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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1909
Page
13
Terms to Subscribers announce Daily Journal issued every evening except Sunday and Semi-Weekly Journal issued 10 pages Tuesday and 8 pages Friday nights. Daily by carrier in city, weekly collection 10 cents. Daily one year by maid 3.00 Gem-Weekly one year 1.50.
The Journal outlines its network of agencies across the city for reader convenience. Locations include East Hill Hurlbut Grocery East 2nd street Oregon street Toborg Bros grocery W C A Buschs Drug Store Hershey venue Kecklerville Chayka s Grocery West Hill J Fuller Grocery and Wm Van Zy Grocery New York Office 30 34 West 35rd Street.
Payne and Young take charge of the Chicago office located in the 750 Maronette building, directing operations and establishing new administrative priorities.
A fragmented OCR item lists business offices for Bell Telephone and the Mississippi Valley region with scattered headings. The readable portion hints at offices or exchanges but contains corrupted text and no clear events or dates.
The statement reports total copies printed and circulated in November 1909 for Muscatine Journal. It lists daily and weekly totals, average circulation, and notarized oath by publisher I. F. D. Throop and notary F. W. Eversmeyer, confirming readership figures for the period.
A newspaper piece notes the global and American match consumption, detailing one minute's three million strikes and seven billion yearly total. It stresses the wood quality needed, timber sources, and the push for forest conservation to sustain supply.
Age prices are identified as a chief factor in promoting wise forest use where suitable timber is available. The statement emphasizes pricing as a lever to guide sustainable harvesting.
Muscatine native John Lee Mahin head of the Mahin Advertising Co of Chicago turns 40. His colleagues plan a birthday banquet at the Mid Day Club in Chicago with his father Hon. John Mahin and mother’s maiden name Lee noted, acknowledging Mahin's Iowa roots and business success.
Washington insiders say house insurgents will push two main fights next session the postal savings bank plan and blocking ship subsidy. Democrats align with insurgents on both, aiming to topple Speaker Cannon's control. Aldrich opposes postal banks. committee reporting rules complicate passage.
Market notes from Muscatine recall wheat prices in Chicago with a 4% decline and costs to ship, while local merchants are praised for fair dealings. The piece also mentions upcoming parade events and a large hose house affecting venue choice for public celebrations. Also included are 40 year old references to a temperance lecture at Tremont hall and a hog sale in the county. Finally a 1885 wedding in Muscatine is listed with the St. John Hatch Nuptials and a Young Men's Christian association anniversary event.
The Excelsior hose house opening is set for next week with the event scheduled for Wednesday evening. Local residents anticipate a formal ceremony and related festivities at the new facility.
A Gray-Lindner series dance at the armory drew a good attendance in suitable winter weather. The event was described as very enjoyable and the next dance is a Christmas ball slated for December 26.
A narrator calls Sam Forbes in for news that Alison West is in town, then travels to the Forbes home. Sam, eager to show hospitality, recounts Alison’s worries and hints at relationships, while the narrator contemplates fitting in with Sam’s circle and attire before an evening at the club.
The insurgents plan to push a floor move to discharge the post office committee from the postal bank bill and derail the central bank propaganda. They foresee difficulty in gaining recognition and expect to debate mainly against the Democratic side, seeking a working arrangement on specific measures.
An advertisement extols Rexall Orderlies as the safest remedy for constipation and bowel disorders in children and the elderly. It promises a money back guarantee if not satisfactory and lists tablet sizes and prices, urging readers to buy at A. W. Morgan's Pharmacy in Muscatine.
A picturesque view from Mazatlan features a high lighthouse on Cerro del Creston guarding the bay entrance. The town sits below with cathedral spires, cocoanut palms, thatched roofs, and Cordilleras in the distance. An evening sunset and tropical night add splendor to the scene.
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