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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1900
Page
3
Timetables show southbound and northbound departures for the Montezuma and Wilton branch lines. Details list passenger and freight times, daily frequencies, and main line trains at Wilton, including morning and evening departures and arrivals.
General Passenger Agent L. F. Berry announces the Davenport Rock Island & Northwestern Railway Co service effective June 10 1900. The schedule lists departures from Davenport Iowa via No 2 D Clinton Sterling Dixon and CRICADO, and No 4 B Clinton Madison Janesville to Chicago and Omaha with multiple routing options. Arrival times at Davenport include No 1 Sioux City and No 3 Chicago Rockford Belvidere Clinton, with No 7 Chicago Dixon Sterling Clinton daily except Sunday.
The timetable takes effect at 12:01 p m Sunday June 17 1900 with trains running south and north from Muscatine and connections to B C R N for Burlington and South and Iowa Central east west and north. All trains run daily except Sunday. Train No 2 runs regardless of No 1 and No 4 runs regardless of No 8.
Notice lists post office publication as second class matter and provides yearly daily and semi weekly delivery rates. It instructs readers to order by mail or phone and to remit by draft express or money order payable to Journal Printing Co Muscatine Iowa.
A presidential commission reports unanimously for the Nicaragua route as most feasible for a U S canal under American control. It estimates cost at 200540000, about 58000000 more than finishing the Panama canal, noting political obstacles to U S ownership of Panama and the current company’s reluctance to sell. The Nic aragua option is nearer to U S ports, with the report focusing on ownership, not solely technical advantages.
The letter argues the Waterloo Courier overstates prohibition failures and compares with enforcement gaps in 19th century Iowa. It notes empty salvoes on the prohibition statute, the rise of mulct laws, and rising state costs for criminals and paupers linked to drink traffic, urging accuracy in policy critique.
The piece criticizes Michigan Governor Pingree for pardoning two officers convicted of fraud in clothing contracts during the Spanish American War. It argues that freeing one guilty party because others were not punished is a dangerous leap and urges pursuing all responsible parties. The Chicago Advance is cited as noting the injustice of indicting only some.
Press opinions discuss the states rights stance on the prohibitory amendment, a quoted justice of the peace anecdote about missing parties, and critique of enforcement as a general pattern. The Sac Sun notes a Temperance Union crusade in Dubuque to close saloons on Sundays and after weekdays hours, with the Times citing a prior failed effort.
Nostalgic reminiscence recalls a Brooklyn 1876 gathering at Oxford Street with William Cullen Bryant and Oliver Wendell Holmes style. The host quotes Bryant reading Thanatopsis at length without spectacles, while Tupper and Cooper share memories. The author contrasts Bryant’s sunset prestige with earlier Tripler Hall moments and notes political mentions from Hawaii to Missouri mule politics.
The Sioux City Journal notes ex presidents Cleveland and Harrison voiced views before the election that might have defined the campaign but gained little attention after. It contrasts their past reluctance to speak with post election commentary on party platform and insular policy. Helen Keller's example contrasts with youths who say I can't.
The piece extols rural youth as tougher and more resilient than city boys, praising the hand spanked, barefoot youngster over the pampered, well dressed urban youth. It urges favoring the plain, self-reliant country boy in life’s contest.
Story traces Robert Wilcox, Hawaii’s first delegate in Congress, from his Rhode Island carpenter father to his Maui schooling and Italian artillery training. He befriended King Kalakaua’s son, studied in Italy, and married Barona Sobrero from a noble family, shaping a remarkable political ascent.
New book by C. M. Sheldon illustrated in large type with gilt top. Boxed edition features 12 full page illustrations and cloth cover in blue white and gold. Price £1.00. Works listed include In His Steps and associated titles by various authors.
Edward Blake reviews a Virginia era work set during the Spanish American War. The author expresses strong views on expansion and the army canteen, presenting a vivid campus portrait and timely commentary.
A romance notes the author overlooks flaws as he writes of a hero with a wart on his nose and a heroine with freckles, suggesting a blindness born of affection. The line hints at charm found beyond physical imperfection.
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