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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1909
Page
3
The Daily Journal, publisher by Journal Printing Co., is the official paper of City and County with wide circulation. It details daily and semiweekly editions, agency network, and offices in Muscatine New York and Chicago, plus subscription rates and contact points.
Sworn detailed circulation statement filed by publisher F D Throop. The document lists monthly totals and averages for November 1909, with notary J W Eversmeyer certifying the sworn affidavit.
The International Bureau of American Republics compares Nicaragua’s size to New York and Washington, notes a population around 600,000, and details Pacific and Caribbean coasts. Key towns include Leon Managua Corinto and Granada, with banana exports 4.5 million bunches in 1908 and a single railroad linking Corinto to Managua and Granada.
The text outlines routes to Nicaragua via steamers from New York, New Orleans, Mobile, or San Francisco, and via rail through Mexico or Panama. It notes Nicaragua’s 1908 foreign trade valued at 7.5 million dollars, with exports of 4.5 million and imports of 2 million, detailing US-sourced textiles and machinery and Nicaraguan exports like bananas and coffee. It describes the government structure, geography, and climate, highlighting a tropical belt with central mountains and varied temperatures.
Side lights from DC recount Captain Lucien Young’s claimed travel pay dispute and feats, including rescuing a shipmate and saving 187 men after Huron’s wreck, plus updates on former Treasury head Cortelyou, Labor leader Gompers, and Senator Dolliver returning to Washington. Hawaii liquor bill ciphered in letters from women. Dolliver and Aldricen friction noted.
Recapping long ago events from fifty to ten years past in Muscatine area lore. Lectures on Josephine draw crowds despite storms, while bitter cold tests residents patience. Thief activity worries farmers, freight cars derail near Columbus Junction, delaying trains. Bridge work progresses with rock riprap and rising piers. Modern Woodmen hold annual meeting with officers elected and gifts planned for Chief Forester Eaton.
In a tense tower siege Hotchkiss and I duck bullets as we force entry. A trembling servant reveals no desperado and a breakfasted truce follows. We question Jennie about estate management and past events while Miss West’s presence looms and the scene ends with questions for the next installment.
West Liberty Ia December 6 report notes Rock Island time-card changes affecting departures for Davenport Rock Island and Chicago. Local residents Thomas Gray Annabelle Shannon Charles Passmore GC Fisher Esther Leech Lou Remaine Barry Boyne and others are listed with train movements and visits. Community updates include Mrs Charles Coleman illness Mary Elder Ady family plans Grand City visits and a Presbyterian bazaar netting 85 dollars and 00 cents.
The old remedy of sage tea with sulphur is promoted to restore natural hair color and prevent hair loss. Wyeth's Saga and Sulphur is advertised as easy to make and effective, sold by druggists or sent by Wyeth Chemical Co. Address listed in New York City.
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