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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1910
Page
3
New York Office at 30-84 West 33rd Street, Payne and Young in charge. Chicago Office located at 750 Marquette Building.
The Daily Journal delivers every evening except Sunday with circulation claims and carrier delivery in the city. Subscriptions are $8.00 per year by mail in advance and the Semi-Weekly is $1.50 per year with 10 pages on Tuesday and 8 pages on Friday nights.
The Journal has established agencies in East Hill at Hurlbut Grocery on East 22d street South Muscatine at Totorg Bros grocery Oregon street W C Buschs Drug Store Hershey avenue Kecklerville at Chayka s Grocery West Hill J H Fuller Grocery and Wm Van Zyl Grocery.
The notice lists private branch exchange numbers 26 and 27 for contacts. It directs callers to specify the person or department number when an operator answers. It names F. D. Throop publisher, managing and city editors, society editor, composing and mailing rooms, advertising manager, and gives business office lines 26 or 27. Mississippi Valley No. 5.
A Chicago school plan teaching boys needlework draws humor but also support from the Burlington Hawk-Eye. The piece argues that skilled tailoring and design show men excel in craft, suggesting sewing could be a viable, lasting career path for boys along with broader trades.
Citizens here aid Kansas sufferers with substantial contributions though shipping costs hinder delivery. Railroads offer half-rate grain but Hannibal transport remains full price. A joiner injures fingers in a machine accident, escaping total loss. Arthur Craddock showcases a Flint Hill jackrabbit, first of its kind locally, at the Journal office.
Forty years ago the firm Richie and White arranged to buy and store pork on the Illinois side during floods when river crossings fail. A pair of scales was sent over the river on Saturday to enable Illinois farmers to bring produce to market and obtain pork at all times during the season.
A Muscatine Sash & Door employee Jay Howe had a close call yesterday at the plant, nearly losing four fingers while performing duties at the factory.
Barbara and Patricia discuss Tokyo lessons with Uncle Arthur at the Embassy. Haru the Japanese girl, daughter of the land seller, is proposed as a companion for Patricia. Count Voynich and a dyspeptic Servian official appear as the group plans cultural immersion. A health resort pamphlet mocks missionaries, provoking humor about language quirks.
Washington reports a topographical survey of the Potomac by the Geological Survey to assess flood control and water power potential for Washington and Baltimore. Private power rights hinder dam plans as Congress may act to secure river use and water supply postholiday.
Barbara experiences a dizzying, color rich arrival in Japan with the Ambassador's daughter Patricia guiding her from ship to shore and through a bustling station. The scene blends sensory detail from markets to trains as Barbara looks for language and connection amid unfamiliar customs and people.
A playful exchange quotes a character joking about a baker with a wagon sign reading The biggest loafer in Tokyo. The remark suggests wit and character dynamics as the scene advances with To Be Continued.
Iowa City notes claim Col. Lafe Young plans to pursue governorship if defeated for the senatorship while Uncle Harvey Ingham allegedly backs Will Kenyon, aiming to place the race’s result in Ingham’s vicinity. Read across Des Moines Register and Leader and Des Moines Capital.
The Waterloo Courier notes that some states retain residents by keeping them in poverty and cites Iowa as a failure in this approach.
A Dubuque Times-Journal opinion urges voters to back a popular election plan for Oregon judges and support a recall mechanism. It frames the push as a way to curb judicial radicalism and ensure accountability.
Charles City Intelligencer urges progressives to quit scattering their votes and back a single individual to defeat Mr. Young in the senatorial race.
The Sioux City Journal reports Iowa banks show higher deposits compared with peers, highlighting strong regional financial health and competitive market dynamics for savers and lenders across the state.
Final plat and cost schedule for sewerage improvements in Sub-Sewerage District No. 20 in Muscatine Iowa is on file for inspection in the City Recorder's office. Objections to the plan or assessments must be filed in writing by 7:30 o clock.
The Muscatine Iowa City Council fixes a day and hour for hearing objections. By order of the City Council Dated December 16 1910 B C Benham City Recorder Pro Tem Read The Journal 10c per week.
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