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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1909
Page
3
Circulation guaranteed greater than all other Muscatine papers combined and at least three times that of any other daily. The Daily Journal is issued every evening except Sunday and the Semi Weekly Journal on Tuesday and Friday nights. Delivery and mail subscription rates are listed.
Representatives Payne and Young head the Chicago office at 750 Marquette building with Pagot and Young. new agency points listed include Fast Hill Hurlbut Grocery Fast 2nd Street Booth Macratine Toberg Bros. Oregon Street C.4 Busch's Drug Store Hershey Avenue Kecklerville Chavka's Grocery West Bll J Fuller Grocery and Wm Var Zo! Grocery New York Office 30-34 West 82nd Street.
Telephones office confusion arises with Bell branding amid scattered fragments. Incomplete notes mention a 27 related reference and a 89 marker from Migsiastop Valley with ambiguous symbols and stray dashes.
Throop, publisher of the Muscatine Journal, swears the June 1909 print run and circulation numbers. The oath was sworn July 2 in Muscatine County Iowa with notary William R. Jayne witnessing.
The piece praises Congressman Tawney after a public dispute and highlights Wisconsin’s state university as a force for good government. It notes a campaign against water power site grabbing by powerful interests and corporate wealth seeking control, opposing Roosevelt’s policy.
In a heated House scene, Tawney of Minnesota denounced Dr. Charles Richard Van Hise for falsely accusing Congress on national resources. Tawney cited Van Hise’s long government pay from the geological survey and demanded his reply be printed in the Congressional Record after a magazine article controversy.
Advertises Bitters as a reliable health tonic after 56 years of trust. Claims it can bring about lasting changes in the reader’s wellbeing and urges sickly individuals to obtain a bottle.
An advertisement promotes Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters as a remedy for flatulence heartburn vomiting indigestion dyspepsia costiveness cramps diarrhoea and malaria fever and ague. The genuine bottle bears a private stamp over the neck.
Mrs. Maria Farley Emerson created a stir in the city today when she argued with a baggagemaster over a quarter extra charge for about a dozen parcels from Rock Island. She wore a red dress and carried a revolver, guarding her baggage until her lecture time.
Forty years ago work on the new school house in district No 1 has advanced rapidly with brickwork nearly finished. The entire building is expected to be ready in ample time for the fall term of the public schools opening.
Thirty years ago Will Schenck suffered a heavy stun and remained bedbound after a harness broke, causing a horse accident that night. The incident left him injured and unable to rise the following day.
The piece argues that the national House’s unanimous acquittal of a member on treason like charges should not fully validate him. It notes past vindications for Uncle Joe Cannon and warns readers to remain cautious about political reputations after eight years of turmoil.
Des Moines reports show a 3.4 mill state tax levy needed to raise 2.3 million dollars. Land and town lots rose to 493.43 million, up 7.54 million from last year. Railroad property was adjusted to 64.52 million, up 0.16 million from prior figures, with telegraph and telephone property estimated at 3.5 million.
A man ran away on the plank road last evening and attempted to jump out but fell on his head and shoulders. James Fitzgerald returned this morning from his California trip.
Twenty years ago C. F. Cadle is able to be around on crutches and is gradually improving from a severe sprain suffered about two weeks ago. The Kerr Barrel and Fox Factory expect to restart their Island factory tomorrow.
Nathan Hoefflin, long time in the office and operator of the linotype, leaves tomorrow for Davenport to head the Davenport Times machines. Sumner Shamit and his son Glen leave for Letts this morning for a short visit.
The city council confirms a 3.4 mill levy to raise 2 300 000 for state purposes. With taxable property totaling 1 259 041 08, the levy is fixed. Adjusted totals show various classes of property including lands and town property, express property, equipment cars, and telegraph/telephone property. Total assessed value reaches 967 749 380.
Davenport Times reports Senator Aldrich of Rhode Island as the target of chautauqua lecture bids. The piece portrays him as opposed to public speaking tours, calling the idea absurd and noting he may not need the money or platform. It highlights his prominence during tariff talks and his moniker as a de facto national manager.
In Quincy Illinois a man who witnessed the battle of Waterloo died recently. He was about 99 years old, age fifteen at the time and served as an orderly to General Blucher during the historic engagement.
John Leonard Roeder, believed to be the last survivor of a great battle with Blucher and Napoleon, lived to 108 years old. His longevity meant a living link to the era when Napoleon dominated Europe, a fact hard to fathom for modern readers.
Iowa City Republican argues Roosevelt would rank higher as New York mayor than as U S president. It credits his intense executive activity and fearlessness for the city job while noting that precipitation and lack of dignity hurt him as president. It also says the move from president to mayor is not a large step.
A William Allen White excerpt in August American notes that few U S communities spend more on whiskey and tobacco than education. He cites a U S commissioner of education report showing only twice as many school teachers as bartenders nationwide.
The city receives 2 percent of the gas company's gross income under its franchise. Payments are made semi annually. For the first half of 1909 the city collected $9,252.68 as remuneration for use of public streets and highways. The company must pay 2 percent of earnings to the city.
Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery is praised for building tissue and repairing bodies. It claims to strengthen digestion, purify blood, nourish nerves, and restore overall health, urging readers to obtain the medical adviser and simplified medicine guides via mail order from Buffalo, New York.
The Sioux City Journal notes that baseball fans largely back increasing home product percentages and accept any possible downward revisions as a trade off. It observes fans’ attitudes align closely with those of political supporters, with no material difference in outlook.
Waterloo Reporter notes that the famed humorist Mark Twain is slated to pilot a Taft era boat along the river, a scene expected to draw local interest and museum attention.
The September visit to the Mississippi shore will allow natives along the banks to glimpse the president's famous smile, a moment framed as a symbolic gesture of accessibility and goodwill.
A Burlington Gazette item questions why Wilbur Wright does not fly to France to congratulate his French rival who skimmed the English Channel. The note playfully ponders aviation pride and cross-Channel feats in a bygone era.
If people with symptoms of kidney or bladder trouble realized their danger they would start Foley's Kidney Remedy immediately. The remedy stops pain and irregularities, strengthens and builds the organs, and there is no danger of Bright's disease or other disorders. A. W. Morgan, Druggist.
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