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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1911
Page
3
Readable fragments show discussions of La Follette, Roosevelt, and Holden in early 1912 politics. Des Moines papers note Holden’s likely candidacy, Palmer's strategic position, and a growing governor race dynamic shaping party alignments.
The Journal reports rising support for Prof. Haldex as a candidate. It notes Wisconsin’s agricultural influence and Governor Hoard’s administration as context. It questions Iowa’s potential response should a state campaign center on farm issues and highlights Holden’s role in advancing agriculturists' aims.
Damaged OCR shows old newsroom roles and contact lines. Indicates phone numbers 34 and 37 for department contacts. Mentions managing editor city editor and other staff positions with unclear spellings and broken titles.
A shuffled clipping recalls past eras with short notes on events from thirty, forty, and twenty years ago. It mentions a sorrowful moment when a young woman learned of her brother’s death, and sketches trains, high school festivities, a wedding notice, and Muscatine paving plans, all framed in a local reminiscence style.
In the county clerk's office rumors spread of Charley Norton's will and a potential fight as Judge Price is hired to lead an independent search for Charley Norton's murderer without expense. Betty confronts a troubling scene with Mahalty and Hannibal, while the judge's generosity and questionable habits shape their fragile hopes and bonds.
Betty learns of a five thousand dollar reward and the judge's wealth while Hannibal defends him, comparing him to Uncle Bob and noting Hannibal's poverty. Betty forms a sympathetic view, sensing the judge's quiet courage despite financial limits and risky ties to racing.
The state highway commission outlines a term to supervise the building of a state rate system with the legislature likely to appropriate state funds for the project.
Theodore Roosevelt argues that Congress rightly abrogated the Russian treaty to protect national self respect and warns that ratifying general arbitration treaties unamended would reveal American hypocrisy. He supports some amendments and criticizes both abrogation without arbitration and sweeping promises, urging sincerity and consistency in foreign policy.
A public figure denounces hypocrisy in action linking support for amended arbitration treaties with rejection of the Russian treaty. The stance draws criticism for inconsistent policy and public misalignment. The Mare Shalltown Times Republic says Harmon could win by careful balancing.
An old time health note extols avoiding harsh hair plucking and promotes Wyeth’s Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy. It claims gray or lifeless hair signals need for care and urges use of the domestic preparation to restore color, refresh dry hair, and remove dandruff. Authorities and a local agent are named as endorsers and sellers.
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