Journal Agencies and Local Merchants Advertise
Bas established the Journal in Muscatine era listings and grocery notices. The semi weekly Journal and weekly rates are shown with mail subscriptions and advertising representations across multiple cities. Commentary covers Christmas readings, a Chicago court fur case, and Muscatine concerns about streetcar cold.
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Bas
Mast Hib
Hurlbut Grocery
Santenaoc South Muscatine
Tebors. Bros. Groe
Gy Oroeen
Etree
GC & Buack
Doug
Mer Vekey Avenue
Lerville
Chayka’s
West Isbin Satord Grod
H. Foiler
Dr Hutchinson's Remodelled Home Calls For Radical Living
The controversial physician Dr Wood Hutchinson attacks traditional home design. He envisions communal kitchens and lab-like habits, urging tear out partitions and glass walls. He promotes minimal private space, open air rooms, and a bare sleeping porch, questioning why households exist at all.
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A&a
The Time of Best Work From Goethe to Modern Thought
A Western university president argues men do best work after Osler milestone. Five percent of 200,000 notable men achieved their world’s work before 40. nine percent improved after age 80. Eckermann notes Goethe, over 80, nearly finished Faust’s fifth act, and outlines persistence and timing for literary achievement.
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Osler
Hupdteg
Goethe
Faust
Eckermann
Goethel
Christmas Day Dinners and School Play In Conesville
Conesville Iowa social notes recount Christmas dinners hosted by families including the McCormicks Cecil family and the Shearer birth announcement for a daughter named Jean Claire. A Methodist church program by Busy Bees and Audrey Foster’s class is set for New Year’s Night featuring recitations songs and solos with local children taking leading roles.
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Conesville
Grace Chapman
Cedar Rapids
Earl
Kenwood Park
Charles Denison
Dorothy
Armstrong
Iowa
H. H. Owen
Gladwin
Boyd
Wm. McCormick
J. T. McCormick
Elton Allen
Gerald
Columbus City
Ira Owen
Eugene Heath
Carl Shearer
Napa
Calif
Jean Claire
Methodist Church
The
Busy Bees
Audrey Foster
Harold Brehme
Winifrey
DeLap
Unionist MP Henry H. B. Broadley Dies Suddenly
London reports the death of Henry H. B. Broadley, Unionist member of parliament for the Howdenshire division of the East Riding of Yorkshire since 1906. He died suddenly at his Yorkshire home at age 61. He was married in 1878 to Belle Tracy of Pennsylvania.
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London
Henry H. B. Broadley
Howdenshire
East Riding of
Yorkshire
Mr. Bradley
Belle Tracy
Pennsylvania
Reminiscences of Long Ago from a Cold Night
A city awakens to a deep freeze with temperatures six to nine degrees below zero. A Washington sighting has Blaine and Logan exchanging greetings as Logan, in a meditative mood, recalls past political splits. Twenty years ago the Jolly Mandolin club hosted George Wilmering and friends for music and games. Also noted are Miss Ella Mulford hosting a Sorosis Reading Circle and a festive Christmas stocking centerpiece with guests unwinding yarn for gifts.
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Old Boreas
Blaine
Logan
Washington
Burchard
George Wilmering
Jolly Mandolin Club
Eiva Batterson
Emma’ Scott
Batterson
Chicago
Ella Mulford
West Third Street
Sorosis
Flinch
Eldest reader turns doctor’s disguise into romance
Jean Drape outfits herself as an elderly reader to win a job, then encounters Dr. Tom Whitney, who recognizes her voice. A playful performance escalates when she reveals herself with a wig and the pair recount a past in which his amused deception leads to a shared, teasing moment.
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Harriet G. Canfeld
Jean Drape
Mary Brandon
Jean
Mary
Ste
Dale Avenue
Barbara Frietche
Whittier Social
Dr. Tom
Whitney
Tom Whitney
Tom
Fourth lecture number moved to January 12 in West Liberty
West Liberty Ia December 29 The fourth number of the Kings Daughters Circle lecture course will be held January 12 instead of the 12th as tickets noted. This musical program will feature the Kilarney Girls and Rita Rich. Various local visits and society meetings are listed with postponements and Kensington party plans.
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West Liberty
King’s Daughters Circle
Kilarney
Rita
Rich
Lara Rathe
Albernette
L. W. Swein
Iowa Falls
H. Wilber
Ice house work begins on new pond cut
Potter and Weber started with teams Monday morning to cut haul and fill their large ice house. The ice is good quality and about ten inches thick. This is the first cutting from the new pond. The annual roll call and election of officers for the Christian church will be Friday evening January 1 in the church parlors, with a reception for new members and a committee to arrange refreshments. All members are urged to attend.
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Potter
Weber
Christian Church
Iowa in the Movies at Frisco
Clinton reports the Iowa commission plans to spend about $2000 to film Iowa’s scenery, farms, and industry for the Panama Pacific Exposition in San Francisco. Films would be donated by industry, railroads, and municipalities, with copies distributed to Iowa theaters after the show. The plan seeks bids from local theaters to show the film and engage audiences via clubs and associations. If income falls short, the Greater Iowa Association may cover the deficit.
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Clinton
Towa
San Francisco
Iowa Commission
Iowa
Moving Picture
Moving Picture Theaters
Picture House
Commercial Club
Greater
Salem recall election seeks ousting of Mayor Hurley
In Salem Massachusetts a recall election was held to decide whether Mayor John F Hurley should be removed from office. The recall petition led by the Better Government Association charged lax enforcement of liquor laws and pitted Hurley against Matthias J O Keefe a local manufacturer. The result was awaited as voters turned out in large numbers despite bad weather.
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Associated Press
Salem
Mass
John F. Hurley
Better Government Association
Hurley
Matthias J. O’keefe
Miller Resigns as General Agent of Wabash Road
St. Louis December 29 Associated Press reports Miller, general agent of the Wabash railroad, tendered his resignation and will retire January 1.
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Wabash
Associated Press
St. Louis
Phage Miller
Railroad chief to head line after reorganization
Announcement from Wa bash stated that after the railroad's reorganization, the newly named president will take office when the receivership ends. Mr Miller, with ten years at the Wa bash, will remain as director and vice president during the transition.
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Tion
Miller
The
Wabash
Road
Barkentine Irmgard Reported in Distress South of Oahu
A wireless message from the liner Sotuma said the barkentine Irmgard, a 671 ton wooden vessel built in 1889 and bound from Levuka Fiji to San Francisco, was in distress south of Oahu. A tug sent to locate her returned without finding the ship.
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Pacific
Associated Press
Honolulu
Sotuma
Oahu
Irmgard
Levuka
Fiji Islands
San Francisco
U S Education Center Sees US as World Education Hub
Professor J C Adams of McGill University Tron To Canada told a St Louis banquet that war chaos in Europe will make the United States the world center for learning in all fields. He said European universities have lost grip and will need generations to regain their former prominence.
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America
Associated Press
St. Louis
United States
J. C. Adams
McGill University
Tronto
Canada
Federation of American Societies For Experimental Biology
American Association of Academist
Europe
Adams
NOW SCOUR THEATRES
Hoboken New Jersey theaters and moving picture houses ordered closed until thoroughly cleaned to halt a diphtheria epidemic. The health board issued the order as nearly 150 cases are reported in the city.
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Associated Press
Hoboken
N. J
Board of Health
Return of Ex-Editor Weighs Postal Card Reply
Former editor Cale Minhart muses on rejoining the Republican party and asks whether a simple postal card would suffice instead of an open letter. He warns eloquence alone cannot guarantee correctness.
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Cale Minhart
Ivil
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