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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1909
Page
3
The California Fig Syrup Co promotes its Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as produced by its own method using pure plant principles. Buyers are urged to insist on the full company name on the package to avoid imitations and ensure the product's benefits.
The Journal lists city agencies for reader convenience. Locations include East Hill Hurlbut Grocery East 2nd feet South Muscatine Toborg Bros grocery Oregon street W C A Busch's Drug Store Hershey venue Kecklerville Chayka's Grocery West Hill J H Fuller Grocery Wm Van Zyl Grocery New York Office 30 34 West 33rd Street.
Representatives Payne and Young assume command of the Chicago office located in the 750 Marquette Building. The move formalizes leadership duties and signals organizational priorities for the region.
Editorial and business office listings indicate Bell and Tell services in Blississippi Valley with unspecified details. The fragmented text provides no clear events, dates, or actions to summarize beyond indicating offices and telephone providers.
I F D Throop publisher of the Muscatine Journal swears the above number of copies were printed and circulated during July 1909. Subscribed and sworn before me August 2 1909 by Arthur Hoffman Notary Public.
Uncle Joe Cannon questions why to heed Fowler accusing the czar of the house. The letter’s harsh terms are stripped to reveal a direct set of charges. The piece argues Fowler’s animus is evident and that his criticisms merit consideration despite rhetoric.
In the west at least two men out of every three believe these charges are true. Supporters claim the sage is misunderstood. he should answer to clear his position for fair-minded voters. Congressman Fowler says Republicans must bury Cannonism and Aldrichism to win future battles.
Dr. Harvey M. Wiley likens today’s Lucretia Borgia to the modern house wife and urges scrutiny of home hygiene. He cautions against telephoning orders, stresses fumigation of ice boxes, proper disposal of spoiled tins, and fresh food handling to prevent ptomaines and tainted meals.
The Des Moines Press club has invaded the vaudeville realm in a playful swap of stage and newsroom, a tongue in cheek jab at media circles. The note reads as a lighthearted city column item from the Sioux City Journal.
The excerpt praises Senator Aldrich for his impact on cartoonists over the past six months, noting a notable charitable or supportive stance that has aided illustrators and editors. It frames his influence as significant within a short period.
President Taft will have breakfast with Senator Cummins on his Des Moines stop during the western trip. Lafayette Young, the original Taft man, is likely to arrange his city visit.
A Newton resident was fined five dollars and costs for driving his auto on the wrong side of the road and damaging a buggy that followed the rules. The report stresses the single rule of keeping to the right and urges strict adherence.
The Ogilvie House cellar sewer to the river is four feet square and allows a man with a wheelbarrow to pass. The old sewer was too small and clogged frequently. Huttig Bros. relocate to Bridgman’s building on Second Street. Daniel Hayes shipped six young horses on the St. Paul yesterday.
J. R. Nissy prepares to erect a fine brick dwelling on his lot at Ogilvie hill corner of Ninth and Orange streets. The street commissioner reports Iowa City road repairs making it suitable for the county fair. William Olds, Esq. arrives with his family, returning from Muscatine after twelve years.
Twenty years ago many teachers at the county institute wished to see the Rifles drill. The company will present an exhibition drill tomorrow evening at the armory. A rare treat for physical culture enthusiasts. Mrs. D. T. Eaton and Master Earl visited Washington for the morning to see friends.
A large gathering of friends honored the couple at their home marking thirty years of marriage. Attendees brought gifts and joined in festive congratulations for the longtime pair.
Ten years ago J C Coster and wife came back from Shell Rock Iowa with Mrs Custers parents Mr and Mrs Fred Hahn who will make their home in the city. No band concert at the court square last night but next Friday the band plans one of the season’s best concerts for the public.
In the country house, a veiled woman and a ghostly visitor spark suspicions. A stair collision reveals a white silk blanket found on Halsey, who is attacked and casts blame toward unknown intruders as Gertrude and the servant Mrs. Watson join the tense night watch.
Mrs. Watson carries a blanket down the east wing stairs at eleven held by unusual circumstances. Halsey, bottle green eyes on the scene, questions the incident as Mrs. Watson explains she intended the blanket for Thomas, who is ill, and fled when confronted.
A New York dispatch reports a major railroad merger to span hundreds of miles and nearly 50 000 miles of track under W C Brown. The Burlington road veteran, once a respected local figure, is named to active management in what could be a pivotal expansion praised by friends and the traveling public.
A Keokuk Gate City report says a railroad conductor found half demented in San Francisco attributes his condition to a fusilade of complaints and foolish questions from Kansas tourists. The piece notes a need for a society to prevent cruelty among charitable groups.
A cautious plea urges visitors to stop pestering train staff. The writer argues such behavior would ease stress for conductors and help prevent harm to travelers and crews.
Port Allen August 26. Local melon growers load fruit as the C R I and P railroad replaces a switch near town improving rail access. Visitors include Jake McDaniel from Morning Sun and Master Dale Pierce from Columbus Junction. Households host relatives from Lone Tree Muscatine and Burlington with brief notes on travel and selling melons.
An advertisement asserts deafness arises from inflammation of the Eustachian tube and cannot be cured by local applications. It promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure with a $100 reward for any case caused by catarrh that cannot be cured, and notes the product costs 75 cents with Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
Mrs O A Bohnsack, Arthur and Pearl return home after a delightful visit with Mr and Mrs Aug Drumm and family of McCausland and relatives in Pleasant Valley. Mrs Hopper entertaining a daughter the past week. Mrs Balluff Davenport guest of son J T Balluff. Mrs Louise Lowary and two grandsons guests at William Saltau home for two weeks. They return to Davenport Monday. Mrs William Saltau leaves with Elmer and Anna Pearl for Davenport and Pleasant Valley visit.
Dysentery is a dangerous disease but can be cured. Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy has been successfully used in nine epidemics of dysentery. It has never been known to fail. It is equally valuable for children and adults, and when reduced with water and sweetened, it is pleasant to take.
Mt. Clemens known as the Mineral Bath City is reached from Detroit by the Grand Trunk Railway System with no transfer of cars. Time tables and a descriptive pamphlet will be mailed free on application to W. S. Cookson A. G. P. A. 135 Adams Street Chicago.
City council in Muscatine Iowa establishes the grade for Lucas street from Green Street to Houser Street. Elevations along the route are defined including 446.5 feet at Green Street center and successive points ending at 452 feet near Houser Street. Repeals conflicting ordinances and declares the measure enacted August 24, 1909. Mayor William Grossklaus and City Recorder Gustav Weis certify.
An advertisement touts Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a stomach restorer liver invigerator and blood cleanser. It claims strong stomachs yield rich red blood reducing disease and promotes the medicine as of known composition with ingredients listed on the bottle. Dr Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are also promoted to regulate and invigorate stomach liver and bowels.
The article lists eight prominent philanthropists led by Mrs Leland Stanford and Mrs Russell Sage who have given or will give a total of 109.7 million dollars of their husbands or fathers wealth. It highlights major endowments to Lealand Stanford University and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, plus large gifts by Emma Willard Seminary, Henry C Frick's daughter, and others.
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