Official Paper Circulation Leads Local Newspapers
The Official Paper of City and County proclaims circulation higher than all Muscatine papers combined and exceeds other dailies. It lists subscriber terms, with daily papers issued every evening except Sunday and weekly Beml Journal editions on Tuesday and Friday nights. Delivery details, annual rates, and agency locations across Muscatine are provided, along with Chicago representatives and contact points for the newspaper business office.
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Allther Muscatine
Daily Journal Tx
Beml Weekly Journal |G
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Circulation Statement for Muscatine Journal 1909
Sworn statement by publisher F D Throop of Muscatine Journal details November 1909 circulation. Figures show total 180,170 with average 6,929 copies. notarized December 1, 1909 by Notary Public Blow.
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Muscatine Journal
Aden Pgsbc
Boece
I. F. Db
Throop
F. D. Throop
Muscatine Co
State of Lawa
Blow, Eversnierer
Notary Public
Home of Hamid Reveals Shattered Illusions of His Palace
An eastern paper asserts Hamid's palace was not the opulent display of wealth imagined but a den of licentious vice. It describes the interior as bare and sordid with no dazzling fabrics or perfumes, noting women described as fat and greasy and the ruler as a brutal, lascivious figure.
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Hamid
Fall of Abdul Hamid Ends Infamous Reign
The passage criticizes Abdul Hamid as a cowardly despot living in a garish palace. It describes cheap Empire style furniture, junky Japanese pottery, and rabbit warren corridors. Revolvers lay hidden in furniture for personal defense, highlighting a fear driven regime.
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Japan
Abdul Hamid
Venetian Gondolier Band at Majestic Theatre
Sig Gennaro leads his Venetian Gondolier Band with gymnastic stunts while the orchestra delivers real music. The audience applauded The Star Spangled Banner and Dixie. Sigs Gennaro also planned Grand appearances Friday and Saturday. The Morey Stock Company comes to Grand for a week with Anita the Singing Girl featuring Leona Slater. Faley's honey and Tar is promoted as a cough remedy for children.
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Borneo
Morey Stock Company
Reliable Morey
Grand Opera House
Muscatine
Middle West
West
Kershaw ‘and Stone
Wellington Bros
Anita
Leona Slater
Faley
A. W. Morgan
Local visit highlights from Pine Bluffs and Muscatine
Mrs William Foster and Miss Arizona Watson visited Thursday with Mrs Leonard Dungan and family of Pine Bluffs. Sophia Freyermuth of Muscatine came Friday to visit at Mr and Mrs Thomas Watson. Raymond Rickett and family spent Sunday with Mrs and Mrs Thomas Watson. Ethel Foster visited midweek with her sister Mrs Joe Bowser near Muscatine. Lena Haur of Lone Tree arrived to visit Fred Krueger who just returned from Rock Island. Eleanor J Kleist returned from Buffalo Prairie Ill to her parents home for an indefinite stay. Lilian Werkman spent Saturday night and Sunday with her sister Mrs William Freyermuth.
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Joe Bowser
Muscatine
Ienna Haur
Lone Tree
Thomas Watson
Fred Krueger
Rock Island
Eleanor J. Kleist
Buffalo Prairie
Ill
D. A. Kleist
Lilian Werkman
William Freyermuth
Reminiscences of Long Ago Fifty Years Ago River Ice Gorged
A compilation of brief reminiscences from different eras, noting a sudden ice jam on the river this morning after milder weather. It recalls a 1887-58 season with a largely ice-free river, visits by boats, and a mostly ice-free January, contrasted with humorous weather analogies and local social notes in Wilton, Montpelier, and surrounding areas. It also mentions a new literary society, the Chautauqua Club, a Pine Mills post office, poultry losses, a social party at the Lezottes, and congratulations to Bro. Eb Day on his county supervisor election victory.
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Wilton
Montpelier Township
Muscatine County
Pine Mills
Henning
Rehbehn
The Man in Lower Ten Mystery Continues
In a tense continuation, the narrator pursues Alison to the station and glimpses her with Richey while McKnight Hotchkiss and Hotchkiss discuss the case. The plan to avoid prison and the mystery deepens as clues from the Carter farm and a left handed suspect surface, deepening the suspense.
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Richmond
Johnson
Alison
Carter Farm
Richey
McKnight
Hotchkniss
Lawrence
Hotchkiss
Cresson
Frotchkiss
Washington Circle
Blakeley
Carter
Chapter XXVI Onco Richmond Keeps Up Feigned Calm
Lawrence endures a tense vigil after a police search, persists with routine work, and confronts Mrs Klopton over accusations while awaiting a warrant. McKnight and Hotchkiss arrive late, as Richey’s car horn signals a social fixated routine, leaving tension unresolved.
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Onco Richmond
MelKnight
Tio
Parisian Sage Hair Grower Now Sold in America
J J Havercamp markets Parisian Sage as a Money Back Plan in Muscatine and nationwide. The ad promises to cure dandruff, stop hair fall, and an itchy scalp within two weeks, urging a money back guarantee and noting a large bottle costs 3 cents at Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store.
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America
J. J. Havercamp
Havercamp
Night Shirts and Torn Buttonhole Spark Suspicion
An amateur detective notes a torn buttonhole and torn papers mystery. McKnight suspects the missing papers were either carried away or sold, as Hotchkiss asserts the papers are not in the room. The scene ends with a prompt to continue.
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McKnight
Hotchkiss
Millersburg News Roundup Dec 9
The Millersburg column reports local health updates as Claire Haas’s son recovers with care from Miss Vella Haas at Monmouth hospital. Neighborhood notices include Rothery and Neely families, a sale at Henry Bistline’s, bazaar by the Ladies Aid at M. E. church, and residents visiting Aledo Davenport and Reynolds for various tasks.
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Millersburg
Henry Bistline
Thomas McAfee
B. Turner
Aledo
Dee
A.miller
Walter Bethuven
Aledo Dee
Lowel Herron
Frank Neely
Win
Wagoner
Jane Fender
L. R. Hyett
Ladies’ Aid Society
M. EB
Reynolds
daugh_ter
Henry Wilson
Ruth Hebert
Hedding College
Abbingsdon
L. B. Turner
Claire Gillmore
Davenport
Catarrh Cure Claim From Ann's Remedy
Claims Hall's Catarrh Cure treats a constitutional disease by affecting blood and mucous membranes. Proponents offer $100 for an incurable case and urge readers to request testimonials. Includes an ad for Mall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Ann
Hall
P. J. Chenfy & CO
Toledo
Te. Yake Mall
Spain and local life in Springdale reflect 1909 culture
In Springdale Iowa Frances Davidson hosts a party as the Self Culture Club meets at Mrs Olen Bigelows to discuss Spain government and commerce. Anton Miller plans a Denmark trip after a decade away. W A Phelps reports a brisk sale despite bad roads. families move and seek new farms. Friends church series opens under Rev Ford and Rev Kennedy. local farming and stock barn work progress amid changing households and a cancer treatment update from John Pearson in Hot Springs.
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Springdale
Frances Davidson
Self Culture Club
Olen Bigelow
Mary K. Mather
Spain
Ward
Mary Mather
Anton Miller
Denmark
W. A. Phelps
James Greenway
W. C. Phelps
Phelps
Mary Reed
Pasadena
California
Isle of Pine
John Reed
Friends Church
Miss Ford
Friends
Kennedy
Oskaloosa
Towa
Pendagras
I. ST. Uamiel
Burials and visits noted in West Branch and Springdale
Miss Huff visits her parents in West Branch Iowa while caring for Susan Montgomery and her son Ralph. Tierbert Sanders, long ill, died Friday and was buried Sunday at Friends church in Springdale beside his father, with Rev. Ford and Rev. Nennedy officiating at the Pedee cemetery. Also medical notices promote Foley’s Urine Laxative and include testimonials from Ww. W. Ward of Dyersburg Tennessee and A. W. Morgan, druggist.
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Borlion
Miss Huff
Susan Montgomery
Ralph
West Branch
Iowa
Tierbert Sanders
University Hospital
Springdale
Friends Church
Ford
Nennedy
Pedee
Foley
Ww. W. Ward
Dyersburg
Tennessee
A. W. Morgan
Buffalo Social Notes and Local Moves in December
Buffalo Iowa items record residents returning from Durant and Chicago visits, shopping trips to Davenport Muscatine and Rock Island, church and club meetings, a farm sale near Buffalo, and local family moves. Notables include Mrs August Rosenbaugh Mr H Moorhead Miss Sabina Murer and Mrs I Bernick with multiple trips and small town movements. The F Bowser and Sons Button Co enlarges its plant adding engines boilers and about 20 more machines.
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Buffalo
August Rosenbaugsh
Durant
H. Moorhead
Chicago
Sabina Murer
Florence
F. Bowser and Sons Button Co
Ed. Ochsner
Davenport
A. Dorman
Adelia Striecker
I. Bernick
Muscatine
Kautz
L. S
M. Kautz
F. Kautz
H. Neumeister
M. Egger
F. Mass
J. Murphy
Burnett to Hold Closing-Out Sale in South Cedar
South Cedar Iowa December 8 S. F. Burnett announces a closing-out sale likely to feature remaining stock and steep discounts. The notice specifies dates and terms for the sale in the local market.
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South Cedar
S.ff. Burnett
Local Social Notes and Newly Elected Officers
Thursday Dee 9 notes report Mrs Parmeree of Muscatine visiting H H Rockafellow family. Mr and Mrs W D Ridenour hosted a reception for their son and bride Mr and Mrs Fred Ridenour. The Willing Workers met with Mrs George Creeson. Officers elected for the coming year include President Mrs Kirk Milnes Vice President Mrs Rose Fairs Secretary Mrs Frank Lair Assistant Secretary Mrs May Morris Treasurer Mrs Ben Bigsby. Next meeting set for Dec 15 with Mrs May Morris.
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R. F. Parmeree
Muscatine
H. H. Rockafellow
W. D. Ridenour
Fred Ridenour
George Creeson
Kirk Milnes
Rose Fairs
Frank Lair
May Morris
Ben Bigsby
No More Gray Hair Sage Tea and Vital Sage-Formula
An article touts preserving hair color via sage tea and introduces Wyeth’s Vige and Sulphur as a superior scalp tonic and hair restorer. It notes older generations used sage tea, newer one promotes a bottle at 50 cents to $1, available at first-class drug stores or by mail from Wyeth Chemical Co. Cited local purveyor A W Morgan’s Pharmacy.
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Wyeth Chemical Company
T& Cortlandt Sc
New York City
A. W. Morgan
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Chicago Ofies
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Muscaine Journal
Chautauqua Club
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Claire Haas
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Monmouth Hospital
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