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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1907
Page
3
Journal Agencies List For City Readers
The Journal notes several agencies for reader convenience including Fast Hill Clay Kneese Grocery on East 2nd Street South Muscatine Morae Washburns Grocery End of Street Car Track WwW C A Buschs Drag Store Hershey Benns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fast Hill
Clay Kneese
East 2Nd Street
South Muscatine
Morae Washburn’s
C. A. Busch’s
Hershey Benns
Circulation Statement for Muscatine Journal July 1907
The sworn circulation statement for July 1907 lists average copies printed and distributed by the Muscatine Journal with figures for various dates and a publisher attestation. F D Throop signs as publisher and William R Jayne as notary public confirms the sworn affidavit date of August 12, 1907.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine Journal
Tao Oo
IRS
Sivas Mans Hanes
Bbc Orcs Grean Sun
Sun
F. D. Throop
Muscatine Co
State of Ilowae
Muscatine Faces Labor Shortage as Jobs Outpace Men
Muscatine contends with a 20 percent surplus of open positions across key factories including button works and Heinz pickling, risking industrial decline if employers withdraw investment. Local press urges publicity, club outreach, and civic effort to attract workers, highlighting Muscatine as a growing city offering good wages and a solid home for laborers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
Heinz
Muscatine Invites Unemployed Workers to Move In
The article urges working men from outside the city to move to Muscatine for factory jobs and improved living conditions. It portrays the city as welcoming and offers Muscatine as a refuge for the unemployed or discontented workers seeking better opportunities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
Richard Mansfield Dead A Blow To American Stage
Richard Mansfield has died, leaving a void on the American stage. The noted actor was deemed America's premier performer before his breakdown, and his genius and artistry, mirrored in the roles he portrayed, will live in the memory of theatergoers and drama lovers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Mansfield
Mansfield
America
The Ambitious Student and the Incomplete Essay
A sharp schoolgirl writes a 250 word assignment about an automobile but delivers only fifty words about a man who buys a machine and travels. The machine breaks down ten miles out and he walks home, while the remaining words are what he says on the return, unsuited for publication.
Editor notes seating tightness under two cent fare law
An Iowa editor observes seats are scarce on trains due to the two cent fare law, with women and children favored for seating while men must stand. He recalls that in the old days editors could obtain a seat even on a free ticket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Shortage of Teachers Looms in Woodbury County
Woodbury County faces a teacher shortage with 500 positions to fill and only about 300 competent candidates. Of those who took the examination, about 20 percent failed to pass.
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Woodbury County
Interurban line from Fairfield to Memphis assured
The project to build an interurban line from Fairfield through Keosauqua to Memphis Missouri is now an assured fact. Eastern parties have been found who will furnish the money and the contract for the work has been let.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield
Keosauqua
Memphis
Missouri
Gate City weighs in as Newport skirts change prompt debate
Newport ladies drop peek‑a‑boo waists for knee high skirts prompting Gate City to call for compromise on the fashion issue.
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Newport
Gate City
Republican tariff praised for stabilizing business interests
Iowa press comment from Burlington Hawkeye credits the protective tariff for shielding national business interests from Wall Street disturbances, claiming the downturn has no relation to domestic commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Wall Street
Senator La Follette Criticized in Iowa Chautauqua Talks
The Carroll Herald questions Senator La Follette's Iowa chautauqua speeches this year deeming him too radical and ill considered for conservative voters in Wisconsin and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll Herald
la Foliette
Iowa
Wisconsin Statesman
Phillips' New Ferry Boat Rivalry at Rock Island
Rock Island reports Capt. John Phillips builds a new ferry to challenge Mr. Fisher’s boat. Completion expected by the 20th next month. caset pegged at 9 000 dollars. Levee safety assured over sandbar near the wharf. Also notes marriages and a death in Muscatine county in late August 1877.
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Phillips
John Phillips
Rock Island
Fisher
Phelps
Dodge
Ben Campbell
Accident Injures Mill Employee With Circular Saw
Forty years ago an employee at Chambers new mill Levi Brackett had fingers cut by a circular saw last evening. The injuries are not expected to be serious. Sam Kirkwood Ahead. At Rockford Illinois yesterday Harry Compton's Sam Kirkwood won the largest purse for the fastest trotting horse in mile heats best three of five. C R I and P R R completed to Des Moines today but through service likely not until next week as side tracks turntables and other works remain.
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Chambers’ New Mill
Levi Brackett
Sam Kirkwood
Rockford
Ill
Harry Compton
Des Moines
Co C Bows To Webster Browns At Riverside Park
Twenty years ago Co C and the Webster Browns prepared for a Riverside Park clash. The game slated for 3 pm featured Kennedy, Dean, Monroe and Chas Page among Co C players against Schneider, Van Bueren and Kerr from the Browns with others in the lineup.
Obituary of John Robinson of Louisa County
Thirty years ago John Robinson died at 65. A Civil War veteran, he served in the Greybeard regiment. He married, with the ceremony at the bride’s parents’ home in Fulton township.
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John Robinson
Louisa County
Greybeard
Fulton Township
Iowa preacher's shifting doctrines spark alignment with Wisconsin senator
A fragment discusses a preacher in Iowa whose appeal waned as his sermons failed to attract crowds. It notes Bryan's claim that a decade ago he supported ideas later echoed by a Wisconsin senator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Bryan
Wisconsin
Ten Years Ago Local Notices of Letts Obituaries Births and Deaths
Ten years ago in Letts Mrs Laura E Armentraut wife of Dr W G Armentraut died last Saturday at home from complications. Funeral held yesterday at Letts M E church. Fred Hoopes welcomes a 1 1/2 pound girl born Sunday. Grandpa Hoopes distributes nutmegs. Fred Frutig age 19 died at home on West Eighth Street after long illness. He leaves parents a brother George and three sisters Mrs J Geess Wisconsin and Nellie and Hattie at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura E. Armentraut
W. G. Armentraut
Letts
M. E
Fred Hoopes
Grandpa Hoopes
Fred Frutig
West Eighth Street
George
J. Geess
Wisconsin
Nellie
Hattie
Assaults on women spark fear and calls for swift justice
The Cedar Rapids Gazette condemns assaults on women and girls as the worst crime and warns that without strong law enforcement there could be more mob violence and lynchings in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
United States
Candidates barred from indiscriminate use of typographical union label
The county election rule states that the typographical union label may appear only on cards of candidates who pledge to meet the obligations implied by the label. This limits its use to those who intend to live up to the stated commitment.
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Council Bluffs
Waterlooo Times-Tribune urges spending to boost state funds
The Waterloo Times-Tribune advocates allocating a raised $100,000 to prominent business figures including Buchtel and Guggenheim to help spur state growth, arguing it should be placed in their hands for swift action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo Times-Tribune
Colorado
Buchtel, Guggenheim
Senators Knox Crane and Foraker Called Undesirable Citizens
Keokuk Constitution Democrat cites critics labeling Knox Crane and Foraker as undesirable citizens. The piece accuses them of acting without guidance from the oracle at Oyster Bay and questions their loyalty.
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Keokuk
Knox
Crane
Foraker
Oyster Bay
Minneapolis ad men seek next national ad meeting to Davenport
Advertising men in Minneapolis aim to bring the next national convention to Davenport arguing that such gatherings advertise a city and benefit its profile and economy.
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Davenport
Minneapolis
Krupp Heir Referenced as Son of a Gun in Papers
Keokuk Gate City notes a playful quote about a new Krupp heir while Clinton Herald reports an editor robbed of five diamonds. The lines mock editorial trust and the mishap highlights media humor and crime note.
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Keokuk Gate City
Krupp
Clinton Herald
Local residents visit kin and travelers depart town
Miss Helen Martin of Muscatine arrived yesterday and stays with Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Daw son and relatives. Mrs. H. E. Nicolaus left for Chicago for a few days with relatives. Miss Kate Creitz returns to Tipton after visiting her mother. Amelia Wildasin rode to Iowa City for a day with friends. Sophia Angerer returns from Muscatine and Ferdinand Indiana. Bel Plain teaching appointment awarded to Miss Mabel Marshall from Wilton. she leaves for Bel Plain tomorrow and starts Monday. Mrs. Mary Whitmer returns to West Liberty. Peter Grinder and daughter Rosie go to Missouri Valley to visit relatives. A. E. Stigers and H. R. Shaffer, back from Des Moines fair, arrive home. Joe Anson of Muscatine visits the McNulty home. Rev. Gunther departs for Des Moines after visiting town. P. A. Schmidt heads to Chicago for business. Newt Ayres returns home from Anderson Ohio. Rob Wilkerson makes a business trip to Iowa City.
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Ter
Helen Martin
Muscatine
Geo. Dawson
H. E. Nicolaus
Chicago
Kate Creitz
R.creitz
Tipton
Amelia Wildasin
Iowa City
West Liberty
Peter Grinder
Rosie
Missouri Valley
A. E. Stigers
H. R. Shaffer
Des Moines
Joe Anson
McNulty
Rev. Gunther
Audubon
Peace in Central America may endure only if police role exists
The remark warns that any peace rests on enforcement and suggests Mexico could play the policing role to sustain stability. It frames policing as essential to lasting peace and invites reflection on regional security arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central America
Mexico
Three-Term Rule Debate Cited by Des Moines Capital
The Des Moines Capital argues that a three-term rule in Congress would erode a state's influence to near nothing, framing the proposal as a major shift in political power.
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Congress
Des Moines
Pioneer Picnic Draws Wilton Residents and Visitors
Wilton Iowa August 30 delayed report says Mr. and Mrs. F W Casterline and Mr. and Mrs F J Casterline traveled from Tipton to attend a pioneer picnic and visit the Dice home. Other locals and visitors from Muscatine Des Moines and Treynor were seen in town or en route to Muscatine.
Notable American Flora Versus Medicinal Roots
Historical claim notes that American forests host plants with valuable medicinal virtues. Medical writers and teachers document their worth, and Indigenous peoples reportedly identified many useful native plants before European contact. Whites later expanded research, yielding a rich assortment of medicinal roots.
Free booklet on medicinal root cures from Dr. Pierce
Dr. Pierce asserts that American forests yield valuable medicinal roots treating obstinate and fatal diseases. He explains the curative action in a short book of extracts from standard medical works, mailed free to any requester at Buffalo, New York.
Not less marvelous cures by Dr Pierce medicines
The passage praises Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription and another medicine for women’s ailments claiming marvelous cures. It cites testimonials, asserts origins in native root extracts, and states no alcohol or habit forming drugs are used. It notes expert chemists and specialized equipment in production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierce
Fefus Pat
The Spoilers by Rex E Beach
A fragment urges to cut out and keep The Spoilers by Rex E Beach with a note about reading it later. The text repeats the title and author and offers no further context or details.
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By Rex. E. Beach
Prominent Boss Proposes To Helen Amid Rumor Storm
In a tense parlor scene, a powerful ship boss offers marriage to Helen after gossip swirls around her relationship with Glenister. Helen wrestles with fear of social ostracism as she confronts the lure of protection and status he promises.
Mystery Lover Proposes as Struve Intervenes
Helen faces a tense moment as a suitor questions marriage while Glenister-Bah looms as a menacing figure. McNamara interrupts with news he must leave for the mines, urging Helen and Struve to act quickly. The scene ends with a hurried plan and a cliffhanger.
Men Fifty to Sixty Face Kidney and Prostate Risks
Old men over sixty are warned of kidney and bladder disorders tied to enlarged prostate. Foley's Kidney Cure is urged at the first signs, with testimonials from Rodney Burnett of Rock Port Missouri and A W Morgan of West Second Street supporting its efficacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
Rodney Burnett
Rockport
A. W. Morgan
West Second St
Muscatine County Plans Fireproof Court House Bid Notice
Sealed proposals are invited by the Muscatine county board of supervisors for all materials and labor to erect and complete a new fireproof court house in Muscatine Iowa. Plans by architect Joseph E Mills are available for viewing and extra sets may be purchased. Proposals due September 26 1907 at 2 pm.
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Board of Supervisors
Muscatine County
Iowa
Muscatine
Joseph E. Mills
Washington Arcade
Detroit
Michigan
Board of County Supervisors
Court House
A.S. Lawrence
Coun'y Auditor
W. H. Fishburn
Lawrence
G A R Headquarters Post 231 Meeting Schedule
Shelby Norman Post No 231 invites visiting members to join the first and third Tuesdays each month at GA KR ball on East Second street. Commander A B Rebmel and Adjutant Gus Schmidt announce the regular meetings.
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Shelby Norman
G A. KR. Ball
East Second Street
A. B. Rebmel
Gus. Schmidt
Muscatine Elks Lodge Meets Weekly at 122 Lawa Avenue
Muscatine Lodge No. 804 B P O Elks meets every Monday at 8 pm at Elks Hall 122 Lawa Avenue over Cook Musser Bank. Visitors welcome. Officers: Dr H Johnson Dean EB B W Richards Secretary.
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B. P. O. Elks
Muscatine Lodge NO
B. P. OO. Elks
Elks Hall
Lawa Avenue
Cook, Musser Bank
Elks
H. Johnson Dean
W. W. Richards
Brotherhood of American Yeomen Meet in Muscatine
The Muscatine Homestead No. 336 meets every Wednesday evening in Yeomas hall above Jacob Fisch & Sons hardware on East Second Street. Foreman J. M. L. Payne and Correspondent Mrs. B. C. Inograhem of 510 West South Street are listed.
Muscatine Aerid 815 Meets Every Tuesday Evening
The Muscatine Aerid No. 815 holds meetings every Tuesday at 8 o'clock in Eagle Lodge hall above Dunbar restaurant. Visitors are welcome. W. C. Towers serves as W. P. John P. Breen is Bec.
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Muscatine Aerid No
Eagle Lodge Hall
Dunbar
W. C. Towers
W. P
John P. Breen
Bec
Electa Chapter No 22 Meets Twice Monthly
Co. and S. Electa Chapter No 22 holds meetings on the second and fourth Mondays each month. Mrs. Fannie Reinicke serves as W M and Mrs Avogust Othmer as Secretary.
Local Masonic Lodges Meeting Schedule
Muscatine Lodge No 5 meets Mondays at 7 30 pm at Miriam Lodge No 27. Prairie Encampment No 4 meets Fridays at 7 30 pm on the second and fourth Fridays. DX of H operates on third Fridays at 7 30 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
Miriam Lodge
Prairie Encampment
Knights of Pythias Wyoming Lodge meets Friday evenings
Wyoming Lodge No 76 K of P meets every Friday at 7 30 pm in KE Pp building on Iowa avenue Visiting brethren invited to attend E L Kember C C F L Bihimeter K of R and S
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Knights OF Pythias
Wyoming Lodge No. 76
K. of P
KE Pp
Iowa Avenue
E. L. Kember
C c. F. L. Bihimeter
K. of R
Highland Nobles Muscatine Castle Meeting Notice
Highland Nobles Samuel Scott Lodge invites visiting members in good standing to Woodmen hall for meetings on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays each month. Alexander W. Scott Protector and Elma Scott Secretary sign the notice.
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Bankers Reserve
Woodman Hall
Wm. Appel
J. B. Vanatta
Charles Lockwood
Woodbine Camp
Royal Neighbors OF America
Zod
Kate Dunker
Oracle
Kate Parvin
Cora McCoy
Muscatine Castle
Woodmen Hall
Alexander W. Scott
Elma Scott
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