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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1900
Page
3
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Readable notes show party affiliations and locations across multiple counties. Democrats in Kansas City and Keokuk. Republicans in Des Moines and Albia. dates include July and August with district designations.
The Journal advertises that changes or day of appearance can be guaranteed only if copy is in office by 9 a.m. It notes daily sale at R. A Holmes FE E Davidson and W. Hodges news stands with availability for all customers.
An elderly reader urges the editor to question a plan to issue 100000 bond revenue bonds to buy the water works, arguing prior bond cases show cities can be saddled with general levies despite promises of no tax. He recalls the failed railroad bonds and warns against similar dependence on water rents. He will vote against the bond issue.
The Des Moines Leader notes Roosevelt attended a Chicago church and Sunday School with communion and Bible writing for children. It says his Rough Riders reunion visit was as a plain guest, not in political capacity, and mocks a display at a fashionable venue as political theater.
The New York Press highlights notable lines from the convention. Roosevelt endorses McKinley with a remark on wise administration of laws. The platform asserts authority equals responsibility for the Philippines. Lodge calls Bryan the hero of countless platforms and spender of words.
The Chicago and Rock Island Road bans cigarette smokers from employment, equating smoking with whisky. General Manager Parker claims smokers cannot be good railroad workers and notes they are dull or half-asleep, a view some call crank but the rationale remains.
Davenport Democrat links Bryan to failed 1896 money ideas and warns against revival. Brighton Enterprise condemns hints and insinuations in political discourse. Washington Press criticizes colleges for fund raising and snobbery while praising church attendance on campaign watch. Council Bluffs Nonpareil notes candidates checked for churchgoing as McKinley and Roosevelt attend, Bryan absent due to depot meeting.
The Muscatine Journal defends Judge Hubbard not by backing Herald claims of nonsensical talk but by doubting the attribution. The Clinton Herald is accused of inflating opposition with a warlike boast about astonishment while acknowledging Hubbard’s faults without labeling him a fool.
In a Pittsburg Post cartoon a Chinese bottle represents nations pouring in their brands of civilization. The dragon of foreign agitation escapes from the bottle’s mouth, striking terror into the powers depicted.
Clark of Montana described as unfit for a Senate seat due to bribery in his election. He appeared as a congenial figure at Bryan's convention in Kansas City, and, amid Daly, was the accepted candidate in the contest for the seat.
Ad claims a patent remedy by Sterling Beteau Co for kidney ailments and offers samples free in Chicago or New York. The wording imitates common early twentieth century medical advertisements with exaggerated health cures.
The piece extols the flag as a symbol of liberty independence and equality for all under it and promotes ilostetter s Stomach Bitters as a remedy. It claims benefits for indigestion nervous insomnia biliousness constipation and rheumatism by improving kidney function and overall health.
London reports the arrival of materials for a Livingstone memorial at the Zambesi mouth. An obelisk twenty feet high with a cross will stand at the former tree site where his heart was buried in 1873, flanked by bronze tablets. Sir Henry M Stanley backs the project.
An old advertisement promotes Cas carets Candy Cathartic as a remedy for a wide range of ailments by improving bowel movements. It claims fast, painless relief and costs 10 cents to start, emphasizing the genuine product with the stamped letters C C C on each tablet and warning against imitators.
260 acre stock and grain farm near Wellman with large house and bank barn plus sheds and fruit. Illinois 203 acre stock farm with fair improvements. exchange possible. Hotels in live towns offered for exchange with farm property. Cedar county 184 acres for trade. 4000 dollar residence for 160 acre well improved farm. hotel for sale cheap in town of 1000. Call for negotiations.
A 1900 letter poem condemns free coinage and Fusionism as financial heresy, praising Jeffersonian principles and criticizing McKinley and Roosevelt era policies. It includes signature from J A Becky and notes origin from Sigourney Journal with a Muscatine origin claim.
This ad links the phrase off the track to disaster and to blood disorders causing pimples, sores, stomach and kidney trouble, and tiredness. It claims Hood's Sarsaparilla purifies blood and Hood's Pills relieve constipation for 26 cents.
The Senate is set to take up the Frye ship subsidy bill in December, with passage expected to be assured.
An old advertisement promotes Cascarets Candy Cathartic with a money back guarantee if it fails to cure constipation. The copy targets general readers and hints at druggists honoring refunds.
Rev. J. F. Treschler visits Wraysville M E church. Hayes grove celebration draws many attendees. Locals like Hulda Monson and friends enjoy river sights on July 4. Several visits and social calls circulate among families including Krueger, Potter, Beeney, and Blankenburg. Weather brings dust after a July shower.
Advertises No-To-Bac as the wonder worker that makes weak men strong and helps quit tobacco easily and forever. Claims cure guaranteed with booklet and sample free. Provides Sterling Remedy Co. Chicago or New York addresses.
The community enjoyed a Fourth of July picnic at Mr Barnard’s grove with old friends and a Berry of Raspberry picking fading away. Residents planned Baptist excursion if weather cooperates and many attended city band concerts. Funeral of Mrs Garnes held at Mrs Sturat’s home. Youths split up across Weed Park Lindle’s lake and Cedar River, all reporting good times.
Des Moines reports the State Library Commission meets for its first session to organize and outline work to assist existing libraries and foster new ones. Emphasis is placed on cataloguing, with the aim that a small well catalogued library surpasses a large poorly catalogued one.
Ex Gov William S Taylor, arrived at Niagara Falls, is in poor health under heavy strain. Roosevelt will not honor a Kentucky requisition for his arrest over Gov Goebel's assassination. Four detectives pursue him. two Kentucky officers with warrants, two hired guards. Mrs Taylor guards the room while she receives visitors.
An old advertisement touts Mull's Lightning Cough Cure as safe for children and effective against lung trouble and consumption. It claims two bottle sizes, 25 cents and 50 cents, and urges readers to ask their druggist.
New York reports machinery set for shipment to Switzerland where an American syndicate led by New York men will equip and run a railroad recently bought after owner neglect. The purchase totals 1,350,000 dollars for equipment and franchise, with plans for electric operation. A second nearby line, about seventeen miles, is nearly sold and will merge into the system.
Pain relief product named Kill that pain Mull's Lightning Pain Killer offered at 25c through druggists. The compact ad promotes quick effect and wide availability in pharmacies.
Abbey Press in New York publishes a sharp satire on contemporary foibles. The book offers a unique plot with humor drawn from actual observation and is available through any bookseller.
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