Matt Goff and Geo Porter.
G W Satterthwaite, once of Muscatine, now stationed in Palo Leyte Island Philippines, serves as principal of the Provincial high school. He writes home praising the work and town to relatives in Muscatine, where he is well known. The Journal wishes him success in his far off station.
Dr Lysie Reppert's touring car Marion won the ten mile race in the $2,000 class at Davenport, with times of 16 minutes 44 25 seconds and 15 minutes 33 seconds across two heats. William Jungjo hann led the car, with the Davenport Automobile Club organizing the event and a silver cup awarded to the winner.
Mrs Anna Schmidt known for her kindness died suddenly at 7 30 pm at her daughter Mrs Harry Kern’s home 514 West Fourth street Paralysis of the heart. She leaves two daughters and a son Sherman Springer Hanchen Kern and Barney H Schmidt. Funeral Monday at 2 pm from 514 West Fourth street with Rev J N Elliott in charge. Interment Greenwood.
Low fare round trip tickets to the Denver G A R encampment go on sale August 30 at 15.99. Special car departs Muscatine with No 3 at 7 35 a m Saturday September 2 and arrives Denver Sunday 11 40 a m. Tickets valid until September 12 with extension to October 11 for 50 cents. Stopover allowed at Kansas City both ways.
Chicago report notes Frank C. Newton of Seattle defeated G F Clingman Jr Homewood 1 up to win the Exmoor golf championship today.
Mrs J L Wright and Mrs W A Cooling hosted a social at the Wright residence in Wilton Iowa from 3 to 7 pm with music games and refreshments. Guests included numerous names and souvenirs were shared. A camp meeting and attendance at the altar drew interest as H B Johnson arrives from Kansas City for a short visit.
The Ottumwa band performed a charity concert for the Journal office workers on Iowa Avenue then at the Y M C A where Jameson, a former Ottumwa man, was serenaded. It placed second in a contest and returned for an encore as the crowd swelled.
Albert Latham and William Dunberg were arrested at 1 am for the July 7 murder of Fritz Westbrook. The information was provided by Latham’s wife, who has left him and sought a divorce. Latham has a penitentiary record. Dunberg is comparatively unknown. Both had worked for the police and detectives.
Word reaches this city that the Western Passenger Association offers a one and a third rate for residents within 50 miles to attend Labor Day activities on Monday September 4. The association preferred this universal rate over a variable 100-ticket guarantee option, deeming it better for day success.
William Wetzel, claimed dangerously insane, was taken into custody after a hospital stay at Mt. Pleasant. Authorities report he broke his mother-in-law’s arm and severely beat his wife last evening.
In La Crosse Wisconsin on August 19 a boy camper named William Bates noticed the track undermined and tore his shirt to form a signal. He ran to warn the approaching Pioneer Limited forcing a stop within feet of a washout near Lake Pepin.
Pittsburg August 19 Local officers bricklayers and stone masons of the International union received notice from national officials granting permission to resume work for the United States Steel Corporation. The move ends a three year strike closing all company plants.
The Arlington, a large summer boarding house at White Lake in Sullivan county, burned today with its contents. Nearly 390 guests were housed inside but all escaped without serious injuries. The fire caused thousands of dollars in losses for the guests.
Graham West recounts a July encounter in the Laurentians where he catches a young northern diver loon on a calm lake. He describes the bird’s small size, its diving behavior, and the mother loon’s plaintive calls as he releases it back into the water after a short paddle.
A New York Post snippet notes a man’s habit of reaching for his door key as he nears his block. The exchange shows a lazy man predicting the target address based on the key-hand gesture.
The article explains that beeswax is produced by wax pockets in the abdomen of worker bees. It states that while bees were once thought to acquire the wax from flowers, experiments show bees can elaborately synthesize it even on a diet of saccharine substances.
John Henry Maedier the astronomer pursued the moon from Frau Witte who owned a model of it. After years of effort and the death of Witte’s wife, Maedier married her daughter and gained the moon through inheritance.
A mother explains martyrdom to her child Joe with a solemn tale but the boy interrupts noting a lion behind the scene and asks why the lion will not get any. The exchange captures a mix of grim history and childlike bluntness.
A sign nailed to a post on an English beach proclaims Any person passing beyond this point will be drowned by order of the magistrate. The message warns beachgoers of a dangerous boundary enforced by legal authority.
A playful dialogue between a young husband and wife turns on a joke about wishing to marry again. The wife teases as the husband mutters about longing for the joy of their wedding. The snippet ends with a nudge to read the Journal, 10 cents a week.
Henry Watterson in the Louisville Courier-Journal argues that nostalgia overlooks past folly while praising rough vigor. He contends genuine sincerity matters, and those clinging to idealized eras risk a faulty philosophy and social humiliation.
The passage asserts that success follows failures, praising a culture of integrity and mutual aid. It claims a strong willingness to help those down and striving to recover, noting few nations accept failure as final and many rise after setbacks.
The article recounts a legendary monument on Mount Grace in Warwick Massachusetts. It tells how Mrs Rowlinson and her child were captured by Indians during a trading journey to Canada and how the child Grace died and was buried at the mountain foot, giving the peak its name.
A fragmentary dialogue hints at a stranger questioning a man about lost money in Wall Street. The precise reply suggests ambiguity about whether the money can be recovered, leaving the scene steeped in unease and uncertainty.
Fragmentary Detroit Press snippet shows a young speaker arguing a path remains tough but not as hard as it is for other people. The quote conveys a debate on effort and fairness. Details are limited by the OCR fragment.
The fragment reflects a characterization of tude as a fine virtue whose value breaks when carried too far and binds, attributed to Le Sage. The line suggests caution against excess in moral rigor.
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