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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1901
Page
11
Journal Subscription Rates Notice
Daily and weekly delivery options offered by carrier with yearly charges. Weekly payments at 52 dollars billed in advance via draft or money order payable to Journal Printing Company. Orders accepted by postal card or telephone number 4. All payments to be made to Journal Printing Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrer
Journal, Printing Company
Republican Senatorial Convention Convened in Muscatine Iowa
Republican delegates from Muscatine and Louisa counties meet at the Muscatine court house at 2 p m on the first day of June 1900 to nominate a candidate for Senator and transact party business. Delegates will follow representation as set by the State Convention call with Louisa 50 and Muscatine 21 delegates. County chairmen urged to notify delegates to the convention. J W Belia and J W Garner are county committeemen.
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Mib
Mai
Louise 2Nd
Muscating
Iowa
A.D
Sacs County
Louisa Combe
Aceccessi
Muscatine County
Ibis Cole Venution
J. W. Belia
Muscatine Coun
J. W. Garner
Louisa County
Republican Delegates Convene in Cedar Rapids 1901
Call to Iowa Republicans for a delegate convention in Cedar Rapids on August 1 1901 at 11 a m. to nominate candidates for Governor Lieutenant Governor Supreme Court Superintendent of Public Instruction Railroad Commissioner and other business. Invitations extend to all Republican principled voters and outlines county representation based on Baldwin vote and population.
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Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Oelocw
A. m
Supreme Court
Republicans of Muscatine County Hold Convention Call
The Republicans of Muscatine County fail to meet at the Court House Muscatine for a convention on July 2 to select twenty one delegates to the State Convention in Decorah on August 11 and to choose delegates to the Twentieth Senatorial District with counties Benin and Muscatine. Township and ward committeemen will be chosen with representation based on votes for J. N. Baldwin as presidential elector at large in 1900. Per order of the Republican County Central committee secretary J McKee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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John N. Baldwin
Muscatine
Hepees
Sector Rapids
Benin
J. N. Baldwin
I. i Sax Saxen
Sea Ann
Sinciuneda Dauceana
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Khan Cpsy Sesas
Scatine
Ucante Pak
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Republican County Central Committee
Lonnesteeth
J. W. McKee
The Journal Seeks Loyal Party Stance on Gubernatorial Question
The Journal states it favors a course for the party it believes serves the best interests of the state and county. It emphasizes loyalty within party lines and distinguishes protesting inside the party from attacking the party externally. Time will tell which view proves correct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
Commonwealth
Cuban Cables and War Office Cable Monopoly Question
A pending issue before the secretary of war concerns Cuban cable monopolies. The Western Union controlled International Ocean Telegraph claims an 1866 right to land and operate cables between the U S and Cuba and seeks to bar messages via U S Cuba routes. The Postal Telegraph and Cable company would be affected, with the dispute turning on war era policy against monopolies and potential court adjudication if relief is denied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuba
Alzier
Brooke
Foraker
Executive Department
International Ocean Telegraph Company
Western Union
United States
Secretary of War
Santiago
Hayti Telegraph and Cable Company
Postal Telegraph and Cable Company
Women’s suffrage argument by Carrie Chapman Catt in Des Moines
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt argues for woman suffrage citing equality in education, property, and civic duties. She stresses women’s wage earning, census literacy, and shared responsibility in schools courts sewers libraries and civilization. She claims no male monopoly on virtue or capability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrie Chapman Catt
Des Moines
United States
Bad banking methods linked to recent bank failures
The piece argues prosperity fosters banking laxity and cites the Seventh National Bank of New York for unsound methods such as over certifying checks and loans to officials beyond legal limits. It notes reliance on industrial securities of questionable value and praises New York banks for resisting such risky paper during the boom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Buffalo
Seventh National Bank of New York
Seventh National
Running the Dude's Gauntlet in DeWitt Opinion Reprint
A lettered rant criticizes sidewalk smoking outside church doors and urges women to defend themselves with hat pins. It argues men should attend church with partners and warns against shameful behavior. The piece cites London Spare Moments as a source and includes lighthearted dialogue on social norms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeWitt
Secretary Long Praises McKinley for Handling Congress
New York Mail and Express notes Secretary Long commends McKinley for tact in managing relations between the executive and Congress. It argues the president outpaces Washington and Lincoln in getting along with Congress, while praising McKinley as a reconciling steering force despite cabinet independence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
McKinley
Stories of the Day: Odd encounters and a child’s blunt inquiries
A touring lecturer recounts a late arrival and a barber who prefers corpses to shave a living man. A London charity dinner yields a child’s piercing questions about a hostess’s husband, coal use, salary, and habits, prompted by a mother’s instruction to “behave like a lady.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
Bingham
East End
West End
London
Quotations on Ignorance and Human Nature
A collection of aphorisms contrasts ignorance with right and fate with wealth. It offers observations on memory, aging, risk, judgment, and the human divide between appetite and sustenance, noting recurring patterns in decision making and ambition.
He'd Sooner Walk At A Funeral Conversation
At a funeral two old men discuss the deceased and then turn to the dilapidated hearse carrying "poor Con Conway" to his burial. One asks the other why he wonders at the situation, highlighting a moment of dry humor in a somber scene.
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Con Conway
Mickey
Princely Bankrupt Hooley Faces Limited Creditor Payout
A London Mail report on E. T. Hooley three years after his collapse notes only two shillings in the pound to creditors. George Hardy of the bankruptcy committee says further gains are unlikely, while Hooley maintains an opulent lifestyle at Walsingham House and Papworth Hall with high wages and extensive estates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Mail
E. T. Hooley
Daily Mail
George Hardy
Board of Trade
Mr. Hardy
Walsingham House
Papworth Hall
Risley
Papworth
Hooley
Waleineheam House
The Reformed Gambler’s Sardonic Reform Remark
The Reformed Gambler quips that Moses paid the king to lose and won, a sardonic joke about reform. The Baltimore American notes his wagging smile and sly chuckle signaling his insistence on the joke despite serious talk of reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moses
Pharaoh
Baltimore American
Delightful Breezes At Clear Lake Resort Ad
Pleasant breezes at Clear Lake in northern Iowa attract visitors via the Iowa Central route. The summer resort offers fishing sailing and bathing with very low rates for solo travelers or groups of five or more. Inquiries to ticket agents or Geo. S. Batty Marshalltown Ta. as G. P. & T. A.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clear Lake
Iowa
Geo. S. Batty
Marshalltown
Reporter's Notebook Anecdote From Rock Island Railroad
A narrator recalls a surreal exchange with Colonel Blank of the Rock Island railroad. After the colonel jokes about dreaming he was dead and finding himself in the afterlife, the scene ends with the narrator waking to a telephone call while puffing on the cigar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colonel Blank
Rock Island Railroad
St. Peter
Witty Moral on Marriage and Money
A sharp maxim notes that those who marry for money trade liberty for a meal ticket. It adds that many dull wives lack talents like singing or dancing.
Stage Fortunes Among Actors and Wealth in The Profession
A survey of stage wealth notes Joseph Jefferson as a top earner while Lotta Crabtree Sol Smith Russell and William Crane also prosper. Several stars earn about ten thousand yearly though many managers deem them not money makers. The piece lists rising talents who are wealthy from investments, touring profits, and steady salaries in the actors’ life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Jefferson
Lotta Crabtree
Sol Smith Russell
William Crane
Denman Thompson
Russell
Crane
Neil Burgess
Edward Fargan
Andrew Mack
Chauncey Olcott
Helena Mo@ Jeske
James O'Neil
James A. Herne
Henry Miller
Sarah Cowell le Morne
James K. Hackett
Lew's James
Kathryn Kidder
Robert Mantell
Everybody’s Magazine
American Commerce Triumph Mentioned in Old Text
An article extols American commerce and a potential British trade channel. It highlights Hostetter’s Stemach Hitters as a trusted tonic with fifty years of use, claiming relief for indigestion constipation and liver issues, plus malaria prevention and blood purification benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Lehigh Valley Railroad Vestibuled Trains to New York
The Lehigh Valley railroad offers comfortable travel with vestibuled limited trains from Buffalo to New York and Philadelphia via Niagara Falls. Dining car service is available a la carte, and stopovers are allowed at Buffalo on through tickets to New York and Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Buffalo
Chicago
West
Niagara Falls
New York
Philadelphia
Distance lends enchantment to the view
A pithy proverb notes that distance can enhance perception of scenery by smoothing details and reducing practical concerns such as interest and security.
Apartment Bathrooms and Tiny-Kitchen Wisdom From a Busy Housewife
The piece notes apartment bathrooms often outperform houses due to newer setups and vigilant health standards. It urges tenants to add distinctive touches, discussing rug and curtain colors, wall schemes, and fitting basins or pitchers with options like a decorative beard over the tub. It also mentions painting old walnut tubs and applying bath enamel. The article then shifts to a ship kitchen theory about maximizing space for comfort and domestic happiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Health Board
Guy Rate
Harper's Bagar
Small Kitchen, Large Debate on Household Design
An observing man recalls a retired shipbuilder who bragged his tiny kitchen let his wife read every article from its center. He claimed the compact space proved efficient for a woman doing her own work and valued functional design.
Ornamental deal box with brass feet and decorative casing
A plain deal box is described as both useful and ornamental and can store loose music or needlework or serve as a fire log. Instructions cover reinforcing with brass feet, lining the interior, and exterior panels in light gray blue satin with arabesque tapestry work and a plush front drapery.
Fringe Trim Adds Soft Finish to Front of Garment
A brief note from the Young Ladies' Journal describes a garment edge edged with fringe that falls over the front, providing a neat, decorative finish. The item emphasizes a simple, elegant treatment for period attire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Ladies’ Journal
Perfumed sleeping pads and sachets trend among housewives
The fad centers on scented quilt pads placed between mattress and sheet or pillow sachet powder scattered among feathers. Proponents claim pleasant fragrances promote restful feelings and harmless effects, recalling lavender scented sheets from earlier generations.
Renovating a Freshened Carpet With Ammonia Wash
When a carpet is laid anew its colors look dull. Use two pallfuls of warm water with two or three tablespoons of household ammonia, plus a soft flannel and two fresh cloths to dry. After drying the carpet, the colors appear brighter though some greens may fade with ammonia.
Soap Scraps Reused as Homemade Shampoo Method
Scraps of soap from nearly used cakes are chopped and placed in a jar with water then heated in the oven. The mixture is stirred until it dissolves into a jelly like shampoo, strained if needed, bottled, corked, and rinsed from hair after use.
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