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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1902
Page
3
Official paper of city and county printed in Muscatine. The Daily Journal appears every evening except Sunday. The Semi Weekly Journal publishes 8 pages on Tuesday and 12 pages on Friday nights.
Circulation terms include two weeks on eee Selms and WO WOOT ecc baccastess. Daily and semi weekly rates offered with one month and six months options. Guaranteed circulation greater than all other Muscatine papers combined and at least three times that of any other daily.
G Logan Payne assists at 935 Marquette Building Chicago and Lacoste & Maxwell at 140 Nassau Street New York.
The Journal lists city agencies Kecklerville Chayka's grocery West Muscatine Sharrar's grocery South Muscatine Morse Washburn's grocery and a street car track stop where extra papers are sold each night. If regular subscribers miss deliveries they can collect papers at these agencies.
The Iowa Republican delegates gather in Des Moines on July 30 1902 at 11am to nominate candidates for state offices and conduct convention business. Delegates are apportioned by county and by votes for Albert B Cummins in 1901 with total delegates listed as 1233 and officers Br B H Spence chairman and Co Phillips secretary.
In a Detroit speech Hon. Wm. Alden Smith of Michigan warned against repealing tariffs on trust made goods. He asked if destroying tariffs could spur international trusts and questioned whether labor wages would drop to European levels or stay American, affecting purchasing power.
The Iowa City Republican argues for uniting the Des Moines Leader and Register. A merged paper would strengthen reach, reduce wasteful competition, and offer better advertising at fairer rates, with business leaders urged to evaluate which papers truly serve patrons.
The Sioux City Journal reports Harvey Ingham was ousted from Algona by factional politicians who opposed him as regent of the State University and started an opposition newspaper. It notes the country weekly editor is in a less independent stance than the publisher of a city daily.
The Journal remarks on Harvey Ingham’s abilities as a young editor in Iowa noting his move to the Des Moines Register and Leader as associate editor. It defends his talents against local rivals and acknowledges the wider field this position offers him.
The Des Moines Capital opposes the Cedar Rapids platform tariff plank claiming it is ambiguous and liable to double interpretation. It urges that no tariff plank be adopted as it could appear to reaffirm protectionism to some and hedge to others. The paper says Republicans in Iowa gain nothing from evasive phrasing.
Four boys on the Des Moines river at Peoria ventured a boat rocking prank. One boy who could swim warned against it. the boat capsized, and the prankster and his would be rescuer drowned.
The Omaha golf club plans to place 700 sheep on the links amid rainy weather to control the tall grass. In about a week the flock is expected to crop the turf as close as a lawn mower, addressing the local grass problem.
The Iowa City Republican asks whether about a thousand beer bottles washed away at Cedar Rapids by the flood will pass through Muscatine County without protest or be picked up at Moscow. The inquiry frames a local logistics issue in a period of flooding.
President Harper of Chicago University denounced sensationalism among college professors at the Minneapolis teachers convention yesterday. Some faculty fear for their jobs as they question their standing. He calls out excessive athletic rivalry and suggests possible suppression of inter collegiate athletics to curb tensions.
The report says Aguinaldo will travel to the United States at once and head to Boston before touring the country to collect American dollars. Observers note his flattering admirers may inflate his ego and reveal his true character, potentially reducing sympathy upon his return home.
A Fourth of July crowd watched a Mt Pelee eruption reenactment go awry when the fuse lighter hesitated and a participant was briefly hurled into the air. Spectators screamed while officials reported no fatalities and the man claimed he enjoyed the experience.
The Des Moines Capital urges clarity in the Republican platform on tariffs. It argues the plank must plainly favor protection and resist any shift that could shelter monopoly, warning that vague language could justify major tariff overhauls and threaten current prosperity.
Travel deal to Providence R I and return for 18 99. Valid July 7 8 9. Tickets at city ticket office 111 Adams Street Chicago or Union Ticket John Y Calahan Chicago general agent.
Washington D C July 8 entreats readers to view the capital as a southern city based on its people and customs. The piece notes diverse Northern and Southern residents at a boardinghouse table and cautions avoiding war talk while recounting anecdotes from Fourth of July celebrations and a tale about Hon J K Graves and a Dubuque shot plant.
Fairfield Ledger reports Govmins named oil inspector for the first district choosing C. S. Rogers editor of The Mt. Pleasant News as the independent candidate. Several Republicans filed recommendations including two or three Jefferson county men.
The Dubuque Times notes Congress allocated 500000 dollars for the Pan American exposition and 100000 dollars for the Charleston exposition to cover deficits. It argues these funds may comfort St Louis but will not win wider approval beyond the directly interested communities.
Marion Register reports a reader asks how to deal with neighbor chickens invading a garden and grass. The editor replies with humorous methods including boiling frying and baking, plus a suggestion to soak in nitric acid for chewability and finish with lard for frying.
O L Bennett brings 2200 sheep from Oregon for feeding near Brighton. Blackhawk county auditor offers 7000 in school funds in small lots but cannot find security. Oska loosa college sold to a Missouri teacher for a correspondence school. Linby station to host a Milwaukee line town site. Neola Elevator Co Chicago to build elevator and lumber yard. Charles W Moyer ex Fairfield postal clerk, 48, murdered in a Council Bluffs saloon on June 28 after a drunken fight. Roderrick arrested as suspect.
A Lansing Iowa Journal note reports a family case of summer complaint cured last week using Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. The author urges every home keep a bottle, especially in summer, and states the product is sold by all druggists.
Ottumwa Courier announces James F. Powell moves to Muscatine to become publisher of the Muscatine Journal. Harold J. Mahin leaves as Journal manager to join the House of Representatives staff and serve as Lee Syndicate representative in Washington.
The Journal announces no more copies of Lewis Pictur esque Muscatine books are available. A few remain and will be kept by the Journal. Those who missed the special offer may still purchase at bookstores for 59 cents per copy.
One fare for a round trip via Nickel Plate Road to Providence Rhode Island and back. Travel dates July 7 8 and 9 with final return August 15. Three daily trains with modern first class equipment. Dining car meals at reasonable prices. Options to go via New York both ways. John Y Calahan general agent 111 Adams street Chicago for details.
A recent graduation frock showcased open work Fagetting stitched with Corticelli EE silk. The crepe de chine dress has a panel skirt with triple Valenciennes inserting and pale blue briar stitching, a vestlike blouse, sailor collar with bias taffeta folds, and a pale blue chiffon hat with ostrich tips.
Mrs. A A Anderson contributes 100000 as a private gift amid a 325000 appropriation by the board for three bath houses in east and western tenement districts. She proposed building a large bath house for the Society for Improving the Condition of the Poor, to be presented upon completion and administered by the society.
The Rock Island system highlights a proposed stock increase and exchange with Burlington Cedar Rapids and Northern and Peoria and Rock Island. Proceeds fund road construction adding hundreds of miles, including Fort Worth to Galveston and Fort Worth to Kansas City, plus a Lawton spur to Kiowa and Comanche lands. The St Louis to Colorado County line will be rebuilt with a double track Creve Coeur to St Louis and western extension toward Kansas City via Windsor and Warrensburg.
The Nickel Plate will sell round trip tickets to Portland Missouri at a single fare from July 5 to July 9 with final return by August 15. Details available at the city ticket office 111 Adams Street Chicago.
Frank Royster of 114 Clinton Street says backache and kidney trouble left him unable to move at times. After using Doan's Kidney Pills from Havercamp's pharmacy he recovered, confirming the product’s effectiveness. Sold by all dealers for 50 cents. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY sole US agents. Remember the name Doan's.
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