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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1908
Page
3
The Daily Journal announces its publishing house and staff, listing F. B. Vhrooj as publisher and B. P. Luumid as managing editor. It outlines circulation, press affiliations, and delivery options including daily and weekly editions with mail and carrier service and annual, semi weekly, and weekly rates.
Journal Agencies list located around the city for reader convenience. It names East Hill Clay Kneese Grocery East snd Street South Muscatine W F Mikschs Grocery End of Street Car Track W C A Buschs Drug Store Hershey Avenue Keckierville Chaykas Grocery Westill J H Fuller Grocery.
A partial OCR fragment shows a business office entry with scattered letters and numbers. Readable parts reference Bell, Hattori, Mussipsiggt, and Valley with a date 2.6.20 but essential details are missing.
Sworn circulation statement for the Muscatine Journal, December 1907, sworn by publisher Frank D. Throop before Notary Public Arthur Hoffman on January 2, 1908. Includes detailed figures of copies printed and distributed during the month in Muscatine County Iowa.
The Sioux City Tribune notes Muscatine once closed saloons and now discusses reopening. Business leaders and retailers meeting to state positions showed strong interest, with some hinting at a loophole solution rather than outright agreement.
A local chant's association meeting failed to reach a binding plan on the saloon petition as advocates on both sides stood firm. Jo took the only logical action and adjourned the gathering amid sharp city comparisons and reform bravado.
Muscatine follows the Pennsylvania capitol graft trials with local interest. The architect Huston blames contractor Sanderson as the dispute heats up. The public seeks justice for the famed sculptor George Gray Barnard who was harmed by the scheme and hopes wrongdoers are punished.
The public weighs questions of whether he will see his shadow and what the jury will decide. The text frames three possible guesses as the dominant theme of the moment.
A playful line hints that Gladys is now a countess, yet suggests she may be counted for many years to come as a well further awaits.
The Minneapolis Tribune sent a staffer to assess Iowa politics. A long Sunday edition with front page portrait of the Iowa governor labeled in black type as An Iowa Standpatter shows the depth of the correspondent's Iowa coverage.
In Keosauqua the Van Buren county grand jury declines to indict several prominent citizens over the January 17 tar and feathering of Editor Rockwell of Farmington, a move that suggests mob spirit endures in Iowa.
The Creston American quotes Senator Davis claiming no man has earned a million honestly and notes the remark likely targets a high roller from Arkansas rather than a Democratic vice presidential candidate presented by the party.
Carry Nation says she will bury the hatchet and retire from public activity. With Tom Lawson and Carry Nation out of the spotlight, observers expect a sharper reduction in tension and a period of peace.
A condensed chronicle of 10 to 50 years past events from Tipton area newspapers. It records deaths of Mrs. Melissa A. Clark and John Leith, local society notes, marriages, civic club leadership, a boy’s injury, and community updates on residents returning, illnesses, new ventures, and social events across Muscatine and nearby towns.
Mrs Brenton's maid arranged everything as Katherine lies awake. The firelight casts shifting shadows while she feels unbound and secretly thrilled by the prospect of freedom and a future unmastered by any master.
S B Holden of 284 Cass Ave Grand Rapids says years of liver sluggishness and inactive kidneys caused pain across the loins. After using Dr A W Chase's Kidney Liver Pills the organs became active and the pain eased rapidly. Two dollars a box at dealers. Free sample by mail from Dr A W Chase Medicine Co Buffalo New York.
The Wilton township tax list shows residents owing $25 or more with valuations. The March first payment requires road tax in full and half of the total tax. the second payment settles the remaining balance.
Advertises ZEMO as a clean external liquid that draws germs to the surface and destroys them for clear healthy skin. Cites E. W. Rose Med. Co. of St. Louis Missouri and A. W. Morgan at 107 West Second Street as distributors with druggists selling the product.
Chas Ruthenberg traveled from Muscatine for local business. M E church members gave Pastor J E Newsom and wife fur coats as a token of esteem. W S Otto sold his meat market building and adjoining barber shop, with J G Grimm buying them. Mrs A D Morrow returned from Muscatine after visiting friends. Mrs R G Hawkins visited Muscatine. Mr and Mrs J S Kelly attended the funeral of Mrs Ellen Judge in Des Moines after her death in Muscatine. W B Hiller visited Monmouth Illinois for family and business matters.
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