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Newspaper

Muscatine Journal

Location

Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 03, 1906

Page

3

Terms to Subscribers Daily Delivered in City by Carrel 89d

Daily delivered in city by carrel 89d collected for weekly ten cents per week. Daily one year by mail five dollars. Weekly one year 1.50.

Carrel

A Prosperous Year for the Y M C A Worldwide

Muscatine observers hail a strong year for the Young Men’s Christian Association noting secretarial changes but continued growth. The movement reports nearly 100000 members in 1840 associations and expenditures of about 5.1 million dollars, with over 3 million in buildings. Individual donors funded major structures including projects in Troy New York University of Virginia Paris Ontario Stokes family gifts and fort Leavenworth. The organization expands cosmopolitan reach with over twenty nationalities and varied groups from miners to soldiers across ships posts and shops.

Muscatine Troy N. Y Robert Cluett University of Virginia Student Association Wm. E., Dodge Paris Ont John Penman New York City James Stokes Stokes St. Petersburg Russia Josephine Judd New Britain New Haven Edwin Bancroft Foote St. Louis Lakewood N. J Mogartee S. B. Elkins Elkins W. Va Fort Leavenworth Kaw Philippines Alaska Arizona Utah Nova Scotia The

International night schools extend reach of religious association

The organization expands with 40 000 plus students in night schools and 150 000 in gymnasia across cities. Buildings funded by American generosity abroad in China Japan and Korea. A Japanese emperor gift of 5000 dollars was augmented by 12000 dollars. The group shows growing religious activities with members from almost every state and country. It directs athletic games playgrounds and Sunday school meets and runs foreign centers within a ten mile radius. Last year abroad funding reached 140000 dollars.

China Japan Korea United States Canada Europe Far East

George Grey Barnard and The Two Natures Statue

Muscatine residents know sculptor George Grey Barnard famed for The Two Natures. The work, inspired by Victor Hugo, shows the intellectual rising from animal nature and sparked discussion in Chicago about Chicagoans as a mixed heritage. Loren Knox argues Chicago’s types skew toward Teutons Celts Jews Scandinavians and Slavs with Anglo Saxon ideals slow to emerge amid rampant commercialism.

Muscatine George Grey Barnard Barnard First Presbyterian Church Two Natures Victor Hugo Mr. Barnard Chicago Tribune Loren H. B. Knox Chicago Atlantic Monthly Knox East Mr. Knox

Nourishment Focus for Consumption Suggests Emulsion Benefit

An advertisement extols rest, fresh air, sun, and Scott’s Emulsion as key to consumption care. It claims even small weight gains show progress and that the emulsion helps stubborn cases within a week, with contact for Scott and Bowne at 49 Pearl Street, New York.

Scott

Mayor McClellan Plans Four Year Clean City Administration

Mayor McClellan opens a four year term in New York City vowing a clean business like government. He adds this may be his last public office and asks whether duty minded leaders risk political death by action.

McClellan New York City Commonwealth

The Swearing Off Debate and Daily Reform Idea

The author questions New Year pledge culture arguing for continual self restraint and daily improvement rather than a single seasonal vow. He suggests steady habit change across the year over dramatic temporary decency efforts.

Billy Sunday Campaign Moves Through Minnesota

A Minnesota newspaper notes evangelist Billy Sunday visiting the state for another campaign against sin and the devil. An exchange jokes that if he targets Satan he might seek a warmer climate.

Billy Gome Minnesota

Iowa Opinion Casts Doubt On Primary System

The Onawa Democrat argues the primary system does not contain vicious elements or a special purifying power. It calls the system largely a political fact, used by politicians to feed vanity and advance ambitious figures to positions of trust.

Onawa Iowa

Legislature offers extra year for English while aiming to remove Murphy

The Des Moines Capital notes that Mr. English gains an extra year in the legislature through a constitutional amendment. In exchange he would remove Bernard Murphy from his position as state printer. The Capital points out Murphy supported the amendment English now exploits and both men belong to the same lodge.

Des Moines English Bernard Murphy Murphy

Iowa school law blamed for teacher shortage

The Eagle Grove Eagle argues a defective state law causes teacher shortages by not fairly certifying teachers. It says a certificate should be valid across all Iowa counties and that graduates from state schools deserve state certificates without exams.

Eagle Grove Eagle Iowa Eagle

Primary cost debated by Council Bluffs Nonpareil

The Council Bluffs Nonpareil argues the primary's value outweighs its expense, acknowledging costs could rival the election itself. It frames the economy plea as part of a broader fusion wave seeking to cloud the issue.

Council

Pure food law stance voiced by Sibley Tribune

The Sibley Tribune asserts that serious opposition to a pure food law would come only from those who profit from adulteration. It adds that most people spend much of their time seeking food and thus favor a law ensuring purity.

Sibley Tribune

Glidden Graphic backs no Iowa senator replacement

The Glidden Graphic says it does not fear the popular vote for Iowa senators and expresses no desire to see either replaced by another, standing by both in the state.

Iowa

Gubernatorial Reform Echoes in Boone and Parkersburg

The Boone Republican urges a four year term with a clause preventing incumbents from succeeding themselves, a view echoed by the Parkersburg Eclipse. Both papers advocate limits on self succession for state officials.

Boone Republican Parkersburg

Political row in New York spurred Grover Cleveland rise

The Mason City Globe Gazette recalls a New York Republican dispute that propelled Grover Cleveland onto the political stage and notes history can repeat when temptations arise.

New York Grover Cleveland Mason City

Unclear quarrel posed by Iowa debate sounds moot

The Otumwa Courier notes a lack of substantial dispute in Iowa describing the fight as perhaps nonexistent and questioning the point of quarrel when no real issue remains. The piece uses sardonic tone to imply lists of grievances are empty.

Iowa The Ottumwa

Iowa paper opts against Lafe Young for governor

The Iowa Staats-Anzeiger endorses Lafe Young as a splendid man but says it is not his year to run. The paper argues the public seeks cheaper railroad freight rates and tariff reform.

Iowa Staats-Anzeiger Lafe Young Lafe

Ingham Tops Cummins Camp in Unpredictable Turnabout

The Hampton Recorder notes that when Harvey Ingham tumbled into the Cummins camp it decided not to be astonished by anything he might do or say thereafter, marking a notable shift in expectations.

The Hampton Recorder Harvey Ingham Cummins

Mason City Times-Herald Defends Primary Law Vote

The Mason City Times-Herald asserts that the demand for a state wide vote on the proposed primary law is a bold act of dust throwing, likening it to past political tactics in the state.

Mason City Times-Herald

A. B. C. candidacy eyed for Iowa county race

The Britt Tribune hints a man may run for county office in Iowa next year without needing a liver pad. The mention centers on an A B C label and its potential impact on the campaign.

The Britt Tribune Iowa

Railroad Rate Legislation Faces Water Wagon Debate

The Marshall town Times-Republican notes lawmakers must prioritize water wagon issues as the next Monday debate on railroad rate legislation unfolds.

Marshalltown Times-Republican

New York Gears Up for Democratic Presidential Campaign

The Ames Times notes that New York's political row signals a shift toward a Democratic stance in the upcoming presidential campaign, suggesting broad party support.

The Ames Times New York

Cedar Rapids Paper Sees Marshal Candidate Fit Beyond Cummins

The Cedar Rapids Republican argues a man need not align for or against Cummins to be a suitable United States marshal candidate, framing impartial merit as key.

Cedar Rapids Cummins

Ida Grove Pioneer Dangles Job Tea Then Fires Jud Welliver

The Ida Grove Pioneer jokes about employing Jud Welliver briefly and then firing him by wire, a pointed quip reflecting a satirical or humorous local column.

Ida Grove Jud Welliver

Sell the house to cover debts and move to Virginia

Allen presses for fifteen thousand dollars to secure Rosamund's wedding and a fresh start. The Colonel agrees to sell the house and settle mortgage, enabling the family to move to Virginia for a new life, with Spencer and Harrower plans in play and Rion offering a Cresta Plaza post.

Virginia Move Drawn By Family Plans And Finances

A San Francisco family saga unfolds as Colonel Parrish helps June with money for Europe while Allen plans to move to Virginia City and sell the family house to raise funds. Tensions rise over mortgage, debts, and a looming clash over a rightful share of assets as both men confront aging, responsibility, and the fate of two daughters.

Bed-Rock South Park Eclipse Atey June Europe Rosamund Shasta Folsom Street South Park House Rion Gracey Cresta Plaza G. Ty England Jane Jim Allen Junie Don Father Virginia City California Nevada Virginia Pine Montgomery San Francisco Pye Mento Rian Gracey Colonel Parrish Spencer Sacramento Beau Allen

Nevada Desert and California Garden in Sierra Tale

A reflective passage contrasts Nevada’s untamed, primordial landscape with California’s promised garden. It traces pioneers crossing the mountain wall, seeking Eldorado in 1849, then returning to streams, mining efforts, and Nevada’s hidden wealth before eventual dispersion. The fragment closes with a note that the story continues.

Serra California Garden Desert Nevada Map Nature Mount Davidson

Train timetable fragment and station list for Davenport Chicago area

Fragmentary rail schedule shows train numbers, destinations, and times across Davenport Chicago and Kansas City routes. The legible items reference No 12 Davenport and No 6O Chicago with times around 2:58 pm and 4:38 pm, plus various connections to Denver Kalifornia and Ft Worth.

Davenport Chicago Davenert Cateego Mali Kansas City Denver California Limited Weehington Ft. Worth

Fragmentary railway timetable snippet

OCR reads as a damaged rail schedule with erratic line labels and partial station and route marks. The text shows train numbers and stops that are incomplete and garbled, preventing full reconstruction of services.

Passenger train service details and agent notice

Rail notice lists No 5 passenger at 7:00 am and No 91 freight carrying passengers with 44 pm schedule. Agent W. S. Underdouk is identified as the station representative.

W. S. Underdouk Hong West Ape W. 8S Underdoak

Dr Kings New Discovery Promises Cure for Lung Trouble

Advertisements tout Dr Kings New Discovery for Consumption as a cure for lung trouble. Medicine priced at 50 cents and one dollar is offered at Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store.

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