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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1903
Page
3
Marlborough and New York Offices Lead Frank J Stillman Team
The Marlborough unit is led by Frank J Stillman while the New York office at 140 Nassau Street operates under La Coste & Maxwell and the Chicago office at 148 Marquette Building runs Payne & Young.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Marlborough
Frank J. Stillman
New York
Nassau Street
la Coste & Maxwell
Chicago Ofice
Marquette
Payne & Young
City Agencies for Paper Distribution Named
The Journal lists agencies Keckierville Chayka's grocery West Muscatine Sharrac's grocery South Muscatine Morse WashSarn's grocery End of street car track where extra papers will be sold nightly. Regular subscribers missing delivery may obtain papers at these locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keckierville
Chayka’s
West Muscatine
Sharrac’s
South Muscatine
Morse WashSarn’s
Incorporation of Unions Suggested for Labor Peace
The piece argues that incorporating labor unions could solve labor problems by placing union affairs on a business-like basis. It emphasizes contract responsibility and the employer’s right to enforce terms, claiming such measures would advance industrial peace in this era.
Labor unions should fire the walking delegate
The speaker argues the walking delegate is a curb stone politician who worsens employer employee relations. They call for a diplomat with honor and common sense to replace the official, claiming current traits have damaged labor and made the office unprofitable.
Prosperity noted by Indianapolis bank president
An Indianapolis bank president reports no sign of general business decline and notes growing sales among customers. Two statements show a wholesale grocer up 25 percent and a manufacturer up about 50 percent, with the Indianapolis clearing house higher than two months ago. He cites little loan demand and an absence of panicky feeling amid liquidation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis Bank
Indianapolis Clearing House
Labor as life’s triumphant element amid sorrow
A persuasive paragraph urges finding value in labor after failed love and dashed ideals. It argues that loving a person or worshiping an ideal gives purpose. without a laboring purpose a man risks perishing while alive.
Advertising Points for Journal Want Ads
The notice explains using the Journal's business getters want ads to sell unneeded items or find desired articles. It notes that the ads reach over 3,300 homes each night and encourages both buyers and sellers to use the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Journal
CN disinfectant touted for home use across many settings
An advertisement promotes CN as a safe non poisonous disinfectant that kills germs and vermin. It claims effectiveness in sweeping cleaning whitewashing and housekeeping from attic to cellar and notes use by boards of health government institutions and hospitals. Available in 25 and 50 cent bottles from West Disinfecting Co and J J Havercamp in New York and Lancaster respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garret
Boards of Health
Two Eastbound Empties In Desert Rail Tale
In a Railway Review vignette two weary wanderers stranded in the Arizona desert plead for a simple meal and direct communication with the dispatcher. The operator confirms orders and the men request only two empties headed east.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie
Arizona
Railway Review
Brekfast
Dublin doctor tests sobriety with hopping and balance
A Dublin doctor judged a man sober after he hopped twelve feet on each foot and balanced on one leg for seven seconds on the right and four on the left. The magistrate accepted the test as proof of sobriety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dublin
Puts An End to it All Through New Life Pills
An old advertisement touts Dr. King's New Life Pills as a gentle thorough cure for dizziness backache liver complaint and constipation. It claims the pills end the suffering and are guaranteed by MHavercamp's Prescription Drug Store at 25e.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
Mhavercamp
Scenic Canadian Tour Route Advertised on Grand Trunk
The notice promotes a tour route to Niagara Falls Muskoka Kawartha Lakes St Lawrence River Rapids Thousand Islands and White Mountains and Atlantic coast resorts via the Grand Trunk Railway System. Requests for tourist publications are directed to Advertising Department 135 Adams St Chicago Geo W Vaux A G P T A.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Niagara Falls
Muskoka
Kawartha Lakes
St. Lawrence River
Rapids
Thousand Islands
White Mountains
Atlantic Sea Coast
Grand Trunk Railway System
Advertising Department
Adams St
Chicago
Geo
W. Vaux
T. A
Hay Fever's Conqueror Hyomei Offers Home Relief
Hyomei is promoted as a complete pocket inhaler treatment to prevent and cure hay fever by delivering healing balsams directly to the lungs. The ad claims the method avoids mountain trips, relieves symptoms, and includes a refund offer if it fails to satisfy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Havercamp
Hyomei
Grand Heritage of Western Soils Worthy of Care
The author urges Western farmers to value rich, fertile soils as a grand heritage. He contrasts them with depleted Eastern soils reclaimed by long labor and costly fertilizers, warning against negligent, piratical farming and urging judicious stocking and clovering to preserve the land.
Practical farming snippets and livestock notes from past reports
The item compiles miscellaneous agricultural observations. It cites Texas cattle losses from February storms, advises dairy cattle and corn fodder as a productive pair, and notes innovations in railway tie longevity. It also mentions alfalfa hay composition and the perennial value of butter production strategies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Noted Hog Spends Dollars in Legalist Fashion
A neighborhood tale describes a dollar and a half razorback hog whose activities prompted about $75 paid to lawyers justices and constables, viewed as legally meaningful despite the oddity.
Elm Bark Gold Rush Hits Missouri Timber Landowners
In portions of Missouri timber landowners strip slippery elm trees of bark and sell it to eastern drug houses. The practice yields as much as 50 dollars an acre while leaving the timber intact for other uses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Continuity in milk production in dairy cows
The article notes that some cows give high milk flow for a short period but then shrink in production, making them unprofitable dairy animals for the rest of the year. It argues for removing such cows from dairy herds to maintain overall herd profitability.
Insect Pests Through Time Seeps From Creation to Crop Plight
The article muses whether crop pests today are ancient or recent. It suggests the earliest pests arose during a period of bug creation and remained rare until favorable conditions caused their surge. It even posits the potato bug attacked Adam’s potatoes in Eden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garden of Eden
Open Windows for Better Sleep Says Night Air Expert
The piece argues many fear night air though it is not harmful. It urges residents to sleep with windows wide open all night for more restful sleep and claims outdoor air is more restorative than air in airtight rooms.
Macaroni Wheat Trials Boost Northwest Farming
Over the past two years experiments with macaroni wheat in the northwest show success on scarce rainfall lands. Large areas become available for a productive crop. Tests compare macaroni flour bread favorably to bread from No. 1 hard wheat.
Hired Man Wash Ration Question Sparks Minn. Debate
A Minnesota farmer’s wife asks how large a hired man’s monthly wash should be. She lists white underwear, shirts, overalls, negligee, handkerchiefs, socks, nightdress and blouse, plus extra in wet weather. The article suggests she deserves a break if treated unfairly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnesota
Conservation of Moisture and Plant Water Use
The piece argues we cannot see evaporation and transpiration but claves that plants pull moisture from soil and air through leaves and roots. It urges using simple mechanical methods to prevent waste of moisture, noting trees, corn, and fields consume water daily and the sun feeds on it.
The Old Man and the Child on the Porch
An aging man sits on a porch reading and smoking while a grandchild rests in his lap. They share stories of past pioneer days and present childish dreams as father time and youth merge in quiet companionship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grandpa
Railways' Expense to Cut Curves Inspires Farm Reform
The article argues railroads spend vast sums to eliminate road curves and grades and asks if farms should imitate. It likens heavy grades to poor stock, oversized fields, poor crop rotation, overworked soil, and persistent weeds. It urges applying railway efficiency lessons to agriculture.
A Bad System Rent Practice Hurts Western Farms
The piece denounces yearly farm leases as ruinous to western agriculture. It argues leases prevent crop rotation and soil restoration, describe land extraction without return, and call for longer terms such as three to five years with clover cultivation and stock feeding to sustain farm fertility.
Should a Young Farmer Marry a Town Girl
The article weighs risks for a farmer marrying a town girl noting fear she may be unfit for farm work at first but argues many town wives adapt well bringing refinement and culture to the countryside home. It asserts a bright woman can adjust to her environment and improve home life.
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F. J. Riggs
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Co Leanic Press
West Disinfecting Co., Inc
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E. S.trigg
Rockford
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Kansas Experiment Station
Swan
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Walnut Street
B. Schmidt, Chestnut
Journal Building
R. A. Holmes
U. S
Fred Giesler’s
Bond
Department Store
Bond Hardware Co
M. N. Bond
Mer
Wm. R. Henneker
Mnfr
Orkret
Amberlin
Kier & Cox
Frank Hurst
Goodhue
Kelleg
Harry Blakemore
Comedienne
Pauline Hickler
Bile Tac Soc
Grand Opera House
Chamberlin Kindt & Co
Lincoln J. Carters
Creacho
Chamburlin
Holden Bros
THE
Denver
of the Century
Try Pierson
G. A. Pierson
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