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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1901
Page
3
The notice lists daily and yearly delivery rates prepaid with weekly carrier collections and multiple payment options. It specifies remittances by draft or money order payable to the Jura Printing Company and instructs orders by post, card, or telephone.
The Republican party of Louisa Muscatine counties holds a delegate caucus at the art house in Gay, Iowa on June 1 to select a senatorial candidate and conduct related business. Delegates are apportioned by county, with Muscatine and Louisa each appointing a set number, and county chairs urged to arrange county conventions to send delegates.
The Iowa Republican electors call a convention in Cedar Rapids on August 7 1901 at eleven oclock to nominate a candidate for Governor Lieutenant Governor Supreme Court Judge Superintendent of Public Instruction and Railroad Commissioner and to conduct other business. All Republican supporters are invited to participate with representation ratios set under the call.
Henry Watterson says the Democratic Party should enter the next campaign with modern ideas though he concedes the party lacks real policies. He argues the party is simply opposed to Republican proposals rather than offering its own program.
In a Minneapolis Tribune cartoon Bryan sits atop a prostrate donkey symbolizing the free silver issue. Charlie Towne appears to leap, hat flying, nose bloodied as Bryan asks what happened and Towne exclaims the matter is dead.
Travel brochure notes superb service and scenery en route to the Pan American Exposition. It highlights Niagara Falls Muskoka Kawartha Lakes St Lawrence River and Rapids Thousand Islands White Mountains and Atlantic Seacoast Resorts via the Grand Trunk railway. Copies available at 249 Clark Street Chicago.
An advertisement touts Rector for piles with a full refund if ineffective. Each package includes a free pile wipe and samples are offered at no charge, from dealer J. J. Havercamp.
J J McCarthy president of the Iowa Bar Association spoke last week in Council Bluffs on rising perjury. He cited judges who claimed half of defense evidence and many divorce cases contain perjury. He blamed skeptics courts lawyers prosecutors and public policy for weak oaths and urged swift prosecutions stronger warnings and proper cross examination.
The New York World and the American Economist spar over free trade logic. They question whether opening American markets to foreign manufacturers is necessary to sustain foreign trade, noting current trade is increasing and urging patience until signs of decline appear.
The Railroad Age reports receiverships have dwindled to three small roads totaling about sixty miles of track in the past six months, the lowest solvency level yet. As tariff tinkering continues, the count is expected to rise toward the more than 100 receiverships of 1894 95 and 96.
Grand Lodge 8 P O of Milwaukee July 23 25 1901 offers one fare plus 2 for round trip tickets on sale July 21 23 good return July 27 or extend to Aug 10 for 50 cents deposit. International Convention Chicago July 25 28 1901 one and one third fare sale July 23 24 25 good return to July 30 or extend to Aug 31 for 50 cents. Special Homeseekers Oklahoma tickets July 23 one fare plus 2 round trip 30 day validity for Indian lands registration.
Great Rock Island Route offers one fare round trip from Iowa points excluding Council Bluffs to Colfax Louisiana for the Epworth League Assembly. Tickets on sale August 7 to 18 with return by August 19, 1901. Contact any Rock Island agent or John Sebastian G P A Chicago TM 723817.
When corn traded at 36 cents the firm L H Manson and Co of 74 Board of Trade Chicago predicted 60 cents for corn. The note urges readers to consider the forecast.
The article offers practical at home guidance to extend the life of cut cat flowers and greenery. It emphasizes large initial rinsing with water, daily rewetting by stem trimming, and periodic solution treatment with a soap and borax mix. It also advises palm and foliage plant care including washing, sun exposure, and avoiding drafts.
Cut cold lamb into chops and arrange in a deep dish. Dissolve gelatin in stock with tarrogon vinegar pepper and salt, boil and strain over lamb. Chill. Cut the jellied cutlets from the dish, keep jelly on them, form a salad on a plate, place cutlets around it, scatter chopped jelly over the salad and garnish with sliced tomatoes.
Readers favor austere James patterns over Queen Anne silver with two new items. One is an asparagus dish and drain in the James style, suitable for any household. The other is a James tureen idea that pairs with a baking dish for practical serving.
A mackerel is split down the back and broiled or baked and should not be fried due to its oiliness. For two or three servings make a light bread stuffing, fill the fish, and pin with small skewers. Cook about thirty minutes, present upright with brown bread points, garnish with lettuce or parsley, and specify April to October season.
The article describes refurbishing a low rocker chair kept for its value rather than waste. It outlines removing the splint seat, sanding and varnishing the frame, drying, then upholstering with sailcloth or duck, tacking on the upper side, adding corduroy or cotton tapes, and finishing with a matching gimp.
A children’s science note explains thread waisted mud daubers, how they collect stiff clay, carry mud to walls, and form smooth cylindrical nests. The article details the bee like homeward flight, the building buzz, and careful interior finishing. It also mentions birds learning songs across regions.
A small baker leaves a plum spice cake in the oven for an hour but forgets it while a cat nearby distracts her. The cake burns and the mother consoles: accidents happen to everyone.
A plan for paying the Chinese indemnity has been adopted. It provides liquidation of principal and interest by 1940 with China to raise 22,000,000 taels annually.
The Fosburg trial judge bars three New York yellow journals from court due to evident unfairness in their reportage.
Secretary of Agriculture Tama Jim Wilson remains confident that dry weather will not prevent a near average corn harvest. He states in interviews that the condition could still yield a substantial crop despite the drought.
A new device substitutes a parasol for the straw hat on a horse. The two foot diameter parasol is fixed with an iron horseshoe bracket on each side of the bridle and held by a clamp on top. The parasol improves air circulation under headgear.
Paris champions dispute Chicago’s victory claiming the Chicago time of 60 days used special trains and boats under rush orders. They maintain the Paris time of 64 days remains the orthodox measure despite the apparent faster result.
King Edward stirs summer talk by thanking "this American committee" for local dutiful sentiments after a medal is presented by the Maine hospital ship committee. He previously referred to the group as American rather than naming those directly involved.
Telegrams from newsdealers across the country report strong July sales of Modern Culture. The entire edition sold out before July 5. August issue is highly anticipated and praised as a leading literary publication.
In Everybody’s Magazine August number Emilio Aguinaldo’s capture by Funston is detailed with clear, simple narration. Oscar K. Davis offers an unusual portrait of Aguinaldo, plus nature articles by L. W. Brownell and L. W. Blake.
A political convention between two local politicians on the bank corner this afternoon draws commentary. Jones rebukes a clerk Lambkin over appearance, urging grooming. Commodore Sardines quips about mosquitoes and manners as an electric fan buzzes nearby.
The Philadelphia Record notes global heat with Russia and Europe seeing extreme temperatures and American cities like Boston enduring record heat. Reports say thermometers in Boston burst their tubes on Tremont and Washington Streets, reflecting the fierce conditions and public discomfort.
The Chicago Chronicle credits global heat to Mother Nature baking in a subterranean oven. It speculates that a new island may emerge or a new star dim, suggesting the oven is nearly finished and will cool gradually.
In distant tropic lands a happy heathen strolls along tepid surf and superheated sands. He wears no coat or gown and alternates between a heavy frown and a smile, while the shirt waist man is overdressed in the Washington Star.
William V. Alexander is appointed managing editor of The Ladies' Home Journal. He will remain Bok's secretary and add duties. Alexander came from the Boston Transcript after a 21 year career as city editor. He led Reston Press Club and other local paper groups and served as vice president of the International League of Press Clubs.
Naturalist M. H. Coupin recounts curious cases of birds mimicking other animals. He cites a sparrow in a spring cage that imitated the grasshopper’s chirping sounds.
The novel Black Beauty reached over 3,000,000 copies. Written by a disabled woman after six years of work, the book finished in 1877 and later found wide circulation in England and worldwide, inviting readers to care for animals and reflect on their own lives as Our Dumb Animals notes.
A Chicago boy learned a patriotic tune by repeating his teacher. He captured the sound but not the meaning and produced altered lines about marching and enemies. The fragment ends with vague references to stars and liberty, reflecting a misheard chant.
An early Saturday Evening Post serial blends romance with a famed Chicago Board of Trade deal. Will Payne weaves a love story through a stern trading plot built on a notable wheat pit transaction.
Under the president proclamation Kiowa Comanche Apache Caddo and Wichita reservations open to public settlement. On July 23 the Rock Island route will run a special home seekers excursion to Indian Territory and Oklahoma at one fare plus 2 dollars round trip with 30 day return limit.
John Y. Calahan, general agent in Chicago, advertises rail fares to Buffalo for the Pan American Exposition with round trips at 13, 16, and 21 dollars and a Chicago to New York rate. Tickets sold daily with various validity, including midnight on day ten and 30 days for certain passes. Details and schedules available in folders.
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