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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1902
Page
3
John Mahin editor J M Beck managing editor W L Lane business manager note the Daily Journal is the official paper of Muscatine with semi weekly issues on Tuesday and Friday nights rates shown for city subscribers including daily by mail and six month terms, circulation claims compare Muscatine papers.
Fragmentary OCR lists names and addresses including Logan Payne and locations in Chicago and New York.
The Journal lists agency spots in Kecklerville Chayka's grocery West Muscatine Sharrar's grocery South Muscatine Morse Washburn's grocery Lind of street car track where extra papers will be on sale nightly. Regular subscribers missing deliveries can pick up papers at these agencies.
The Chicago Tribune surveyed 43 Iowa Republican editors about a proposed ship subsidy. Thirty voted no on public funds for ocean lines, ten supported under doubt, one favored subsidies for new routes, and two would subsidize some lines. The Tribune notes mixed views and questions how replies were altered.
The Virginia constitution which disfranchises Black voters through the grand father clause and related provisions will be tested in the U.S. Supreme Court with Hon. John G. Carlisle appearing for the colored people.
The Stock holm story reports famine spreading across the country with seventy thousand people starving or near starvation. Heavy rainstorms inundate fields meadows and flood numerous houses.
A Chicago woman died after the exertion and fatigue of standing in a packed streetcar. She held the straps while others kept their seats, then collapsed exhausted and passed away.
An Omaha heiress drew attention on a street car when she removed her silken petticoat to wrap a shivering infant. Though the daughter of a millionaire, she showed compassion for the poor and afflicted, shedding pride to aid the child.
The Ringgold Record declines to define the Iowa idea and invites readers to ask about broader mysteries such as the man in the iron mask the origin of protoplasm or why evil enters the world rather than answering the query.
The Iowa City Republican quotes Secretary Root favoring canteens as a method to prevent drunkenness. It says soldiers in the army appear a queer lot to need liquor to stay sober.
The Iowa City Press argues Democrats should press to end the mulct fraud in Iowa and replace it with a real law, declaring it time to make a change.
A coal operator lawyer referred to the president as Teddy before the strike commission and was sharply rebuked by Gen. Wilson. Judge Gray sustained the objection and the attorney subsided, ending the outburst.
Illinois remains the nation’s second largest coal producer with a record 28 million tons mined last year. The state’s mining industry shows steady strength amid national energy demand and market shifts.
The Burlington Hawkeye quotes the Clinton Age on the canteens controversy, praising intent but noting lack of military experience. It highlights women at home bearing hardship, opposing drunkenness, and arguing alehouse liquor harms families while soldiers serve.
The Waterloo Reporter disputes Council Bluffs Nonpareil on football being a grand sport arguing the net results of football and cigarette smoking are not materially different.
The Carroll Herald notes only 127 votes cast for the Democratic party in Winnebago county last month the fewest in any county in the state. The piece ends with a satirical urge that next time the county should make it unanimous.
An old advertisement urges readers to choose Scott's Emulsion over cheaper alternatives to regain flesh and strength. It promises faster recovery for those who have lost flesh, claiming pennies save pounds in value and offers a free sample from Scott & Browne, chemists at 409 Pearl St. N.
A New York Times exchange shows a doctor assuring a patient his breath may improve with treatment. The dialogue highlights medical concern and the physician’s commitment to addressing the symptoms.
A light exchange from the New York Journal features a witty exchange between a niece and aunt. The niece vows to find a truly wicked man and marry him to reform him.
Washington reports on the 1902 agriculture outlook under Secretary Wilson. It highlights total farm numbers, land area, and improved land, plus expansion of rural forecast services, farm management, and foreign market studies. It notes tea farming in America, education growth, and strong export figures while detailing the Lacey Act and recent cabinet interactions.
Cyrenus Cole editor of Cedar Rapids Republican, a bachelor, defends stockings and a New York minister’s resignation in a sentiment filled column. Critics say he should marry before offering views on female garments. The piece notes bachelor status weakens his impact on such topics.
The notice advertises low round trip fares at a fare and a third for travel to all points on the line during December 24 25 31 1992 and January 1 1903 with return by January 2 1903 via service to New York City Boston and other eastern points. Chicago passenger station Harrison Street and Fifth Avenue. For details contact John Y Calahan general agent 113 Adams St Chicago.
Iowa announces the state fair will run August 21 through 29 next year. A statewide railroad commission report notes Iowa roads earned $1 951 729 73 more in the year ending June 30 1902 than the previous year. Total workers numbered 37 836. The C B Q railroad deeded two miles of road bed in Union county between Creston and Afton for a public highway, with a clause banning reuse by any other rail line. Sioux City mayor works to close gambling houses, while Iowa leads in gooseberries production with 777 acres yielding 975 890 quarts.
Charlies Howard, General Agent, notes train No 1 B N and No 2 B C R N reaching Burlington from Wapello and Ettrick Junction with connections to Iowa Central for Freo ria Monmouth and east and west local stations. Saturday service runs to Muscatine with a connection to Iowa Central No 3 from Peoria. Monday service from Muscatine to Elrick Junction links with Iowa Central for Teoria Monmouth and eastern stations.
Listing of train services at Lirick Junction with northbound No 8 St Paul Express daily at 8 10 pm No 5 Mason City Mail ex Sun 11 59 am and No 25 Way Freight ex Sun 10 05 am Going South No 6 Peoria Mall ex Sun 2 45 pm No 4 Peoria Express daily 5 36 am No 16 Way Freight ex Sun 1 50 pm Coupon tickets available to U S Canada and Mexico contact A B L Cutts Minneapolis and G L Seevers Eirick Junction Iowa for rates folders and tickets.
Travel timetable from Muscatine Iowa outlines Rock Island routes east and southwest to Chicago Denver and points including St Louis Omaha Kansas City St Joseph Minneapolis and beyond. Details list passenger and freight numbers times and through connections with the Wilton Branch and sleeping car reservations via Rock Island Ticket Agents.
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