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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1906
Page
3
The Daily Journal is issued every evening during the week except Sunday. The Semi Weekly Journal runs 8 pages on Tuesday and Friday nights. Subscriptions: Daily by carrier in-city 10 cents weekly or 3.00 per year by mail. Semi-Weekly 1.50 per year.
Journal lists local agencies for readers convenience including Fast Hill Clay Kneese Grocery East 2nd street South Muscatine Morse Washburn s grocery End of street car track W Cc A Busch s Drug Store Hershey avenue Kecklerville Chayka s grocery West Muscatine Sharrar s grocery.
The Republican party of Muscatine County Iowa schedules a delegate convention for September 8 1906 at 10 45 a m in the Muscatine courthouse to select candidates for county offices including representative auditor treasurer clerk sheriff recorder attorney superintendent surveyor coroner and five supervisors Delegates are allocated by township ward with one per unit and one per 206 votes or fraction over ten cast for Theodore Roosevelt in the November 1994 election listing numerous townships wards and the city of Muscatine for representation.
The piece weighs likely 1908 Republican nominees led by Secretary Taft or Speaker Cannon with Root as eastern favorite. It notes Roosevelt will not run, praises current prosperity, and predicts a united party with strong ticket to continue Republican policies and prosperity.
Chautauqua at Farmington closes after a successful session with expenses a little over $4 000 and receipts that cover all costs plus a small balance. The event provides low cost entertainment and educational uplift for the masses, signaling healthy times.
A nine year old rural mail delivery experiment received $50,000 in its first year and grew to $21,000,000 last year. This year Congress appropriates $28,000,000 to maintain the service, signaling strong support for rural interests.
Mrs Julian Richards argues Chautauquas fueled sentiment behind Senator Allison’s hissing at a Waterloo meeting. She says Chautauquas are fine but should exclude Sam Joneses Tillmans and La Follettes, a view with some truth.
A speaker reflects that the toughest task was working the day before starting a vacation and the first day after returning, describing the strain of bridging work and break.
A perceptive observer notes that many young men with modest bike incomes and big car appetites will face being stranded as the current craze wanes. The remark highlights caution about excessive spending and shifting fortunes during the trend.
The Marion Register says progressives seek Republican votes to win office and would make Des Moines a new Jerusalem. Algona Upper Des Moines-Rep says Democratic hope rests on GOP splits but Democrats likely disappointed. Leon Journal questions threats to unity. Dubuque Telegraph-Herald notes Cummins may be blocked by a daily bolt, spreading with quiet fury.
A Sac City Democrat defends Cummins by asking Democrats who cheered him to cover their actions, asserting Cummins did not intend the tariff remark and urging restraint amid the nomination discussion.
The Dubuque Times notes that Iowa Democrats seek immediate relief by establishing a revenue only tariff. They argue this would avoid debt if relief comes from steady work.
The Marshalltown Herald notes rural toil as farmers endure fifteen hour days then plan how to invest the profits from crops. The comment emphasizes the hard work behind the potentially large earnings in agriculture.
The Waterloo Times-Tribune comments that the governor may feel relief after the crisis but will face a tougher assessment in the upcoming electoral contest. It notes the change in mood as voters prepare for November elections.
A Cedar Rapids Republican argues it is right to follow majority will but wrong to abandon core beliefs even when they conflict with that majority. The quote emphasizes integrity over expediency in political stances.
The Iowa City Republican reports that threats by progressives to defeat certain congressmen unless allies back Cummins and Garst are unlikely to scare anyone, suggesting little impact from such pressure.
The Orange City Herald declares that a politician unwilling to endure ridicule is no politician, arguing that everyone experiences loss in politics. The editorial reflects a blunt stance on accountability and resilience in public life.
The Cedar Falls Gazette reports the governor feels isolated as the Democratic press turns against his administration. The piece notes growing criticism and perceived political pressure across party lines.
The Waterloo Reporter notes murmurs of a bolt but finds no evidence that the ticket’s success is at risk.
The Eldora Herald reports the governor is expected to maintain a firm stance on the stated platform, signaling steady leadership amid political discourse and public expectations.
The Kansas City Times reports a beef trust fallout from exposure of packing house conditions. A Commerce Department bulletin shows July exports of canned meats fell by several hundred percent compared with a year ago.
The piece argues that packers face losses but praises Roosevelt for exposing conditions and pushing thorough inspection. It foresees a healthier meat industry, a world market standard, and a stronger American brand as reforms take effect. It frames the suffering of innocent laborers as tragic yet necessary for reform.
West Liberty Iowa August 10 1906 announces candidacies for Muscatine county clerk and sheriff under Republican county convention rules. W S McKee R J Wiley N B Ansley and W R Rice seek the nominations.
The Goshen Republicans meet at Woodmen hall in Atalissa on Saturday August 25 at 8 p m to select eight delegates to the county convention and nominate two candidates for justice of the peace two constables one assessor one township clerk and three trustees and to handle other business as needed. Co C Croxen Committeeman.
Pike township voters will meet in caucus at the city scale house in Nichols on Saturday August 25 at 7 30 PM to choose eight delegates for the county convention in Muscatine on September 8 1906 and to nominate a full township ticket and transact other business as needed. J E Hesser Twp Com
Wilton township Republicans will hold a caucus at the Commercial Club rooms on Saturday evening August 25 at 8 p m to select fifteen delegates for the county convention in Muscatine on September 5 per order of the township committee.
The Gar rick theater in Chicago launches its fall season on Sunday night August 26 with Edward Peple’s new play The Love Route previously known as The Hornets Nest and A Romans Way. Directed by F Ray Comstock the cast features Wm Courtney Nestor Lennon Herbert Ayling Fred G Heron Walter Thomas James Marlowe H S Northrop George Woodward Olive May Odette Tyler and others.
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Kinglesburger visit at Henry Windle's in White Prairie Iowa. They plan to buy a 40 acre farm while son in law rents the George Frenzel farm. Henry Heabner tears down part of the old brown house near the railroad to move a section as a grainery. Schwin and Marclf thresh in the area. Frank Duffee and family visit the county seat. Wilton Methodist Sunday school holds a camp ground picnic.
Oak Grove notes report William Fishburn recovering after a week of illness. Glen Shields was ill earlier in the week. Clarence Beck visited Davenport friends. Harry Shields plans a trip to North Dakota. Mr and Mrs Ed Barnard left for Buffalo New York for a few weeks. Hazel Meyers visiting Olive Barnard for a few days.
The narrator reflects on Bates routine security as he scrutinizes his grandfather Glenarm's house. He recalls family portraits, distrust of Pickering, and the realization he cannot leave Glenarm without disinheriting himself, choosing to stay through the year.
The narrator surveys a Tudor style mansion in October light. Scaffolding, stone and timber litter the grounds. The estate sits beside a ravine with a creek to a lake, rustic bridges, and a chapel-like outbuildings complex nearby.
Mr. Glenarm’s fancy names a platform before the castle as Bates, the sober servant, greets him at a lonely woodland house. The incomplete estate hints at unfinished plans by the late master and features a grim, ironical humor underlying their exchanged morning routine.
An engaging doctor touts Electric Bitters as a cure for biliousness and dyspepsia. The promotion appears at Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store with a price of 50 cents for the remedy.
Local items from Ardon Iowa and surrounding area including visits by M Rost and families, a 29 to 14 Ardon win over Muscatine, typhoid concern for Geo West, travel for F M Ferguson to Louisiana, hog and cattle shipments to Savannah and Chicago, and social gatherings with residents and friends in the Wilton Blooming Prairie North Prairie and Kellogg communities.
Miss Mary Trieschmann visited the Eli Dean home. Local anglers brought home forty one pounds of fish near Hills. Keota ball team lost to Wellman 5 to 4. The Wellman Keota game showed Wellman can play ball and others visited relatives and attended events across town.
Grand Trunk Railway touts one of the world’s longest double track lines under single management from Chicago to Montreal to Niagara Falls and via Niagara Falls to New York. Descriptive literature and timetables are mailed free by Geo W Vaux A G P T A Grand Trunk Railway 135 Adams St Chicago.
Wilton branch trains run daily except Sunday. Times listed include No 268 at 6:25 am No 367 at 12:30 pm No 362 at 3:20 pm and No 361 at 5:50 pm with departures from and arrivals to Muscatine.
Railway timetable notes service details for the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul route in effect April 9 1908. It lists Eastbound passenger trains numbers 12 and 92 with 850pm and 550pm departures, Westbound passenger trains numbers 97 and 91 with 1144pm and 715am times, and freight services carrying passengers at several listed times.
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