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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1909
Page
3
The Daily Journal and Bem Weekly Journal are described as official papers with circulation claims and multiple city agencies. It lists publication schedule, delivery costs, and advertising representatives and offices in Muscatine and Chicago.
Public notice dated December 1, 1909 sworn before a notary, authenticating circulation statement for F D Throop publisher in Muscatine County Iowa. Notary BF. W. Eversmeyer seals the document.
Henry Clews reports an improving undertone in financial circles as Congress works through two pending messages on railroads and large corporations. He expects no radical proposals, with anti monopoly actions aligning to court rulings. Signaling labor unrest and high living costs, he notes rising commodity values and anticipated large crops in 1910, with wheat and cotton acreage expanding and meat supply expected to grow. Farmers in the West and South enjoy prosperity amid cautious business conditions.
The article notes strong holiday shopper demand and a record Christmas trade, driven by agricultural prosperity. It forecasts a distinctly encouraging 1910 outlook, while detailing social notes from West Liberty and surrounding areas including travel, visits, and a local wedding at the M. & E. church with Rev. H. B. Scoles officiating.
Keota events recall a birthday gathering for Robert Harding of Oskaloosa with A B C boys and G B A girls. Ruth Lindauer won first prize candy, Edith Morgan consolation clown doll. Ice cream and cake served. Other items mention music director J A Srulse returning from Indiana, Will Gregory ill, missionary attendance, staff changes, two week school holiday, and naval ammo transport safety using compressed air locomotives on Tona Island.
Reminiscences of long ago report that P. Hopson of Muscatine Island suffered a serious accident while hauling wood. His horses frightened and threw him. the wagon passed over him and broke his leg. Sleigh bells ring but snow is light and wind leaves bare patches.
Forty years ago today the shortest day lasted eight hours and fifty four minutes signaling winter. The write up notes cold season limits and heat contraction. A protracted meeting urged United Brethren church revival in interest. Ball at Millsentine Verein features gifts and the Sinsentine Cornet and String band. County auditor McCampbell chosen as deputy to County Treasurer Banks. Twenty years ago reunion planned for Muscatine students home from college with songs and reminiscences. Ten years ago Ladies Aid Society occupied the armory hosting a feast of good things with a sale of fancy work and strong culinary skill.
In a quiet upscale hallway McKnight Hotchkiss and I attempt to locate a hidden resident as a woman’s absence prompts alarm. A sharp dog cry leads to a gruesome scene at a rose lit apartment where Bronson and Mrs Conway lie dead, notes burned, a suicide pact hinted, police awaited.
Noted author Consul Mahin surveys English farm land values from extensive data in Nottingham. He finds typical prices of 100 to 200 dollars per acre, compares yields and production with Iowa, discusses cheap and expensive land, livestock trends, and consumer prices. He also explains parliamentary prorogation and upcoming elections shaping economic policy.
The M A lodge and R M A group elected officers for the coming year at a recent session. Names include John McFadden W A Earl Turkle clerk Will Barkalow, Jesse Stauffer banker Carl Vanhorn watchman Willard Watters and Oscar Marticke sentry. R M A officers include Maggie Black Oracle and others. Mrs Alice Barkalow left for Redfield Iowa for several weeks and a sleighing party visited Bigler Stucker's. roads are good.
An old sage and sulphur hair tonic is offered as Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur. Once brewed at home, now sold ready for use in labs by Wyeth Chemical Company. Available in 50 cent and one dollar bottles from A W Morgans Pharmacy and other leading druggists.
Sleighing and hauling by sleigh. Miss Florence Watters visits Miss Nell Scott in West Branch. Heberling returns from Bloomington. Hillis Ady ships stock to Chicago. others follow with stock and farm moves. A new son arrives to Mr. and Mrs. Granville Plater. James Ady and wife head to Chicago. Christmas program at Presbyterian church with gifts for pupils. Heberlings host a game night. John McAninch visits from Tonkawa to handle business and trades farm for Oklahoma land. Willard Watters rents a farm. Earl Turkle moves to town and plans to buy a store. Born to Glen Sloan and wife in Redfield, a son on December 14.
Letts Iowa notes list Mrs Thomas Manning and others on the sick list as work on Ruth Parsons residence halts due to cold. Frank Letts of Clarendon Texas visits, Ernest Lieberknecht travels to Muscatine, Mrs Isaac Houck visits Letts, Dr Ishell sees patients. Band stand lights enhance street appearance amid diphtheria cases. discussion on Letts electric lights continues. An observation on Japanese pagodas notes earthquakes rarely wreck them due to suspended timebeams acting as pendulums.
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