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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1909
Page
11
The Daily Journal offers daily evening editions during the week excluding Sunday and a semi weekly issue on Tuesday and Friday nights. In city delivery by carrier costs 10 cents weekly, yearly mail rates are 3.00 for daily and 1.50 for semi weekly.
The Journal identifies agency locations for reader convenience. It names Best Hill Hurlbut Grocery Fast 2nd street South Muscatine Toborg Bros grocery Oregon street W. C. A. Busch's Drug Store Hershey avenue Kecklerville Chayka's Grocery West dill J. A. Fuller Grocery and Wm. Van Zyl Grocery with a New York Office at 30 384 West 33rd Street.
Payne and Young oversee operations from the Chicago Office located in the 750 Marquette Building.
Fragmentary OCR item lists Bell telephone office lines and Mississippi Valley exchange. Limited readable details show office references and contact lines without clear events or dates. The readable portion lacks full context for a complete card.
The publisher I. F. D. Throop swears that the Muscatine Journal printed and circulated the stated November 1909 copies. The document, sworn before Notary Public F. W. Eversmeyer on December 1, 1909, includes totals of 6,905 and 7,150 in various measures and seals the attestation.
A news item notes a New York milk company lost money selling milk at eight cents a quart and raised to nine cents. A state accountant found that 15 million of 20 million capitalization was trade marks and goodwill, highlighting how accounting values can inflate costs and fuel living expenses.
The article notes a milk company paying six percent on preferred stock and ten percent on common, reporting an $8,824,240 surplus after ten years, yet claims the business is not profitable. It discusses a potential milk price rise and New York's investigation into the milk trust, suggesting broader causes for high prices.
The Dubuque Times Journal notes the Sunday theater was suspended during Billy Sunday’s Cedar Rapids engagement and has been restored after his departure. Managers avoided permanent suspension, recognizing competition and choosing to bend rather than break to prevent lasting criticism.
Waterloo Reporter reports former Kansas governor Hoch launching a campaign calling for fewer churches. He argues the poor are taxed to support many churches and that reducing the number would enable more efficient work. He says better funding from those who can afford it would reveal there are not too many sanctuaries.
The paper argues it is indispensable for advertisers due to wide circulation and repeat readership. It states advertising pays by reaching general audiences cost effectively when used practically and intelligently through established channels.
The Oskaloosa Herald notes Christmastide arrives amid the year's shortest days, with the day of promise peeking from a threshold of growing daylight to lift the weak and discouraged with double inspiration.
A Washington report says the Republican congressional committee will treat insurgents as Bryan men and not assist their electing. It notes they voted with Democrats on every major occasion and questions why they should seek help from the Democratic congressional committee for any election.
The Burlington Gazette calls Dr Cook an impudent faker but questions degrees of fakery. The reader considers whether politeness changes the judgment and comments that Peary’s fate is settled and ends well, as the poet says.
The Waterloo Times-Tribune notes the claim that increasing money supply raises prices and asks who will provide the actual money to match rising costs. The brief comments on the money theory suggest debate over inflation and price formation.
Davenport Times notes Lafe Young Sr is in Washington sharing his opinion on the town situation rather than commenting on current conditions. The piece acknowledges his right to his view while labeling it as opinion.
A reader ridicules the name Stovaine for a new anaesthetic, suggesting it sounds like stove polish. The remark questions branding and hints at public perception in Council Bluffs.
A DIY remedy claims a pint of cough syrup for 54 cents, ready in five minutes, to treat deep coughs and bronchial symptoms within 24 hours. Mix a pint sugar with warm water, add 2½ oz Pinex to a pint bottle, fill with syrup, and take a teaspoon every one to three hours. Strained honey is an alternative base.
Amusements note the Henry D. Carey play Montana will appear at the Grand for New Year’s Day matinee and night. The fifth season and strong return demand mark its popularity. Carey draws on real western life with a clean, natural story and a well balanced cast and scenic production.
Patrons of the Grand may enjoy Sunday matinee and night showings of The Other Girl a big musical comedy. The company features top names and strong supporting cast with a well chosen chorus and ballet. The production offers lively novelty, bright dancing, striking costumes and sumptuous scenery, creating pleasant memories of pretty girls and chic entertainment.
Harvey D. Orr presents the Harvey Stock Company in a weekly run starting Monday Jan 3 featuring The Prince and the Peasant a four act melodrama with wholesome comedy and eight vaudeville acts by Mack and Armour Arthur Du Mars Bearhara Hall and the Shadow grands Prices are 10 9 and 320 cents with ladies free Monday night under usual conditions.
Advertisement touts Cham berlin Stomach and Liver Tablets as the busiest tiny invention. It claims they transform weakness to strength and listlessness to energy with gentle purgative action, so users may not realize they have taken a laxative.
West Liberty Iowa December 30 Miss Leila Gladstone of Muscatine is seriously ill with diphtheria at Roy Cochran s home south of town She is a popular nurse who came to care for Mrs Cochran and the children also ill with the disease Friends hope for her recovery Other local news: Mrs Anna M Peters leaves for Council Bluffs for a few weeks to visit sister Mrs L L Poston and aunt Mrs Cora Pot.
The Sabbath school exhibition in the Methodist church drew a full audience, mainly women, with strong performances by children. A verse rendition of the Lord's Prayer by eight youngsters stood out. The meeting of the board of supervisors today drew many Cedar area residents concerned with the ditch project.
Rev C Morey prolongs the quarterly meeting at Blue Grass where 108 have united so far and 10 to 15 new converts have joined other churches. The altar remains crowded with the town’s wealthiest and most influential citizens among the new members. More anon.
The rising river has weakened shore ice forcing teams to wade through shallow water to reach firmer ice. This will be reassessed as conditions change and efforts focus on safety of crossings and access for forthcoming events.
The First M E Sunday school of the city with 400 members unanimously adopted a motion to have the superintendent and secretary draft and sign a memorial urging the legislature not to repeal or modify the prohibitory law. Churches and Sabbath schools statewide are nearly united on this issue.
Miss Anna Molis hosted sixteen local society ladies at Town avenue to entertain Miss Lulu Smith of Moline. A card contest was the highlight, with Miss Ida Ashcraft the top player.
The West Liberty column recounts Christmas gatherings at multiple local homes including the Maxon, Watters, and Watson families with relatives visiting from Iowa City Minneapolis Nebraska City and St Louis. Other items mention travel and salon visits, illnesses, births, and notable dinners with neighbors and friends. Interments and funeral rites for Mrs Wm McCampbell are noted with pallbearers list and Oakridge cemetery.
The notice names hexamethylene tetramine as a uric solvent and antiseptic for urine and endorses Foley's Kidney Remedy. It urges taking Foley's product at the first signs of irregularities to prevent serious illness, signed by A. W. Morgan, druggist.
Elvina M. McCampbell born July 8 1824 in Shelby County Kentucky died December 26 1909 at her home in West Liberty Iowa aged 85 years 5 months 18 days. She moved with her parents to Indiana at age eight and joined the Presbyterian church at 17. Married in 1851 to R H McCampbell and moved to Iowa in 1855 settling in Muscatine County before 1902 moving to West Liberty. Survived by six children James H. (deceased), Charles T Moorcroft Wyoming William A Billings Montana Margaret Elizabeth deceased Ella Margaret West Liberty and John A. Minneapolis. Funeral December 28 at Calhoun Street home conducted by Rev. Geo Furniss. Interment Oakridge.
Maud Erdice of Keota visits Ainsworth relatives. Visitors include R. E. Simpson and Tom Olds of Centerville. Mrs. M. L. Elyea visits Wilmington, NL. Frank Williams and wife visit Ames. L. E. Bradford from Salem calls. Harold Phillips family spend Christmas with Ed. Rhodes trio. W. J. Walker family visit Des Moines relatives. Harding and Bronson families visit St Louis and Mounds. Neiswanger returns to Harvey after visit with J. A. Chambers.
Post holiday shortfalls prompt a Davenport based loan service offering $5 to $50 k loans on personal property with no removal. Weekly payments as low as 60 cents for a $25 loan or 1.20 for a $50 loan over 50 weeks. Claims lower rates than competitors. Agent can visit within 40 miles.
The remedy is described as not a common cough mix but a meritorious cure for troublesome and dangerous complications from colds in head throat chest or lungs.
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