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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1902
Page
3
The Republican City Convention in Muscatine Iowa will meet at City Hall on Wednesday February 19 1902 at 8 PM to nominate candidates for Mayor Treasurer Assessor Police Judge and Wharfmaster. Ward caucuses will elect aldermen and delegates to the city convention.
The Journal backs a four year 75 000 dollar yearly appropriation for Hon. Charles Aldrich to professionalize and expand the Iowa Historical Department. It argues past underfunding keeps Iowa behind neighboring states in portraits and newspaper volumes and cites a potential 300 900 civil war claim that could cover the request.
The indomitable representative of the people Alderman Gremmel announces he longs for the quietude of private life. The move is described as a wise decision by observers.
It has been known the Great Western Cereal Company would enlarge mills and Muscatine appears to be the chosen site. The location fits the company’s needs and warrants investing here as Muscatine’s growth boom progresses.
A Pocahontas county effort seeks to amend the Iowa muled law to expire all petitions of consent after five years from filing or approval. Rev. Flickenger cites religious support and lists synods and conferences totaling about 92,000 members backing the change to curb saloon persistence. The Journal endorses the proposal as a prudent extension of local option.
Republicans of the First ward convene at Excelsior hose house on Friday February 14 1992 at 8 pm to nominate an alderman select 17 delegates for the city convention on Wednesday February 19 1902 and choose a committeeman for the year Wm Van Zyl is the committeeman
The Second ward Republicans met at City Hall on Friday evening February 14 1902 and selected 19 delegates to the Republican city convention to be held Wednesday. Clyde Wallace is noted among the attendees.
The Third Ward Republican group convened on Friday selecting 20 delegates to the city party convention. The Rescue party presence or details are unclear in the fragment.
The Fourth Ward Republicans will meet at the Relief Hose House on Friday to choose 18 delegates for the Republican City Convention on Wednesday evening February 19 1902. They will also elect a committeeman for the year and handle other business. Harry Anson presides.
An alarming rumor claims ping pong has reached Des Moines and is spreading this way. The note urges immediate vaccination now.
A historical note states that for every man killed in battle a ton of lead is fired, and statistics from European wars show that 3 000 to 10 000 shots are fired for each person disabled.
Washington reports a decisive push in early moves within the House on Congressman Babcock’s tariff measure. Babcock, a quiet operator, is said to have presidential backing and to plan a strategic rule request to open debate. Oleomargarine bill action follows as Iowa figures prominently in the discussion with Hepburn, Grosvenor, Moon, and others weighing in.
A poem from Mrs Ed Streeter of Burton Oklahoma laments male youth antics. The speaker questions why girls are discouraged for similar noise while uncles and fathers dismiss boys behavior with the refrain boys will be boys. The piece notes desires for pets, saddles, and play.
A New York Sun reader review extols the frontispiece in Around the Pan from Nutshell Publishing at 1059 Third Avenue New York. The single line portrait of President McKinley is praised as a unique work with a continuous circular sketch showing shading and detachment.
The item mentioned includes text beyond the pictures and observers express surprise that any buyer felt they had gotten value. The purchaser asserts he did not receive worth the two dollars paid.
Research by Dr. Harper and Dr. Sheppard shows a man can live comfortably in Chicago on 26 cents a day or 1.82 weekly, with two meals and a bed. A local restaurant serves 5 cent meals to 7,500 to 10,000 daily, with patrons choosing 5 to 15 cents worth per visit and modest profits.
In winter 1898 R Wheeler of Northwood North Dakota states he was very lame and nearly unable to hobble. After using Chamberlain's Pain Balm from the first application he began to improve and was cured, enabling him to work steadily all year. Sold by all druggists.
The Saturday Evening Post celebrates a record year for the United States with exports of over five million bushels of wheat weekly, gold surpassing 83 million dollars, and manufacturing near 1.5 billion in value. It notes steel and railway consolidations reaching a billion dollars, oil fueled locomotives and wireless messages, and a mixed impact of trust development on rail safety and banking dividends alongside coal and stock losses totaling tens of millions.
Six million boxes sold yearly with growing demand as Cascarets are promoted as a universal regulator. The ad claims rising sales to eight million before New Year and guarantees satisfaction with druggists offering 10, 25, or 50 cent boxes.
The quickest way to warm a room in the morning is to open doors or windows briefly to refresh the air. Overnight air tends to be impure and sluggish, while fresh air is buoyant and circulates warmth rapidly, bringing comfort and better breathing.
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