This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 35 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1910
Page
3
The text lists affiliations including a member of the Lee Newspaper Syndicate and the Associated Press, plus belonging to the Iowa Evening Press Association.
The text lists Payne and Young supervising the New York office at 30 34 West 33rd Street and the Chicago office at 750 Marquette Building, identifying two regional hubs and their management.
The Daily Journal proclaims larger circulation than all other Muscatine papers combined and more than any other daily. It is issued every evening except Sunday. the Semi Weekly Journal comes 10 pages Tuesdays and 8 pages Fridays. City delivery by carrier costs 10 cents weekly. daily by mail is 3 dollars per year, all in advance. semi weekly by mail is 1.50 per year.
The Journal lists local businesses serving the city for reader convenience. Entries include East Hill Hurlbut Grocery East 2nd street South Muscatine Toborg Bros grocery Oregon street W C A Busch's Drug Store Hershey avenue Kecklerville Chayka's Grocery West Hill J H Fuller Grocery and Wm Van Zyl Grocery.
The notice lists PBX numbers 26 and 27 for operator guidance and directs callers to ask for person or department by number. It also enumerates staff roles including 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. Dreier advertising manager, with business office calls at numbers 26 or 27. Mississippi Valley No. 5.
Muscatine's Grand Theatre announces a radical policy change after blaming the public and rising cheap motion pictures for weak patronage. The shift risks fewer first class attractions though it may boost profits, as other cities report similar moves by management facing nickel theaters and merged audience tastes.
The passage notes a persistent, thoughtful audience in every community willing to pay for meaningful drama. It argues existing theater owners must find profitable ways to serve this demand amid a theatrical revolution.
The Waterloo Reporter notes a reformulated Iowa axiom saying all is fair in war love and in pursuing a saloon petition reflecting the era’s political and social pressures. The piece critiques methods used to influence liquor laws and public sentiment.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette accuses Waterloo reporters of not telling the truth about the seating capacity of the Waterloo tabernacle, even after Billy Sunday sermons on Hell Fire stirred coverage.
Sioux City Journal notes Senator Young joined his senior colleague to return the omnibus bill containing French spoliation claims to the committee. The item prompts a cautious cheer for harmony while it lasts.
The Waterloo tabernacle drew more converts and raised more money for the evangelist than Cedar Rapids, with results emphasized over exact attendance figures. Cedar Rapids papers are asked to copy the outcome.
The item laments a nameless grave for the new light in the senate and recalls the speech by the former vice president, noting oblivion is not for the man who occupied the chair and spoke soon after reaching the senate.
The piece notes Bill Lorimer’s partial vindication and readiness to endure senators’ rebukes of his election methods, while some observers call for his retirement. It likens Lorimer to a rhinoceros in constitution and resolve.
The editorial argues against a $99,000 short courses appropriation, noting it would burden thousands of workers with low wages and taxes on modest homes. It questions why farmers, merchants, and dealers who benefit from courses should be asked to fund them.
Ocheydan Press critiques a republican push for party harmony through public official cleanup. The piece argues such calcimining worsens trust as officials are described as rotten and “smell to heaven,” risking backlash rather than unity.
Davenport Times urges Iowans to boost the state as a whole and gain broader cooperation. The Clinton Herald notes Des Moines fights prejudice from other cities and criticizes Des Moines for demanding Iowa's second senator be from the capital.
Mrs Altie Etgon of Battle Creek Michigan describes a nine year battle with itching and bleeding eczema. After trying many doctors she used Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent and reports complete recovery nine years later with no recurrence. Public notice encourages others to write for details.
A fragment from a reader notes a snowed fair by Congregational ladies at Tremont hall drawing a good crowd and continuing this evening. Other items report Harvey Baker named Pleasant Prairie postmaster and a claim of twenty five scarlet fever cases, Salisbury bridge inspection approved, and general fashion notes.
Four decades ago youths, likely in absence of a calico set up, got drunk and cursed through the streets. A Water street runaway wagon crash occurred this afternoon just before press time.
Thirty years ago a Dr. Graham published a short communication in the Tribune, noting observations and urging further study. The item records a scholarly note and references ongoing discussion within the medical community.
A brief line recalls that twenty years ago today was Sunday, marking a retrospective glance at the calendar and a nod to the passing of two decades.
Ten years ago J A Moore was arrested and charged with shooting M J Shelley. Sheriff Craille and Deputy Reynolds traced footprints at Shelley’s premises near the toll road on the Illinois side. Moore offered no resistance.
Thorn explores a Japanese temple complex as priests chant and a hidden workshop reveals a lacquered Kwan-on statue. He secretly crafts a crucifix of a dead Christ, watching for unseen servants while the cross looms as a stark moral symbol amid incense and eastern ritual.
Barbara stands in the Embassy room with ivory walls and Delft blue draperies as Mrs. Dandridge introduces Haru the Ojo San. The Japanese visitor appears in a mauve kimono adorned with camellias and a silver obi featuring storks, presented by a bishop’s retinue.
A vintage advertisement extols CAS CARETS as the medicine to help nature during the week. It mentions boxes of SOX and BOX candy and a nightly routine to take CAS CARETS before bed, claiming it aids digestion and reduces “extra load.”
Side lights on the doings in the national capital by E. C. Snyder.
Washington reports President Taft’s selection of Edward Douglas White of Louisiana as Chief Justice. White, a former Confederate soldier and Democrat, becomes the first of six presidents to pick a chief across party lines. He is noted for independence and steady judgment admired nationwide. Justice White is a frequent pedestrian, seen walking along Pennsylvania Avenue from the Capitol to his home a mile and a half away.
Congressmen Joseph E. Ransdell of Louisiana won unanimous re election as President of the National Rivers and Harbors Congress after a seventh convention that drew leading business and professional figures. He is a leading minority member on the Rivers and Harbors Committee and is urged as a future chairman as Democrats take control. The convention boosted support for the river and harbor bill advancing through the House.
Opposition grows to keeping the House at 391 members as experts weigh a new apportionment. Crumpacker remains reticent while Hay estimates about 433 seats would result from a 211 590 per representative basis, affecting gains and losses across multiple states.
Mme Georgette Leblanc Maeterlinck writes in the January Century about the open air staging of Pelleas and Melisande at Saint-Wandrille in September 1910. She earned the role of Melisande a week after the production.
A reflective passage on Christmas time evokes holiday imagery from a poem and critiques a statement about The American Magazine. The text discusses the aim of a respectful, gentle image and notes the writer’s impressions after reading the magazine for a year.
The American Magazine impresses with energy candor and humor and is praised for its authoritative fact articles by Tarbell Baker Nock and others. Its fiction and human interest pieces, plus departments like Interesting People and The Pilgrim Script, attract readers with optimism and truthful presentation.
An article in Scribner's Magazine January titled The Trouble Hunter by Allen Tupper True highlights the men who maintain winter telephone and telegraph lines across the Rocky Mountains. True is an artist who provides first hand sketches to illustrate the story.
Weekly list shows post office letters remaining unclaimed for week ending December 20 1910 in Muscatine Iowa. Men and Ladies lists include names such as Harold Baker Chas Funck W J Greene Rev Hoover M D West Mrs Emmett Barry Gertrude Benson Mable Brady Maud Schumacher and others. Parties calling for letters should say Advertised. R S McNutt P M.
Parisian Sage from Giroux Mfg Co Buffalo claims to remove dandruff stop hair loss and itching with guaranteed results or money back Havercamp's Drug Store and druggists offer large 50 cent bottle citing Mrs William Hogland of Sault Ste Marie Michigan testimonial dated June 2 1910 endorsing the product as a superior hair beautifier and scalp cleaner
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.