Local City Agencies Listed for Reader Convenience
The Journal enumerates city agencies and nearby stores including East Hill Hurlbut Grocery on East 2nd Street, Toborg Bros. Grocery on Oregon Street, W. C. A. Buschs Drug Store on Hershey Avenue, Kecklerville Chaykas Grocery, West Hill J. H. Puller Grocery.
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Journal
East Hill Hurlbut
East 2Nd Street
South Muscatine
Toborg Bros. Groccery
Oregon Street
W. C. A. Busch’s
Hershey Avenue
Kecklerville
Chayka’s
West Hill
J. H. Puller
Editorial and Telephone Notes Amid Bell Office Listings
A compact clipping lists telephone and office references including Bell editorial and business lines, and Mississippi Valley contact details. The fragment hints at organizational listings and regional telecommunication references without full context or dates.
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Bell
Mississippi Valley
Sworn Circulation Statement for Muscatine Journal November 1908
The Muscatine Journal reports average monthly circulation figures of 6 758 copies for November 1908 with detailed tallies by day and edition. Publisher F D Throop swears to the accuracy before Notary Public F L Bihlmeier on December 1 1908.
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Muscatine Journal
Sun
I. F. D. Throop
The
F. D. Throop
Muscatine Co
State of
Lowa
F. L. Bihlmeier
The Nation’s Wealth Tied To Farming Power
Secretary Wilson reports the value of American farmer produced goods for 1908 at 7.778 billion dollars. The figure surpasses all other nations and nearly equals the world’s total gold coinage. The increase over 1907 is about 290 million dollars and will be sent to Congress.
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America
Tama Jim Wilson
Wilson
Congress
Dramatic Rise in Farm Wealth and Crop Yields in Early 1900s
The report details rising values for 1903 to 1908 with India corn at 2 643 000 000 bushels valued at 1 615 000 000 dollars and hay at 68 000 600 tons. Wheat, oats, barley, rice, beet and cane sugar, potatoes, dairy products, and animal goods contribute to a farm wealth surge. Exports reach 1 017 000 000 dollars in 1908, while agricultural trade shows a 76 percent rise over 12 years. Farm wages also climb 61 percent with typical pay 30 to 40 dollars monthly plus board.
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United States
Panafia Canal
Wilson
Lafe Young Seeks Cabinet Role After Taft Invite
Davenport Times reports Lafe Young of Des Moines, invited to join the Taft party on a trip to the Philippines, believes he is entitled to a cabinet position.
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Davenport
Philippines
Lafe Young
Des Moines
Hepburn Sees Challenge Grasp on Iowa Insurgents Boss
The Waterloo Times-Tribune contemplates Pete Hepburn of Iowa as insurgent chairman and weighs his chances to stand for Congress two years hence. The writer questions if party spots, leopard patterns, and political recall can be altered to unite against him.
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Waterloo
Des Moines editors blamed by Council Bluffs Nonpareil
The Council Bluffs Nonpareil sides with editorial strife in Des Moines newspapers, suggesting the quarrelsome editors could direct their disputes to the newsboys.
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Council Bluffs
Des Moines
Absolute Remedy for Various Ailments Promoted
An old advertisement touts a guaranteed cure for poor appetite heartburn indigestion dyspepsia costiveness biliousness insomnia female complaints colds and grippe claiming a sure remedy without side effects.
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters Almanac Boost
Advertisement urges trying a bottle of Hostetter's Stomach Bitters and asking a druggist for a free 1909 Almanac. Claims the almanac is instructive entertaining and worth keeping for future reference.
Reminiscences and Notices From Long Ago
A Tre mont hall concert gains praise for Prof. Atkins and other local pianists including Maggie Jackson aged nine. A Holland Baptist church wedding between Dora Nyhous and C Shoemaker is noted. Items recall 20 and 10 years ago with injuries, fires, travel, and a theater troupe update.
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Tremont Hall
Atkins
Home
Maggie Jackson
A. Jackson
Bohn
Alice Hatch
Lilly Hill
Holland Baptist Church
C. F. Weitz
C. Shoemaker
Dora Nyhous
Incident at Walnut and Seventh ends with frightened horse
A horse hitched to a cutter owned by Martin Herwig bolted at Walnut and Seventh streets after hearing sleighbells. The event recalls a past moment from 20 years ago when William Bolton delivered Bennett's mill first load of wheat in Cedar county on December 15.
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Fred Duncan
Papoose
A. Anderson, Esq
Washington
Muscatine
Wilton
Haight
Martin Herwig
Walnut
Seventh Streets
Bennet’s Mill
William Bolton
Cedar County
Small Town Fire Leads to Curious Night
The society editor finishes a fire report on East Hill as a joker tries to upstage him with jokes about jails and tempers copper. A party line phone mix up triggers a mistaken call about a nearby fire at 999 Eye street before the true blaze is found elsewhere.
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Society
East Hill
Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock
Charlie Ross
Rockefeller
Willie Collier
Central
The
Eye Street
Eve Street
Would settle the difficulty with a real fight
The fragment indicates a resolve to end the dispute definitively through a genuine clash, implying a decisive confrontation rather than negotiation. No additional context or participants are provided in the readable text.
Reformers push fast action clash over house rules
The Burlington Hawkeye notes the country’s complaint about slow senate legislation and reformers now urging the house to discard effective rules in favor of old dilatory tactics. It highlights the difficulty in pinning down a clear stance for reformers.
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Burlington Hawkeye
Senate
House
Old timer recalls cyclone damage to a well
At a tornado insurance meeting an old timer described a cyclone that ravaged a region, wrecking structures and even twisting a well so the pump could not be reinstalled, illustrating the storm’s severity.
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Keokuk Gate City
Senator Tillman’s Corned Beef Hash Famed in Senate
A Lippincott's Magazine anecdote recalls Senator Tillman gifting a hash recipe to a senate chef. Morning luncheons at the restaurant drew crowds as waiters repeatedly requested "One corned beef hash for Senator Tillman." The chef warned that repeating the order risks overworking him into a hash of his own.
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Lippincott
Senator Tillman
Senate
Hisself
Bor Makes Splendid Biscuits With Gold Medal Flour
Berry reports Bor creating biscuits using Gold Medal Flour achieving a praised golden crust and light texture for a home baked delight.
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Bor
Violet scented drink tale warns of teens and secrecy
A quirky alert tells of three young men at a drug store who bought perfume and drank it together, smelling of violets as a joke about Prohibition. The tale cautions about hidden dangers and suggests caution for social signals from suitors.
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Reginald
Hazel Dell social and visiting notes from December
Hazel Dell reports visitors from Muscatine and West Liberty. The Ladies' Aid Society of Illinois City held its monthly meeting at Mr. and Mrs. Will Powell’s home with a large crowd and dinner proceeds. Several residents are listed as ill and others traveled to Muscatine for business and to attend the Felix Allie case.
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Hazel Dell
Lizzie Reed
Elmer
Muscatine
Will Krueger
Gus. Krueger
Simon Shettler
West Liberty
Iowa
Ladies’ Aid Society of Illinois
City
Will Powell
Lewis Hessman, Jr
Clyde Hessman
John Price
Meigs Hayes
Charley
Adam Krueger
Rock Island
Felix Allie
Sherman Powell
Guy Tyler
Buffalo Prairie
Henry Leth
George Rausch
Clyde Kent
Oakley McGinnis
Ed. Peppers
Jesse Hayes
Will Tyler
Ethel Tyler
Sullivan Ellsworth
Charles Vanatta
Leonard McGinnis
Calvin Vanatta
Louisa Peterson
The Soul of Groesus Is The Man Without Conscience
In Chapter XI a London casino sting unfolds as Vandraken faces inspectors while a graft scheme collapses under a moral showdown. An American detective Ben Duff collaborates, paying the bribe with blank cheques. Lord Ancestor laments lost self respect and generational duty in a critique of plutocratic wealth.
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Groesus
Bobby
Lord Ancester
New York Force
Vandraken
London
Lord Ancestor
Ben Duff
Sealshipt Oysters Guaranteed by Ogilvie & Caple
Modern oyster brand Sealshipt is packed in sealed galvanized steel containers with ice around, not in the oysters. The process prevents bloat dirt and germs, and promises wholesomeness purity and freshness. The sellers Ogilvie Caple George Eitman Hinkel Flannery promote Sealshipt only.
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Ogilvie & Caple
George Eitman
Hinkel & Flannery
Railway Timetable Effective October 25 1908
Train schedule lists east and south route trains with numbers 12 52 50 4 88 2 3 49 11 89 1 61 and 402 401. Daily operations with specific arrival and departure times and note all trains run daily except Sunday. Agent W S Underdonk oversees service.
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Davenport
Chicag
Chicago
California
Washington, Oskaloosa
Kansas City
Doris Cos Cacvescss
Deane Gung
Nsscexee
Wee
MGUON
Cnaaeciaeeceaee
W. S. Underdonk
Muscatine
Wilton
Coocsacces
Gally
Dgey
Wilton Trains Schedule and Main Line Services
Wilton trains, main line services, and branch schedules listed with multiple numbers and times. Daily operations exclude Sundays for the Wilton branch while several trains run without stops or with limited service.
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Wilton
Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway Timetable Note
Train numbers and times listed for the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway effective April 9, 1905 show passenger and freight services with multiple schedules. Entries include No 12 departing 2:30am No 8 at 8:00pm No 92 freight with passengers No 3 at 2 4 No 5 at 7:19am No 1 freight with passengers 8:45am.
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Chicago, Milwaukee & ST. Paul Railway
Muscatine North and Suvuty Railway Schedule
Train timetable for Muscatine area shows No 4 and No 2 daily routes with round house and fruitland stops. No 6 operates Monday through Sunday with departures from Muscatine and connections at Grandview Wapello Elrick Junction and Elrick Junction.
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Muscatine
Scm
Round House
Fruitland
Grandview
Wapello
Elrick Junction
Rownd House
Fruitiand
Eirick Junction
Fruitiend
Elvick Junction
Burlington
Iowa Centra
Lows Central
Elrick J
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BY Journal Printing CO
L. P. Loomis
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Lee Newspaper Syndicate
Iowa Evening Press Association
Derus
Daily Journal
Association of American Advertisers
New York City
MR. Farmer
Hostetter
Long AG
Dick Burtner
G. D. Magoon
Iowa Avenue
Fifth Street
R. V. Pierce
Pierce
Dispensary Medical Association
Prest
Alc, N
DR. Pierce
Bick
Ancestor
Fgrand Opera House
Chamberlin
Minotaco
C. H. Salisbury
MR. WM. P. Morris
Morris-Thurston Co
Brute
J. Carskaddan
Pepper
Casmanaddan & Pepper
West Second Street
Telephone
Henry Jayne
Wm. Hofman
Arthur Kofman
Wm. R. Jayne Jayne & Hopp
Lowa Avenue
Journal Office
Lv. P. Ingham
East 2Nd St
H. K. Hurst
New
German-American Bank
Frank L. Bln
LMR
Notary Public
G. M. Titus
Titus & Jackson
Iowa Ave
Thos. Brown
Geneva
Illinois
First National Bank
Rock Island System
Wilton Trains
Wjuscatine North and
Suvuty Ralleroad
Reese
Cook, Musser & CO. State Bank
P. M Musser
Ed. C. Cook
B. Cook
G. Stein
D. V. Jackson
M. Hughes
S. G. Stein
J. R. Reuling
R. K. Smith
F. P. Sawyer
S. M. Hughes
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