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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1901
Page
3
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Republicans of the 1b Senatorial District comprising Louisa and Muscatine counties meet at the Muscatine courthouse at 2 pm on June 6 1201 to nominate a candidate for Senator and conduct related business. Delegates: Louisa 12 Muscatine 12. County chairs urge party leaders to attend and report delegates to the convention.
Call issued to Iowa Republicans for a delegate convention in Cedar Rapids on August 1901 at 11:00 AM. The gathering aims to nominate a Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Supreme Court Judge, Superintendent of Public Instruction, and Railroad Commissioner, with representation by county based on votes for John Baldwin Elector at Large in the 1900 election and additional delegates for every 200 votes over 100.
The Republican Party of Muscatine County calls a convention at the Ixod House in Muscatine to select 21 delegates for the State Convention at Rapids on August 7. The meeting also selects delegates for the Twentieth Senate District and township ward committeemen and county chairman. Early caucus calls and representation basis based on votes are noted.
The article notes widespread rural use of telephones within thirty miles of Chicago and in southeastern Iowa. It highlights benefits for farmers including market communication with dealers, arranging services, sharing tools, and staying informed. It also mentions romance by phone and a brief animal anecdote about bluejays and a robin.
The United States total exports for fiscal year 1901 are expected to hit 21.5 billion dollars the highest annual export total in history. Through eleven months ending May 1901 exports reached about 1.495 billion dollars doubling 1889 levels and exceeding last year’s by 140 million. Agricultural exports for the year are projected at 965 million while manufacturing exports run about 400 million, with monthly exports above 120 million since March.
The great steel trust and new independent firms have invested substantial sums in iron and steel, while a Kirkwood oil tract venture forms from former stockholders. Experts warn trusts may create temporary trouble before prices normalize as capital floods the market, making large ventures unlikely in routine sectors.
Secretary Wilson predicts the United States will produce all its own sugar within ten years. He suggests states like Illinois, Indiana, Iowa or Nebraska could grow beets to meet national sugar needs, signaling a major shift with wide economic effects for U S and other sugar producers.
Mark Twain references receiving volumes of A Henry Savage Landor and says he wished for them earlier, acknowledging they contain information he needed when writing his recent article. He adds that his remark about needing information was indeed true.
Congressman Hull tours the Philippines reviewing the country and its prospects for civil rule. He remains cautious and less enthusiastic than expected while considering his investments there.
Orange City Herald recounts two blue jays building a nest from strings and rags. For weeks the mother Jay cares for hatchlings as a robin fledgling discovers the water dish near their tree and investigates, causing a small moment of curiosity between the birds.
Tilary A Herbert argues that corporations are essential to national wealth and efficiency. She cautions that growing corporate power requires control to ensure they enrich society rather than exploit it.
The Milwaukee archbishop denounces Christian Science as pantheistic and fundamentally wrong. He concedes it can help some by curing imaginary injuries but condemns its claim that a severed leg is imagined, urging medical care to save lives.
A. S. Higsginbotham of Virginia warns that the northern public should consider the 7,000,000 Negro population and notes a claim that 59.9 percent are a dangerous element to trust with suffrage rights.
Citizens advocate self rule as a common goal with deep sentiment for freedom and sacrifices behind the flag. The passage expresses collective eagerness for a sovereign Cuban state and the establishment of a free flag symbolizing their struggle.
Government forecaster Walz outlines safety rules during electric storms. Avoid water and conduits such as trees near water, piers, and metal structures. stay indoors away from doors and fireplaces. seek open field if outdoors, and avoid telegraph poles, trolley supports, and elevated road pillars. If struck, CPR-like care and warmth aid recovery. do not quit after an hour.
C. KR L and P Railway sells round trip tickets to Davenport for July 9 to 12 with return July 13 at excursion rates. C. M. Gould, Agent.
Advice from The American Cultivator on using commercial fertilizers as a substitute for barnyard manure when needed. Fertilizers help supply minerals, boost land use, and should complement manure rather than replace it. Seedsmen note red top seed sales decline. a pasture mix of June grass or Kentucky bluegrass with redtop offers good pasture, with clover adds optional in early years.
Cowpeas are grown more each season in the north and are described as a cheap fertilizer by W. E. Edwards in American Cultivator. They crowd out clover, boost profits, and furnish nearly twice as much livestock forage. They improve soil for other crops and thrive where clover and grain crops struggle. Stock favors cowpeas, sometimes preferring them to clover hay, signaling favorable overall results.
Professor Shamel recalls seed selection taught decades ago. A New York experiment led by E Lewis Sturtevant planted corn kernels from tips middle and middle portions. tip kernels ripened earlier and often yielded more, while kernels from the middle performed better per acre in several tests.
Overfeeding fowls leads to fat hens unable to lay and sometimes dead in roasts or nests. Apoplexy from lack of exercise follows excessive feeding. Some birds show vertigo or staggers, circling or staggering before dying, not from poison but from rich food and inactivity.
The practice paired redtop with clover to improve meadows and pastures. Best results occurred after two years when clover was cut and timothy neared its peak yield. The mix suited low moist soils prone to winter kill, produced a strong turf, and yielded fine hay when cut early for feeding animals.
Believers in home skimming say feeding skim milk to calves and pigs while warm adds 1.44 to 2 percent extra value per pound of butter. Lower hauling costs to the creamery save about 1 percent, and factories save about 1.15 cents when using cream directly. Overall butter value gains range 3.15 to 4.15 cents per pound.
Breeding sheep involves the ram determining external traits like color and wool quality while the ewe contributes disposition constitution and vitality. Both sexes influence overall herd characteristics and productivity through selective breeding practices.
Willie Keeler, Brooklyn Superbas right fielder, is highlighted as one of the National League’s most popular players. The piece praises his timely hitting, versatile fielding, and willingness to play third base, noting fan adoration at Washington Park and his status as a regional favorite.
Sunol, aged 15, bred to The Earl after a 2:08 Sunol pace at 1-4. The mare’s sire Shults Gas sired Sunol in 2814, a champion high wheel sulky, with The Earl producing a 2:17 two year old. This will be the mare’s second foal following a first foal that lived only a few days.
The Republicans of Seventy-Six township will meet in caucus on Saturday, July 13 at 5 p.m. to select delegates to the county convention and to transact other business as may arise. W. Meeker, Committeeman.
The Republicans of Sweetland Township are called to assemble at the Mount Grove school house on Saturday evening July 13 at 8 p m to elect nine delegates to the county convention and conduct other business. J H Van Camp Committeeman.
Bloomington township Republicans meet at the courthouse on Saturday July 13 at 8:30 to select delegates for the county convention on July 20 and to handle other business for the caucus by the committee.
The republicans of Goshen town ship are requested to meet in caucus at Atalissa on the evening of Saturday July 13 for the purpose of selecting delegates to the county convention committee.
The republicans of Fruitland township are requested to meet at Lone Tree schoolhouse on the evening of Saturday July 13 for the purpose of selecting delegates to the county convention Committee.
Moscow township Republicans meet Saturday July 12 at 7 20 p m to select six delegates for the Muscatine convention on July 20 and to transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting by order of committeeman S M Hoskins.
The Republicans of Lake Township plan a meeting at Lucas Grace Schoolhouse on Saturday evening July 13 at 7 39 p m Committeeman seeking party leadership and local guidance.
The Republicans of Cedar Township are invited to meet on Saturday July 13 at 9 p.m. to select delegates or discuss party matters. The notice calls for party members to attend and participate in the local gathering.
Dick Clawson, a renowned California jockey, died recently at his parents’ Missouri home from rapid consumption. He left a wife and child. Four years earlier he built a strong reputation in California, rode well for Sam Hildreth in the east and earned a large salary with W. C. Whitney. At Sheepshead Bay in 1907 he rode L Alouette to a Futurity stake, though his tenure with Whitney soured and later he faced weight gain and few mounts.
Tom O Rourke claims a New York area battleground will host the Joe Walcott versus Denver Ed Martin bout with police interference unlikely. Connecticut is favored by most, though Peter Maher doubts Connecticut venues for some time. Billy Madden, Billy Delaney and Jim Jeffries back the field. the bout is billed as the colored heavyweight world title with a $1.00 stake.
Rumors spread that President Nick Young could resign as leader of the National League when his ten year contract expires in two years. Internal dissensions among various owners are described as the cause of the prospective move.
Delegates to attend the county convention were named with M. P. McKeown listed as committeeman. The notice outlines the party’s county gathering and the role of McKeown in organizing the delegates.
At Lone Tree school house on Saturday evening July 13 at 8 o'clock residents gathered to choose delegates for the county convention Committee.
The republicants of the First ward will meet in caucus at the hose house Tuesday evening July 16 at 7 p.m. to choose 21 delegates for the county convention on July 20 and elect ward committee for the coming year. E. H. King, committeeman.
The Republicans of the Second Ward will meet Tuesday evening July 16 at the city hall for a caucus to choose 24 delegates to the county convention on July 20 and to handle other business. Mark Quinn, Committeeman.
J A Kelly recalls a dysentery attack and credits Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy with rapid relief after following directions. He is a well known Henderson North Carolina citizen. For sale by all druggists.
To the North Pacific Coast from July 6 to 13 inclusive the Iowa Central Railway offers round trip excursion tickets to Portland Ta coma and Seattle at very low rates with final return by August 31 1901. Tickets and routes details available through Iowa Central ticket agents or Geo S Patty G P and T A Marshalltown Iowa.
Luxurious sleeping cars on the Exposition Express from Buffalo to New York and Philadelphia. Passengers may stopover in Buffalo on through tickets. Arrival in New York 7 53 a m after leaving Buffalo at 3 p m.
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