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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1903
Page
3
The Journal Printing Company editors and managers are listed with H M Sheppard as editor and W L Lane as business manager. The paper is an official city and county publication. Subscriptions are 10 cents weekly by carrier, daily by mail offers one year, semi weekly at 3.00 and 1.50 respectively. Circulation claims to exceed all Muscatine papers combined and be at least three times any other daily.
Washington Bureau notes Frank J. Stillman leads Marlborough while La Coste and Maxwell run the New York office at Nassau Street. Chicago office at Marquette Building lists Payne and Young in charge.
The Journal lists Kecklerville Chayka's grocery West Muscatine Sharrar's grocery South Muscatine Morse Washburn's grocery as convenient newsstands. Extra copies will be available nightly at these locations for missed subscribers.
Republicans of Muscatine County meet at the court house to select seventeen delegates for the state convention at Des Moines on July 1 1903. Also to elect a county chairman and handle other business. representation based on townships wards and votes for W B Martin secretary of state in 1992.
Curtis Jett formerly jailed for six months and a 200 dollar fine for shooting and cutting, was pardoned by Governor Beckham after a petition led by James B. Marcum who now accuses Jett of murder. A Cedar Rapids paper urges boiling water along the Mississippi flood area to prevent typhoid fever.
The article notes the Denison visit by President Roosevelt and Secretary Shaw. It mentions Mr. Shaw being discovered at Denison and hints at a notable reception, emphasizing the impression of who appeared the bigger figure during the occasion.
Reported settlement ends the city labor dispute and allows managers to resume normal operations with confidence. Rumors of aristocratic marital tensions referenced but not detailed.
Editorial suggests the wealthy U.S. heiress ought to marry a Wall Street financier and reside nearby, arguing for practicality and social alignment in matrimony.
President Roosevelt reportedly wished to learn what sort of community produces individuals named Shaw. The remark hints at curiosity about local culture and notable families.
The Burlington Hawkeye notes a consensus among Des Moines Register and Leader and Manchester Press that the St. Louis platform will serve as a basis for harmony in Iowa.
A woman insists on immediate baptism claiming she will walk three miles home before nightfall. Brother Quagmire proceeds to baptize her despite her insistence on haste and her concern about the weather and attire.
Amusement notes indicate the musical comedy Chinese Honeymoon at the Illinois theater Chicago is likely to set new box office records this summer. Audiences have filled the house for two weeks, and the dainty, lavishly staged show has drawn unprecedented Chicago approval.
A Chicago review praises A Chinese Honeymoon for its tuneful comedy and strong cast led by Thos Sea Brooke and Katie Barry with over 100 performers. It highlights lavish production and memorable songs while noting advance ticket remittance. The article also offers multiple tomato soup recipes including tomato cream soup and variations with rice, vermicelli, and tapioca.
Instructions calling the Republicans of Iowa to elect delegates for the Des Moines convention on July 1, listing tiers of counties with delegate counts and the order of the Republican State Central Committee. Includes eligibility, representation by county, and signatures of R H Spence and W Phillips.
The Spirit Lake Beacon urges readers not to sympathize with Iowa noting it can handle its own affairs and that a large majority supports Iowa in this free nation where majorities govern political business.
The Storm Lake Vidette denounces Cleveland as not a representative democrat and deems his presidential nomination inadvisable. It also rejects a candidate from the extreme wing and urges a man thoroughly representative of democracy.
The Sioux Rapids Press argues divorces reflect social attitudes not marital carelessness. It notes many separations lead quickly to remarriage and urges a return to lasting vows to protect marriage’s sacredness and deter impulsive unions.
John G. Shedd of Marshall Field's urges a “human steam engine” approach. He says success requires not just character but the ability to unleash concentrated power instantly and maintain it, praising Chicago’s top businessmen for hab its, self control, politeness, economy, industry, activity and perseverance. He believes 200 such men could build an invincible business.
In Ames Times lore a passerby muses on photographing the sun to capture a brief face of the elusive Sel. Such an image could later aid in identifying the long-missing figure.
In 1856 the Indianola Herald recalls a farm near the Oskaloosa public square where workers dropped corn from sunup to sundown for ten cents a day. Two weeks of work yielded a total of 1.20 dollars.
Independence area grower George Horner expects a home grown strawberry crop of at least 4000 quarts with favorable weather aiding ripening. First picking of berries likely in about two weeks for market.
In the Georgia mountains STORIE S. Will Narden observes a country parson defending immersion baptism before a crowd of spectators. A Methodist preacher argues with him as a gaunt woman among the baptismal candidates fidgets with her poke bonnet and eyes flash with impatience.
Conducted by Side Ames Willis at the Marquette Building Chicago with inquiries directed to the organizer. Rights reserved by Banning Co. Chicago.
J J Havercamp markets Hyomei with a pocket inhaler medicine dropper and a bottle priced at 1.00. The plan promises refunds if it fails to help catarrh sufferers and notes extra bottles are available for 5 cents. The advertisement touts many cures and urges readers not to suffer.
Promotional notice for the Grand Trunk Lehigh Valley route offering convenient Chicago and New York terminals with a Niagara Falls stopover and scenic highlights. Descriptive literature and timetables available free from the Advertising Department, Grand Trunk Railway System, 135 Adams Street, Chicago.
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