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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1910
Page
3
New York Office at 30 34 West 33rd Street is run by Payne and Young. Chicago Office located in the 750 Marquette Building.
Terms to subscribers guarantee circulation higher than all Muscatine papers and at least three times any other daily. The Daily Journal prints every evening except Sunday. Semi Weekly Journal delivers 10 pages on Tuesday and 8 pages on Friday nights. Daily by carrier in city, weekly 10 cents. By mail 3.00 per year with all subscriptions in advance. Semi Weekly 1.50 per year.
The Journal lists city agencies for reader convenience including East Hill Hurlbut Grocery East 2nd Street South Muscatine Toborg Bros. Grocery Oregon Street W C A Busch's Drug Store Hershey Avenue Kecklerville Chaykin's Grocery West Hill J H Fuller Grocery and Wm Van Zyl Grocery.
The item lists Private Branch Exchange numbers 26 and 27 for operator access and directs callers to request specific departments or personnel such as No. 1 F D Throop publisher No. 2 managing editor No. 8 city editor No. 4 society editor No. 5 composing room No. 6 mailing room No. 7 H E Dreler advertising manager and notes business office calls to 26 or 27. Mississippi Valley No. 5.
Des Moines buys ad space while Iowa boosters push a state publicity bureau. Muscatine enjoys unprecedented free advertising as drys and wets boast its virtues and flaws. Iowa City editor David Brandt rebukes claims and urges Muscatine to visit rather than invite visitors.
AP dispatch notes Navarro gave no prisoners and his camp reports no wounded on the insurgent side. The report highlights orders guiding conduct in the Cerro Prieto engagement as federal troops clash with insurrectos.
A man near school No 2 battered the son who had taunted his child and struck the boy's mother in front of an infant. Charges filed, trial likely tomorrow before a justice. Also noted: a Baptist social at Mr. Burnett's drew over 200 attendees and a keeper charged with selling liquor to drunkards must post bonds for criminal court appearance.
Mrs J E Foster of Clinton booked a liquor dealer before a Chicago justice while on temperance lectures. The German attorney mocked facing a woman opponent but soon found her sharp legal wit surpassed his, leading to a win for Mrs Foster and the saloon’s case.
The dispatches recount killings of non combatants in a Mexican village amid revolt charges, with Mexican ambassador denying the tale while Madero supporters in the U S assert confirmation. The piece notes Ambassador Wilson praising Diaz at inauguration, yet casts doubt on the stability of Diaz’s regime amid conflicting narratives.
Quote from a Iowa City Republican recalling General Grant at Belmont. The anecdote notes fear precedes courage and that bluffs in contests often hide weak hands. The speaker uses the Civil War story as a guide for strategy and demeanor in competition.
In the Vinton Times opinion, editors urge Messrs. Young Cummins and others to increase the primary cost, arguing it is fair to avoid burdening Iowa voters with expenses tied to advancing one man's ambition.
A Sioux City dispatch reports Friends of the present railroad commission protest an address by President Sykes of the Corn Belt Meat Producers association. They accuse him of betraying cattle and stock men interests while noting critics mainly reflect railroad interests in Iowa.
Lafe Young's Capital claims Judge Kenyon is being forced into the race by Fred Larrabee. The piece accuses newspapers of spreading injurious rumors to influence a candidate who will represent the people over special interests.
A Marshalltown Times-Republican editorial urges preserving traditional gender roles in education. It argues boys and girls should follow natural instincts, avoid faddish ideas, and be raised to become bold men and virtuous, home-keeping women, shaping strong citizens.
A German chemist visiting the city tested local beets and found a higher sugar percentage than Ames College. He will report at the meeting next Saturday at the county courthouse, and every citizen should attend.
Government Revenue Inspector Sam Kirkpatrick of Ottumwa visited the city last week and spoke to a reporter about his long career. He described numerous flesh wounds from enforcing U S laws, noting daring encounters far surpassing bear tales of five cent novels. John Stone, B C R N section foreman at West Liberty, was badly hurt after a fall from a handcar near the depot Friday evening.
The Dubuque Times Journal reports Democrats will set up a lasting Des Moines base with State Chairman Reed in charge. It notes funds are needed to keep the office open and that local office-holders may not provide it, questioning whether brewers will supply backing.
In Waterloo, editors from the Creamery Journal gathered for a rare office meeting. The group included publishers and even the galleys staff, and they all joined the Sunday band wagon as the meeting ended.
The sub committee investigating Senator Lorimer's charges reports to the full committee that the charges have not been sustained. It notes it spent more time on the matter than Col. Roosevelt did, but its verdict is unlikely to be as popular as the colonel's popular hit.
The Waterloo Reporter notes Iowa may have lost population in the last decade yet asserts no land worth $100 has left the state to California Texas or the Dakotas. The piece argues residents who stayed maintain strong real estate value despite migration trends.
Champ Clark argues in a speech that oratory in Congress is a fading art though it may not be entirely lost. The note reflects a pre Young Senate membership, with a Missouri senator granted leave to amend.
Sioux City Tribune notes that Lafe Young and associates including Major Lacey and Frank Jackson dispute claims about political discord causing Iowa's population decline, arguing the fault lies elsewhere and highlighting ongoing tensions on Donegal Street.
The census reports suggest Iowa’s rural density may compare unfavorably or favorably with other states, potentially showing growth mainly from city size increases rather than rural expansion.
The Des Moines Capital announces it sees no reason to support Judge Kenyon as United States senator, signaling opposition in the Senate race.
Cedar Falls Record notes Congress is easing back from recess and aims to accomplish much in the short session if lawmakers get busy. The piece emphasizes careful pacing and potential reforms as the chamber returns to work.
Wayne Stump, son of Mr and Mrs Chas Stump, has been ill for a week. Art and Fred Leiberknecht traveled to Kansas City and other points to purchase stock. Dr Crow from Muscatine treated local patients. Painters finished Mrs Delia Shellabarger’s house and began Walter Thompson’s. Mr and Mrs Jim Coder of Washington visit Chas Coder and relatives. Grover and Brennie Coder return from Denver on vacation. The new M E pastor’s three children started school as he and his wife settle in and tour the parish.
At The Roost in Yokohama a group gathers around a roulette table on a shaded veranda. Duke Daunt, admired by locals, watches Philip Ware on a tense evening as rumors of naval activity and looming danger creep into the scene.
A Muscatine reader charges a Davenport conference involved Democrats and brewers influencing the Iowa party platform including a liquor plank. The letter warns against a state publicity bureau costing 200000 yearly and cites local delegates pushing for publicity subsidies, urging Democrats of Muscatine County to resist.
In Tokyo a conversation reveals plans to enter European prizes as amateurs, a scientist Daunt meets Dr. Bersonin at a villa on the Chiba Road, while Phil gloats over a carefree life. The piece ends with a note from John M. O'Brien urging turnout and political engagement in 1910.
Prairie Grove IA December 16. Misses Emma and Rebecca Michener of Bethesda OH visited Mr. and Mrs. C L Atkins. Centerdale and Prairie Grove ladies sewed 195 pounds of carpet rags at Mrs. Clint Dice’s, sharing a meal. Local families entertained relatives and neighbors at dinners and gatherings. Glen Walker welcomed a daughter on December 13. Keilin family from North Dakota visited Mrs. Elmer Faires.
Hyomei claims to cure catarrh and related symptoms wherever civilization exists. Havercamp's Drug Store in Muscatine Iowa sells Hyomei liquid for 50 cents and a complete inhaler outfit for 1.00, with instructions to breathe daily for relief.
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