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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1908
Page
3
Fragmentary text lists business and editorial offices of Bell Telephone in the Mississippi Valley area. No clear event or date. indicates organizational addresses or divisions within the Bell system.
Sworn circulation statement shows June 1905 totals for the Muscatine Journal with page by page and average figures. Publisher Throop certifies copies printed and circulated. notary public Bihlmeier swears to the document dated July 1 1998.
John L Bleakly serves as Auditor of State representing Ida County in a public accountability role. His duties involve overseeing financial records and ensuring compliance with state auditing standards.
The article critiques the Bryan national committee stance on campaign money disclosure. It questions both limits on contributions and secrecy for amounts under $100, arguing the system invites evasion and unequal treatment of wage earners. It warns that partial publicity may undermine transparent funding.
A town column recalls events from five decades past including a Metropolitan steamer excursion from the wharf to St Paul and a Baptist Sunday school picnic. Labor conditions note railroad workers wanted at one dollar daily on the M M R R line west of the city.
Charles Lewis had a narrow escape when a caboose derailed on a steep grade near Blairstown and rolled back to collide with an oncoming engine as passengers leapt to safety. Samuel Hunter, a respected local farmer, died from sunstroke while working in his field three miles west of West Liberty. Captain J. M. Harrison of Dubuque surveyed customs in the city today.
Twenty years ago today July fifteenth marked a Sunday.
The piece discusses practical politics and a Democratic plan contrasted with Taft by appointing a New Yorker as treasurer under New York law. It highlights a Republican campaign funds system emphasizing full publicity of all receipts and expenditures with balanced accounts.
J B Wilson editor of the Wapello Republican called on local business today. William A Brownell of Keokuk, once of Muscatine, visited the city for the first time in 28 years. East Hill youths fired the Kane cannon multiple times to celebrate the victory at Santiago.
Ottumwa Courier hails a nomination as truly from the people with broad rank and file backing. Cedar Rapids Republican mocks Wall Street elites, arguing the nation cares little if high earners shrink from $250,000 to ten percent of that amount.
A note indicating copyright for The Iron Lord by S R Crockett published in 1907.
Vida Romer narrates witnessing Phil’s murderer during a cliff top pursuit as Billy and Dick work on a model lighthouse. Phil dismisses the danger, James Kahn offers quiet congratulations, while Vida contemplates silence about the engagement with Phil.
Report notes a warm spell across the nation with near ninety degree readings from the north to the west, and snow melted on Pike's Peak according to the oldest residents. The piece questions whether the Denver convention is a hot topic amid the weather chatter.
The convention did good work and the ticket placed in nomination is expected to receive the endorsement of the people in November. With the fourth of next March the rule of the plain people will begin at the White House.
In Sioux City Tribune text, Nick avoids responsibility for the convention craze sweeping his relatives. A Denver trip is described as possibly a peace offering rather than self motivated conventionitis.
The Sioux City Journal comments on Republican corn weather as the Democrats focus on Denver. It notes a display of offensive partisanship and suggests Democrats might have objected if aware of the matter.
Serious lacerations and wounds heal without danger of blood poisoning by Bucklen's Arnica Salve. 25 cents at Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store.
Olive Branch brief lists visits and calls across Muscatine and nearby towns. Includes Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Holliday and baby from Muscatine, Emmie Pantel visiting Mrs. Schultz, Cal Phillips in Muscatine, and Grandpa Eisele dining with Mrs. Pantel. Other locals share calls in Fruitland Letts and Bluff areas.
Vic Morris moves camp from Rio Tinto to Bilbao while Janet Fowl er writes of Kirktown issues. Janet cites the Bordershire Advertiser for quick facts and notes Romer’s retirement and Incubus turning into a Limited Company with James Kahn as moragine director. The exchange hints at a tense local situation and ongoing reforms.
In a Bilbao hillside shack Vic Morris reads a letter revealing Vida Finnan Bryan Romer’s tangled paternity. The note jokes that she has three fathers Jacob Romer Phil Calmont and a minister’s son while plans for family business ventures and property spread across Rough Island Point the Heugh and a manager’s house. Vic speculates on motives and social scandal as the letter implies a growing, comic web of relations.
Maggie Wymer of Alva Okla visits relatives in Pomeroy. F A Crawford and family host Lizzie Epperly and others. Joy preacher Carl Smith fills in for absent Rev Kettelkamp. Ladies Aid picnic and bazaar planned for the church lawn on the 23rd. Widespread social visits include Mr and Mrs Boruff Mrs Fisher and family, plus wedding attendance in Aledo last week.
Fairport telegram reports A. J. Reeves is gravely ill at home with a doctor stating a serious condition and no quick recovery in sight. Will Hunn and his wife visited relatives in Buffalo then returned home this evening. Mrs. Keller remains seriously ill with dropsy and age-related issues.
The message promotes Kodol as a digestive aid claiming the body needs sufficient wholesome food and thorough digestion. It asserts that eating is essential for strength, dieting is discouraged, and when digestion fails Kodol provides help by digesting the food.
An advertisement promises a full refund if the dollar bottle fails to deliver benefits, with the company covering a portion of the bottle cost to the druggist. The offer clarifies it applies only to the one dollar bottle and to immediate family, noting affordability concerns and production at E. C. DeWitt & Co. laboratories.
Monroe Mockmore backs John Schelhorn replacing Oscar Brunson as plans for a South Dakota trip arise. Mr. and Mrs. John Fenstel of Muscatine visit for A. J. Reeves illness. Mrs. Reeves falls gravely ill but shows signs of improvement. The new Lutheran church nears completion with windows and doors installed. Curt Gatton sustains a nose injury from a colt. Dr. Eversmeyer stitches the wound. Mrs. Smith with appendicitis remains under Dr. Eversmeyer care overnight. Charley Hand relocates his saw mill to Fairport due to high water. Nat Reeves and wife depart after visiting relatives. Funeral attendees at near Westay include Dr. Watters and family and Mrs. Rae Hain.
A Friday night gathering near South Union marked Art Baker's birthday with about 20 attendees. Several local residents and visiting relatives were mentioned, including Clara Heabner, Orlie Howe family, Alfred Marolf and others, with various Sunday visits and family activities noted.
54 Drumm sustained severe injuries after his hand was caught in a horse drawn fork pulley in Blue Grass. He was nearly pulled up before released, with two fingers on one hand mashed and another severely damaged possibly needing amputation. Dr Vandevere treated the wounds with stitches.
Proposals will be received by the Board of Supervisors in Muscatine County Iowa for furnishing county coal for heating. About two hundred tons needed with different kinds and grades and price per ton. Bids due by noon on the third day of 1908. Mail bids to A S Lawrence County Auditor. Coal weighed on scales.
The notice describes a Grand Trunk System route from Montreal to Niagara Falls including multiple regions and resorts. It highlights double tracking and low summer round trip fares at many resorts, with contact details for Geo. W. Vaux A G A at 135 Adams St Chicago.
Weekly weekday service by White Collar Line from Davenport and Burlington with Sunday 7:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. times. Boat departures daily 8:30 p.m. from Burlington with 9:15 p.m. reference. Listed contact W. G. Block Co., age noted.
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