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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1909
Page
3
The official Muscatine newspaper lists publisher F. D. Throop and editor L. P. Loomis as leaders. It proclaims circulation surpassing all local papers and claims top standing among Associated Press members and Iowa associations.
Terms to Subscribers describe the Daily Journal published every evening except Sunday and the Semi Weekly Journal issued Tuesday and Friday nights. Delivery in city by carrier and weekly collection ten cents. annual rates are three dollars for Daily by mail and one dollar fifty cents for Semi-Weekly.
Payne and Young take command at the Chicago office located in the 750 Marquette Building, signaling a leadership shift and new direction for the bureau.
The Journal lists local commerce offices for reader convenience. Bast Hill Hurlbut Grocery East 2nd street South Muscatine Toborg Bros grocery Oregon street W C A Busch's Drug Store Hershey avenue Kecklerville Chayka's Grocery West Hill J W W Fuller Grocery and Wm Van Zyl Grocery New York Office 30 34 West 3rd Street.
Fragmentary items show references to Bell telephone business office and editorial office Pell in the Mississippi Valley area. Details are unclear but imply utility and press connections. The note mentions telephones and offices without specific events or dates.
F D Throop publisher of the Muscatine Journal swears that the above number of copies were printed and circulated during April 1999. Notary public F L Bihlmeier verifies the oath on May 3 1909 in Muscatine County Iowa.
Editorial argues religious factions and prominent opponents of capital punishment back a campaign to spare John Junken, a black suspect deemed a brutal murderer, from the gallows. The piece warns such efforts may backfire by provoking public scorn and sympathy for the death penalty.
The author argues against efforts to spare John Junken, urging focus on preventing crime earlier and saving future victims like Clara Rosen. The piece contends capital punishment should stand and that delaying his death serves only the criminal and harms society.
The Burling ton Hawkeye defends Major Meigs and assistants exploring the Des Moines and Cedar rivers to test navigability. It argues Iowans know little of local waterways, urges pride in rediscovering Iowa rivers, and predicts motor boats will revive and reveal the state’s hidden waters.
State's Attorney Wyman of Chicago warned legislators in Springfield that abolishing the death penalty would amount to surrendering to the worst criminal classes. The Illinois senate later killed the proposed bill.
The editor of Harper's Weekly is cited for calling Old Faithful in Yosemite Valley a notable landmark and for mentioning Senator Dollinger of Iowa and Mr Higsbee in recent issues.
Advertisement touts Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as the best remedy to prevent stomach liver and kidney disease and to treat poor appetite belching flatulence indigestion dyspepsia costiveness biliousness kidney illness malaria fever and ague. Claims proven results and urges buying at druggists and dealers.
Today’s column recalls crop progress with spring wheat concerns and early strawberries noted at Realing’s. A Kansas migration of seven wagons shows frontier movement. Huttig Bros. expands the East Second street factory while local social ties bring Washington editor W S Hood and others to town.
Forty years ago the United Brethren Sunday school group holds a picnic in the woods behind Kecklerville. Children meet at 9 a.m. at the church and march in procession to the picnic site. Rev Obermann’s school picnic near the Catholic church features juvenile marchers and Mr Eichoff’s band.
A brief note marking an anniversary asks readers to recall events from thirty years prior, noting the calendar date and the sense of memory attached to Sundays in that period.
A late presidential candidate on the independence ticket is criticized. the editor of that journal of civilization is urged to look up from his sanctum and observe the surrounding scene.
Iowa City Republicans discuss Gov Carroll and his cow with no excuses offered. The column notes milking a cow when no one else cares, and calls for explanations in ordinary circumstances.
The Iowa City Citizen argues that Des Moines papers should demand Gov. Carroll return to the state all money saved by him milking a cow during the period he receives a governor salary.
Cedar Rapids Gazette notes Des Moines women push a city beauty initiative intended to improve civic aesthetics. The plan emphasizes ongoing public improvements and community involvement to uplift urban surroundings.
The Cedar Rapids Optimist argues against enacting statutes so vicious that courts will bend to enforce justice. Public sentiment questions legal rigidity and urges careful crafting to prevent evasive enforcement.
Des Moines Register notes that Collector Loeb appears to have discovered widespread crooked practices at the New York customs house. The report highlights pervasive irregularities and alleged corruption within the bureau.
The Waterloo Courier notes the pursuit of Governor Haskell is strenuous and winding but underscores that evading the law has become difficult in contemporary times.
In a tense emotional exchange, La Signorina and O Mally speak of destiny and a forthcoming letter to Mr Hillard. Kitty consoles, while the lovers pledge no contact until called, acknowledging fragile happiness and a distant future. The dialogue hints at a hidden puzzle and a departure for America.
Captain Peto rented a horse and buggy to a young man named Kindler employed by Mike Kautz. Kautz drove to South Muscatine, left the horse hitched, and returned to find the outfit missing. The horse was later found five miles below the city on Mr. Hazleton’s island farm, the buggy found broken and lodged in a hedge a mile away. Peto suspects someone unhitched the horse and released it after driving a short distance.
The prince rides from a failed confrontation with his lover lingering in the villa. Giovanni leaps from the dark and blocks the path, declaring fate in a deadly stakeout. The prince, enraged, slashes Giovanni and vows violence as the feud reaches a breaking point.
Giovanni plots murder as the prince battles for control of a horse. A broken road gives way under them and both rider and horse plunge to their deaths. Giovanni waits in silence, then descends to discover they are dead. To Be Continued.
Delayed report lists residents and visitors in Columbus Junction and nearby areas. Mae Cranor and Harbert Gee visited Muscatine and Cedar Rapids respectively, others journeyed to Washington and Cotter, with several families hosting relatives for Decoration Day.
Advert shows free trial bottles of Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin issued to readers by sending name and address. It lists stomach and liver ailments treated, notes testimonials from users, and invites letters to Dr W B Caldwell at Monticello Illinois for free samples and medical guidance.
An advertisement extols a safe medicine claimed to work in any condition without alcohol or habit forming drugs. It emphasizes no cravings for stimulants and promises full disclosure of every ingredient on the bottle wrapper under oath.
A long list of residents traveled to visit kin and friends on weekend trips. Edna Cross came from Washington for a Sunday stay with relatives in the country. Agnes and Louise Reaney visited their grandmother Mrs Eliason in Letts. Several others traveled to Muscatine Letts Mount Vernon Davenport and Chicago to see family and attend events.
If two thirds of a bottle does not satisfy you you can have your money back. The tablets cleanse and invigorate the stomach improve digestion regulate the bowels. Give them a trial and get well.
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