City business firms and streets listed for reader convenience
Journal Agencies lists local businesses and street names for reader convenience. Entries include Feet Hill Hurlbut Grocery Fast 2nd street Secoth Mancazine Toborg Bros grocery Oregon Street Busch's Drug Store Gershey avenue Kecklerville Charka's Grocery West All J WW Fuller Grocery Wm Van Zyl Grocery New York Office 30-34 West 82rd Street.
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Feet Hill
Hurlbut Grocery
2Nd Street
Secoth Mancazine
Toborg Bros. Focery
Oregon Street
Busch’s Drug
Gershey
Kecklerville
Charka’s Grocery
West All
Fuller Grocery
Wm. van Zyl
New York
West 82Rd Street
Sworn Circulation Statement for Muscatine Journal June 1909
Sworn detailed circulation statement reports June 1909 figures for the Muscatine Journal. The document lists totals around 6 785 with various spreads and adjustments, reflecting distribution counts and paid readership across regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine Journal
Syua
Do They Suffer More Former Iowa citizen and pardon debate
The Des Moines Register and Leader questions a governor pardoning a former prominent Iowa man jailed for embezzlement. It argues pardons are often engineered by well paid attorneys and laments unequal justice, citing alleged superior suffering of white offenders and a judge in New York.
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Iowa City
Des Moines Register and Leader
Smith
The
Register and Leader
New York
Do the rich suffer more from crime in a democracy
The piece argues that wealthy offenders and their families may endure greater grief than poor families when crime is publicized. It questions whether superior classes feel more pain and whether the poor are already so strained they cannot suffer further, challenging assumptions about social suffering.
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Stock Exchange
Briand Forms French Cabinet Aiming Alliance of Capital and Labor
Aristide Briand, newly named premier, vows to complete Clemenceau’s work and form a republican cabinet. He faces socialist scrutiny but seeks a cabinet committed to republican policies and a war between labor and capital, endorsing Waldeck Rousseau’s idea that capital must work and labor must possess.
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Dubuque
France
Waldeck-Rousseau
Reminiscences and Local Improvements of the Era
The article notes foundation work on a new brick building beside H. W. Moore's Stove store. Capt Cummins adds machinery to the Young America mill boosting capacity. it should run in about two weeks. Dennis Collins the continental pedestrian travels between Wilton and New York at about 29 miles per day. J A Bishop reports his delivery wagon stolen overnight, used mainly for grocery deliveries.
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H. W. Moore
Capt. Cummins
Young America
Terday
Dennis Collins
Wilton
Collings
New York
J. A. Bishop
Washington tariff feud stirs Capitol talk on Taft influence
Washington reports reveal mounting discontent in tariff circles toward President Taft. A Capitol Hill gathering of 23 Republican opponents to raw material duties pressed to undercut the tariff commission after a meeting with Taft. whispers of opposition to presidential power in appointing commissioners spread as Taft laments and finds no remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Congress
Taft
Capitol
House
Tariff Commission
Yale
Local Fort Worth News: Daut Opens Cigar Store in Daniels Building
Fred Daut, a respected local figure, opens a cigar store in the Daniels building to operate as both wholesale and retail. T D Smith installs a large new Hallmake safe in his office and becomes its agent.
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Fred Daut
Daniels
T. D. Smith
Hallmake
Thirty Years Ago E. E. Miller at Moscow
Thirty years back, E. E. Miller visited Moscow for unspecified purposes as recorded in the old newspaper fragment. The note hints at events or happenings surrounding Miller's time in Moscow during that era.
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E. E. Miller
Moscow
Women suffrage plans spark national debate in press
Ottumwa Courier notes Colorado women aim to send a representative to Congress in two years. If they pick a provocative type from England, Uncle Joe could face a stormy challenge. Waterloo Courier adds if they can stir Uncle Joe, give them suffrage.
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Ottumwa
Colorado
Congress
England
Uncle Joe
Waterloo
Twenty Years Ago July 28 Was Sunday Town Notes
Twenty years ago July 28 fell on a Sunday. Ten years ago John Morgan departed for a western tour ending at Avalon Santa Catalina Islands to visit his brother unseen for twenty years. Miss Anna Mavis of Davenport visits her brother Fred Mavis in the city.
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John Morgan
Avalon
Santa Satalina Islands
Anna Mavis
Davenport
Fred Mavis
Gifford Pinchot Praised for Resource Conservation Efforts
Davenport Times commends Gifford Pinchot chief of the forestry service for awakening national conscience about conserving natural resources and condemning private grabs of coal lands water power sites and forests. It notes his role in persuading President Roosevelt to protect resources by withdrawing lands from entry.
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Davenport
Gifford Pinchot
Forestry Service
Department of Agriculture
Roosevelt
Johnson Sees Hope for Democratic Victory in 1912
Governor Johnson feels hopeful about a Democratic presidential win in 1912. He cites his party’s obvious candidacy and actions by Aldrich and Cannon aimed at swaying Midwestern voters to support a Democrat.
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Cedar Rapids
Johnson
Aldrich
Cannon
Middle West
National House baseball game stars Dawson in second base
Members of the U S House of Representatives killed time away from tariff talks with a picked nine from both chambers. Congressman Dawson starred at second base and impressed as an all rounder who can do many tasks including sprinting and editing a newspaper.
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West Liberty Index
National House of Representatives
Aldrich
Cannon
Dawson
Hepburn Ready Not to Seek Congress
In Iowa City the Republican notes Colonel Hepburn is unlikely to run for congress in two years. He would not have entered the race last year if his own wishes had guided him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Hepburn
Congress
Maybray Hopes for Summer in Polk County Jail
The Waterloo Reporter puns on John C. Maybray and a drastic jail plan, asking why seek a healthy summer elsewhere when he could gain twenty five pounds of flesh in a few weeks in the Polk County jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
John C. Maybray
Polk County
Senator La Follette and chautauquaing referenced
The item notes Senator La Follette showing interest in the economics of newspapering and tying it to chautauqua events, reflecting contemporary attitudes toward funding and culture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City Journal
Senator la Follette
Georgia hotels to provide mosquito bars for guests
The Georgia legislature passed a law requiring hotels to furnish each guest with mosquito bars. All other bars are barred in that state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keokuk Gate City
Georgia
Prince Miguel Marries American Woman Worth a Million
The Waterloo Times-Tribune notes Prince Miguel wed an American woman valued at about one to two million dollars. The report questions how home can feel without his motherly presence in the life story.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Wright Brothers Lift The Nation In Jestful Quips
A Jackson Republican blurb mocks air progress with drolls about Wright brothers and flying mishaps. It cites a foreign prince renouncing a crown for an American heiress and jokes about presidential odds, then shifts to a road incident in Columbus Junction involving a pedestrian and a dog.
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Jackson Republican
Wright Bros
Wright
Latham
Five Feet of Culture and the Missing Bible
An essay notes that Dr. Charles W. Elliott claimed five feet of highly read books could educate, but Busy America balked at the list. The piece jokes that a Bible and classic novels are missing from the regimen while lampooning highbrow tastes and insomnia among the educated public.
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Charles W. Elliott
Busy America
Benjamin Franklin
John Woolman
William Penn
Bacon
Milton
Sir Thomas Browne
America
Don Quixote
Robinson Crusoe
Thackeray
Doctor
Cambridge
Success Magazine
I Pretend as Children Play. The Cavalier.
A short lyric by Flournoy Stevens imagines a child’s pretend world at dusk. The speaker uses imagined closeness with a missing companion to cope with fear as the day ends. The poem contrasts shadowed fear with imagined warmth at home.
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Flournoy Stevens
Alderman Hahn Defends Tax Ordinance Draft
Charles F. Hahn, alderman of Muscatine first ward, explains his role as ordinance committee chair in reading a draft tax ordinance. He states the draft was referred and read to explore taxation, not to pass it, and asserts his goal is to lower taxes as a taxpayer and council member.
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Muscatine
Charles F. Hahn
West Liberty dinner honors McCarthy elders crowd
In West Liberty Iowa on Sunday Mr and Mrs Arthur Tullis hosted a family dinner for Mr and Mrs Patrick McCarthy and many relatives. Guests included Thos McCarthy Cedar Rapids A J Blakemore Marengo Pax Wright Eldon Harney Wyant and fourteen grandchildren. Local residents and visitors travel between Cedar Rapids Muscatine and Davenport for family and social visits.
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West Liberty
Arthur Tullis
Elm Street
Patrick McCarthy
Thos. McCarthy
Cedar Rapids
A. J. Blakemore
Marengo
Pax Wright
Fadon
George Harney
Harry Wyant
Felicitas
Joseph McCarthy
Gladys
Will Wright
Eldon
Robert
James
George Margaret
Helen
Ruth Harney
John
George Wyant
Harriet Tullis
Alex McIntosh
Margaret
Atalissa
Violet Starr
O. P. Lovitt
Corydon
P. H. Green
Maxson Avenue
R. J. Wiley
Muscatine
Edward Moylan
Iowa City
Frank
Fred Heffe
Wapyello
Irwin Atkins
East Fourth Street
Harry Milder
R. B. Graham
Jonathan Pringly
Gullivar Wells
Davenport
Shepherd
Fritz Jensen
New York
Hamberg
Germany
Fred Krutz
Mesdames Ed. Sexsmith
J. J. Hodgson
West Branch
George Randall
George Scott
Scott Crawford
Chicago
Jesse Scott
Ollie Wallace
Amanda Givens
le Harpe
Ill
T. B. Harris
Wilton
E. F. Schall
Frank Moylan
Persis Sheldon
Third Street
James White
Moscow
Anita Pray
Atlantic
Anita
J. R. Brown
Yellow cornflakes praise by brand name claim
An advertisement extols Yellow cornflakes as the only toasted cornflakes made exclusively from yellow corn. It promises a rich corn flavor and urges consumers to try them and not return to the old kind.
Colum bus Junction Social News Moves and Visits
A long list of residents and visitors details recent travel and family ties in Columbus Junction Iowa. Among those returning home are Orn Jennings with plans to settle in Cedar Rapids and son Harry who will work in Cedar Rapids in two weeks. Various relatives from Martinsburg Ainsworth Wapello Monmouth Muscatine Pleasant Plain and other nearby towns were seen visiting or traveling, with several outings noted to Washington Fairfield and Seattle.
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Columbus Junction
Orn Jennings
Cedar Rapids
Jennings
Harry
Cellar Rapids
W. G. Roberts
Lewis
Grace
Dollie
Martinsburg
In., This Morning For A Visit With Mr. Roberts’ People. Misses Hortense Colip
Geraldine
Caroline Parsons
Ainsworth
Kittie
Carrie Evans
Louisiana
Washington
Mary Marsden
Wapello
G. I. Lischer
Columbus City
J. W. Pence
Fairfield
Nelia
W. P. Marsden
Evan Anwyl
Orval
Archie Marsden
Seattle
Wash
Gallup
James Lupton
Shelbina
Ruth McConnell
Monmouth
Ill
O. H. P. Linn
R. F. McConnell
Louisa County
Chet Clark
Frank Duncan
Willma
Muscatine
W. A. Colip
Council Bluffs
Lenore Dawson
Carrie Dickenson
Pleasant Plain
Nellie Knight
Flossie Ogier
Spring Run
Cotter
W. S. Underdonk
Mr. Riem
Muscatine Resident Attends Local Masonic Lodge Meeting
A Muscatine man named Cke participated in a Masonic lodge gathering held in town last night, according to the brief report.
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Cke
Muscatine
Pomeroy Notes Report Local Visits and Occasional News
Mrs C A Morrow of Joy visited with her sister Mrs Will Retherford and family. I C Crawford and wife with baby spent Sunday with the Riggs family at Joy. The Spence grandchildren from Monmouth stay a few weeks here. Charles Retherford moves to a tenement while his house is finished. A noisy parade greeted the move, and Charlie gave the crowd a sum for treats. Multiple locals visited Joy, Marion, and Aledo for social and family ties.
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Pomeroy, Ill
C. A. Morrow
Joy
Will Retherford
I. C. Crawford
Charlie
Steubinger’s
Charles Shoppa
Fred Rader
Marion
Bessie Nelson
New Boston
Andrew Downey
S. S. Boruff
Etta
Aledo
Omer Jackson
Newest Yello Corn Flakes Marketed as Richest and Best
The latest Yello corn flakes are promoted as the largest and richest breakfast cereal made from yellow corn using special processes.
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Association of American Advertisers
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New York Central
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Miguel
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Alderman Hahn
Lou Kapfer
Felicitas McCarthy
Alice Hogan
West Fifth Street
Fred Franklin
Spencer
Thomas Franklin
Pomeroy
John Livingston
Red Oak
B. Schmidt Shoe Store
Chestnut St
Harry Kern
Mgr
Deal Printery
Hershey
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