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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1914
Page
3
Fragmentary OCR notes report a private van operator sought by police or department for a case. Mentions numbers and locations unclear, with scattered references to officials and rooms. Overall details are incomplete and names uncertain.
The piece outlines Iowa women’s suffrage support in a March primary ahead of a state constitutional referendum. It notes expected legislative passage, then a statewide vote, and urges women to participate in city housing and city hall debates, highlighting precedent from Muscatine and past women voters. It mentions separate ballot boxes and courtesy for female voters and cites 634 votes for city hall previously, with only 7 against.
The city referendum faces a strong civic clash as a small minority of men oppose reform, while women gain a chance to express views on governance. Returns show women supporting the measure with a larger margin than last year, signaling growing public involvement despite opposition.
The article notes President Wilson reconsidered his decision to attend memorial events at Arlington Cemetery. It cites motives to avoid misconstruing his absence, and mentions his later plan to speak at the Confederate Monument unveiling. The piece reflects on unity, reconciliation, and the moral courage to acknowledge and revise a misstep.
Local editorials praise Governor Clarke for guiding Iowa toward stronger rural schools and a better highway system while invoking the party line on food purity, seeds, and medicine. A broader call for Iowa’s leadership and state movement appears as part of a historic effort to secure the state’s future.
A kaleidoscope of local items from 50 to 10 years ago as marriages, injuries, and public notices surface. Long ago marriages in the city are listed, with recent notes on grain markets, weather, and community events. A Nevudle mill injury and a St Louis trip for a Presbyterian assembly are mentioned alongside railroad workers and hospital updates.
In a tense Midvale banking scandal, Degnon exposes Ridgley’s plot to trigger a bank run by diverting funds through a pneumatic pipe. The scheme backfires as Provident and Union banks stave off panic while Daisy thanks Degnon for a decisive, risky rescue.
Washington watchers focus on Meredith Savage as velocity of support for Cummins in November grows. Connolly campaigns in Dubuque while Meredith presses hard, signaling possible party shifts and impacting high stakes congressional races in Iowa.ते
Mrs. LL Smith called 90 friends in Muscatine Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. T McCaley of Downey spent Saturday in town with relatives. Mrs. EH R Childs and son Harold arrived from Colfax Saturday evening for rheumatism treatment. Mrs. Nick Stanton and Lou Harold were visitors with Charley Purevig. Blanche Shipmac, teaching in the Rockard schools, returned home Saturday for summer vacation. Darlene Morris was an? I cover
A long list of visits and departures includes Miss Jessie Bosly leaving for Ladora, Miss Amy Purvis from Iowa City visiting relatives, and several families from Marshalltown Chicago and Des Moines. A Moamerist Day ceremony closed with a large audience, and residents accompanied Lee Roberts on a farewell trip to Des Moines.
The instructor in German in the local schools, Miss Welen Davis, and Bri. and Mrs. S. M. Mitchell depart for Corydon Iowa Saturday to spend their vacation at the home of her parents.
An advertisement touts Electric Bitters as a remedy for tired and nervous men. It claims the product strengthens nerves and improves general wellness, listing prices of $1 and $2.25.
Muscatine's Beauty Spot offers a tour through Fair Oaks as Sea Ttus Loan & Investment Co. advertises prices on building rota fp this addiction-addy.
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