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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1910
Page
3
Iowa Evening Press Association notables listed with New York and Chicago offices. New York office at 30 34 West 33rd Street is Payne and Young in charge. Chicago office located at 750 Marquette Building.
The Journal lists agents around the city for reader convenience. East Hill Hurlbut Grocery East 22d street South Muscatine Totorg 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 Zy Grocery.
Directory style note lists private branch exchange numbers 26 and 27 and staff lines for publisher editor city editor society editor composing room and mail room. Advertising manager H E Dreier and business office lines 26 or 27. Mississippi Valley 5.
A holiday settlement between Western railroads and engineers ends the looming strike. Commissioner Neill and Grand Chief Warren S. Stone brokered a compromise to protect the public and avert hardship, signaling a hopeful win for both sides and for organized labor.
A poem describes Santa and Northland elves preparing magical ships to deliver toys to children for Christmas. Glowing Arctic imagery, bears and auroras set a fairytale scene as the Santa legend arrives to bring joy despite storms. See Parker Dean, Cambridge, Mass.
The Waterloo Reporter and Keokuk Gate City mock political grandstanding while lampooning telephones and mules. The Marshalltown Times-Republican notes a Nebraska student’s blood sale to fund education. The Sioux City Tribune riffs on duck shooting from a moving aeroplane, and Lorimer probe chatter appears with decency jabs in Waterloo Courier. The Cedar Rapids Gazette ends with a quip about Nat Goodwin and a brief wife’s experience.
Keokuk community stays optimistic despite population decline as talks proceed on a dam site, with local officials and residents weighing potential jobs and regional development.
A collage recounts 50 40 30 years of Tipton area events. Notes on railroad work between Dubuque and St Louis urge speedy completion. Robbery loot and town festivals are mentioned alongside a gas leak scare and a fire alarm. Includes a literary aside on naval history.
Ten years ago Muscatine residents were cautioned not to recognize any solicitor for Salvation Army Christmas donations unless announced officials Captain Omann Miss Lilly Woods or Mr Bates. Reported impersonators were going door to door asking for food and other items not needed by the Army.
A dramatic excerpt portrays Ishida erasing a poem and drafting Japanese characters with a brush, while Bersonin approves a rising English scholar. The scene juxtaposes cross cultural elements as the author hints at international romance within a tense lab setting.
In a moonlit garden a diplomat named Daunt and Miss Fairfax share a charged moment on a pagoda bench. He recalls a near mishap on a railing and the two piece together their identities while a guest from America is awaited.
A tense exchange unfolds as the pair discuss danger and courage. The man downplays risk while the woman admits fear of heights and flying. Conversation hints at a bold aeronautic act dubbed the Honorable Fly-Man with a Tokyo theater joke. The scene ends with a cliffhanger.
Henry Clews notes a brighter bond outlook and easier money with low loan rates. European buying supports American securities while exports exceed imports. cotton demand fades, rails seek funds, and Lehigh Valley raises dividends amid cautious railroad outlooks.
The piece notes conservatism across industry with steel at half capacity and no immediate revival. Railroads’ bond success could trigger orders for cars and equipment, while textiles pursue widespread curtailment. A gradual settling process underpins a coming recovery driven by economy at work in homes and businesses.
This item lists questions from a Sunday lesson on I Kings chapters 11 and 12 focusing on Rehoboam Jeroboam and the split of Israel. It outlines key points for discussion including character, counsel, and divine influence in rulership.
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