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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1903
Page
3
The Daily Journal is the official paper of Muscatine city and county, published every weekday except Sunday with a semi weekly edition on Tuesdays and Fridays. It lists editors and business staff and notes mail rates and circulation claims amid typographical errors.
The Journal lists agency locations in Kecklerville, Chayka's grocery West Muscatine Sharrar's grocery South Muscatine Morse Washburn's grocery and End of street car track. Extra papers will be on sale every night at these spots for readers missing deliveries.
The article outlines expected senatorial selections as legislatures convene. It notes likely confirmations: Fairbanks Indiana Platt New York Platt Connecticut Hopkins Illinois. Alger Michigan. Stone Missouri. Newlands Nevada. Penrose Pennsylvania. Idaho and Oregon uncertain while Kansas North Carolina and Colorado show strong contests.
Mrs. J H Baker of Conesville returns home after a successful operation at Hershey hospital. She had been brought by friends four weeks ago as an invalid and received two weeks of nursing before returning to her parents home on East Eighth street. Her husband J H Baker cared for her during a family illness before going back to Cone.
The court rules that a life insurance policy paid to a beneficiary whose insured died by murder is contrary to public policy. The Texas case confirms the ruling and upholds the prohibition on collecting such death benefits.
Reports say the king of Saxony is dying while the fugitive crown princess maintains her affection for a French tutor she fled with. Courtiers rush divorce proceedings to bar her from becoming queen, highlighting the volatile dynamics of monarchies.
Coal dealers and coal carrying roads in Chicago trade charges amid alleged conspiracy to create coal shortages for profit. Accused parties promise reform and may escape prosecution under the pledge to sin no more.
The speaker questions Castro's willingness to arbitrate while noting the difficulty of payment without money or resources. He argues foreign debts reflect high risk loans to investors and that collection pressures are offset by high interest rates.
William E Curtis proposes a Venezuelan receivership to settle the debt crisis. He estimates foreign claims at about 28 million dollars, public debt 14 million, unpaid interest 8 million, totaling near 50 million. He cites potential annual revenues of 12 to 20 million and suggests diverting two thirds of customs tariffs to debt payments, claiming liquidation within a decade. He argues the receivership would deter revolutions by protecting customs houses.
The article notes a sunny scene with people at work and raised windows. Grover Cleveland warns that the Monroe doctrine risks misapplication and was never meant to shield countries from debt payments.
A compact note reflects on resolutions made and kept, noting that New Year promises often linger. It suggests skepticism about today as the decisive moment for lasting change and hints at a broader pattern of habit formation.
A fragment notes an ice gorge formed in the river and questions its purpose if warm weather continues. It laments a sad holiday season for Tona Dunlap amid the milder conditions.
Hints by May Manton praise Norfolk styles in vogue for all ages. The smart model suits walking shopping sport and wraps, made of checked cheviot with suitable suiting and jacket materials. The coat features loose fronts half fitted backs and under arm gores for comfort and shapeliness.
The description outlines a medium size 14 years coat with plaits applied and stitched flat at edges using corticelli silk. It features a double breasted right front lap over left, regulation coat lapels, roll-over flare cuffs left open, and a center harness buckle belt. Material quantities are given as 2% yards of 44 inch width or 2% yards of 52 inch width for misses sizes 12 14 16 years.
Ottumwa Iowa hosts dedication of the finest Elks building in the state with Governor Cummins delivering the principal address. The event highlights Ottumwa as a center for fraternal activity and civic pride.
Washington observers note Iowa’s veteran lawmakers are influencing a shift toward longer terms and Western control in the House. The piece argues for doubling the president’s salary, contrasting U S pay with European monarchs and other nations, while recounting Col Charley Edwards pledge to eat an old hat if Democrats win two districts in West Virginia.
W R Anthony of Camanche Iowa arrived in Washington with a new Mississippi river pearl found in a mussel near Davenport. The pinkish white gem weighs about forty seven grains and is one of the largest from the river. Anthony displayed it in New York and declined a 1500 offer, hoping for a higher sale. He has brokered many Mississippi pearls for discoverers.
A quip contrasts the calendar, noting the 21st of December as the year's shortest day and joking that the longest day is the day before Christmas. The exchange centers on a playful exchange about days and seasons.
Do not dose the stomach to cure catarrh. Hyomei provides a portable climate in a vest pocket with four daily breaths. The complete outfit costs $1.00, includes an inhaler, dropper, and Hyomei bottle, with a lifetime inhaler and over a month’s treatment. If not cured, another bottle is 50 cents. J. J. Havercamp backs a money back guarantee.
Amusements note the Ouida adaptation Lord Strathmore draws all classes. David Traitel presents a clean production with careful casting and lavish scenery after a large outlay. The play, based on the famous novel, will be shown here for one performance only.
The comedy farce Are You a Mason will be presented at the Grand next Tuesday. It is in its third season and has sparked a strong demand, with the same company of comedians touring the country providing the show. Seat sales open in the morning.
Following Carey’s famed works In Old Kentucky and The Suburban, The Burglar and the Waif headlines the Grand tonight. Miss Inex Forman stars as the Waif with strong supporting players. Special scenery and effects are featured.
Professor John Bach McMaster praises St Nicholas for pleasure and profit to his boys. The 1903 issue features King Arthur by Howard Pyle, new stories by Alcott and others, plus League prizes for young members. Publishers are The Century Co., New York.
The Jersey, a notorious British prison ship from the Revolution, lay buried for nearly a century in Wallabout bay near Brooklyn Navy Yard. Discoveries show it housed about 1,100 prisoners in 1782 with brutal conditions including starvation and harsh cold. About 11,000 patriots are said to have perished aboard the Jersey. the wreck was not expected to be raised.
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