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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1902
Page
9
A personal reminiscence by Col. J B Dougherty honoring his colleague Mr Mahin as a steadfast, principled editor. The piece recalls wartime 1861 events in Muscatine including Captain Mason and the Mason family, and notes Mahin’s reception of difficult tasks and ingratitude faced.
The narrator recalls a lifelong association with Hon. John Mahin of the Journal dating to 1858 in Muscatine. Mahin is praised as a steadfast editor and politician, a persistent abolitionist, and a man of his own mind who has supported just causes and opposed evil, enduring threats from liquor prosecutions and political attacks.
J. Scott Richman writes letters praising the Journal of Muscatine for fifty years of editorship. He recalls its shift from morning to evening publication and notes its evolution, notable editors, and steady political stance as a Whig then Republican. He commends editor John Mahin and the paper’s stance against liquor sales.
Mrs Mary E Couch of West Third street Muscatine is the citys oldest surviving settler and would turn 93 on July 26 if she lives. She began reading the Journal when it started in 1840 as the Bloomington Herald and recalls her husband standing by the press at its first run.
The 81 year old farmer from Sweetland township recounts settling near Muscatine in 1843, rafting wood, trading as a regional hub, and crossing to Marion. He notes an early Moodist church, a horse powered ferry, and Quaker peace witness during Bull Run era.
W. F. Brannan recalls meeting John Mahin in Muscatine in May 1855 and describes Mahin's early struggles as a youth editor of the Journal. He recalls Mahin buying out a partner named Early, paying off debts, and proving a strong will to free himself and the newspaper from heavy 1850s obligations.
Charles Chaplin writes July 9 1902 praising Hon John Mahin on the Journal’s fifty year jubilee. He extols truth justice and uprightness shown by Mahin and honors the editor’s life of public service and family sacrifice.
A letter from Hon. John Mahin to Editor on the Journal’s 50th anniversary outlines the paper’s rise from a weak weekly to a modern daily. He recalls 1862 enlistment of Journal staff, long-term subscribers, early contributors, and changes in local business and professions over four decades.
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