Journal by Journal Printing Co. publication notice
The Journal printed by Journal Printing Co. and published by F D Throop with L P Loomis as managing editor proclaims itself the official paper of City and County. It guarantees circulation greater than all Muscatine papers combined and at least three times that of any other daily. It lists memberships with the Lee Newspaper Syndicate and Iowa Evening Press Association. Offices are in New York Chicago with named representatives and agencies.
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F. D. Throop
Publiher
L. P. Loomis
Muscatine
Terms to Subscribers for Daily and Semi-Weekly Journals
The Daily Journal prints every evening except Sunday. The Semi-Weekly Journal is issued 10 pages Tuesday and 8 pages Friday nights. Daily by carrier within the city costs 10 cents per week. Annual mail rates apply for daily and semi weekly editions.
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Daily Journal
City grocery and service agencies listed by The Journal
The Journal lists convenient city agencies including East Hill Clay Kneese Grocery on Fast 2nd Street South Muscatine W F Mikschs grocery End of street car track W C A Busch's Drug Store Hershey avenue Kecklerville Chaykas Grocery West Hill J H Fuller Grocery for reader use.
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East Hill
Clay Kneese
Muscatine Journal December 1907 Circulation Statement
Sworn circulation affidavit for the Muscatine Journal shows total copies printed and distributed in December 1907. Publisher Throop and notary Hoffman certify figures and average circulation, with notarization on January 2, 1908.
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Bell
Muscatine Journal
Ates
Pelco
Oorneus
Jane Fe
Throop
The
Frank PD. Throop
Muscatine Co
State of Lowaess
Arthur Hoffman
Pay Bills Promptly to Stabilize the Economy
The article urges businesses to meet obligations quickly to keep the currency circulating and ease financial stringency. It urges readers not to delay payments, to bear their share of burdens, and to restore confidence through prompt remittance.
Persians Visit Kansas City on Way to Sea Coast
Two Persian travelers stopped in Kansas City on their way to the sea coast and engaged in a social encounter that highlights cultural contrasts in gender relations between the east and west.
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Kansas City
Occidental and Oriental Views on Love Spark Debate
The Kansas City Journal compares Occidental and Oriental views on love and matrimony sparked by lectures in Berkeley and a Chinese observer Ng Poon Chew. The piece contrasts American regard for wives with Oriental detachment, noting Persians and Chinamen as examples and citing editorials from multiple Iowa papers on related political and social attitudes.
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Perkeley
Cal
Kansas City Journal
Orient
Kansas City
Ng Poon Chew
San Francisco
Berkeley
Poon
Wisconsin Weather Record Quietly Notes Cold Start
A terse report from Wisconsin notes zero measurable precipitation yesterday with temperatures trending cold as winter looms, signaling an early seasonal shift.
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Wisconsin
If Billy Sunday Could Only See Us Now
A brief item ponders Billy Sunday’s reaction to modern times, imagining how the famed evangelist might view contemporary culture, media, and public life with wit and caution.
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Billy Sunday
Lonesome Town Seeks Life After Quiet Span
A sparse frontier town faces a slow decline as silence grips streets and stores. Residents seek revival through events, new shops, and regional aid while weathered landmarks remind of former bustle and hope for renewal.
Taft odds favored to win Republican nomination
The Glidden Graphic predicts Taft could dominate the field at the upcoming convention with strong support from the president, reducing opposition to a near-certain nomination. It notes Allison supporters should recall Cummins' earlier success by acting early to secure delegates.
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Taft
Roosevelt
God Not a Bookkeeper in Theological Debate
A Muscatine reader replies to a column arguing whether God keeps a record of deeds. The letter discusses biblical passages about judgment, life books, and the Lamb's Book of Life, urging readers to study the Bible and seek understanding rather than be misled by theologians. It references Revelations and Matthew, urging repentance and sermon-like exhortations.
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Muscatine Journal
Hell
Moses
Paul
Christ
God
When Knighthood Was in Flower at the Grand
Grand theatre hosts a Monday showing of the romantic comedy When Knighthood Was in Flower featuring Grace Merritt as Mary Tudor. Bud Hicks stars in The Yankee Doodle Boy, praised for wholesome entertainment and humor.
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Grace Merritt
Mary Tudor
King’s Guards
Bud Hick
Bud Hicks
Reminiscences and Social Happenings of the Era
A historical column reviews events from January 2 fifty years earlier and marks ten years prior with social notes. It recalls a New Year’s ball by the German Mechanics society at Tremont hall January 1 1868 with guests, music by Independent Brass band, and officers led by F Schmalz and William Lohr.
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Olds’ Opera Hall
Congregational Church
German Mechanics Society
Tremont Hall
F. Schmalz
William Lohr
B. Fuller
George Schneider
Iowa has never elected lieutenant governor as governor
The Keokuk Gate City notes that Iowa has not elected a lieutenant governor to the governorship in its 61 years of statehood and suggests it is unlikely that Mr. Garst will break this record.
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Miss Merritt
Charles Major
Unusus
Keokuk Gate City
Iowa
Garst
Charles City Intelligencer Casts Caution on Haugen
The Charles City Intelligencer says Mr. Haugen would be a strong governor and candidate but warns against making him a factional figure.
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Haugen
The
Charles City Intelligencer
Republicans urged to back La Follette nomination
A fragment asks why Republicans should not join in urging the presidential nomination of Senator La Follette, reflecting debate within party lines about the Wisconsin reformer as a candidate.
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Senator la Follette
Stomach Bitters Promises Appetite Boost and Relief
A nineteenth century remedy claim suggests Hostetter's Stomach Bitters sharpens appetite, tones the stomach, and prevents after eating distress. The tone emphasizes health benefits and an easy cure for digestive discomfort.
Death of Phillip Vance in December
Phillip Vance died at 4 a m at his home behind Freeman's building at the corner of Second and Sycamore streets. Kelley & Kelley have leased a creamery at Clifton in Louisa county for five years and will operate both creameries. The Electric Literary society held a meeting at Miss Anna Tappe's with many new members. next meeting set for Miss Bertha Hoover's on January 13, 1888. Snow melts and temperatures rise to 35 degrees above freezing, creating slippery conditions.
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Freeman's
Second
Sycamore Streets
Phillip Vance
Kelley
Muscatine Lodge A. O. U. W. elects officers for term
At the Muscatine lodge A. O. U. W. meeting last evening officers were elected for the ensuing term. P. M. W. 4J. G. N. Little, M. W. R. A. Smith, G. F. George W. Porter, O. N. A. Garlock named to positions.
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Muscatine Lodge
G. N. Little
M. W
R. A. Smith
G. F
George W. Porter
O. N
A. Garlock
Constable Brings Insane Veteran From Iowa Soldiers Home
Constable Briggs arrived in the evening on the Western with John Haig an old veteran and recent inmate of the Iowa Soldiers home. Haig became insane there and was taken to the county farm after meeting Mr. Rice at the depot.
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Briggs
John Haig
Iowa
Rice
Message from I M Lane Promotes Truth in Tipton Iowa
A brief note from I M Lane of Tipton Iowa invites readers to seek truth without reliance on large evangelists. The statement emphasizes personal belief and direct engagement with faith.
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I. M. Lane
Tipton, Iowa
Keota Couple’s Wedding Anniversary Surprise Party
The Keota Methodists surprised Mr and Mrs Gardner at their S C Gardner home on their wedding anniversary with sandwiches doughnuts pickles and coffee. They presented silver spoons and two rugs as a farewell gift before the couple moves March first to a new home near Indianola.
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Gertrude Keiser
Nora Stewart
Washington
Glen Wright
Business College
Des Moines
J. C. Giffen
Nebraska
Rev. Giffen
West Liberty
Keota
Mary Ruth Schaffer
Lewis Schaffer
Peoria
John Ralston
Robertson
Local Social Roundup in Wilton Iowa News
Delayed notes from Wilton Iowa list visitors from Davenport West Liberty Stockton Muscatine and Pleasant Prairie. Mrs H B Strong Isabel Munroe and others attended gatherings. A basketball game between the Crescents and Meteors of Muscatine was arranged for 8 pm in the college gym with the Cubs of Lone Tree unable to attend.
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J. R. Brown
Otto Prien
Happy
Texas
Robert Harder
Mert Sullivan
Margaret Luse
West Liberty
Hilda Peterson
Stockton
Olga Smith
Muscatine
Gerald Murphy
Davenport
J. S. Murphy
Perry Baker
Pleasant Prairie
Meteors
Dr Miles Heart Cure Offered For Weak Heart Action
An advertisement describes Dr Miles Heart Cure as a strengthening tonic for nerves controlling heart action. A testimonial from Mrs. D Barron of Covington Kentucky claims relief after three bottles and notes a refund offer if the first bottle fails to help. Miles Medical Co. of Elkhart Indiana endorses druggists selling the remedy.
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Miles Hart
Dr. Miles
Covington, Ky
Miles
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