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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1900
Page
4
A large company with a solid financial reputation seeks a nationwide representative. The position offers a definite salary of 936 dollars per year paid weekly plus 3 dollars per day expenses, weekly advances, and Saturday support. Office is at Standard House Caxton Building Chicago.
Advertising notice offers exclusive territory for agents to sell the Standard Gas Lamp at $4 plus, claiming light six times brighter and safer than kerosene yet cheaper. Brass construction with thousands of testimonials. Chicago address 112 Michigan St. Illinois.
A fragmented lyric style hints at sunbeam imagery and condensation. It suggests a woman with rising feelings should order a fresh supply, implying a metaphorical or product-related instruction within a verse.
Minneapolis reports Leonard Day, the young millionaire, was killed in the West hotel billiard room. Minutes earlier he toasted with Grace Townsend and Beryl Gooding, saying Lets eat drink and be merry for tomorrow we die. The toast proved prophetic. Hamilton faces possible charges. Day family fears public exposure.
The couple, a popular young society pair, received many fine gifts from relatives and friends at a ceremony in Muscatine with guests including Mrs. Will Musser and Dorothy from Iowa City and Mrs. S. H. Parvin from Morning Sun. The couple will reside at the Cadle residence on East Front Street. Mrs Rebecca Hoopes hosted a Tuesday Reading Circle dinner at the Commercial hotel with a full guest list.
H Jarrard and Max Colberg arrive in the city for the day along with J W Black A W Reed Fred Mapes and S H Smith all noted as in town. Harriet Dow hosts friends at 1424 Mulberry. Court case State of Iowa vs Tom and Mrs Clay for vagrancy ongoing before Justice Tappe. Mechanics Band plans winter concerts at Armory Hall starting December 6. Grand Opera house nearing completion with Johnston owner and W D Ament as local agent. Alvin Joslin to be revived at Stein's December 12 with parade and free concert prior to each show.
The Tuesday evening social at Miss Helen Cohn’s West Second Street home entertained guests with pleasant company and light refreshments during the event.
The Thursday evening card club holds its regular fort nightly session tomorrow evening at Miss Sarah Brown's residence on North Mulberry.
Miss Eva Fox and Cornelius Cadle were married at the Fox residence on East Second Street in a simple ring ceremony led by Rev. S. H. Parvin. The parlor arbor featured palms and white chrysanthemums, with Miss Blanche Fox as maid of honor and a reception of refreshments following the ceremony.
Jack Winterstein thanks neighbors and friends for their kindness and help during his mother's recent illness and passing. The message expresses appreciation to those who supported him.
Iowa City reports George Weeks superintendent of the Johnson county poor farm was stabbed by a blind inmate named Kauffmann. Weeks is in a precarious condition.
J H Hurd reports evidence of a major life insurance fraud plot. George A Barber of Webster City held a 7800 policy, died in Pagosa Colorado allegedly murdered by W R Neff and Mrs Mary Wright. coroner’s inquest may indict them for murder. Barber met Wright in Chicago then Webster City and Denver.
The members of Company C plan a grand New Year’s Eve ball with a splendid exhibition drill by the entire company as a highlight of the occasion.
A Spanish railway orders 600 cars from a Detroit maker. New York court awards Castellanos a $20,533 monthly living amount to cover debts. Mrs Mastale, 54, dies after rabies in Chicago. Brown County Wisconsin seeks three rural mail routes. Professor Starr dragged by a Chicago car but returns home. Rev Parker to imitate London Sun for one week. Archibishop Freeman retirement denied. New York abandons permanent Dewey arch. Fatal lamp explosion at Beverly MA lodge. Duke of Manchester and Baron Sudely ruled bankrupt. Czar progress toward recovery. WCTU at Washington adopts ant army canteen resolutions. Minnesota legislature to pick Senator Davis’s successor Jan 7. Maine’s Boutelle may retire as naval captain.
Governor Elect Yates returns from a western and southern trip refreshed and wary of political questions. He plans three days to read mail then to receive callers at the Springfield internal revenue office from now until January 14, with Saturdays in Chicago and occasional Jacksonville days. He will not announce appointments before inauguration day.
In Cartwright Wisconsin a farmer's eight year old daughter was carried off by a panther and killed. The body was torn apart and only fragments were found. A community panther hunt is organized with a ten foot panther reportedly shot and two others seen.
The Sterling Standard reports an alleged offer of one thousand dollars for the best rhyme about Michigan. A playful verse mocks a young lady from Michigan and her ice cream cravings while hinting at a humorous exchange.
The quote highlights that not hard labor but continuous scheming drains a person’s energy during a short job. It reflects a cynical view of work ethics from a Chicago Daily News perspective.
A Buffalo man recalls a striking detail about Napoleon Bonaparte. He cites a New York Tribune anecdote that two upper front teeth long and overlapped the lower teeth, creating a peculiar smile. The account traces to Napoleon’s dentist’s son.
In a state asylum two seemingly harmless inmates plotted escape from the garden. Jack climbs Tom to the wall but deserts him, shouting that Tom may need another fortnight to be cured, revealing a failed plan and a grimly comic end.
A weary doctor confesses one final remedy as a last-ditch effort, while the patient laments wasted expense and wishes for frankness from the start. The Boston Transcript frames a cautionary exchange on medical hopes and fear of failure.
Mrs Downtown questions the honesty of a milliner’s collector as Mme Chiffon notes repeated bills sent with no payment made. The New Orleans Times-Democrat quote highlights ongoing concerns over payment reliability and trust.
The terrain runs at right angles to the Orange river with vast red sand downs stretching into the Kala Hari desert. The landscape has few wells and some yield horse sickness.
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