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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1902
Page
3
Daily per year by carrier 520 dollars, paid weekly. Semi weekly 150 dollars per year, Tuesday and Friday, payable in advance. Orders by postal card or telephone not available. Remittances should be made by draft, express or money order to Journal Printing Company. Member Lee Syndice of Iowa Evening Newspapers.
This notice invites readers to visit The Chicago Inter Ocean offices at 106 105 110 East Monroe Street Chicago for a tour of inspection and sight seeing through its building showcasing the age’s mechanical and scientific improvements used by a great newspaper.
An analysis of the Everett & Moore rail and telephone empire shows a $130 million capitalization, 1350 miles of electric railways, and a nationwide telephony network. Despite assets reportedly exceeding liabilities, Cleveland financiers say debts will be paid, while critics warn the venture overextended management and oversight.
A lesson for modern businessmen to seek contentment when prosperous. A solid, safe enterprise with fair returns beats large syndicates risking health and happiness. The piece warns that if a financier succeeds in grand schemes, personal cost—health and life—often follows.
The piece condemns Democratic leaders for opposing organized labor and mocks party figures like Yeomans Miles and Schley. It argues Democrats have degenerated into humorists and produced ten years of blunders, warning the party will stay in minority until Republicans lose credibility.
The compilation of last reports shows membership in fraternal orders across the United States and Canada totaling 5,722,015. This figure reflects a broad base of organizations and active members nationwide.
A columnist denounces libertines as wicked and urges communal action to protect children. The piece condemns sexual predation, calls for ostracism and lifelong prison, and cites Mary A. Livermore to condemn such crimes. The author appeals to parents and citizens to vigilantly guard the young and purge society of evil.
At Pompeii investigators reveal a grand Roman villa near the site of the presumed mummified elder Pliny. One room contains superb bronze statue of a genius with a torch, four fine Etruscan vases, and models. Seven other rooms hold cereals and foodstuffs, with further exploration anticipated.
The Department of Agriculture introduces a new wheat from the deserts of the Ural that will thrive in the arid West and yield forty bushels per acre. Officials say it promises to reclaim millions of previously sterile acres and strengthen national power.
The Standard Oil Co. has declared a dividend of 8 percent, bringing the total for the year to 49 percent. It notes an earnings record of 271 percent over the past decade.
Washington, D. C. Jan 17. Congressman Lacey, chair of the House Public Lands Committee, met with President to discuss a proposed federal bill protecting forest reserves and game. Attorney General Knox asserts Congress has power to regulate reserves and ban hunting, while expanding enforcement. Lacey also urges action to bolster buffalo protection and notes parallel remarks from Amos J. Cummings praising Lacey’s bird protection measures.
The Journal presents itself as a free expression medium for writers ideas and clarifies it does not endorse or oppose the sentiments published. It states the column is for expression without control or judgment by the paper.
A state teachers meeting debate proposes strengthening the county superintendent role rather than abolishing it. The idea is to appoint a qualified, state-certified official supported by an assistant to manage office work and promote exchange of city and country schooling concepts while keeping the office free from political influence.
An old rural matriarch and her two daughters host two visiting youths. After supper the lads tease with a risqué mishearing, provoking a bawdy joke that travels among friends. The Buffalo Courier recounts the tale as a humorous anecdote about local manners.
A historic critique notes the franking privilege allows free mail for official papers but features anecdotes of abuse. Stories recount a congressman postage franking laundry to avoid penalties, printing official lines on shirts, and shipping an empty box labeled Public Documents with a presidential message.
On specified dates homeseekers excursion tickets go on sale to points north of Abbott Iowa and across the Burlington Cedar Rapids and Northern line. Tickets are valid 21 days from sale with stopovers in certain areas. For lands along the line contact immigration and industrial agents Ilten & Brooks Cedar Rapids Iowa. further details available from B C R N agents or John G. Farmer A F F B C R N Cedar Rapids Iowa.
The Prudential Insurance Company of America issues a richly colored calendar for 1902. The card features a ten color portrait of a blue eyed golden haired woman in a white gown with green leaves and scarlet flowers, plus a Gainsborough style purple hat and ostrich plume. Request via The Prudential Home Office in Newark New Jersey, with a note mentioning this paper to receive a copy free.
On December 29 1901 Rock Island vacated its Van Buren street depot and moved trains to Grand Central depot at Fifth avenue and Harrison street. A new passenger station will be built on the old site. Lake Shore Michigan Southern Nickel Plate and Baltimore and Ohio trains also use Grand Central and connect with B C R N trains.
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