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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1902
Page
3
The Muscatine Journal lists new delivery and weekly collection rates for daily subscriptions. Daily, per year, rates and weekly collection terms are outlined for readers opting into home delivery and journal service.
The Chicago Inter Ocean invites readers to visit its office at 106 105 110 East Monroe Street Chicago for a tour of inspection and sightseeing through its magnificent building. It promises a display of every mechanical and scientific improvement of the age tied to a great newspaper. It is described as a rare treat for those interested in the subject.
A Berlin cable reports the German emperor examining how beer during working hours affects productivity. It notes factories moving to ban morning and afternoon beer recesses and cites an American firm with a ten percent rise in output after prohibiting beer, arguing alcohol dulls the mind and weakens steady nerve.
Congressmen and governors clash over troops in the Philippines as General Chaffee’s reports warn against early withdrawal. The piece argues Filipino loyalty stems from heavy American spending and paternal rule, amid calls for continued military presence.
The text argues Filipino loyalty is not solid and endorses MacArthur’s view that American governance in the Philippines will rely on a small force for a substantial period. It reflects postwar perspectives on colonial administration and the balance of power between occupying forces and local loyalties.
A Pennsylvania notice laments tariff policy as a paradox that asks high price payers to fund low costs for all. It argues wage earners and farmers should oppose free trade and reciprocity which rely on protection. The piece warns against a political economic serpent advancing free trade rhetoric.
The Sunday School Times describes itself as an interdenominational weekly religious paper of at least sixteen pages. It targets Sunday school workers, Bible study enthusiasts, ministers, and families with children, emphasising character building and Christian work without being tied to any single denomination or movement.
Chicago hosts nearly 2,000,000 residents, a number larger than the populations of Georgia, Minnesota, New Jersey, Virginia, and Wisconsin combined within the city’s borders. The city’s populace exceeds Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Delaware, Idaho, Maine, and Oregon, while Greater New York remains about twice Chicago’s size.
A pattern of mishaps befalls British naval ships named after snakes. The Serpent sank off Cape Vilano in 1890 with 173 dead. The Viper disappeared in fog near the Channel Islands during autumn maneuvers. The Cobra now lies at the bottom with 67 sailors lost.
Official records from the gold commissioner’s Office at Dawson show export certificates issued for gold leaving the country totaling 2 million dollars in September. The four month total now stands at 21.64 million dollars.
Dr. Gallant of New York designs a corset for men and women that holds a floating kidney in place and aims to spare patients the need for risky surgical surgery to fix the organ.
Washington January 11 Iowa members in Congress oppose President Roosevelt’s move to let Admiral Schley submit evidence reopening the Schley controversy. They warn the case inflames politics, risk, and public backlash while praising court findings and Navy approval as final.
Julia Marlowe stars in When Knighthood Was in Flower at Powers Theater Chicago for a limited season starting January 13. Ethel Barrymore and Captain Jinks of the Horse Marines highlight a lineage of stage prominence and a playful New York setting. This narrative notes Marlowe’s celebrated Mary Tudor and Barrymore’s celebrated acting heritage and success in a fantastically comic Captain Jinks.
Ethel Barrymore appears on stage at the Illinois Theatre in Chicago for a two week engagement starting Monday January 6. She is presented by Charles Frohman in Clyde Fitch's production.
W S Clevelands Bulletin promotes his big tip-top min strel and polite vaudeville company now booking a western tour. The show claims two hundred fifty performances in Chicago at advanced prices, cites top quality acts, and plans a middle west and northwest run through Wisconsin Minnesota South Dakota Iowa Nebraska Kansas Missouri Illinois and nearby towns.
An advertisement touts Rector as a remedy with a claimed 98 percent cure rate for piles. It states the record is based on perma pt cures and offers a free sample if it fails, with J. J. Havercamp listed as the promoter.
The Paris Revue des Revues notes the American success of Quincy Adams Sawyer by Charles Felton Pidgin with 250000 sales and argues Americans read more broad mass literature than Europe. Pidgin responds that U S middle class readers drive demand and that foreign markets target educated elites. Santa Claus tale features a council of good fairies planning the hero’s immortality for children.
Boston publishers announce William Henry Carson's new novel Hester Blair with a female lead. The work follows a country bred heroine who faces life’s battles and offers illustrated appeal by C H Stephens.
George M Hill announces the juvenile title Santa Claus His Life and Adventures by WL Frank Ranm. Critics praise the manuscript with hints it will become a classic tale of the children’s patron saint. The story recounts Santa’s discovery by fairies and his early toy distribution, with foes thwarted in the end.
Poem laments missed love and unfulfilled longing. Speaker rejects praise after death, asks for no fruitless tears, recalls golden mood of youth, and notes winds and daisies over grave. A reflective verse by George Bird printed in Longmans Magazine.
Professor J B Clark outlines an optimistic program reconciling labor and capital for the next hundred years. He predicts good times ahead as observers study the twentieth century.
The January issue of Sports Afield showcases a new cover and fresh contents. It includes western stories by Harry B. Tedrow and Carlisle Schuyler, ibex hunting in Milo by the Marquis of Tvrea, W. S. Masons Two Thousand Miles in a Scow, and Norman N. Spear’s A Tourney Through the West. H. W. Morrow covers The Land of the Dakotas. Departments appeal to hunters, anglers, dogs and amateur photographers with varied sporting features.
Rock Island lines vacated the Van Buren depot on December 29 1901 and now run into Grand Central at Fifth Avenue and Harrison Street. A premier passenger station will be built on the old site as soon as possible. Train connections include Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Nickel Plate and Baltimore and Ohio railroads with B C R N services.
Corbin reports three year casualties in the Philippine islands total 115 officers and 32,378 men killed and 182 officers and 2,646 men wounded. The figures exclude deaths from disease and wounds or exposure.
In the last fiscal year the United States exported 65,000 horses. Over the past five years the nation has sold horses abroad totaling 17 million dollars, marking a dramatic shift from a long period of imports to substantial exports.
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