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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1903
Page
3
The OAejournal lists PY JOURNAL PRINTING CO. with H. M. SHEPPARD as editor and W. L. LANE as business manager. The masthead names the newspaper staff and confirms the publication’s editorial leadership.
A brief public notice outlines subscription options including daily delivery by carrier and a weekly rate. It lists pricing for daily, yearly, and weekly periods with nominal cents per week and a one year term. The fragment shows rates around five dollars yearly and two dollars for weekly.
Representatives in Washington and New York offices oversee regional availability. The Journal has set up agencies in Keckierville Chayka's grocery West Muscatine Sharrar's grocery and South Muscatine Morse Washbern's grocery, with extra papers nightly at each location for missed deliveries.
The article reports William Jennings Bryan criticizing Theodore Roosevelt for appointing black officials and handling a colored postmistress dispute with a flourish. It claims Bryan’s influence is waning and forecasts his diminishing political presence.
A damaged account notes an oil field in Beaumont hit by a broken bank and a $50 fire amid heavy rains drying one fourth of the regional corn crop. The writer jokes that the loss could buy banks and oil wells in Texas, then start anew, but dismisses the impact as passing.
Washington politicians hailed Nebraska Republicans endorsement of Governor Cummins as a favorite son for vice president. The move signals potential alignment with Cummins and his appeal to party leaders in the capital.
A Des Moines based insurance company is under scrutiny for alleged fraud and has begun wind-up proceedings to close its affairs. Authorities initiated formal steps to liquidate assets and settle obligations while investigators pursue the case.
Muscatine plans to improve relations with the Rock Island route. Officials aim for cooperative use and smoother traffic sharing while maintaining local interests.
Governor Odell tells President Roosevelt that New York will be all right in 1904 and that Wall Street will rebound.
Twenty eight percent of Polk County marriages ended in failure last year prompting comments on local morals and social standards in Des Moines.
Muscatine North South railroad announces roundtrip excursion tickets to Louisville and all Indiana Ohio points west of Sandusky Columbus Washington Court House Wilmington and Cincinnati. Tickets valid September 1 1963 and October 6 1963 for thirty days from sale with depot inquiries at M N & S depot
J J Havercamp markets Hyomei as a no stomach dosing hay fever cure. Claims include stopping sneezing eyes and nose symptoms and preventing or reversing attacks. Endorsements from J F Forbes and A Hamlin cited. manufacturer offers refunds if Hyomei fails to meet claims.
The Denver Express stage production by Holden Bros with a buoyant soubrette stars Wednesday August 26 at the Grand. Lincoln J Carter's Western Border Drama The Flaming Arrow follows on Saturday August 29 with a 40 member cast and Government Indian Brass Band. Indian band concert precedes each show.
A brief ad asserts tiny scratches and boils can be fatal and promotes Buckien’s Arnica Salve as protection for burns sores ulcers and piles. Sold for 25 cents at Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store.
Iowa Central Ry advertises annual Home Visitors Excursions to Ohio and Indiana with sales on Sept 1 8 15 and Oct 6. Return limit is thirty days from sale. For rates and details contact agents or A B Cutts G P and T A Iowa Central Ry Minneapolis Minn.
City council resolution targets Lot Nine in Block 102 urging G. J. Hampe and Hampe brothers to fill the stagnant water nuisance within 30 days. If unpaid, the street commissioner will perform the work, costs as a city lien on the property, with service of notice by the city marshal. Adopted August 20, 1903.
Muscatine city officials discuss Burdick Sign Co proposals for enamel street signs 5000 15000 units and assign committees to verify street names and quantities. They review a city engineer cost estimate for grading Sixth Street and related work and refer various items to the appropriate committees for investigation and action.
An article combines an antiseptic advertisement promoting CN disinfectant with a dense Muscatine city council report from August 1903. It notes ordinances, street work approvals, taxation measures, contract awards, and utility improvements, reflecting municipal governance and public health messaging.
A Muscatine public endorsement highlights Doan’s Kidney Pills as a trusted remedy. Mrs. E Van Wagner reports backache and virulent kidney symptoms alleviated after using the pills from Havercamp’s pharmacy, with relief after three days and continued improvement. Price 50 cents. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY sole agents. Remember the name Doan’s.
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