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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1908
Page
3
The Journal Printing Co. proclaims a crucial city and county paper with greater circulation than Muscatine papers and at least triple the reach of any other daily. It notes Associated Press membership and Iowa Press Association involvement with national representation and offices in Chicago.
The Daily Journal is issued every evening except Sunday. The Semi-Weekly Journal is issued 10 pages Tuesday and 10 pages Friday. Daily delivered by carrier and collected weekly ten cents. Daily, one year by mail three dollars. Semi-Weekly, one year one dollar sixty.
The Journal enumerates agencies for teachers around the city including East Hill at Clay Kneese Grocery on East 2nd street and South Muscatine near W. F. Miksch's Grocery. Also noted are end of street car track, W. C. A. Busch's Drug Store on Hershey Avenue and Kecklerville with Chayka's Grocery, West Hill with J. H. Fuller Grocery.
Sworn circulation statement for January 1908 shows multiple daily totals and press figures. Figures include 6 100, 6 275, 5c e800, and other listed totals with daily and Sunday counts. The document enumerates various press references and regional distribution totals for the Muscatine Journal.
I F D Throop publisher of the Muscatine Journal swears that the above number of copies were printed and circulated during January 1908. Subscribed and sworn before me February 1, 1908 by William R Jayne notary public in Muscatine County Iowa.
The Iowa Republican State Central Committee calls a delegate convention in Des Moines on March 18 1908 at 11 am to elect four delegates at large and an alternate to the Chicago Republican National Convention. District caucuses meet at 10 am the same day with district conventions to follow. Representation bases include counties and votes for Albert Cummins in 1906.
The article compares public sentiment toward politicians with the President’s stance on trusts. It notes disapproval of corrupt or dishonest figures and echoes the era’s call to exclude politicians, expressing a strong reform mood and a push against political meddling.
An Iowa City editorial argues politicians come from the ranks of active workers and know governmental affairs. It cites Abe Lincoln Theodore Roosevelt and Samuel J Kirkwood as examples and defends honest, experienced politicians over uninformed critics.
President Roosevelt vows public disclosure on whether the drastic laws drive railroad policy or are part of a plan to get even. He notes that in Iowa a sizable portion of the public already has a clear view on the issue and each road faces scrutiny.
In Chicago on Wednesday evening the kidnapers of Lillian Wulff were sentenced. The child's mother stood and cried out against the severity of the punishment and tried to assist the fainted female defendant after the sentence was announced.
The writer questions the Stoessel conviction and suggests Russia’s Port Arthur defense stands as a rare bright spot in Russia's wartime record against Japan. The tone reflects critical wartime commentary and national sentiment about the Proceedings.
A fragment notes suspicion that the fishery or fish dealers are targeting sucker fish practices. The report hints at questionable methods and potential oversight concerns affecting catches and market value.
In Youngstown Ohio a group of representatives protest the strict Speaker Cannon leadership calling it iron rule. They suggest sending bigger men to represent the people to counteract the automatons impression.
The president has shown friendly consideration to Vice President Fairbanks by omitting Indiana from the list of states pledged to Taft. This move suggests political maneuvering ahead of elections and could influence party support in Indiana.
Washington confronts a dawning realization of a bold national policy shift as policymakers reassess strategy and public stance amid evolving domestic and international pressures. The shift signals potential changes in administration approach and legislative prioritization.
Fifty years ago on February 21 1858 Sunday. A burglary attempt on the Tipton county treasurer’s safe failed with about forty thousand dollars in city funds at that time. No clue to the burglars. Johnsonian Democracy in convention named mayoral treasurer wharfmaster assessor and aldermen. Building changes at the depot and personnel moves noted. Murray Wheeler joins Muscatine Grocery. Mrs J E Clark arrives from Chicago. Joel Clark’s commercial takes possession. Jerry Carl shows a bird’s eye view engraving of Andersonville prison housing about 35 000 POWs in a 26 acre camp.
Thirty years ago Mr and Mrs G B Jackson entertained a large group of friends at a pleasant social gathering. A marriage took place Feb 20 at the Scott house with Rev G N Power joining Charles Walton of Cedar county to Miss Bell Cora of Muscatine county. Eddie Stocker a Journal carrier is on the sick list this week.
Twenty years ago an infant daughter of Mr and Mrs P Mantzen of South Muscatine died at five months. The funeral was held today from St Marys church Father Grieser presiding. Matt Houdek has purchased the
Mr and Mrs Ben Black of Nichols return home after visiting relatives. Will Freers arrived from Chicago for his son Robert who was injured in an icy fall. Miss Kittie Wabnitz sister of Mrs J D Fulham dies after six weeks illness at Iowa Wesleyan University. Wabnitz leaves parents Mr and Mrs C F Wabnitz Letts and five sisters and a brother. Robert Freers breaks left leg after a fall. he is resting nicely today.
The upcoming president is expected to appoint four new Supreme Court justices. The central question is which side—five or four—will be reinforced in shaping the court’s balance.
Rourke Cockran commends Roosevelt and Bryan as crusaders while noting his strong but volatile political style and eloquence in language.
The Rochester Democrat and Chronicle notes the fleet's voyage makes Americans familiar with South American coastlines nearly as much as their own state borders.
The Springfield Union notes London as a gathering point for anarchists worldwide. It suggests fog and smoke make it an ideal area to evade police attention.
The president is reported to be preparing another message, a development that is expected to generate great excitement across broader audiences. The report notes heightened anticipation and widespread interest in forthcoming remarks.
The Chicago Inter Ocean notes the sole pleasing feature of the Hargis case is that the crime remained within the Hargis family, avoiding wider public impact.
Cornelius Gerber nineteen year old son of Matt Gerber who lives two miles north of West Bend was fatally injured while unloading hogs at Emmetsburg. A crowbar slipped striking his stomach. He walked home and collapsed at the door. He died the next day at 3 30 p.m.
Christian Frase was found dead at his brother in law John Reuter's home two and a half miles southeast of West Point. There were no bruises or signs of foul play. An inquest returned a verdict that the deceased died in a natural way with no evidence of violence, likely from heart failure.
The Union Pacific motor car on a speed trial to Chicago passed Clinton after the Los Angeles limited from Chicago and Northwestern. It ran splendidly across Iowa remaining in the flyer’s rear from Omaha to Clinton, reaching times as fast as a mile in forty two seconds.
With the wagon bridge rebuilt and the river ice broken the town of Lehigh is split into east and west sides. No communication exists between shores except by the Crooked Creek railway bridge for foot passengers. Local business suffers as condition likely to persist for some time.
Committees of Clinton professional and business men prepare for the Upper Mississippi Improvement association annual meeting in Clinton in mid summer. About 750 delegates from cities along the upper Mississippi expected to attend the 1908 meeting, with details yet to be announced.
A fragment from a sports association item notes a drive to achieve the greatest significance in the organization's history. It points to a bold strategic goal and leadership urging commitment, with emphasis on lasting impact and high expectations for performance and unity.
Mr and Mrs John Ross of Fairfield recently celebrated their sixtieth wedding anniversary. Born and raised in Pennsylvania they married in Mason Town and moved to Jefferson County in 1866 where they have lived ever since.
A March Woman's Home Companion poem by Mary F. K. Hutchinson depicts a couple by a fire imagining wealth and a simpler life. Pa jokes about stocks and wealth while Ma prepares a warm home evening with tea, baking plans, and domestic chores.
A boy from Threet, Alabama, named Ben Pool, was skinned from head to heel after being dragged over a gravel road. Bucklen’s Amica Salve cured his wounds, advertised by Havercamp’s Prescription Drug Store at 25e.
Charley Marolf and Ethel Miller were married at the bride’s parents’ home on Feb 19 at 7 30 pm in Moscow Iowa. The Royal Neighbors met in Woodman hall and planned a Feb 29 bazaar with refreshments. Regular M E church services were held last Sunday evening. Mrs Henry Smith visited Muscatine last week.
An advertisement asserts no skin disease resists ZEMO or ZEMOTONE, claiming germs are destroyed and cures achieved. It lists E.W Row Med. Co. of St. Louis as the producer and notes druggists stock the products with A. W. Morgan at 107 West Second Street handling sales.
Washington reports the death of Ashbury Churchwell Latimer, South Carolina senator and former congressman. Born July 31, 1851 near Lowndesville, Abbeville County, he farmed in Belton after moving there in 1889. Latimer served in Congress from 1892 to 1903 and later joined the Senate. His wife was Sara Alice Brown.
Camilla Lancing faces ruin as she reads Colonel Lanc ing’s merciless letter. He cancels her allowance, claims the grandchildren, and orders her to live apart while he reasserts control, exposing her debts gambling and follies. The scene sharpens her resolve to hide truth and schemes.
Camilla confronts a controlling demand from her husband as a stern letter threatens to take her children. She endures fear and solitude, realizing defiance is impossible and fearing what Dennis will demand four hours hence. Violet’s possible role weighs on her.
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