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Newspaper

Muscatine Journal

Location

Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 07, 1907

Page

3

Journal Subscriber Rates and City Agencies Notice

Representatives list offices in New York and Chicago with law firms in charge. The Daily Journal prints every evening except Sunday. the Semi- Weekly Journal ships Tuesday and Friday nights. Home delivery costs 10 cents weekly. annual mail rates listed. Local agencies include multiple groceries and drug stores across East Hill West Hill and Kecklerville with specific street names and shop references.

Daily Journal Journal H East Hill Clay Kneese East 2Nd Street South Muscatine W. F. Miksch's Grovery Buad C. & Busch’s Hershey Avenue Kecklerville Chayka’s West Hill J. H. Fuller

Bell Office Telephones Editorials and Notices

Fragmentary OCR notes list Bell company office telephones and editorial office contact lines with stray characters and pricing fragments. The readable items reference Bell branded offices and contact lines without coherent events or dates.

Bell

Circulation Statement for Muscatine Journal November 1907

Sworn statement by publisher Frank D. Throop listing November 1907 newspaper circulation figures for Muscatine Journal. Notary public William R. Jayne witnessed sworn date December 2, 1907. Figures show total daily circulation around 6,200 to 6,400 with averages near 6,082.

Muscatine Journal Beth Reps Iad Ak Ee Sea F. D. Throop Frank D. Throop Muscatine Co State of Lowness William R. Jayne

Demand to find Fairport murderers sparks reward call

Davenport Times urges full pursuit of the Van Winkle couple murder with a large reward and detectives to trace the fugitive. The Muscatine board of supervisors balks at legality, pledging five dollars each, while citizens are urged to join the hunt.

Davenport

Chase for elusive suspect continues in county

Muscatine county keeps pressure on the man linked to the Van Winkle murder case. A rewarding program is discussed to aid capture, but a Coal Valley arrestee failed to identify as Harry Jones, deepening the mystery as officials pursue the suspect who may hold crucial information.

Coal Valley Fairport Harry Jones Jones van Winkles Muscatine County

Insanity of an Altenist in Bradley Trial

The article laments Dr. W S Barton calling Mrs Bradley abnormal for her interest in politics. Women’s suffrage clubs denounce the remark as unjust and reckless. Mrs Eckerson of Des Moines voices outrage, calling Barton insane and the claim foolish and irrelevant to political equality.

W. S. Barton Bradley

Wellman Abandons Pole Flight Plans Reassuring Fans

Cedar Rapids Republican notes Walter Wellman will not attemptNorth Pole balloon ascent next year nor the following year. The paper implies the public was never convinced he would reach the pole by balloon. The tone is matter of fact and skeptical about the undertaking.

Cedar Rapids Walter Wellman North Pole

Burlington Gazette: Des Moines hon dies at sixteen

A Des Moines area item notes a local figure described as a Burlington Gazette hon who died on Wednesday at age sixteen. The piece jokes about the hon's long career and an average of half an egg per day, including Sundays and holidays, inviting mathematicians to calculate the potential omelet total.

Burlington Gazette Des Moines

Sentiment favors Allison in Iowa senate primary, Clinton Herald says

The Clinton Herald editorializes that if the race goes to the primary, Allison will be an easy winner. It notes this is the general sentiment in Iowa and considers it the correct view.

Clinton Herald The Herald Towa Allison

America invited to great exposition in Tokio 1912

Janan announces an American participation in a national exposition at Tokio in 1912. Likely centerpiece is a fleet of warships commanded by Hobson to represent the United States.

Cedar Rauids Gazette Janan America Tokio Hobson

Congressional Record readers praised for diligence in sympathy searches

Sioux City Journal notes that those who seek sympathy should not overlook the Congressional Record proof readers, praising their careful handling of names, events, and details even in somber contexts.

Sioux City Journal Congressional Record

When is a murder not a murder in jury finding

A Council Bluffs Nonpareil item notes a jurors verdict where the alleged killer is found not guilty, underscoring how a murder charge can fail in court despite the deed. The report frames the outcome as the jurors’ decision rather than definitive action.

Closing Stores at Eight In The Evening

A city wide agreement signed by numerous merchants commits closing local businesses at 8 pm on all days except holidays and Saturdays. The list names many firms and proprietors reflecting a long standing practice documented with notes from 30, 20, and 10 years ago about related civic events and local figures.

R. M. Burnett Silverman & Bro Block & Bro Pratt & Co Dunsmore & Chambers Jos. Koberle Jacob Fisch Charles Kessler Underwood & Colman H. Morrison Isaac Neidig Garrettson & Schock Rowe & Williams S. P. Sladden Homer Spencer D. Joseph & Bro Moore & Miller J. Oppenheimer F. A. Drake G. W. Palmer Samuel Ketcham E. A. Waide Martha J. Hess F. M. Erwin Stocker & Draper M. Schwartz J. Z. Coblens Charles Nealiy Smith & Bartlett Chas W. R. Stone M. Kirkpatrick Mrs. White E. W. Terry & Co J. and C. A. Hoover Frederick Tappe Rocap & Randolph Dufee & Northam Joseph Sykes George G. Mahan L. Sutherland Towbridge & Anthony J. G. Gordon Whicher & Thompson Jerome Crocker

Four Decades Ago Marriages in West Liberty and Meeting for New Church

Forty years ago, Elbridge H. King wed Florence Elliott at the Elliott residence in West Liberty on December 5, 1867. E P. Cutler married Rachel Ady of Atalissa on the same date in West Liberty. A meeting of all interested parties to decide the site for a new Methodist church will be held at their church next Wednesday evening.

Elliott West Liberty Purvis Elbridge H. King Florence Elliott C. Morey E. P. Cutler Rachel Ady Atalissa

Chief Tabuwana Delivers Important News To Jim And Bill

Tabuwana arrives with peace pipe and formal ceremony. He warns of a stranger in the settlement described as an Englishman who jumps up and down in his saddle. He also reveals a second, more important development: Bud Hardy is in the area, prompting immediate attention from Jim and Bill.

Jim Bill Baco Tabuwana Tabywana Taboywana Toahowana Bud Hardy

Chief warns of trouble after Hardy talks of Cash Hawkins death

Jim listens as the Indian chief relays Hardy’s brag that he will arrest the man who killed Cash Hawkins. Jim denies responsibility and questions Bud’s suspicions about Nat u richt, while Bill and Tabywane weigh the risks and the need to shelter a white man. The scene ends with cautious plans to keep Bud Hardy moving on.

Baco Jim Hardy Cash Hawkins Tabuwana Bill Bud Baro Nat-u-ritch Nat-uritch Cash Bud Hardy Tabywane

Blanchard’s Eczema Lotion Offered By Chicago Skin Specialist

Prof J Blanchard offers Blanchard's Eczema Lotion with no samples or red tape. Prices list 6 oz bottle at 1 dollar and 12 oz bottle at 2 dollars. Wholesaler supplies druggists. free instructions and advice on request. Call or write at 3811 Cottage Grove Ave Chicago.

Blanchard J. Blanchard Cottage Grove, Ave Chicago

Wisdom Suppressed by Crowd Casts Hopeful Look

A figure offers words of wisdom to a dismissive audience. He pleads for attention, Despairingly he repeats the counsel through Baco, but Jim signals the notes are not fully heard as the scene ends with To Be Continued.

Baco Jim

PILES CUED AT HOME BY NEW ABSORPTION METHOD

If you suffer from bleeding itching blind or protruding Piles send me your address and I will tell you how I cure yourself at home by the new subscription treatment and will also send some of this home treatment free for trial with references from your own locality is requested Immediate relief and permanent care assured Send new money but tell others of this offer Write today to Mrs M Swimmers Box I Notre Dame Ind

Fredonia Community Notices of Visits and Gatherings

Fredonia records show a flurry of social visits across nearby towns. Cedar Bethel residents H J Bedwell and Walter James traveled, while Columbus Junction and Muscatine friends called on locals including Mrs. Emma Crull and Mrs. S S Snyder. Several families hosted relatives and attended birthdays and dinners in Fredonia and surrounding areas.

Local Residents Visit Friends and Relatives in Area

Mrs Blake remained for a few days visit. Mr and Mrs George Crull visited Sunday with Mr and Mrs S A Crull. Mrs H A Banta of Columbus Junction visited Tuesday with friends in our village. Mrs D D Mapes visited Tuesday with her daughter Mrs Albert Williams. Mr and Mrs S L Johnson of Cedar Bethel visited Thursday with their son Floyd and family. Mrs Etta Littrel visited Tuesday with her son Chas and family of Wellington. Mrs Mary Jones and daughter Mrs Kate Soloman are visiting in Winfield this week. Mrs J will remain for a longer visit. Mrs Etta Littrel and Mrs Lena Lowe and Cecil were Muscatine visitors Tuesday. Will Knott and Lou Nelson of Muscatine were Fredonia visitors Wednesday. Mr and Mrs John Welsch of New Boston are visiting at the Ed Welsch.

Fredonia H. J. Bedwell Cedar Bethel Rob. Lee Emma Crull Wilton Muscatine William Toms Cairo J. T. Gambell Etta Littrel Ava Jas. Gulliford Concord Jas. Reeder Columbus Junction Lou Reeder Dan Worley John Delia Mulligan Flora Kulp Ethel Cunningham BP. W. van Dyke Joe Reed Adeline James Jerry Hamilton Ellen Snyder Chas. Brown Indian Creek Mr. B Glenn Skipton Winfield George Soloman Sam Littrel Lizzie Knott Ed. Knott Sella Curtis Leal Curtis J. F. Moore Dave Cross Wapello W. Williams Sandy Grove Rhoda Chapman Near Cotter Maria Sullivan Del Clarence Blake George Crull S. A. Crull H. A. Banta D. D. Mapes Albert Williams S. L. Johnson Floyd Chas Wellington Mary Jones Kate Soloman J. Will Lena Lowe Cecil Will Knott Lou Nelson John Welsch New Boston Ed. Welsch

Mercer Co Farmers Institute Holds Aledo Sessions

Aledo Illinois December events note strong attendance at Mercer County Farmers Institute sessions and ongoing board of supervisors meetings. Local sales are fewer than last year. Warren Shedd Post elected officers for the coming year including Commander J. P. Nesbitt and Senior Vice Commander John McPher son. The post reports good turnout and cheerful gatherings at each meeting December 5.

Julius Wright W. A. Lorimer W. S. McCormick F. C. Cunningham L. D. Elliott Lyman Himes A. T. Calhoun John Felton

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