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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1908
Page
3
New York office at 45 W 34th Street with La Coste and Maxwell in charge. Chicago office at T750 Marquette Building with Payne and Young in charge.
Terms outline circulation schedules for The Daily Journal and Semi-Weekly Journal. Daily issues arrive each evening except Sunday with city delivery by carrier. weekly collection is 10 cents. Mail rates shown include one year for Daily and Semi-Weekly at 1.50.
The Journal lists local agencies including Fast Hill Clay Kneese Grocery Fast 2nd Street Soush Muscatine W F Miksch's Grocery End of street car track W C A Busch's Drug Store Hershey Avenue Kecklerville Chayka's Grocery West Hill J H Fuller Grocery for reader convenience.
Editorial and business office references for Bell Telephone in the Mississippi Valley region appear in this fragment, noting operational mentions and telecommunication context within the area. The OCR reads as a clipped entry emphasizing Bell's local presence and listings.
Sworn detailed circulation statement for the Muscatine Journal listing daily and weekly circulation totals. Figures show various run counts and adjustments across the month, totaling a monthly circulation of 169,519 with multiple date-stamped entries and serial numbers.
Publisher Frank D. Throop attests the Muscatine Journal circulated a specified number of copies in December 1907. Notary Arthur Hoffman witnessed the oath on January 2, 1908, in Muscatine County Iowa.
A Plymouth County state representative John Cottreil reveals an affair and seeks divorce to wed his affinity already separated from her husband. The report notes public reaction and questions the ethics of a long-serving politician pursuing personal happiness over family obligations.
The piece argues Mr. Cottrell mishandles his divorce bid by trying to buy his wife’s consent. It contrasts his plan with a prior eastern artist scandal and laments a lack of broad condemnation. The essay reflects on human frailty, public reaction, and a judgment about long hair as a social signal.
A columnist catalogs rampant wordplay in Iowa papers led by the Burlington Hawkeye and cites puns from the Centerville Citizen Dubuque Times Journal and others. The piece notes offense, explains a few examples including Shots and Wade puns, and admits authorship of a self-confessed pun.
The Cedar Falls Gazette dubs the Rev. Billy Sunday Billie Sunday after noting his radical stance in religion has made many enemies. He has faced criticism and was viciously attacked and vilified in the press, though his impact across beliefs and interests remains prominent.
A fragment notes that the bars are to be lowered and paths cleared for a limited number of national guard officers seeking regular army commissions. It counsels kindness to those who succeed and hints that court martial sentences are a typical outcome in the army.
Eyewitness notes by Marshal Unger deny reports of paying out city scrip for taxes and describe scrip handling. Old items recount Musserville fire, deaths from diphtheria, and a family voyage to Europe. Ice harvests continue as 10 inch thick ice is reported in good quality.
The Honorable Marcus Tuttle, senator of Iowa's thirty-ninth district, is in the city visiting his friend J. P. Walton. W. S. Richie bought 12 hogs from Christian Houser, averaging 340 pounds live, and plans to sell them by the piece soon. The board of supervisors yesterday declined to appropriate 3000 from bridge and road funds for construction over Pappoose creek on Second street.
Residents report the river near Drury's Landing closed about a mile above, forcing pedestrians to cross on ice. In Police Court, N Weaver, displeased at the vacant rail yard and Superintendent Hawler’s inactivity, got drunk yesterday and appeared before Judge Will.
A fragment notes a punishment described as more severe than three consecutive slaps on the wrist, implying escalation in disciplinary action without detailing the context or subject involved.
W. V. Kidder, the La Crosse Tribune humorist, muses that wedding bells reveal a man’s identity, a sentiment deemed out of place in a Leap Year humor column and noted as too sad.
A Keokuk Gate City note recalls a Norfolk Nebraska girl answering a request to sit with no thank you I have been skating all day and am tired of sitting down. The anecdote highlights brisk newspaper humor from the era.
A Washington headline about a baronet taking water is reprinted in a London dispatch and prompts the Atlanta Georgian to quip about whether prohibition has reached that city. The piece captures a light exchange on drink laws and press jokes.
The note blames Roosevelt for another arrest of financier Heinze amid alleged illicit deals. The brief cites social outrage and financial scandal language, reflecting sensational press framing of business crime and political connections in the era.
Iowa City Republicans argue that Oskaloosa lawyers now endorse Major Lacey and say a better appreciation of his merits last year could have saved government funds on printing the biography of his successful competitor.
The countess grows jealous of brother Harry and his shooting fame. She has applied for a divorce. America remains proud of the Thaw family.
Michigan reformers push for a constitutional anti cigarette clause while referencing the Oklahoma constitutional convention as a missed idea that would have troubled its delegates.
Anna Gould is at the center as a count and a prince clash in Paris over her, highlighting the notoriety of American heiresses in European society and their sensational treatment in high society circles.
A Texan stabbed a sewing machine agent and the court has not secured a jury yet. Witnesses say many machine agents should be killed on sight, indicating fear and hostility surrounding the case.
Iowa City Citizen reports Foraker shows courage amid public distress caused by railway rate legislation. The piece notes his lone stance and continued leadership as fears rise over policy impacts.
A card certifies druggists may refund if Foley's Honey and Tar fails to cure coughs or colds. It claims to stop coughing, heal lungs, prevent pneumonia, consumption, and la grippe coughs. States no opiates and genuine yellow package. urges to refuse substitutes and lists A. W. Morgan as address contact.
A brief item marks a decade since January tenth, noting a Sunday occurrence from ten years past in the local record.
In a chilly fog a refined lady, Mrs. Lancing, travels with Rupert Haverford. He hides unease behind courtesy while the car breaks down, prompting tense exchange as the pair face an uncertain repair in the damp cold.
Senator Robert N. Owen faces a federal suit planned by Secretary Garfield to cancel deeds tied to about 4000 acres in Oklahoma. Investigators say the land’s value far exceeds what was paid. Owen asserts legitimate dealings and constitutional questions, promising a fight if needed.
Rupert Haverford assists Mrs. Lancing as fog lifts and a village post shop offers aid. The pair seek a nearby station and a borrowed trap to return to Yelverton, while Camilla grows closer, reframing their fragile alliance amid cold and uncertainty.
In Forest and Stream a vivid note recalls a storm’s impact as a coasting schooner wrecked and a Boston vessel Theoline nears rescue. A steamer signaled by tow but the crew were saved. The encounter underscores a rough July sea.
A Boston publishing house releases Helen Maute Wheeler’s novel about Prudence Warren, a young woman who loses wealth and fights poverty to a triumphant, tender love ending. The book polarizes readers with its blunt truth and stark social critique.
An advertisement promotes Dr King’s New Discovery for coughs and weak lungs with a 5 cent or 1 dollar price. Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store markets the remedy to readers.
F. O. and Muscatine Aerid No. 815 meet Tuesdays at 8 oclock in Fage Lodge hall near Dunbar restaurant visiting members welcome W C Towers and W P Breen. Wyoming Lodge No. 76 meets Fridays at 7 30 in KP building on Iown avenue visiting brethren invited Scott and Elma Scott secretaries. Highland Nobles Muscatine Castle meets 2nd and 4th Thursdays at Woodmen hall visiting members in good standing invited Alexander Scott pro and Elma Scott secretary.
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