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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1908
Page
3
The fragment lists the Muscatine Journal printing house with publisher F Db Throop and editor L P Luumis, noting circulation claims and Associated Press removal. It also references address blocks and city office information in Chicago and New York representatives.
The Daily Journal is issued every evening except Sunday. The semi weekly Journal appears 10 pages Tuesday and 8 pages Friday nights. Daily delivery in the city by carrier and collection for weekly purposes. Daily one year by mail three dollars. Semi weekly one year one dollar sixty.
The Journal names city agencies including East Hill Clay Kneese Grocery on East 2nd street South Muscatine W Miksch's grocery End of street car track W C A Busch's Drug Store Hershey avenue Keckierville Chayka's Grocery West Littl J H Fuller Grocery for reader reference.
Telephone line links business and editorial desks at Bell offices in Mississippi Valley amid routine operations and extended interdepartmental communication.
Notarized declaration by F. D. Throop publisher of the Muscatine Journal that the paper circulated 164,895 copies in January 1908. Sworn before William R. Jayne on February 1, 1908 in Muscatine County Iowa.
The Waterloo Courier amplifies in a partial way the last President’s message as it relates to Iowa politics. It paints encouragement for its favored causes yet hints Republicans might resist without a single aging figure replaced by a newer leader.
The paper argues for selecting the candidate who best champions the President's measures, urging voters to judge by past conduct and loyalty. It praises a certain rotund gentleman nicknamed the Crown Prince as the Republican nominee and endorses the genial secretary for the nomination and election.
The Louisville Courier Journal is cited approvingly for stating facts about Hawaii ants producing a honeylike substance while bees raid them. The piece portrays the aphi as a minor insect with limited gains, framing the claim as a curious bit of animal lore.
The Waterloo reporter telegraph editor from Paris reports Boni and Prince DeSagan in court, captioning the dispatch French Freaks in Court. The note admires the editor and hints at the curiosity of classifying the pair.
An observer notes Judge Prouty appears fully qualified to address Senator Dolliver's arguments for Senator Allison. The governor's interests would not be harmed by Prouty's decision. The remark ends with a wry smile at the Rockwell paper's aptly chosen name.
The Allanquoted Herbert Knox Smith calls Roosevelt the best friend business has and notes most readers won’t recognize him on Wall Street. He remarks that few know who he is and that no one on Wall Street would recognize him in daylight.
The Washington Times proposed a practical plan to create a territorial government for the district and elevate a Fort Dodge, Iowa, man to governor. The suggestion reflects political maneuvering around local governance.
Keokuk Gate City notes Rev Billy Sunday is needed again in Murphysboro Illinois. The Independent calls a local prominent citizen the biggest liar out of hell and cites a long hair of wrong color found on his coat lapel as sensational justification. Des Moines Capital mentions an English scientist stirring excitement.
The city council passed an ordinance allowing the Gas Company to raise rates to a maximum of 34 50 per thousand cubic feet. Charles Evans returns from New Orleans with plans to open a wholesale grocery in a few weeks. Two locomotives cleared snow on the Wilton line and the Davenport connections lagged. Dr Cobb treated injuries from a fall on the Bluff road. Carpenter C Throop injured in a 25 foot fall and is reported improving. A son weighs 11% pounds born Feb 5 to Mr and Mrs Eugene Klein in Illinois City.
A small scale runaway occurred on Water Street today with no damage reported. H. H. Gaines, Esq. returned to the city after weeks with friends in Pennsylvania and enjoyed time in Virginia and Cincinnati. J. W. Hilton, known in Muscatine music circles, is in New York performing with Hooley's minstrels and singing at Trinity church. Jacob Barsbey, once local, now with Skiff and Gaylord's minstrels, was last noted in Niagara Falls.
A resident of the island cut his right foot with an axe while cutting wood across the river, splitting the big toe and inflicting a badly cut foot. The incident occurred this morning and details mention the medical condition and location.
The excerpt notes a claim of communication with the dead by an individual, suggesting the man may provide a clue to the long speculative question of what became of the Iowa idea. The passage frames ongoing curiosity about the concept’s disappearance.
Public sentiment frames regulation as a power for good when mature, while hasty action harms progress. Authorities should favor regulating measures over outright prohibition, which fails to prohibit effectively.
In Cedar Rapids a small, tight knit group discusses rising costs and tight budgets as staples like butter remain about 35 cents a pound. The piece contrasts frugal living with concerns about authority figures and public pressure.
The Washington Democrat doubts Prouty's claim that Iowa sent a disgraced senator six or seven times, suggesting the idea may alienate Republicans who recall past blunders and inaction.
Davenport Times notes that prohibition agitators meeting in Des Moines have sparked additional local unrest and actions beyond their talks. The piece highlights heightened tensions and adjacent disturbances resulting from the meeting.
Convention dates for four Iowa district lumbermen associations fixed. The southeastern Iowa retailers opened in Ottumwa this morning. Central association plans Feb 21 in Marshalltown. Northeastern dealers meet Feb 18 in Dubuque, while the Northwestern group convenes March 10.
M. A. Buchan will give up his long held examiner post in the state bank examiners corps following a trip to California. He retires to become vice president of the Black Hawk National Bank in Waterloo, creating a vacancy in the corps.
Rev. F. L. Honeywell, a Methodist minister who vanished from Wood Lane Minn last week with his family left behind, has been located at his mother’s home in Vinton. The case remains mysterious and it is unclear if he will return to his family.
Sever Severson aged 103 died at the home of his granddaughter Mrs. Peter Mason near Calamus. He was born in Norway on November 27 1805 and came to the United States at age 78 settling in Iowa in 1883.
Regular train service on the Des Moines Falls Northern known as the Short Line is established to Hampton. Track reaches near Sheffield but regular service beyond Hampton is not expected until spring.
Mrs Eleanor J Hawk of Creston, former district president of the Iowa Woman's Relief Corps, receives a national appointment as special aide to the national president, reflecting recognition of her service and leadership within the organization.
The note recalls that February 6, 1898 fell on a Sunday, marking a decade milestone in the 19th century timeline and signaling a historical weekday reference from the period.
The article notes a single appointment in the staffing update, stating this is the only Iown appointment made. Details on roles, dates, or additional hires are not provided in the readable text.
Arthur Lamore, treasurer and backer to 4000 dollars, took receipts after paying local bills and left on a train for home. The hotel proprietor held trunks to cover personal charges.
The February issue lists complete novelettes and short stories by W B M Ferguson A M Chisholm B M Bower Charles Steinfort Pearson J Kenilworth Egerton Frank Savile Robert Dudley William MacLeod Raine Bertrand Sinclair Fred M White Frank I Fletcher Francis Whitlock T Jenkins Hains Scott Campbell and more The pieces include The Freebooter When the Sea Gives Up Its Dead The White Thread The Chap at Charbonneaus Mrs Mallories Jewels Both Ways Smith The Humiliation of the President The Trail of the Mount Rainier The Way of a Transgressor The Yellow Face The Crucial Hour Anthony Atwater Amateur Anarchist Inscrutable Captain Dean The Right of Way and other stories
The Atlantic Monthly shifts perspective with an article by Henry Lee Higginson of Lee Higginson and Co. arguing that corporations deserve fair treatment and noting the nation’s debt to consolidations of brains capital and power. It counters the Smokeless Sin critique and suggests letting corporations speak for themselves.
The Florida Midwinter International Exposition opened January 25 at noon with cannons and crowds. President Roosevelt’s message was read, Governor Broward attended, and a fireworks display followed. The McCarrel-Compo Stone company exhibit, centered near the Palace of Industry, features a grand stone fireplace mantel balustrade and columns.
Fragmentary letter text notes a nurse and a girl with the speaker considering employment and past troubles with a Baynhurst woman. The tone hints at a personal correspondence discussing trust and suitability for a household role. No clear names or events present.
In CHAPTER V the scene shifts to Betty Baby and Katherine as they charm a new woman, Miss Grainger, and slip downstairs with her to the street. Mrs Brenton notes a possible plan to help Ned's children while Camilla frets over Violet Lancing. CHAPTER VI follows a frosty park outing where Betty and Baby beg for a bun and Dennis watches, while Katherine bonds with the children and returns home cheerful.
A halfhearted remark about Miss Grainger becoming the children's governess stirs gossip among Violet and others as they discuss who will care for the youngsters and the nurse’s absence. The line hints at social tensions and workplace strain within a quiet domestic circle.
A testimonial from RS F J Norton of Freeville New York praises Dr Miles Heart Cure and Nervine after la grippe left weak breathing and nervousness. The ad notes the druggist can return the first bottle if no benefit and lists Miles Medical Co Elkhart as the manufacturer.
A newspaper ad touts Dr King’s New Discovery to cure coughs and weak sore lungs with a 50c to $1.00 price. It also promotes Havercamp’s Prescription Thruge Stara as a remedy option.
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