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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1900
Page
3
The Muscatine Journal lists post office as second class in Muscatine Iowa. Rates shown include daily at 5 dollars per year by carrier with weekly collection and semi weekly on Tuesdays and Saturdays at 150 dollars in advance. Remittances should be payable to Journal Printing Co Muscatine Iowa.
The loss of 200 ships in century long polar expeditions has not discouraged explorers nor halted attempts to reach the North Pole, with current expeditions continuing despite the peril.
President McKinley prepares a spring vacation visiting Oregon and Washington. Davenport residents hope he will bypass the Rock Island system and stop in that city.
The Globe-Democrat hints that a dispute between Col Bryan and J Sterling Morton may provoke public attention and lead to notable scientific demonstrations or feats in long primer slugging.
Cornelius Alvord, a New York embezzler, allegedly stole six hundred ninety thousand dollars from the First National Bank. The trial is set for January, with calls for swift justice to curb rising thefts.
Illinois governor elect and Mrs. Richard Yates announce there will be no inauguration ball this year. Yates is described as a strict observer of the Methodist Episcopal church laws and holds high standing in the denomination.
The article notes General DeWet vanishes, then appears a hundred miles away raiding a British regiment and seizing a stronghold. After more than a year of war, British prospects look gloomier, with victory uncertain in the near term.
Over the past year Mr. Carnegie donated about 3 million to libraries and educational institutions, not counting Pittsburg institute. In 1899 he gave roughly 5 million and plans a librarian training school at Winona Ind. He has founded 67 libraries in the U S and 24 in Pennsylvania, with many in Scotland England and Ireland.
The War Department after a conference with the secretary of war and General Luddington will not act on returning volunteers from the Philippines and Congress will provide replacements. Acting on General MacArthur's representations the department says 60 000 troops must remain to support municipal government programs and prevent disaster to U S interests.
Senator Hanna helped feed fifteen hundred poor on Christmas Day at the Salvation Army barracks in Cleveland. He lauded the charity as practical Christianity and urged citizens to support the group, praising its role in law, order, and civilization.
An unnamed Washington County youth gains awareness as a design minded woman ends up owning much of his property amid a disputed arrangement dated March 9 and described as unwitting and entangled.
A cautionary tale describes a would be bride using a charming lettered bait to lure a farmer who travels, discovers flaws, and departs. The text notes that many corresponding matches were published with withheld names, urging readers to beware of potential disappointment in these matrimonial schemes.
The Ottumwa decision holds that a husband and wife cannot jointly run a captive business while keeping separate interests under the law. It is reported as the first time this issue was raised in the state.
Iowa officials report a $55,000 war fund refund, with state treasury about to wait for other states. Des Moines and Clarinda items note editor Mahin’s push for timely news. Local cases include a life insurance ruling, the death of journalist Am Toman, and plans to name the army post Ft Des Moines or Ft Hull amid editorial staff guidance on who handles business vs editorial issues.
The 1900 census is praised as the best yet and world class, yet public aversion to being counted is ancient. Censuses were tied to representation and taxation, facing opposition from religious and political groups for centuries. The text links fear of inquiry to heredity and denotes long reluctance to enumerate populations.
Advertisement touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as a prompt cure for rheumatism. It claims the medicine targets the root cause by neutralizing stomach acidity, easing muscle stiffness and joint pain.
The Engineering Magazine notes that costly territorial wars in Africa and Oceania have taught, through suffering from the Boer and Spanish wars, that war and conquest do not pay. It cites Russia under a young czar as pursuing peace and industrial growth, while the German emperor shifts from warlord to promoter of enterprise, suggesting a hopeful postwar order.
The Davenport Times article explains that editors, business staff, and printers operate in strict separations. Each department keeps to its own duties, and the managing editor alone knows what appears in the next issue. Interdepartmental oversight is rare.
Public interest grows in Clay Clement after his absence at the Grand opening. The Journal prints his flower speech from the romantic comedy The New Dominion. The speaker describes a flower from the rib of Homo sapiens, symbolizing woman, with references to biblical origins and its moral influence on humanity.
Prof Roxa Tyler of Chicago vice president Illinois Woman's Alliance reports a severe cold nearly leading to pneumonia. She tried remedies, found Chamberlain's Cough Remedy pleasant and immediately relief, saving a doctor’s bill. Available from J J Havercamp and W C A Busch druggists.
The Burlington Route offers three weekly tourist sleeping cars from Omaha to Los Angeles. One car travels via Kansas City while the others go through Denver and Salt Lake City. Travel both ways on different routes to double sight seeing with no extra cost. California book available for six cents. J Francis, General Passenger Agent, Omaha, Neb.
A Fiji chief asks the Boston missionary for a request before a ceremony. The missionary replies to add a few beans to the pot with him.
In a Plain Dealer item, a comment notes Mrs B kinshired help now and the public’s repeated questions about whether her maids are related to the family, reflecting social attitudes toward race and service in the era.
Jell-O offers four flavors Lemon Orange Raspberry and Strawberry at grocers for 10 cents. Try it today as a new dessert option for families and meals.
The excerpt from Robinson-Scott's People of China lists exaggerated images of Chinese people. It claims quirks from gait and dress to social customs and misorders in navigation and language. The passage portrays biased, outlandish traits without context or nuance.
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