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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1906
Page
12
The New York Office at 140 Nassau Street is headed by La Coste and Maxwell while the Chicago Office at 750 Marquette D Building is led by Payne and Young.
The Daily Journal is issued every evening on weekdays and the Semi Weekly Journal prints 8 pages on Tuesdays and Fridays. Daily delivery in city by carrier and weekly collection 10 cents. daily by mail 3.00 per year. semi weekly by mail 1.50 per year.
The Journal lists local agencies and businesses serving the city for reader convenience. Entries include East Hill, Clay Kneese Grocery on East 2nd Street, Booth Maccatine, Morse Washburn's Grocery, Mind of Street Car Track, W. C. A. Busch's Drug Store, Hershey Avenue, Kecklerville, Chayka's Grocery, Westili, and Sharrar's Grocery.
The Bell business office and editorial staff announce relocation within the Mississippi Valley region, outlining new contact details and doors opening for readers and advertisers.
Article reviews the fallout from the Brownsville incident with the 25th regiment. It notes a court martial ordered for Major Charles W. Penrose and Captain E A Macklin of the 26th Infantry for conduct prejudicial to good order and military discipline.
A fragment notes a government body responding to last week resolutions by seeking or receiving required information. The brief hints at a formal inquiry process and official communications without detailing the subjects or results.
A Richmond Times Dispatch critique portrays Senator Tillman as degrading to African Americans and suggests his national speeches are driven by revenue. It cites a Union South Carolina address where he boasted about earning money from northern audiences to criticize Yankees and minorities.
The town ships central school plan would reduce the number of teachers by uniting all scholars in one school. But a central school would demand highly competent instructors as a teacher successful in a small country district may fail in a grade school.
The state supreme court ruled unanimously that legal value franchises can be taxed. Assessors may levy on real and personal property and on the franchise itself, without which a corporation could not operate. The decision is important and of statewide interest.
A Kentuckian pronounced dead by doctors revived enough to ask for water. Friends gave him the usual Kentucky beverage, and he recovered enough to hope for recovery. Whether the water treatment would have saved him remains an unanswered question.
Railroads say they cannot handle the surge of business because they are short of cars. Car builders report they have full orders and cannot supply more for the next nine months, leaving lines stretched despite prosperity.
The passage asks whether it is harder to fault or to find trouble, and counsels that those who fault most invite trouble, while those who accept and do their best tend to succeed.
Old Muscatine County note highlights a dense telecom landscape with ninety four separate and distinct telephone companies operating in the area now.
THIRSEN 30 second RIEMCEE M ubury, MLBRIDE, CUPE dispute listed at 116 W 3rd. NESPER 126 BK 2nd appears in docket.
The observation notes that the county's borders suggest its residents are notably talkative, reflecting on the social character of the area's people.
If you neglected to make your Christmas purchases early you must now join other delinquents and fight it out the best way you can.
The Cherokee Democrat notes the President shows limits to reform while Andrew Carnegie is cited as turning state's evidence in a wealth case. The Davenport Times praises Iowa's Shaw as treasury secretary, and Dubuque papers comment on citizens preferring small doses of reform.
The Cherokee Times notes that Mr. Carnegie, as a starter, might turn over to the government the portion of his fortune he believes the state is entitled to.
The Cedar Falls Record suggests that Congress opposed the simplified spelling not for linguistic reasons but to attack the President, portraying the move as a partisan jab rather than a literacy reform.
A Burlington Hawkeye quote notes that those who favor tariff revision and those who claim to know how to amend the constitution would unite for a respectable yet disagreeable social function.
The Marshalltown Times-Republican argues that offices of state printer and state binder may be needed but rejects labeling them as graft. It contends that state office holding at fixed salary or commission is not automatically dishonesty and urges not to conflate issues in enthusiasm.
The Clinton Herald argues that harvests should make foods cheap and abundant but accuses food combines and trusts of inflating prices. It calls for applying Roosevelt era remedies to break the greed driving farm product costs.
The Fort Dedee Messenger quotes Secretary Reot arguing for local lawmaking over distant national control. He asserts it is better for Iowa to have laws passed at Des Moines by 158 Iowa representatives than in Washington where Iowa has only 13 voices, keeping lawmaking close to the people.
The Nevada Representative says the President should restore English in government and back down on the colored troops issue. He urges dropping Cortelyou and abandoning Cuba self governance fiction to reduce criticism. He notes the President is right on major questions but indefensible on small matters.
West Liberty Iowa December 21 Raymond lodge K of P announces officers for the coming year C C H C Swain V C Ray Whitacre prelate George W Gause M of W W L Mosher K of R and S H C Barnes M of A Robert Brooke I G F E Elliott o G G B Embree trustee three years W A Burger Mrs C S Prune and daughters Pau-
Line and Lydia arrive from Edison Nebraska to visit Celia Clark in Prairie street. Numerous residents travel for shopping, relatives and holidays with stops in Nichols Dysart Moline Muscatine and Des Moines. Meetings include Sunday school board election plans and a Corn Belt Meat Producers’ association officer election.
Wapello Chapter No. 257 O E S S held a special meeting under dispensation electing officers led by Wor thy matron Marie E Dewein and worthy patron J A Bigger. The children’s aid event at Mrs D C Thomas home drew over 80 children and a large crowd with proceeds around 11.60 to 12.00 dollars. Dr D J Higley of Grandview visited and D H McKee bank examiner of Mediapolis checked business in the city.
The Baptist church youth group lines up a Christmas program. J. H. Foster and D. Scott ran a business in Muscatine on Tuesday. Will Ripley and his wife visited Muscatine Monday. Floyd Rickett wrecked his buggy Sunday night in an accident.
Brentford South Dakota rises on the Watertown Moline railroad extension in the Jim River valley. Prominent local businessmen form a commercial club to boost population to 1900 in six months and create a grain market serving a 26 mile radius with rail access. The town already has two brick banks three brick stores five elevators and 150 lots sold with first residence priced at 4500.
The optical parlor at 217 E. 2nd St. advertises glasses fitted with guaranteed work and a permanent relocation within the city, inviting residents to visit the new address and services.
Mr Grey pursues the Great Mogul diamond through social events hoping to see Mrs Fairbrother with it. Abner Fairbrother, driven by desire and vanity, steals the gem during a cabinet visit aided by a distraction, then returns to New York. A banshee cry and a lucky break enable the theft to succeed.
The notice touts Dr Hale's Household Ointment as a universal remedy for itching and skin diseases. It claims quick relief from cuts, burns, and abrasions and lists a price of 2 1 2 cents or direct from Kenyon & Thomas in Adams New York.
Local notes report Chas Healy visiting Davenport last week. Jim Hill left for Chicago with cattle. Youths attended a party at George Healy's. G Hollang and family plan an extended visit with Chas Henderson’s family in Dakota. A dance at J Brun's drew a good crowd Friday.
South Cedar notes weekend visits as Mr and Mrs Harry Rockafellow and daughters called on J M Scott of West Liberty. Emma Whitmer returned home after visiting friends in Wilton. Mrs Proudy remains on the sick list with best wishes for recovery. Fern Westfall and Fay Butler of Springdale spent Saturday with the Bowman family.
Miss Mac Bowser of Muscatine Iowa spent Sunday at her parents Mr and Mrs John Bowser. Mr and Mrs Jas Hays and the Pratt brothers Ed Eugene and Carl Blankenburg were guests at the F P Gillett home. Raymond Rickett visited Mrs R at her parents Mr and Mrs T Watson. Nora Kleist called on Misses Agnes and Alice Gillett Sunday.
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