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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1913
Page
3
The Official Paper of City and County details circulation advantages, agency network, and subscription prices. It lists multiple city agencies and staff roles, including publisher, editors, and department numbers, with delivery options and weekly rates.
The article urges replacing negative New Year resolutions with positive, actionable aims. It argues service to others, small kind acts, and consistent effort over 264 days will define worth, urging readers to begin now and embrace immediate, selfless deeds in daily life.
A Muscatine editorial argues prosperity comes from cooperation with neighboring communities and competent leadership, not luck alone. It credits river trade, lumber cycles, and a modern utility overhaul for growth, urging residents to commit to collective action and forward progress in the new year.
The Ottumwa Courier supports a commission plan for Ottumwa as a better municipal framework, while debates on saloon reinstatement and secret ballots for local questions dominate discussion. Marshalltown Times-Republican highlights Swiss school pupil-teacher rapport focusing on cordial classroom etiquette and nonmilitary discipline.
Fragmentary reminiscences recount events spanning decades with references to a marriage at the regents of W. C. D. Ament and Rev. B. Robbins, city life notes, and a reflection on seasonal ice and weather. The text recalls a half century plus of local memory, noting technological progress and the enduring edge of nature in daily life.
Twenty years ago a street car passenger, WLt. Jayne, was struck near the corner of town avenue and Second Street by a horse that frightened at the car. He was knocked down and briefly feared seriously hurt before rescue and revival at the nearby Smoke House.
A garbled county newspaper excerpt mocks suffragists marching from New York to Albuquerque and hints at political chaos. It mentions pedestrians, naturalists, a postman finding life, Christmas packages, Easter, and a conspiratorial tone about bankruptcy. The piece reads like a satirical jumble of public figures and events with unclear dates or places.
Des Moines dispatch notes Senor A and Cummins returning to Washington to craft a party program. They seek a clear future directive ensuring will of the party prevails in councils. Ames asks budget and cabinet reforms. mentions Raymed Pearson and secretary fees, with emphasis on vigor and reform minded leadership.
The piece notes rising costs and demands for higher automobile registration fees to fund road building as state offices shift. It reports changes in state printer roles, looming legislative rush, and anticipated reports for inspection. Also covered are interstate commission findings on classification, and Des Moines New Year celebrations amid booster efforts.
The California people declare Dr Kirschner one of the most competent men in tuberculosis work and express appreciation by paying him a salary of 6000 dollars annually. He began the Oakdale program and has kept it active as he started it.
Nation's Capitol reports a coming seniority battle between progressive and reactionary factions as Senator Hoka Smith of Georgia signals support for younger lawmakers. The piece notes Smith's long career, Bryan's anticipated interventions, possible early special session timing, and potential clashes over committee chairs as Democrats navigate post Roosevelt seniority rules.
Waterloo Courier lauds Thomas L Cummins who died in Des Moines as father to a U S senator and six other children praising his earnest effort and the powerful influence of fatherhood on shaping character figures like Washington Gladden and Benjamin Franklin as examples of upbringing and virtue.
A large Christmas reunion at the McCullough home in Port Allen drew 49 attendees, mostly relatives, with a fine noon dinner, social singing, and music. The gathering remembered sister Mrs. Magsia Quimby and featured multiple generations from Cone, Morning Sun, Lone Tree, and Dewitt, plus guests including Rev. Ewing and local railcarman Rutherford Abbott. Festivities continued with Christmas Day meals and visits across nearby towns, ending with good wishes for the New Year.
Jan 2 Cedar Valley Miss Clara Rockafellow teaches No 7 spent Christmas at home. Families including Gipple Hildebrand Smith Miller McMahon Passmore Timberlake Ransom Tugraham Mildeatang Harris and others visited homes for Christmas. Housewarming noted at Bask Third Street.
Warné and Hankins visited Mrs. W A McMahon last week. Many attended Age's sale yesterday. Mr and Mrs Dan Miller hosted guests including My, Mrs W A McMahon and R Hankins on Sunday. Blanche and Ethel Rock of West Liberty called on old friends Monday afternoon.
The piece highlights R A Paddock's Everglades description, a distant 145 miles from markets and rail, with ox wagon travel and water routes. It notes L P Bostwick’s Jersey Sea Bass article, foreign woods, Western mountains, and Mr Barnes wartime serial while urging readers to obtain Sports Afield for more.
A tale from Woman's Home Companion recounts a stingy farmer who visits a druggist. Reading the pharmacist’s note reveals a satirical prescription for household staff and attire, critiquing frugality through ironic gifts and daily minimal consideration.
An old advertisement promotes Electric Bitters as a cure for malaria, liver derangement, and kidney trouble. It claims guaranteed results and lists Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store as the source, priced at 50 cents.
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