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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1902
Page
3
The Lee Syndicate of Iowa publishes the Daily Journal every evening except Sunday. The Semi-Weekly Journal runs eight pages on Tuesday and twelve pages on Friday nights, with Muscatine as the mailing entry.
Terms by mail offer six months or one year options with semi weekly or daily delivery. The notice promises postage paid service and claims circulation will exceed all other Muscatine papers combined, at least three times that of any other daily.
G Logan Payne scrawled address notes at the Marquette Building in Chicago and ties to LACOSTE & MAXWELL. Also linked to 140 Nassau Street in New York with similar shorthand.
Secretary of State W. B. Martin Adair County Auditor B. F. Carroll Davis County Treasurer G. S. Gilbertson Winnebago County Attorney General Black Hawk County Supreme Judge Scott M. Ladd O'Brien County Supreme Judge short term C A Bishop Polk County Supreme Court Railroad Commissioner E A Dawson Bremer County
The Clinton County convention selects William Hoffman as the Republican nominee for congress. Muscatine county rejoices at the designation, recognizing its claims and urging unity to secure a large district-wide vote. Jackson and Scott counties backed Muscatine, and the contest was earnest but friendly.
The Clinton convention adopted a platform praised as a near perfect example of political handiwork. It is chiefly the work of Senator Hayward of Scott and Mr. Dawson of Jackson. The convention approved it without amendments and the committee on resolutions reported unanimously in favor.
W J Bryan states that if he runs again for the presidency it will be to give more effective aid to the cause he serves for life and he is not anxious to be convinced. The St Louis Globe Democrat notes his stance as clearly defined.
Secretary Shaw moves Treasury to letter press copies of original documents for office files. The change ends the old practice of preserving longhand copies, citing speed, space, and accuracy gains. The shift follows a broader trend of typewriter use across government and private sector.
Government aims to enlist about 2,000 men for the navy while recruiting officers chase harvest hands and miners in the south and west. Vessels authorized by Congress will raise demand for 3,000 more recruits and long term need grows to 40,000. Current goal centers on reaching 25,500 authorized personnel as wages on land attract potential sailors. Mining regions show limited success as strikes lure workers home.
William Coleman of McCook Nebraska predicts sugar beet yields this year of fifteen to twenty five tons per acre with a delivered price of four dollars and twenty five cents per ton. He notes ten acre patches will yield enough to cover 160 acres of good land and backs his estimate with fifty years in farming and prior residence in Sweetland township Muscatine county.
The Sac Sun argues the latest legislature rightly shut down loan and building associations. It states borrowers and investors found the ventures misrepresented and faced high rates and penalties. The paper contends the law’s action harmed no public interest and benefited the public even if it ended the companies.
Congressman Hepburn promotes a practical, sensible plan to curb trusts by taxing watered stock out of existence. He argues government taxation can remove the watered stock on the same principle used for state bank issues, a method he says would be legitimate, effective, and not disrupt business.
The story claims Bryan refused to vote for Crisp for speaker after others withdrew and kept backing Springer to aid Union soldier constituents in Nebraska who would not support an ex Confederate. It’s presented as true but served as southern campaign rhetoric in 1896.
Cheap Sunday excursion rates spark talk of legislative action to cut regular rail fares. The question arises why railroads cannot charge $1.50 on ordinary trips from Oskaloosa to Muscatine. Separately, the American Tinplate company with twenty eight plants has closed fifteen indefinitely after resisting wage concessions to win a foreign contract.
Mr Whitney remarks that the trouble with the democratic party lies in internal divisions and unclear direction. He urges unity and renewed focus on core issues to regain voter trust and momentum ahead of upcoming elections.
Newell Dwight Hillis argues that college is not essential for success and that self education or home study can accelerate progress in chosen fields. He cites lawyers who prospered by office study and notes many 19th century greats lacked formal degrees, suggesting night study can equal or surpass four year college outcomes.
A August Woman's Home Companion piece argues that vegetation maintains atmospheric oxygen while human burning of coal risks exhausting coal reserves and consuming oxygen within four to five centuries. It warns this calamity could threaten the human race.
A girl at a party in Indiana acted wild shouting and scratching a young man in seven places. She toppled items and fainted after a kiss on the ear. The next day she left with a married lightning rod peddler with ten children.
W G Block acts as agent to sell round trip excursion tickets to Clinton for the Mississippi Valley Spiritualists association. Tickets go on sale July 19 through August 22 at a dollar twenty five cents for the round trip with return valid to August 30.
The Iowa Central Railway offers a new fast sleeping car and coach service to the Twin Cities and the Northwest. The Limited departs Elrick Junction at 7 39 p m daily and arrives in Minneapolis at 8 00 a m. Local ticket agents provide details and rates.
Washington dispatch reports that reciprocity with Cuba is gaining support while a proposed 35 million dollar loan faces uncertain fate. The piece analyzes Cuban tariff revisions, U S export advantages, and the impact on sugar, corn, rice, and American investments as talks shift toward favorable trade terms.
The article explains systematic methods from seedtime to market, noting soil banks shaped by ditching ploughs and tamping to prevent leakage. It discusses seeding with horse drill and cultivator, furrow turning for wheat or oats, and water flow management on fields.
The article details rice fields flooded for 3 to 4 months with water 2 to 3 inches deep to mature grain. It notes each acre absorbs 14 000 to 15 000 gallons daily and that harvest uses 5 000 machines replacing 200 000 workers, followed by steam threshers filling bags rapidly.
Mannon Iowa August notes记录 a flurry of visits as Verdi Pullen heads to Bloomfield to visit relatives. Mrs Retherford recovers siting up after illness while a late Mrs Carpenter's children erect a cemetery monument. Lightning hits properties, travelers report rain dampening camp meetings, and Labor Day plans stir Ferdinand residents ahead of Muscatine event.
Ferdinand Illinois August 21 Geo Lutz of Buffalo Prairie passed through here Monday Mrs Ross Kennedy called on Mrs Wm Krueger Friday The French school house is being treated to a new coat of paint Dan Kistler one of Buffalo Prairie s
An advertisement claims Cas carets Candy Cathartic repair digestion liver and bowels while you sleep. It cautions tablets are genuine stamped C C C and not sold in bulk with druggists selling roc.
The Iowa Central railway will offer low rate excursion tickets to Clear Lake every Saturday through September 30, good for return on the following Monday. A quick, inexpensive outing for busy men. See your local ticket agent.
In a terse exchange a child is teased about the upcoming term, prompting a tense moment as the speaker notes school resumes in four weeks. The dialogue hints at truancy or anxiety around return to class without detailing names or locations.
Miss Gusta Moeller returns from Naton home near Durant after two months of work. Dr. and Mrs. Frank travel to Buffalo with niece Elsie Frank for a two week visit. E. E. Moeller mourns father’s death in Walcott, Iowa. Annie Bankard visits friends. Amanda Hammond and Tillie Bueckwalter visit Durant. Fred Grote hosts dinner with G W Frank family. Harvest dance at Thiels hall next Saturday August 23. Large crowd attends dances at Durant and Walcott. Louis Hoffbaum of Buffalo visits town. Rain harms farmers. Scott and Highley of Mapeton visit on business. New jail nears completion. Anna Bankard and Clara to Des Moines state fair and Newton. Elevator ships hogs to Chicago. Ella Riens visiting country relatives for two weeks. Leonard Schlapkohl and Clara Moeller Davenport passengers Wednesday.
The Iowa Central railway offers greatly reduced one way tickets for harvest hands and laborers to destinations in Minnesota North and South Dakota through August 19. Visit local ticket agents for details and routes.
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