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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1902
Page
8
The Presbyterian excursion departs Muscatine aboard the steamer Ottumwa Belle and barge Columbus at 7 30 a m on Tuesday July 29.
Several locals travel by train and steamer including Frank W. Bishop and J M Kemble as passengers. Miss Rosette Wagner and Miss Lydia Pool visit Burlington and Davenport for short stays while Rev W L Clapp returns from Washington. Geo B Jackson advertises a sale on all goods, with various residents in town for visits or camping detours on Geneva Island. The Mississippi rises rapidly after recent rain as the Dubuque steamer arrives with many passengers and stores, and local society items note excursions, ice cream service, and club meetings.
Advertisement text notes a first class printing service offered by FIOLMES with contact R. A. and phone number 2063. The fragment emphasizes quality printing and accessibility for customers seeking printing services.
Special News reports 500 Edison moulded records are now at H Schmidt and Son Co. The shipments add tech upgrades to the firm’s catalog, boosting production and distribution capabilities for customers seeking sound recording advances.
Wyoming lodge No 76 K P held at Castle Hall on Iowa avenue with routine business, second rank exemplification for one candidate, and consideration of 12 Fruitland lodge 243 applications after Fruitland disbanded. Wyoming members welcomed the potential transfer as those members sought admittance following surrender of Fruitland’s charter.
In Atalissa Iowa on July 19 Mrs Alice Hayes and her son traveled to Marshalltown due to her brother's illness. Many residents made travels for visits and summer schooling. A storm struck John Cunniff's farm damaging the roof and Oscar Drake's barn burned with contents, loss about $1,000. one horse perished.
Captain J S Clark reports Eugene F Ware Pension Commissioner aims to write a full history of the First Iowa Infantry. Ware plans to recount the regiment’s route, diaries, and photos with help from veterans. Clark notes Ware’s involvement could produce a thrilling narrative of Lyon’s era and later war policies. No Wilson’s Creek celebration planned this year.
A reader argues that a man not amenable to law should have no privileges of law. He contends the doctrine was omitted in schools where lawyers are produced, warning against granting exemptions to those who defy legal authority.
Benjamin Constant’s first painting Too Late depicts Fortune and Glory visiting a dying artist. The piece provokes mixed reactions after an old professor visits, discovers the artist is young, and calls the work a humbug before asking him to leave.
A exchange ends in violence as a gentleman jokes about nationalities. A man receives a crack to the eye and has teeth knocked out after retorting with a Swedish punchline. The incident hinges on ethnic humor and its consequences.
Frank Nelson presides over the Silver Grill restaurant and chop house praised by locals as a clean, popular dining spot. The show window is noted as a work of art and the bill of fare features spring chicken and delicacies of the season catered by a French cook. Patrons are urged to give the establishment their patronage.
Mrs Riley Rice of South Muscatine slipped on a wet woodshed step yesterday afternoon and severely sprained ligaments when her knee went out of joint. She was carried indoors and Dr Weaver said the injury was a severe sprain likely to improve in a few days.
The Pearl City lodge of the Knights and Ladies of the Golden Precept has arranged a social at Reservoir Park on Tuesday July 22. Mechanics' band will provide music and ice cream and cake will be served. The event is directed by a popular local lodge and all are invited.
A celebrated palmist and king of life readers offers private and confidential consultations at 215 Chestnut Street. Endorsed by leading men and women in the country and Europe. Reduced prices available for a few days longer. Printed as an advertisement.
Edison unveils improvements to the phonograph and introduces moulded records. The innovations promise easier production, stronger playback, and clearer sound. Details emphasize practical gains for consumer use and potential mass adoption.
An article claimed Milt Heinley was fined for assault. The writer, an eye witness, says Heinley ejected a man from his business by the nape of the neck and seat of the trousers, noting the room was preferable. The piece defends Heinley and corrects a misgendered report.
Canaries fed cayenne pepper gradually turn from yellow to red. Pepper contains a tr bacterial substance an irritative principle and an oil. After extracting the last two with alcohol the color disappears, but adding olive oil restores it. The oily principle is the color vehicle. White hens show similar effects and indicate temperature by plumage changes. their egg yolks become bright red. The Journal. 19 cents a week.
In a historic anecdote during Pitt’s era as prime minister the king demanded a goldfish reference in the royal speech. Pitt presented the throne speech and the king refused approval until Pitt pledged to mention Windsor Castle goldfish. The tale surfaced after both died, exposing the political humor behind the throne.
A late-night passerby encounters a foreign man laughing over a recent bar altercation. He relays the joke told by a rival who punched him and cried out a racial taunt. The tale notes the punchline and the Norwegian insult, ending with further laughter.
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