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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1901
Page
3
Journal Subscription Rates Listed for Daily and Semiweekly
The notice details daily and semiweekly subscription rates for the journal, with yearly and weekly carrier delivery options. It instructs payments by advance and lists payment methods including postal card, telephone order, draft, express, or money order payable to Jurauma Printing Company.
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Juura4a Printing Company
Republican Senatorial District Convention Notice
Republicans of the senatorial district comprising Louisa and Muscatine counties will meet at the Loupe hotel in Muscatine Iowa on the first day of June at 2 o clock to nominate a candidate for Senator and conduct other business. Delegates per county are set with Muscatine 21 and Louisa 12. party members aligned with Republican principles may take part. County chairmen appoint delegates. names J W Garner and J. J. Garner listed as committee members.
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Ee Muscatine
Beila
Muscatine County
J. W. Garner
Louisa County
Republican Delegates to Iowa Conve ntion in Cedar Rapids
Call to a Republican delegate convention in Cedar Rapids Iowa set for Wednesday August 11 at eleven in the morning. It invites all voters endorsing Republican principles to unite for the election of delegates and specifies representation ratios under the call.
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Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Supreme Court
Republican County Convention in Muscatine Deliberations
The Republican committee calls a county convention in Muscatine city to select delegates for the state convention in Cedar Rapids on August 7 and 11 and to choose delegates for the Twentieth Senatorial District representing Louisa and Muscatine. It also appoints township and ward committee members and outlines representation rules. O. D Longstreth and J. W. McKee sign as secretary and chairman.
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Muscatietes
Muscatine
Iaseitcate
Sharp
Pedtag Ot
Edar Rapids
Louisa
Thecatine
Sates Township
Eee Cae Ee
J. N. Balawin
Ceca A
Bloomington
CCG
Askeys
Snenes
Moscow
Saat Tea
Labor Strike at Dayton NC R Works Sparks Union Debate
The Dayton Ohio National Cash Register plant faces criticism over unions after a company statement defending labor organization. It cites wage concessions and arbitration offers, while unions are accused of insubordination and causing separate shop disputes leading to strikes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Cash Register
Dayton
National Cash Register Company
Building Trades’ Council
Chicago
Civil Government Established in Philippines on July Fourth
The Philippine Commission will assume civil authority starting July 4 1901 with William H Taft named civil governor. In districts still at risk the military governor retains authority. The move marks a national holiday and introduces constitutional government to Filipinos.
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Philippine Commission
Phlippine Islands
Philippines
William H. Taft
Philippine Islands
United States
Senator Allison Representing a Dying Public Service
Carroll Herald praises Senator Allison as a rare statesman from a war era. The piece laments the decline of such leaders and dismisses challengers as mediocre compared to Allison in the Senate.
The Postal System in a National Perspective
Washington ta press notes the post office as the department touching all citizens. It highlights mail as the staple service and urges expanding rural routes to deliver to farmers, while noting persistent deficits and urging cutbacks elsewhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Uncle Sam
State Office
Interior
Attorney General
Supreme Court
Treasury
P.O
P. O
Hints on Grinding Corn with Cob Meal for Cattle
The Kansas station studied grinding corn and cob meal for two years finding equal weights of corn and cob meal outperform corn alone. Grinding fine improves digestion. cob cost roughly equals shelling. Cattle should not receive decayed vegetables as they taint milk and butter, nor should such waste go to the manure heap unless fully composted to destroy mold.
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Kansas
Homemade mixture to combat beetles and slugs on vines
The text recommends mixing green parts with slaked lime or lime plaster and dusting damp potato and tomato vines. It claims this method kills insects more effectively than watering sprays, lasts longer against washing off, and protects foliage while possibly reducing blight.
Salt and Lime For Sour Soils in Garden Practice
Gardeners use both salt and lime on sour soils with mixed results. When soil is heavy and sour the applications can benefit crops by freeing plant food and improving moisture retention. Lime mainly acts as a conditioner, sweetening soil and aiding nutrient availability.
People speak on Bryan and Cuban presidency prospects
S. F. Morss of the Indianapolis Sentinel states he supported Bryan in 1896 and 1900 but doubts his presidential viability. Horatio S. Rubens notes Gen. Thomas Estrada Palma is the Cuban republic’s likely first president, though Palma may not seek office. public demand may push him to run with elections planned for fall and inauguration in January.
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S. FE. Morss
Indianapolis Sentinel
Kansas City Star
Bryan
The
Sentinel
Horatio S. Rubens
New York
Thomas Estrada Palma
Bates Reflects On Aguinaldo’s Waning Influence Among Tagals
Maj. Gen. John C. Bates notes Aguinaldo held Tagals briefly but his control has faded as he omits contact for seven months. Few of his people know his whereabouts while field insurgents rely more on Lieut. Gen. Mariano Trias. The junta in Hong Kong appears to direct several communications.
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John C. Bates
Aguinaldo
Tagals
Mariano Trias
Junta
Hong Kong
Gambling house poker game yields four aces cheat
A Muscatine gambling house hosted a late night poker game with heavy stakes. One player allegedly drew four aces from the bottom of the deck, provoking outrage over the shameless cheating.
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Muscatine
Southern tomato pruning yields larger early fruit
Southern growers prune by pinching out all lateral branches as they appear to form a single upright stem. After three or four clusters set, the top is pinched to halt growth. This drastic method is claimed to produce larger fruit and an earlier, more synchronized mature crop.
Abolish Unclean Cow Watering Places
The text urges ending swamped watering sites for cows that provide foul water filled with decaying matter and animal excrement. It advocates supplying clean water from wells, cisterns or brooks to safeguard livestock health.
Proper feeding speeds lamb growth over time
The text argues a 90 pound lamb could reach 100 days of growth with the right breed, feeding, and timing, suggesting it's inefficient to waste months trying to produce a larger 60 pound lamb when value per pound favors faster, better-fed stock.
Farm Cost Compare: Equipment Versus Crop Value
The note contrasts using teams machinery and men needed to till ten acres of corn with paying $300 as the crop’s equivalent cost. It weighs the investment in gear against the potential value of the harvest.
Feed the Calf and Its Growth Key to Later Record
A note on cattle care stresses that a starved calf cannot later become a record breaking cow or steer. Growth lost in early life cannot be fully recovered, so proper feeding early is essential.
Protect the Birds Farmers urged to shelter nesting birds
Protect the birds. Farmers should protect and encourage the nesting of birds around the homestead. Too many of our best friends have been slaughtered.
It Is Not a Good Plan to Hoe Beans When Wet
Advice warns against hoeing beans in wet conditions to prevent leaf rust from soil splashing onto foliage. The note emphasizes keeping plant leaves dry to reduce disease risk and protect crop quality.
Man Turns Aces Beat by Self at Card Table
A passerby laughs at a poker game after noting a player beat himself with four aces. The proprietor asks if it was the player’s deal, revealing a curious moment at the table.
Farmer questions pears at Muscatine depot encounter
A wandering farmer stopped in Muscatine last night and lingered near the depot. A known gambler approached the agricul turalist and inquired about pears, casually noting they are produced if the trees yield three or more.
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Muscatine
Ashamed Relative Chooses Kansas Over Chauncey Depew
W P Gates of Clay Center Kansas a county official and cousin of Chauncey Depew says he is ashamed of the connection and has shifted from Republican to Populist to avoid his relative's public image. He moved west hoping to escape Depew state jokes and stories.
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Topeka
W. P. Gates
Clay Center
Kan
Chauncey Depew
Gates
New York
Great Summer Resort at Clear Lake Iowa
Clear Lake Iowa serves as the northern terminus of the Iowa Central railway with fine summer cottages at reasonable rates. Bathing fishing sailing and rowing are offered as summer tourist rates are very low. Inquiries can be made through Iowa Central ticket agents or Geo S Batty G P and T A Marshalltown Iowa.
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Clear Lake
Iowa
Iowa Central Railway
Iowa Central Ticket
Geo. S. Batty
Marshalltown
All Wants in the Journal Three Cents a Word
Classified page notes that all wants appear in the Journal priced at three cents per word. Aimed at readers seeking affordable notices and ads, the listing emphasizes concise wording to maximize exposure for brief commercial and personal notices.
IOWA IN BRIEF FIRST BUILDING FOR PRISONER PAROLE HOME
Plans for the L S Coffin home at Fort Dodge lay out a 22 inmate facility costing about 4000 dollars. Mrs Benj McKnight of Sioux City died from injuries inflicted by her husband, a bricklayer, with likely liquor as a factor. Major Dinwiddie of the State Normal School’s military department is gravely ill in Palmyra Wisconsin. A Cedar Rapids doctor vaccinated 266 people in one day at fifty cents each. Storm Lake leases surrounding dry land from the state for park use at ten dollars per year. Gerrit Van Ginkle, builder of the Observatory block and Des Moines street car system, was killed in Dallas Texas by a street car accident. he earlier settled at Pella with Hollanders and grew a fortune.
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L. S. Coffin
Fort Dodge
Benj. McKnight
Sioux City
Dinwiddie
State Normal School
Palmyra
Wis
Cedar Rapids
State Executive Council
Storm Lake
United States Survey
Gerrit van Ginkle
Observatory Block
Des Moines
Dallas
Texas
van Ginkle
Pella
Preachers Call for Fair Treatment of Newspapers
The Rev T DeWitt Talmage in a Christian Herald sermon urges ending indiscriminate hostility toward newspapers. He argues condemning all papers is like blaming lawyers doctors or traders for a few bad actors. He insists the press should be respected as a public ally to religion and the pulpit.
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T. DeWitt Talmage
The
Christian Herald
Dont Fight Newspapers And Seek Patient Justice
The piece argues against attacking the press and warns leaders like Napoleon chose not to clash with journalists. It encourages patience, calm, and fair treatment of reporters to secure secular pros for religious reinforcement and pulpit support.
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Napoleon
Happy Man and the Farmer in a Mood of Solicitous Praise
A humorous verse laments politicians who fear debt and a self confident farmer who feels admired as the subject of much attention. The speaker boasts of simple attire and a contented mood amid public concern. Washington: Star.
Low Rates to Buffalo Exposition Via Nickel Plate Road
Three through trains daily with vestibuled sleeping cars and dining car service. Meals served on the American club meals plan from 35 cents to 1.00. Chicago depot at Van Buren St and Pacific Ave on the elevated loop. Write John Y. Calshan General Agent 111 Adams St Chicago for full information.
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Buffalo Exposition
Nickel Plate Road
American Club
Chicago Depot
van Buren St
Pacific Avenue
Jiobhn Y. Calshan
Adams St
Chienen
Chicago publican favors Mark in Democratic race
Fragmentary OCR text shows a publican in Chicago voicing support for Mark in a Democratic contest while expressing disappointment in the rival and party dynamics. The readable pieces name Chicago and a political faction but lack full context or clear event details.
Glasgow Honors Marquis of Dufferin and Andrew Carnegie
The Marquis of Dufferin and Andrew Carnegie received LL D degrees from Glasgow University during its 450th anniversary celebration. General Bir Archibald Hunter General Ian Hamilton and three Glasgow women were also honored, marking the first time a woman received the degree there. Delegates from around the world attended the ceremony.
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Carnegie
Marquis of Dufferin
Glasgow University
Andrew Carnegie
Bir
Joseph Jefferson quotes and Palm Beach visit remarks
James S. Metcalfe recounts Joseph Jefferson in Palm Beach Florida. The veteran actor uses a tricycle for short trips and makes wry comments about his horse and rain gear. Jefferson notes being wet all over draws less attention than damp spots in rain.
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Joseph Jefferson
James S. Metcalfe
Ladies’ Home Journal
Palm Beach
Fla
David Hamnm
Hell Stand
Jefferson
Mrs Wu Heads Home Alone From Washington
Mrs. Wu wife of the Chinese minister has departed Washington for San Francisco and a steamer to China for the summer. Mr Wu did not accompany her and diplomats joke about the arrangement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Wu
Washington
San Francisco
China
Mr. Wu
Eugene Field's Daughter Engaged to William Engler
Chicago announces the engagement of Miss Mary French Field daughter of the late Eugene Field to William C Engler. Trottie Field is a well known Chicago figure and reader of her father's works. Engler, a Marylander living in Chicago, serves as secretary of a large manufacturing firm and has resided at the Field home on Clarendon avenue. The marriage is planned for the fall.
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Eugene Field
Chicago
Mary French Field
William C. Engler
Miss Field
Trottie
Mr. Engler
Clarendon Avenue
North Shore
Sculp tress Misa Beveridge vows to quit US after customs duty
Miss Beveridge the sculptress sailed from New York to London after paying 103 duty on baggage and vowed never to return to the United States due to her treatment. She plans a brief stay in London before moving to South Africa to make her home.
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Miss Kuehne Beveridge
New York
London
Miss Beveridge
South Africa
New Yorker Gordon Paddock Joins Seoul Post
Secretary designate Gordon Paddock, the young New Yorker named by President McKinley as first secretary of the American legation at Seoul Korea, traveled from New York to Washington to report before departing for his duties. Friends held an elaborate stag dinner at the Union Club as a godspeed.
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Gordon Paddock
McKinley
Seoul
Korea
New York
Washington
Union Club
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