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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1907
Page
3
Newspaper subscription rates and schedule notice
Terms to Subscribers. The Daily Journal is issued every evening except Sunday. The Semi-Weekly Journal is issued 10 pages Tuesday and 8 pages Friday nights. Daily delivered in the city by carrier and collected for weekly 10 cents per week. Daily one year by mail $3.00 semi-Weekly one year $1.50.
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Daily Journal
Journal
Journal Agencies Map City Retail Stations
Journal Agencies lists city convenience outlets including East Hill Clay Kneese Grocery Fast 2nd street South Muscatine Morse Washburns grocery End of street car track W C A Busch's Drug Store Hershey avenue Kecklerville Chayka's Grocery West HM Sharrar's Grocery.
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The
Journal
East Hill
Clay Kneese
Fast
Business office editorial office Mississippi Telephones
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Mississippi Telephones
Henry Clews Sees Gradual Improvement in Business
Henry Clews notes that while current conditions are not ideal, a gradual improvement is likely. Money market remains tight with reserves below ideal, but bank liquidity should ease. Railroads stay profitable, dividends attractive, and foreign credit potential remains strong, signaling a tentative upswing despite cautious mood.
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Henry Clews
Allready
Western
Pacific States
Agricultural Prosperity Tempered by Rising Costs and Market Cears
Agricultural sections remain profitable with high prices for farm products and strong labor demand. Yet high production costs and living costs foster caution in business circles and anticipation of market readjustment. Wheat corn and cotton show gains but frost risk looms for late crops. SP dividend rise is priced in and IC C suit in autumn tempers new issues.
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Southern Pacific
Interstate Commerce Commission
Government weighs reviving denatured alcohol program
The text notes earlier denatured alcohol rules hindered manufacture and sales making the project unprofitable. It reports government plans to revive the program with major regulatory changes allowing production from any fermentable material and easing record keeping and sales by licensed and unlicensed vendors.
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Standard Oil
Chicago Professor Advocates Nudity for Infants
A Chicago professor proposes that children remain naked until age one to attract attention and provoke discourse. The editorial questions whether such scholars will ever dress or reason properly.
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Chicago
Bryan Likely Secures Democratic Nomination Without Challenge
Observers say Bryan will win the Democratic presidential nomination unopposed as leaders focus on thwarting the Republicans and allow his prospects to solidify under minimal opposition.
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Bryan
Nebraska Populist Party Meeting Sparks Resurrection Talk
The old Populist list party, thought dead, faces a renewed push as a committee calls a meeting of its Nebraska members. The piece likens the revival to a cat with nine lives and notes the renewed activity around the Nebraska populist organization.
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Nebraska
Preaching on Hell Vocation vs Practice Critique
A religious weekly laments too little hell preaching yet notes plenty of hellish practice. It argues preaching often trails behind deed, contrasting general trends where the opposite is true.
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Hell
Promising Off Year Candidacy for State Offices
A note acknowledges a promising slate of candidates for state offices in this off year, highlighting potential for competitive races and voter interest despite the non-presidential cycle.
Policy toward primary elections in Iowa congressional races
The Des Moines Register editor argues it is time to decide if Iowa should treat congressional elections as formalities or allow real issue debates in primaries, asserting that congressmen and senators should be spokesmen for voters.
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Des Moines Register
Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters as a friend to many
An advertisement proclaims Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters as a remedy for poor appetite head pain insomnia liver troubles indigestion dyspepsia cramps diarrhea and malaria. It stresses universal benefit and repeated use for relief.
Reminiscences and Local Happenings of Muscatine
A column notes the city council declared a pond opposite Cedar Block a nuisance but it remains, and questions who is to blame. It reports the death of Robert Stewart from injuries at the Muscatine hotel wall collapse. Gala Day preparations for Davenport firemen arrive with flags across Second Street and a procession amid enthusiasm. The Muscatine County Normal Institute opens with about eight students at the High school. Middleton Hoopes and Holcomb ship 210 boxes of tomatoes plus 110 boxes of other vegetables to Iowa and Minnesota markets.
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Cedar Block
Robert Stewart
Muscatine Hotel
Davenport
Second Street
P. S
Height of Impudence Sparks Local Theft Incident
Forty years ago a man’s wood was stolen and his axe borrowed to split it in the city. The Zouave company secured armory space at Fimple's warehouse near Water and Sycamore streets, a former Light Guards hall. A meeting at the Methodist church school room will compare Burdette and Mason and Hamlin organs for purchase.
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Zouave Company
Fimple
Water and
Sycamore Street
Methodist Church
New seating shift at First M. E. church lecture room
Thirty years ago a new deal reshaped the room with the pulpit moved from the north to the east side and seats facing it. The note mentions boys who had been stealing white lead from Huttig Bros. but cut off before detailing the outcome.
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M. E
Huttig Bros
Public opinion and government balance in times of reform
The passage argues that public sentiment must periodically shift to prevent the popular branch of government from becoming wholly bureaucratic, implying a need for renewal and accountability in governance. It emphasizes rotation and timely change to maintain functional democracy.
Election edge in rough forecast from Sioux City Journal
The Sioux City Journal argues that a Republican candidate winning the popular vote and most Republican legislative districts ensures election. A plurality win with one side holding a majority in Republican seats favors the other, risking a potential deadlock.
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Sioux City Journal
Republican Endorsement Praises Mr Carroll in Iowa
The Keosauqua Republican declares Mr Carroll a republican without question and a good, clean man. It questions if more can truthfully be said of any republican in Iowa.
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Keosauqua
Carroll
Iowa
Two Republicans Face Primary Choices in Gubernatorial Contest
The Riceville Recorder argues Garst has the right of way over Funk in the gubernatorial race but notes no harm if both run in the primaries, allowing Republicans to choose between two capable men.
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Riceville Recorder
Garst
Funk
Recorder
Car roll labeled standpateer under harmony candidacy
The Alta Advertiser notes Mr. Car roll is described as a standpateer and argues his harmony candidacy will not find much support from the progressives.
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Alta Advertiser
Carroll
Cummins’ senatorial boom hinges on patronage gaps
The Waverly Democrat argues Cummins’ growing power rests on progressives failing to secure federal patronage, weakening opposition and boosting the incumbent’s leverage in national politics.
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Cummins
Jack and Rose Kiss Debate Across Newspapers
A quixotic verse exchange across papers about a daring theft and a kiss between Jack and Rose. Each line riffs on propriety, north vs south, and whether a kiss was rightful or merely playful, reflecting tangled public chatter.
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Jack
Rose
Philadelphia Press
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Thumb and finger severed in factory accident
Twenty years ago R Stock of East Seventh street lost most of his right thumb and forefinger in a cutting machine at Huttig Mfg Co. Dr Dean dressed the wounds. The item notes a forthcoming church fundraiser concert and Mississippi river ride next Tuesday evening. Sheltered by Baptist groups, the entry mentions Walton’s thermometer dropping to 14 degrees and recalls July 15 as the hottest day in 39 years.
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R. Stock
East Seventh Street
Huttig Mfg. Co
Dean
Mississippi
Baptist Male Quarter Club
Ladies of the Baptist Church
Walton
Body Found On Drury Toll Road In Murder Suspect Case
Ten years ago a man believed to be Jacob Schultz, a German, was found dead this afternoon about 100 yards from the Drury toll road fill area by local boys fishing nearby. The death cause remains unknown. A Happy Gathering at the Kendigs on East Fifth Street drew Hoopes relatives for a cordial social evening with refreshments.
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Jacob Schultz
Drury Toll Road
J. H. Kendig
East Fifth Street
Hoopes
Kendig
Mary Baldwin
Westchester
Miner Brawler Faces Down Drunken Provocation at Northern Saloon
In a Northern saloon a tall stranger is challenged by an intoxicated miner. Alex McNamara coolly dismisses the threat, escorts the provocateur outside, and delivers a decisive punch before resuming his conversation. Mexico Mullins. Dextry era setting noted.
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Glenister
Mexico Mullins
Dextry
Unalaska
Alex McNamara
McNamara
A Drunk Man Falls as Mc Namara Notes Memoir at Camp
Mc Namara in bravado notes memoranda from Mexico Mullins while a drunken man collapses at the threshold. The roulette buzz resumes as unseen men carry the unconscious figure to the table and water is poured, prompting a bystander to remark on a striking presence in the camp.
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Mexico Mullins
McNamara
Mine Work and a Colorful Boss at the Gulch
Glenister introduces his partner Hank Hoffmann known as Slapjack Simms a tall rough miner with a shaved nose essaying a day at the Midas mine. Sinking workers lay long canvas hoses as four strings of boxes advance. fifty night-shift miners rest in the distant stents amid continuous labor and no pause in a hundred days of Northland pillage.
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Glenister
Simms
Dawson Way
Hank
Midas
Northland
Fayette County voters favor William B. Allison for Senate
The Arlington News notes that Fayette county voters in the primary express support for William B. Allison as United States senator and warns that a legislator from the county who does not follow that preference may face consequences before returning home.
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Fayette County
William B. Allison
United States
The
Arlington News
Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription touted for female ailments
An old advertisement promotes Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription as a remedy for period pain backache faint spells and nervous distress in women. It claims to strengthen regulate and invigorate the female system and pelvic organs while warning it will not cure tumors or miracles. It offers free consultation by letter and lists mailing options for Dr. Pierce’s Medical Adviser.
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Vic
Doctor Pierce
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo
Pierce
Gold Digging By Uncle Jones Family Tale
A nostalgic reminiscence of Stubbie and the speaker digging for gold near Grandaddy Jones’s house. They recall a chart and a “virgin gold bed” marked by Grandaddy, the hard sun, and the promise of fortune. The scene shifts to family snapshots with Dad sharing cautionary tales of quitting work, while old neighbors joke and watch as the boys pause before returning home.
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Stubbie
Grandaddy Jones
Witty Aphorisms Echo Social Gloom and Valor
A string of quips rips at society and manners. Observations mock greed, charity, fashion, and pride with pointed humor about money honesty and human folly. The verses riff on public life and personal virtue in a satirical voice.
Unclear Phrase Prompts Reconsideration in Papermania
A muddled note hints at naming issues and advertising in papers, noting that the whale tale and Jonah motif may be swapped or obscured. The text reflects writerly confusion over how to present names and announcements in a newspaper context.
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Jonah
Rail Schedule Details for Davenport Chicago Lines
The Rock Island line timetable lists eastbound trains including No 12 Davenport and No 50 Davenport with multiple Davenport stops and freight and mail trains. Westbound passenger No 401 and passenger No 402 run with limited Sunday service. agent W B Underdonk signs off.
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Po Ee
Underdonk
Wilton Trains Schedules From Muscatine Depot
Daily Wilton branch trains listed with departure and arrival times from Muscatine. No. 500 runs 6:25 am, No. 501 12:50 pm, No. 502 3:20 pm, No. 503 5:30 pm, No. 504 10:15 pm, No. 505 11:50 pm. Service excludes Sundays.
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Muscatine
Wilton
Chicago Milwaukee St Paul Railway Schedule
The Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway timetable in effect April 9 1905 lists eastbound passenger No 12 at 6 50 pm No 5 at 11 44 pm and freight No 2 at 5 30 pm No 91 at 8 40 am with additional notes on service times
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Chicago, Milwaukee & ST. Paul Railway
PORNO
Train Schedule Fragments From Wilton Main Line Notices
Daily timetable notices show No 10 No 8 No 6 No 20 and No 7 No 19 No 15 No 9 and No 5 trains with various stop patterns and rough times. Daily except Sunday shows limited services and late night arrivals.
Muscatine Rail Timetable Southbound and Northbound
The schedule lists No. 4 and No. 2 daily trains from Muscatine to points north and south, with departure times from Muscatine at 5:50 PM and 11:00 AM and corresponding arrivals at Round House 5:58 PM and 11:08 AM, continuing through Haho's Switch Fruitland Grandview Wapello Birick Junction and Elrick Junction.
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South Bound
Muscatine
Round House
Haho's Switch
Fruitland
Grandview
Wapello
Birick Junction
Sceeseseceees
Bound House
Hahn's
Elrick Junction
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