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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1905
Page
3
The Journal page lists W. L. Lane as publisher and F. D. Throop as managing editor. It notes the paper's affiliation with the Lee Syndicate of Iowa Evening Newspapers and membership in the Associated Press.
Daily delivered in the city by carrier and collected for weekly ten cents per week. Daily one year by mail three dollars. Semi weekly one year.
New York Office 140 Nassau Street lists La Coste and Maxwell as in charge. Chicago Office 750 Marquette Building lists Payne and Young as in charge.
Short telecommunication directory note referencing Bell company offices and the Mississippi Valley region with a terse entry number 8.
The Journal names multiple agencies around the city for reader convenience. Notable locations include East Hill Clay Kneese Grocery East 2nd street Seth Muscatine Morse Washburns grocery End of street car track W C A Buschs Drug Store Hershey avenue Kecklerville Chaykas grocery West Muscatine Sharrars grocery.
Publisher W. L. Lane swears the Muscatine Journal printed and circulated 135,590 copies in July 1905. The statement lists daily circulation figures with totals and averages around 5,210 to 6,215 copies per day across multiple days.
The Interstate Commerce Commission will resume investigations into railroad and refrigerator car line relations after shipper complaints of discriminative rates. Six complaints require responses by September 5, as the inquiry seeks evidence for possible tighter legislation. The probe echoes decades of friction since the commission’s 18 year existence.
Federal commission moves to publish and enforce refrigeration rates for interstate fruit transport. Action targets several lines including St. Louis Iron Mountain, St. Louis and San Francisco, Southern Pacific, and Armour Car lines. Territory coverage includes Missouri Arkansas Indian Territory Texas California Louisiana Kansas Georgia South Carolina North Carolina to New York. Charging practices cited as unreasonable.
Felix E Haley of Des Moines longtime secretary of the Iowa State Traveling Men's association and state organizer of the Knights of Columbus has died. He was born near Mt. Pleasant Iowa and pursued education at Howe's academy. He worked at Mt. Pleasant Free Press and taught school, including superintendent roles at New London.
Advertised remedy promises quick permanent cure for cholera morbus and related gastrointestinal illnesses including diarrhoea dysentery flux and cholera infantum. The claim is presented without medical evidence or endorsements.
An old newspaper ad touts Wakefield's Blackberry Balsam as a patent remedy claimed to be a sure cure that does not constipate. It notes availability at all drug stores.
Mr Haley, longtime traveling solicitor for Des Moines Register and leader in the Iowa Traveling Men's Association, is remembered for his work with Knights of Columbus and as a friend of Governor Cummins. His efforts helped the association survive early challenges and earned him broad respect among old residents.
The piece notes William Jennings Bryan, twice a Democratic presidential hopeful, is expected to seek the 1908 nomination. It cites praise from Illinois leaders, predicts a strong cross country push, and cites The Washington Post saying a Bryan nomination seems highly probable as he plans travels abroad for “good government.”
In Bushnell Illinois the 14th district Republicans meet to select a nominee to fill the late Congressman Marsh’s seat. Several contenders with heavy spending clash in a lively, closely watched contest.
Ambassador Meyer undertakes a mission at President Roosevelt’s request to visit the czar in hopes of fostering peace. If successful, credit will largely go to Roosevelt and Meyer for their diplomatic efforts.
Conditions in the south worsen as yellow fever remains a threat in smaller towns though cities show improvement. The text suggests doctors could earn Carnegie medals for tackling the outbreak beyond urban areas.
E H Conger has resigned reportedly by agreement. He will not go to China as envoy nor run for Iowa governor on the Republican ticket. retirement to private life is suggested as a possibility.
The Rock Island road plans further improvements around Muscatine due to rising business. Officials say increased activity justifies expanded facilities and ongoing upgrades.
In a brief discussion the community weighs the four year term proposition as rain dampens plans but the timely moisture is noted for boosting the bumper corn crop.
Report notes welcome moisture ends long dry spell with likely easing of conditions. Observers praise timely rainfall and mark improvement for crops and pastures across counties.
The Dubuque Telegraph says alcohol is no one's friend. Cedar Rapids Republican notes Russia appears less hostile now. Keokuk Gate City cites additional arguments in favor of Secretary Shaw from various men and interests.
The Creston American editorial denounces tariffs as a skin game in an era of inventions and labor saving machinery, arguing the policy fails workers and misleads the public.
The Des Moines Capital asserts the reciprocity conference did all that was anticipated, leaving no reservations about its performance.
The Dubuque Times reports that Chinese laborers will not be admitted to the United States even to safeguard export trade, reflecting a protectionist stance amid trade concerns.
The Mason City Globe Gazette notes that if President Roosevelt spoke his honest opinion he would probably wish he had left Conger where he was, reflecting on political positions and possible reversals.
The Keokuk Gate City quotes a political observer calling the reciprocity convention a safety valve that released surplus political steam. It argues dissolving the deal would be better than suppressing it and suggests it could have caused harm if kept.
The Charles City Intelligencer notes a feature of the railroad debate: opponents write as if the railroads committing defense is a crime, while those defending the railroads argue their case.
The Emmetsburg Reporter argues against giving lawmakers free railroad passes, stating railroads do not operate as charity and would not gift benefits as a business practice.
The Mason City Times-Herald notes mixed methods debate but unity on immediate steps, reflecting prevailing middle west sentiment. The piece emphasizes consensus on pressing action despite lacking unanimity on tactics.
The Chariton Patriot urges restraint on Taft partisans who seek to push Col. Hepburn into political oblivion while he is away on foreign service. It appeals for fairness and warns against libel by taking advantage of his absence.
The Boston Herald notes instances of officials and others restricting access to journalists during public events. It condemns disdainful attitudes toward reporters and stresses the role of the press in informing the public about ongoing affairs.
An advertisement extols Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a cure for irregularity and debility, sharing a testimonial from Mrs. Hack of Buffalo and urging readers to trust the medicine over long courses of self treatment. It also promotes Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets for constipation. The text then veers into a lengthy defense of press reporting and its role in public life.
A former War Department official with a genius for coast defenses gambles away wealth in Monte Carlo while hiding losses from his daughter. He borrows to cover debts, mortgaging estates as his fortune crashes, until a final ruin seals his fate. A diplomat later loans him funds amid talk of espionage.
The Supreme Court The People rules on Dr King’s New Discovery wine for coughs and colds. Price 50 cents and 1 dollar at Havercamp’s Prescription Drug Store.
North and south bound trains connect Muscatine and Fiith Junction with listed departure and arrival times. Saturday service includes No 4 leaving Fiith Junction at 8 00 p m arriving Muscatine 9 45 p m and connecting with Iowa Central.
The fragment lists three times 2 38 p m 7 57 a m 1 40 p m with no context or events attached, leaving the specific note unclear about what action or schedule these times refer to.
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