Journal Printing Co Official Paper of City and County
The Daily Journal is issued every evening weekdays. The Bem Weekly Journal is issued Tuesday and Friday nights. Daily delivered in the city by carrier and mailed elsehwere. Subscription rates include ten cents per week and annual mail options. The paper maintains multiple city agencies and offices in New York and Chicago with Payne & Young representatives.
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Daily Journal
Bem
Journalia
Caeses
Circulation Statement for Muscatine Journal 1909
Sworn circulation statement for November 1909 lists 6806 to 6905 copies printed and circulated with an average 6929. Publisher I F D Throop swears to accuracy, notary W Eversmeyer verifies December 1, 1909 in Muscatine Iowa.
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Muscatine Journal
I. F. D. Throop
Muscatine Co
State of Lowa
I W. Eversmeyer
Iowa Newspapers Faithful to Iowa in Growth and Loyalty
The Cedar Rapids Gazette praises Iowa papers for expanding presses and facilities, broad coverage, and strong local and world news. It argues Iowa papers boost state industries and farms, stay loyal to Iowa, and deserve support over metropolitan outlets. The Waterloo Reporter replies, noting editors’ labor of love and community duty in sustaining local dailies.
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Iowa
Waterloo Reporter
Gedar Rapids Gazette
the Gazette
Iowa News
Towa
Chicago
Jowa
Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Pig City
Iowan
Things They Say Sioux City Tribune Snippets
A collection of light notes from various papers. Dolliver leads a fight claim, Money’s children seeking government aid, Santa Claus and toy papers in season, Taft praised by Waterloo papers, call for strong city control of telephone firms, Bailey of Britt to helm a new Wheat and Chaff column, rumor of a Des Moines move denied.
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Des Moines Register and Leader
Money
Waterloo
Cupid
Santa Claus
Santa
Weekuk Gate City
TE. N. Bailey
Bailey of
Britt
Iowa Homestead
Des Moines
Iowa
Homestead
Taft and tariff talks split with congressional leaders
Washington dispatch surveys the split between President Taft and Aldrich Cannon factions over tariff reform and anti trust law changes. It notes no firm assurances from party leaders, the push for Roosevelt style measures, and the chance of a new congressional alignment emerging.
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Washington, D. C
Tait
Representative Cannon
Tal
Congress
Aldrich and Cannon
Taft
Dicker
Bis Corporation
Reminiscences of Long Ago Clippings From Muscatine Journal
A column compiles prior events from 30 to 10 years ago including an attempted robbery where a man named King of Keokuk county dodged a staged arrest at Shanghau Row then the Pennsylvania House, 40 years back a writing desk and a lithograph were awarded for top votes in the M. & Festival, remarks on the Cardiff Giant card and a mutton joint, 80 years ago streets crowded with teams as trade flowed from beyond Cedar and Sheriff-elect Snyder moved two boxes of chickens to jail, 20 years ago good weather hints at a moonlight river excursion and a 1890 steamboat trip, 10 years ago a private musical at F. F. Sawyer's home with the high school orchestra and frequent skating parties through town.
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King
Keokuk County
Pennsylvania House
Shanghau Row
Kirg
Rebecca Beard
Frank Fisher
Cardiff
Land of the Living
Lord's Ferry
F. F. Sawyer
West Second Street
Narsh
Political clash over re enactment of the Hepburn act clause
The article tracks a Senate battle sparked by Senator Crawford of South Dakota proposing to re enact the commodities clause of the Hepburn act to bar railroads from owning mining or manufacturing interests. It notes prior court doubts on retroactivity, outlines opposition from railroads, and signals a tight Senate fight with strong Democratic and progressive Republican backing.
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Crawford
South Dakota
Supreme Court
Congress
Tle
Senate Committee On
Senate
Wilton Christmas Visitors and Travel in Muscatine area
Delayed report from Wilton detailing residents departing for Muscatine Davenport and Moline for short visits. Names include L. N. Ayres H. P. Mason Bertha Rynearson Ella Moynahan M. L. Teeple Anna Nora Murphy D. F. Dwyer B. C. Ludlow Mr. and Mrs. Eva Lambert Mrs. M. Jacobsen F. A. Martin Arnold Jacobsen and Henry Ficken with brief notes on visits and arrivals through Friday.
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Muscatine
D. F. Dwyer
B. C. Ludlow
M. L. Teeple
Moline
Eva Lambert
Anna
Nora Murphy
P. N. Jacobsen
Henry Ficken
Letts IA Grows With New Pearl Button Plant Expansion
Mr and Mrs Frank Van Horn visit Letts while East Liverpool guests arrive as locals note record business and new homes. Letts Pearl Button Co moves to a steam powered plant, with several marriages and visits from Muscatine and Grinnell residents adding to a festive December scene. The town reports its best period in history with extensive improvements and expectations of spring housing growth.
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Letts
Frank van Horn
East Liverpool
L. van Horn
Roy Ffildebrand
Sam Turkington
Bert Snyder
Jetta Shellabarger
Muscatine
Fred
V. Lieberknecht
Burlington
Halidays
Grover Coder
Robert Shellabar Ber
Merle Runyon
Jews City
Letts Pearl Button Company
L. D. Hendrix
Mt. Pleasant
William Hendrix
N. G. Coder
Mabel Peat Wilson
Robert Wilson
Andrew Schultz
W. L
Griffin's
Opera Honge
Letts High-Schont
Pavel
The Wolf on The Grand stage an all star cast
Walter's The Wolf at The Grand unfolds as a vivid picture play set in northern woods. The opening scene presents McTavish and B Auiste in a carefully framed landscape with pine and cottonwood light. Jules Beaubien stands tall as Milda appears with a paddle, heightening tense anticipation before a pivotal act.
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Agene Walter
Jules Beaubien
Milda
Letts Christmas program marks joyous village event
Christmas program at Letts school featured recitations dialogues and music by young pupils. Presents distributed to children was a highlight as residents enjoyed a festive holiday with many merchants reporting strong trade. Sleighing remains superb after unusual heavy snows. Several locals visit relatives for Christmas and townsfolk plan electric lighting as gaslight contracts near expiry.
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R. 2
Barr
Wright
Wapello
Letta Dipple
Letts
Indianapolis
Ind
Winona Technical Institute
John Idle
J. A. McDaniel
Arthur Small
Iowa City
Mr. Small
Harlan Letts
Mt. Vernon
W. S. Griffin
East Wapsie News Roundup December Visit Notes
East Wapsie Iowa residents report a family visit as Mr and Mrs 4 H Hawker and relatives spent Friday with Thos Mawker’s Cedar Valley parents. Clara Marolf of Stockton left after Christmas break to resume teaching. Local West Liberty students enjoy a two week vacation. Mrs Fred Evang and daughter Dorothy spent Saturday in West Liberty. W D Conklin of Prim Grove visited Alfred Marolt’s Friday.
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Burlington
BE. Friederichsen
Charles Rottman
Muscatine
Claridon Hudler
Margaret McSwiggin
Davenport
BR. J. McSwiggin
Omer Ochiltree
Atalissa
Cluist Jaspersen
B. L. Parker
Moscow
Matthew McDermott
E. G. O’brien
Emma Baker
Stockton
Margaret Alwill
Garrie Farrel
Rock Island
James Bacon
Town City
H. Berry
Ruth Ringgenberg
Arminta
Blank
Clarence Martin
JT. W. Potter
Newton
Will Murphy
Edward Bischoff
Alrs
Geo. Bannick
Lone Tree
Dee
Lingo
Chicago
Ross Lee
Cedar Rapids
Doe College
Chris Rayner
Maquoketa
TH. D. Hinkley
Tracey
Sterling, Col
Mr. Hinkley
Mathilda Morse
Howard Hinkley
Willamsburg
Sigourney
Clement Loher
Lan
Caster
Myr
J. ¢. Loher
Alice
D. M. Riggs
Oxford
Constant
Leff
Fred Kirehner
Ollida
Jirehner
John Groneworth
Fred Crain
Charles
East Wapsie
H. Hawker
Thos- Mawker
Cedar Valley
Clara Marolf
Alfred Marolt
West Liberty
Fred Evang
Dorothy
W. D. Conklin
Phim Grove
French inventor frames screen with curtains to darken room
A French inventor proposes dark curtains hung slightly in front of a cinema screen to block all light except that from the projector. This method aims to allow moving pictures to be viewed in dim or bright rooms without glare or stray light.
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F. D. Throop
L. P. Loomis
Ager
Associated Press
Lea Newspaper Syndicate
Jown Evening Press Association
Fast HN
Hurlbut
East 2Nd Street
South Muscatine
Toborg Bros
Ssene Editorial
Misstassop Valley
Scsesnseennce Asans B
Sioux
City Tribune
Ballihger
Dolliver
Smalline Lorimer
Washington News
Commerce Court
Cascarel
Cascarets
THE
Muscaine Journal
Snyder
Wickersham
Wilton
Sam S
Lee Shubert (Inc
Eugene Walter
New York
Hudson Bay
McTavish
Wole
Grand Opera House
Nellie Shellabarger
Lola Collins
Fredonia School
Mabel Wagner
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