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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1903
Page
3
The Daily Journal and Semi-Weekly Journal describe their mail status and publication cadence. Muscatine audiences receive the Daily Journal each evening on weekdays and a larger Semi-Weekly edition on Tuesday and Friday nights.
Terms to Subscribers. Daily delivered by carrier and collected for weekly at five cents per week. Daily one year by mail. A semi weekly one year circulation guaranteed greater than all other Mulcatine papers combined and at least three times that of any other daily.
Representatives list assigns leadership for Washington New York and Chicago bureaus with named editors in charge at Marlborough, Nassau Street, and Marquette Building respectively. Frank J. Stillman directs the Washington office, La Coste and Maxwell oversee New York, and Payne and Young head Chicago operations.
The Journal lists agencies at Kecklerville Chayka's grocery West Muscatine Starrar's grocery South Muscatine Morse Washburn's grocery and End of street car track. Extra papers will be on sale each night at these places for convenient pickup. If regular subscribers miss delivery they can obtain papers at these agencies.
The article argues Muscatine must find funding for water works improvements. It questions legality of debt limits and suggests the water works trustees should publicly disclose the financial plan and efforts to secure a pure water supply.
Sheriff Whitlock of Danville faced a riot by a mob seeking to lynch a black man in the jail. He fired a riot gun to disperse the crowd and later secured warrants for those he winged. The piece urges public support and predicts a strong reelection win to uphold law and order.
Banks in Muscatine promote thrift by showing young people the benefits of small steady savings. Tables reveal how modest deposits grow over time, aiming to curb profligacy and teach future financial responsibility. The effort targets both young men and women, inspired by local civic initiatives.
The Modern Woodmen of America is presented as a model of integrity and faithful promise keeping among fraternal orders. The piece stresses solidarity with peers and highlights its commitment to honorable conduct and reliable service.
The article highlights how fraternal groups solidify membership and attract new members, showing that fraternalism has real meaning in sorrow and need. It notes Wilton as a partially exemplary site where the Southeastern Iowa picnic association held its eighth annual picnic yesterday.
Georgia Republicans push Walter Johnson United States marshal for vice president. The plan hinges on Johnson proving he did not participate in lynching a colored man. George W Perkins of Sioux City has already declined the honor.
A 1916 note recalls 1,000 jobless men arriving in Chicago from the west and 400 of them marching along Jefferson Street in search of work. The item carries no political significance and is presented as a straight historical report.
Carrie Nation is jailed in Scranton Pennsylvania after calling the city chief of police a big slob. The temperance activist is described as a hindrance to the temperance cause, likened to a ball and chain to an escaping convict.
The Montgomery Advertiser deems the idea that Senator Beveridge or any spellbinder could carry Alabama for Roosevelt as absurd and funny, calling it not funny but pathetic.
A Missouri man is quoted predicting the state will vote Republican in the upcoming election. The remark suggests a shift in political support, though exact motives or context are not detailed.
Mr. Payne traveled to Oyster Bay to confer with the President on issues surrounding post office scandals. The meeting focused on governance, accountability, and potential reforms.
In a remark by W. J. Bryan the inquiry questions what Charlie Walsh is doing in the second Iowa district, signaling curiosity about his political moves and influence in the region.
The phrase calls Mark Hanna to step forward and be counted if he remains “standing put.” The item notes a leadership appeal urging action and accountability without naming a formal event or date.
The Des Moines Register notes a push to rehabilitate the Iowa populist party during state fair week in Des Moines. It suggests a radical party may emerge next year while midline populists question whether their standard could become the rallying point.
The Webster City Journal refuses to credit the ruling party for a state treasury surplus, stating credit belongs to the people who paid the excess into the treasury rather than to those in power.
Des Moines sees eight to ten new saloons annually, the Mason City Globe-Gazette notes, blaming rising drink consumption as the cause. The paper argues saloon growth outpaces population increase.
The Marion Register recalls worthy men from southern Iowa's reservation. It notes Hepburn Lacey and Blythe as current figures and urges watching the reservation, which performed well on July 1 in the state convention. It praises gubernatorial and senatorial timber rising from the reserve.
The Oskaloosa Times Journal declares political mountebanks use tearful patriotism to mislead voters and access their money. It warns readers to beware such tactics and avoid being distracted from real issues.
The Marshalltown Times-Republican proposes forcing intoxicated men to labor on roads under guard as punishment and reform. It argues that paid road work would supervise them, aid their families, and deter relapse better than hospitals or wards.
Colonel Dick Root of Keokuk Iowa, a long time professional politician, dies in Camden Maine at age sixty nine. He was widely known across Iowa and reputedly acquainted with many U S public figures. Born in Maryland, he ran a hotel after the war.
The longtime Keokuk and Lee county public servant held roles from deputy U S marshal in Keokuk to U S marshal for Iowa. He also served as city marshal, sheriff of Lee county, postmaster of Keokuk, and Senate doorkeeper in Washington. He lived in Washington after retirement and died in Camden Maine of Brights disease following a brief illness. He supported Senator Gear and managed his campaigns and returned yearly to Keokuk to vote.
The Fonda Times reports that statewide conditions mirror local surveys with a turkey shortage this season. Poultry growers say rains hit while birds were small causing many to fall to cold nights and days in the damp grass.
In Washburn Springs, Illinois, 54 year old Mrs. Carl Loscovich elopes with 25 year old Mike Boresich. She leaves a husband and young son. the husband accepts the departure, has sold the furniture, and now boards with his son.
The speech asserts that strikers have the right to confront their accusers and that no more men will be jailed on affidavits. It states that evidence must be sworn in open court and that labor unions may picket peacefully but face punishment if law is violated.
A brief excerpt from Letitia Elizabeth Landon titled Death and the Youth portrays a youth resisting death with hope and love. The poem ends with Death returning as Love and Hope fail to deter him, and he admits readiness to die.
Frank Keenan recalls years ago with a repertory company when performing Othello the jealous Moor scene caused a spectator to toss a red bandanna handkerchief at the actor and shout for the play to continue, creating a dramatic interruption.
London City Temple clergyman Rev Reginald Campbell aboard the Campania in America quips that professional dancing may be graceful but amateurs look as if hired to dance. He notes a man and a woman spinning with long black coats flapping, suggesting doubts about payment.
The notice contrasts Marconi's scientific wireless discovery with hair restorers. It promotes Hemicide as a scientific preparation to destroy the scalp microbe causing dandruff and hair loss. Agents include The Herpicide Co. in Detroit and Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store as a special agent.
J J Havercamp advertises Mi-ona as a flesh forming food for stomach troubles with a money back guarantee. If Mi-ona does not increase weight or cure indigestion, customers may return for a refund, the store covering the cost.
Druggist J J Havercamp markets Mi o na as a flesh forming food and stomach aid with a money back guarantee if unsatisfied. He cites rapid health gains, relief from headaches indigestion and emaciation, and promises a cure through several days of treatment.
Mi-o-na the flesh forming food drives rapid sales in Muscatine. J. J. Havercamp, the druggist who introduced it, reports strong demand and difficulty keeping stock. Buyers are urged to sign a bond when purchasing a box.
A consumer offers a guarantee to refund the price paid for Mio na if the purchaser confirms it has not increased flesh or provided relief from stomach troubles. Signed.
The text notes Mi o na as popular among bankers ministers and lawyers who lack exercise and those with indigestion and loss of flesh. It claims the remedy builds solid flesh and cures stomach troubles and is sold with a money back guarantee by J. J. Havercamp.
The August Living Age includes The Edinburgh Review article on The Supernatural in Nineteenth Century Fiction, the Oberles instalment by Bazin nearing its climax, Dickens letters from Chamber's Journal, and Cornhill Magazine’s His Excellency's Aigrette, all suitable for midsummer reading.
Marion Crawford portrays Cardinal Girolamo Maria Gotti as the likely papal successor. The article notes his monastic humility and calm leadership, contrasting his long life in quasi solitude with a keen understanding of the world and the papal role.
The piece traces two presidents and Iowa leaders backing Conger in Pekin while Barrett cycles through posts. Rockhill emerges as a preferred China replacement, but Conger’s adept diplomacy delays any switch as Barrett goes to Argentina. The piece emphasizes ongoing eastern diplomacy interest.
Cloistered Cardinal Gotti is praised for leadership of the propaganda, gaining affection and trust. Reports claim Leo XIII regards him as a likely successor, though some prejudice against a monk for the papacy may affect future election chances.
The notice promotes the Grand Trunk Lehigh Valley Route as the easiest way to reach New York and Philadelphia. It highlights solid through trains and magnificent scenery, with descriptive literature available from the Grand Trunk Railway System advertising department in Chicago.
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