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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1908
Page
3
The Daily Journal notes its status as the official paper of City and County with circulation claims and AP and syndicate memberships. It lists delivery details, pricing for daily and semi weekly editions, and office representatives in Newark and Chicago.
The Journal has published a city agency directory for reader convenience listing Eastin Huribaut Grocery on East 2nd Street South Muscatine Toborg Bros grocery on Oregon street W A Bosch's Drug Store on Hershey avenue Keckierville Chayka's Grocery West Lil J H B Fuller Grocery.
A short notice from the Mississippi Valley telecommunication office details business lines and editorial contact points. The item notes telephone services in a regional office and references Bell system coordination for public inquiries.
Sworn statement lists average monthly circulation 6,758 with 6,735 as reported figures. Publisher F D Throop swears the numbers reflect copies printed and circulated in Muscatine County Iowa for November 1908. Notary F L Bihlmeier verifies the affidavit December 1, 1908.
The Des Moines Daily Capital boasts its Christmas edition was the finest in Iowa, forty pages with abundant news and feature material, produced by the regular staff without extra help. The Saturday issue highlights this achievement and notes rival papers plan holiday editions next Thursday.
The Muscatine Journal prepares a ten year annual edition this year priced as a 44 page issue. The paper will be built entirely by the regular staff with no outside help and will boast as much local news and advertising as the Capital’s Christmas issue. It aims to be the largest Muscatine edition by any paper of comparable size.
A digest of remarks from multiple newspapers. Abe Ruef is nearing a religious turn, the Waterloo papers critique senate holidays and leadership, South African furs may drop in price with a robust stance, Pat Crowe warns that ill gotten gold brings no joy, Roosevelt and Congress forego Christmas presents amid a Yuletide spiritless mood.
The Kaokuk Constitution-Democrat notes Harriman laments railroad profits being the lowest among his ventures. It questions why he would not swap a railway for a peanut stand to find happiness.
Congress disliked the President’s comments about the secret service amendment and a reread suggests the remarks were unlikely to win congressional favor.
The Los Angeles Times recalls that Taft carried 26 Georgia counties, a fact Bryan would prefer to forget during his current travels.
The Clinton Herald reports an exchange calling for removal of gas meters as a nuisance. The piece argues meters, like water meters, are constantly moving and resemble perpetual motion in their operation.
Sadie Pool and L. W. Longwell wed at the Pool home in Keota with Rev. L. F. Davis officiating before sixty guests. A three course wedding dinner followed, and the couple will live on a nearby farm. Nearby and out of town events include Shriners in Burlington and multiple marriages and visits among local residents as frail health and travel mark the week.
A compilation of Muscatine area items features 50 and 40 year recalls. It notes rising passenger and freight traffic on the M and M A R line, highlights new county maps, welcomes Potomac Coulton to Washington correspondence, skating plans led by J P Walton, and a Muscatine County Teachers Institute with Stiles as president. Also mentions F E Humphreys building a new house, Mrs M W Griffin receiving heirloom silver spoons, death of pioneer Alfred Purcell at age 74, and G W Weippert planning a German newspaper in Marshalltown.
A New York paper received by Col. J. B. Dougherty shows Lieutenant W. H. Reeder executive officer of the U S flagship Galena recently ordered to Hayti. Bert Olds was surprised by friends at his Bloomington township home last night.
Fabian bursts in seeking forgiveness after a ruined plan and Elses denial. Von Tarsenheim exits with a fortune while Elsa questions the betrayal. Fabian wavers between guilt and changed feelings as Elsa leaves, heartbroken and seeking space.
Ed Erb J Smeenk and Ralph Lillibridge arrived from Davenport claiming excellent ice with airholes in places. Miss Kate Steiglitz sustained serious injuries after falling through an open cellar door at her home.
A Muscatine resident recounts a Cannon story about Uncle Joe and the White House furniture dispute. The tale echoes a Sunday paper account and evokes political quarrels with amused misgivings. Also recounts Tom North overhearing a train conversation about a mother and daughter and notes a vaudeville visit with Dutch comedians.
A clipped verse by Benjamin Scoville mocks the local press. The playful piece depicts a so called newspaper guy evading cops, chasing crooks, and passing through crowds with ease. The speaker questions whether the subject is a saint or a star, ending with a punchy line about being a news paper guy.
Advertisement touts Dr Hale's Household Ointment as a permanent cure for itching burning and irritating skin conditions. Reiler promises relief after the first application with a complete cure subsequent. Clean pleasant non greasy formula priced 25 cents at drug stores direct from Kenyon and Thomas Adams N Y.
Local Marietta buyer is urged to order Gold Medal Flour for precise tastes. The playful ad targets households with exacting standards, promising reliable baking results.
Vandraken celebrates freedom after a successful operation, plots night of revelry with Abinger, and visits Lord Ancestor at the Cosmopolis Club. A raid ends the beano, and Vandraken claims police and detectives are squared. He warns Ancestor that the club’s fate is likely sealed.
Schedule details show Wilton branch trains with daily service excluding Sundays and listed departures to and from Muscatine. Timetable includes No. 504 6:25 am and No. 505 8:00 am arrivals, plus No. 500 10:15 am and No. 501 12:35 pm, among others.
No 4 and No 2 daily except Sunday outline routes from Muscatine to Grandview Wapello Fruitland and Round House with arrival and departure times. No 6 Monday only and No 1 3 daily except Sunday with connections to Iowa Central L B J P and other lines. No 5 Saturday only connects with L P and Iowa Central at Elrick Junction.
First National Bank lists officers G Stein president D V Jackson vice president S M Hughes cashier with capital and surplus of 50000 dollars each. Directors include S G Stein D V Jackson J R Reuling R K Smith Carl F P Sawyer S M Hughes. Safety deposit vault boxes for rent available.
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