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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1902
Page
3
The notice outlines pricing for city subscribers at ten cents weekly by carrier and various mail terms. It asserts circulation dominance, stating the Muscatine paper’s reach is greater than all other Muscatine papers combined and at least three times that of any other daily.
The Journal lists agencies in Kecklerville Chayka's grocery West Muscatine Sharrar's grocery South Muscatine Morse Washburn's grocery and notes extra papers available nightly at these locations for missed deliveries. Representatives include G Logan Payne at 955 Marquette Building Chicago and Lacoste Maxwell at 140 Nassau Street New York.
The Chicago Record-Herald reports wages are 15 to 26 percent higher than four years ago across industries, while the cost of living, up 25 percent since 1894, cuts into gains. Rents rose 5 to 9 percent. grocers and tradesmen note higher prices. Most large stores show 22 to 25 percent wage gains for about 30,000 workers on State Street, driven by merit systems and higher sales, with fewer hours of work offsetting higher costs.
The Journal explains it has occasionally published recipes using wine or brandy as admixtures but condemns intoxicants as harmful. It states recipes with such additives appeared inadvertently and affirms a rule to exclude anything that awakens or promotes a desire for strong drink.
The Nonpareil commends the Methodist movement to pension aged preachers, noting the minister is a man of sacrifices and dedication to his calling.
A Nonpareil editorial laments meager salaries for clergy and the heavy burden of feeding charitable works. It argues ministers sacrifice personal wealth for their community and deserve dignity in old age without poverty. It urges fair compensation to spare pastors from humiliation after years of service.
In ten months of 1902 American manufacturers exported 319 million dollars of goods, double the amount for the same period in 1893. Critics claim tariffs build a Chinese wall against foreign trade, yet the figures show strong outward commerce.
The V neck shirt waist style with elbow sleeves suits sport and work. Made with lightweight waists in blue and white with corticelli silk trim, options for long sleeves, single seam front and back, waist gathering, and buttoned box plait closures. Sizes 32 to 42 bust.
Lehigh Valley railroad runs luxuriously furnished trains to New York or Philadelphia with dining cars a la carte. Through tickets allow a stop over at Niagara Falls, offering comfortable travel and attentive service for passengers.
Washington reports a bitter Senate fight over the statehood omnibus bill. Iowa senators remain noncommittal while Beveridge opposes all but Oklahoma and Quay backs quick passage. Allegations of commercial influence swirl as debate centers on Arizona and New Mexico admissions and eastern capital interests.
An advertisement extols Stuart's Catarrh Tablets as a safe, antiseptic, and transparent remedy for catarrh regardless of location in head throat or bronchial tubes. It argues many remedies are secretive about ingredients while these tablets use Red Gum and Blood Root and dissolve in the mouth for quick relief.
On the first and third Tuesday of each month through April 1903 the Iowa Central Railway will sell colonist tickets to Arkansas Southwest Missouri Oklahoma Kansas Nebraska South Dakota and surrounding areas at very low rates. Contact any Iowa Central agent or A B Cutts Minneapolis Minnesota for rates and details.
Read tonight's Journal to find money saving ads for Christmas presents. The feature targets readers planning extensive gift purchases and highlights discounts across multiple shops.
An advertisement extols Mull's Grape Tonic as a universal remedy for chronic constipation. It claims dramatic health benefits, German origin as Traubenkur, and asserts physicians and druggists widely endorse it. Sold for w cents per bottle at Havercamp's drug store.
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