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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1909
Page
3
Terms to Subscribers state the Daily Journal is issued every evening except Sunday and the Semi Weekly Journal on Tuesday and Friday night. Daily by carrier in city costs 10 cents weekly or $3.90 per year by mail. Semi Weekly by mail is $1.50 per year.
Payne and Young are in charge of the Chicago office located in the 750 Marquette building.
Journal Agencies The Jonrns lists city agencies for reader convenience including Wast Hi Hurlbut Grocery South Muscatine Toberg Bros Grocery Oregon Street WC A Busch's Drug Store Hersheyvenne Kerklierville Chayka's Grocery West Bill J A Fuller Grocery and Wm Wav 77 Grocery New York Office 20 34 West 83rd Street.
Sworn detailed circulation statement of the Muscatine Journal for May 1909. Includes reported figures for several dates and editions with values around 6,815 to 6,850. Mentions specific dates and subset totals, reflecting distribution data for the period.
Publisher F D Throop sworn to exact May 1909 circulation of the Muscatine Journal totaling 6 842 copies. Excluding 10 009 Booster Trip copies on May 11 12. Notary F W Eversmeyer certified on June 3 1909.
The Peoria Journal and allied papers publish an editorial urging Theodore Roosevelt’s nomination and election in 1912, arguing he should be the people’s choice beyond party lines. The Waterloo Courier calls the Roosevelt boom significant, signaling voter fatigue with partisan politics and support for Roosevelt’s integrity and vigor.
An editorial urges nominating congress members who will back Roosevelt and his progressive policies. It argues national reform hinges on that backing, notes past opposition as a relic, and predicts a radical shift in the next two elections under new leadership for a period of improved business morals and governance.
Commentary on the moocher stereotype from Des Moines Capital noting a New York case where a policeman is convicted of manslaughter after killing a mooch. The piece argues mooching is harmful, discusses editorial tactics, and questions political bias while pondering a twenty year sentence.
The Oskaloosa Herald recalls a nostalgic Fourth of July with children in caps and sashes, quiet orations, and harmless firecrackers, urging revival of the simple celebration to prevent accidents while contrasting with today’s fiery displays. The Sioux City Journal notes President Taft’s political challenge in the South.
Reminiscences recall plans for a local Fourth at Oak Grove school house, later canceled in favor of joining the city celebration. The shift reflects a community decision to unite and mark Independence Day together.
Forty years ago, Superintendent Kissell left Des Moines on the 28th for an extended tour east. He will attend the Ohio State teachers meeting at Cleveland on July 1th and the Pennsylvania state teachers meeting August 11th.
James Cornell captured a swarm passing his Mulberry street property. Will Price earned two wins, one in the morning and one after dinner. Messrs Gunzenhauser and Murphy started excavation for the court house heating system.
W H Fayle closes his flour store on Second street and relocates his office to the Diamond Jo warehouse to manage boating operations for the Diamond Jo line. W H Keating has resigned his position.
The note mentions coming west early to gauge sentiment and then possibly going south in the autumn to visit Possum. It implies a seasonal travel plan focused on regional movement and mood.
Capt. J. A. Eaton, former sheriff, returns to Keokuk by pack lot route from Dubuque. Elijah Baker begins moving the Jones estate house from the lot now held by County Treasurer Johnson to a site near Eleventh and Orange streets. The river's June 1899 rise has ended.
The piece notes that Taft proposes a proposed corporation tax to curb predatory wealth but argues it will not claim to separate a Pittsburg millionaire from the chorus nor perform miracles.
An eastern paper reports that maintaining Mrs. Howard Gould “in her station of life” explains why several stations on the Gould roads require a coat of paint. The note hints at social status driving expense in rail lines associated with the Gould family.
The article notes that W. J. Bryan would only run for the United States Senate in an emergency, and asserts that with Bryan the country is always in an emergency. It frames his stance as cautious and situational within the political climate of the time.
Advices from Los Angeles report Mrs Grundy attempted to kill her husband. The case is noted as surprising given her prior image of propriety.
The Marion Register notes calls to remove the phrase for men only from benches and ensure sermons labeled for men or women are not heard by others. The item emphasizes seating and preaching restrictions based on gender as a societal note.
A columnist laments a sane Fourth of July only when no small boys remain and fireworks dealers exit the business, arguing this outcome is unlikely.
A Merchant Prince honors his long serving clerk Jenkins after twenty five years with a gift of hair dye. The humorous vignette from Woman's Home Companion for July contrasts loyalty and aging in a light story. The narrator alludes to poetry about love and esteem in the same clipping.
Waterloo Reporter notes a Chicago resident aged 54 has become a great grandparent. He does not live on Lake Shore Drive.
A short poem waxes about a butterfly and freedom among flowers. A July verse from Ain Lee’s lampoons political figures and fears of a prominent national leader’s return, mockingly imagining peril from various enemies and future publication.
A report stating 1,600 large icebergs drift near Nova Scotia shores has not yet impacted ice prices. Analysts say the market remains steady as sellers note limited demand and stable supply conditions through the season.
After fourteen straight losses Ottumwa Central Association ball team hired Rusty Owens as manager and won the next game. The Ottumwa Courier editorial hailed Owens while noting a local rival, Senator William Lorimer, remains unmatched. The piece ends with a verse by Charlotte Becker.
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In a dramatic revelation the father confesses a life of burglary and clever manipulation to tilt fortunes. He recalls a hidden past from Oxford to a legal empire, admitting how his son Henry used the throne of wealth to protect him while amassing millions for a risky enterprise.
In a heated scene Cavenaugh insists his son write a fifty thousand dollar check while the old man rejects blackmail claims and asserts his honesty and control. Carrington fears losing Kate’s alliance as the scheme unfolds in a game of legal posturing and threats. The episode ends with a promise of continuation and a church event recap follows.
A. W. Morgan, a local druggist, promotes Foley's Orino Laxative for stomach and liver trouble and constipation. The ad claims it sweetens the stomach and breath, stimulates the liver, regulates the bowels, and outperforms pills and ordinary laxatives.
Miss Mary Davis left Foster Illinois for West Liberty to care for her injured brother. At the Foster Baptist church on Saturday night June 26 1909 four graduates from the Foster school were honored with a commencement program featuring old gold and purple decor and a class motto Thus Ends Our First Lesson.
Advertisement asserts two thirds of a bottle guarantees satisfaction. It claims the tablets cleanse and invigorate the stomach improve digestion regulate the bowels and restore health with a money back offer.
Round trip tickets to over a hundred resorts in Canada New England New York City and Jersey Coast will be offered on dates after June 1 Details include sale dates limits stopovers and literature Descriptive information available from W S Cookson A G P A Grand Trunk Railway System 135 Adams Street Chicago.
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