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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1903
Page
3
The Journal Printing Company header from Muscatine Iowa announces its publishing details including editors managers and syndicate association. It notes delivery frequency daily evenings and semi weekly editions with pricing and claimed circulation superiority.
Frank J. Stillman in charge at New York office located 140 Nassau Street La Coste and Maxwell in charge New York Payne and Young in charge Chicago office 948 Marquette Building
The Journal lists agencies in Kecklerville West Muscatine and South Muscatine for extra papers nightly sales. Readers may pick up missed subscriptions at Sharrar's Morse Washburn's and at the end of the street car track locations.
Republicans of Muscatine County Iowa meet at the courthouse in Muscatine on June 20 1903 at 1 30 pm to choose seventeen delegates for the state convention in Des Moines July 1 1903 and to elect a county chairman. Representation is by township and ward plus votes for W B Martin secretary of state in 1902 with chairmen J C Coster and Chas P Hanley listed.
The Journal urges harmony in the Iowa Republican Party while Des Moines press argues no real split exists. The state capital paper says differences fade when pressed and urges unity on protecting home industries and Roosevelt leadership as the presidential campaign approaches.
In cautious terms the Journal hints at Mr. Baer, president of the Reading railroad and major coal operator, placing a sprag in the miner's wheel as mutterings of discontent grow over operators resisting miners on the board of con-
A brief note states the arbitration board’s ruling on the anthracite dispute, citing the conciliatory terms and the official award. The report emphasizes the authority of the board and the implications for involved parties.
A compact weather themed line referencing faith in regional preparedness and the role of Iowa in outcomes. The quote suggests reliance on natural conditions to determine success without detailing specific events, dates, or entities.
The Journal notes a stand pattern announcing a name change for the Episcopal church.
The piece references Bryan and Machen as accused postal officials, noting one is connected to the Cleveland era. It portrays turmoil within the party and hints at political patronage ties affecting appointments.
The Journal states it has no bias in the state superintendent of public instruction situation yet believes that establishing a fourth term precedent should be avoided. It concedes the candidates’ fitness.
The Rock Rapids Reporter lauds money spent for establishing Bryan's Commoner as a strong move for the Republican Party, describing it as money well used for party goals.
The Boone Republican laments that harmony is terribly monotonous and critiques current politicking as bland and unproductive in its Iowa Press Comment.
The Des Moines Capital suspects that the Republican state platform is already made and that the boards are nailed down and merely seasoning. The remark implies a fixed platform with little room for change before adoption.
The passage questions whether Great Britain has achieved more than others and if Germany or the United States can claim an equal impact, hinting at a propaganda contest among nations.
The New York Tribune cites John Sartain saying Poe in youth was profligate yet denied being a lifelong drunk. Sartain recalls a University of Virginia peach and honey party where Poe led a toast and disputed whether men should behave like life or brutes, prompting a chorus of rebuke.
A visitor notes stark contrasts between black and immigrant homes in southern towns. White residents maintain gardens, while many Black homes show little vegetation. The observer argues that teaching the Black community to farm and cultivate the soil would improve living conditions and social integration.
The text ponders why the mule proved useful and asks why it was not created as a donkey instead of a jackass. It reflects on animal usefulness and the naming of a stubborn beast.
A reader suggests making each farm owner responsible for the upkeep of roads that border their land, arguing that it would improve road conditions if enforceable. The proposal reflects growing frustration with roadway neglect affecting agriculture and travel.
Richard Linthicum writes of Interior Department efforts to curb land law violations in the West. A predatory magnate in the Rockies fells forests and drains valley water, but a government secret service agent engineers a clever plan that saves all parties including the magnate's daughter. Linthicum draws on Colorado life.
The Eldora Herald questions why Lafe Young is pressed, noting his strenuous views on what the platform should contain. The piece frames the dispute as a matter of free expression and political stance.
The Ottumwa Democrat defends yellow journals, claiming the so called yellow journal is the paper of the times and the paper that does something and tells the news.
The Hamp ton Chronicle notes the Iowa platform will likely retain tariff reform aims but not wording from last year. Idealists may claim sameness while stand patters deny it, and the school of instruction continues for another year.
The Odebolt Chronicle repeats its harsh view of labor unions calling them a curse to the country and to labor. It argues that violence from strikers proves union methods wrong and questions government value if workers can be coerced.
The Kansas experiment station reports hogs gain value from crops fed with light grain. Rape pasture yields 11.90 dollars per acre and alfalfa pasture yields 24.10 dollars per acre when used in hog feeding programs.
A claim circulates that oleomargarine producers color their product with egg yolks aiming to influence American consumers. The dispute centers on health and honesty in food labeling.
A town resident in Iowa fell ill after consuming a package of bird seed mistaken for a new breakfast product. Health officials advise caution with unfamiliar foods and urge readers to verify product labels.
The hog market has delivered better than ordinary prices for the year, helping beef cattle feeders avoid serious losses this season. Without the pig, they would have faced a hole.
A reader note explains that setting milk in deep cans in cold water raises the cream level, and the farm separator can then increase cream yield by about 20 percent. The hint suggests readers can estimate additional gains from this method.
Mrs. H. Newson of Decatur Alabama endures three years of intolerable pain from indigestion and bowel trouble. She credits Electric Bitters with an immediate improvement and full recovery, claiming it treats liver kidney and stomach issues. Sold for 50 cents, guaranteed by Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store.
Ned O’Neill collected $220 this week from selling ginseng seed weighing about 2.5 pounds. Twenty two thousand seeds sold at $10 per thousand to a Skaneateles New York dealer, marking the first proceeds of his father A O O’Neill’s cultivation venture on their south of town farm.
A farmer with a $15,000 corn and hog operation drives into town to buy two boxes of strawberries at 30 cents each, noting he could grow berries by the bushel as easily as corn to feed hogs.
Rabbits suit children as pets due to cleanliness and manageable space needs. They stay relatively tidy, do not require free roaming like dogs or cats, and their surplus offspring can be sold locally rather than culled on the homestead.
En route to Niagara Falls, Muskoka and Kawartha Lakes and other attractions the brochure highlights the St Lawrence River Rapids Thousand Islands White Mountains and Atlantic coast resorts via the Grand Trunk Railway. For copies apply to Advertising Department 135 Adams St Chicago Geo Waux A G P T A.
A Montezuma Republican piece praises three women at work in a field a riding plow a corn planter and vegetable seed planting while condemning lazy men who refuse to work. It argues a sensible industrious country girl can drive farm equipment and still be refined, denouncing those who devalue labor.
A butter scoring 97 percent and the 97 score yield a nearly identical distinction, but the 974 man secures the gold, earns photos in the daily journals, and may have a salt brand named in his honor.
The ad extols Hyomei as the fastest relief for catarrh with soothing first breaths and cure after days or weeks. A Redmond Hills man claims 82 years of age and 25 year catarrh history was cured after using Hyomei, six months later still cured. J J Havercamp reports steady sales with full refunds for unsatisfied customers. only two outfits returned. Muscatine residents are said to number in the thousands helped by the remedy, guaranteed with money-back terms.
The long standing practice has placed road tax costs on tenants who labor to cover that portion. Paying road taxes in cash frees the tenant from work and causes the landlord to bear the burden.
Edwin Wildham argues Russia should remain in Manchuria through peaceful means unless English and Japanese greed provokes China to fight. He says Manchuria’s occupation opens trade to the world, despite harsh methods, uplifting Mongolians with civilization and a better market.
A friend who loves birds finds every nest in trees shrubs or grass while another cannot see a nest until leaves have fallen and birds have left. The passage suggests people seek what they love and project it onto others.
The piece extols strawberry and asparagus beds as key affordable luxuries for a family, arguing that their abundance from May through July solves the good living problem, with peas to follow and berries to come.
A critique arguing communities ignore public improvements unless profits are involved. It compares Sioux and birds using design in shelters to humans neglecting home surroundings, urging interest in civic betterment and refinement.
Vegetation thrives between 55 and 65 degrees for peas radishes onions potatoes turnips barley wheat rye cabbage cauliflower apples currants gooseberries and flowers like violets tulips crocus sweet peas. In contrast 80 to 90 degrees is needed for corn melons cucumbers tomatoes peaches grapes. A 25 degree gap, from 65 to 90, shapes a country’s cereal vegetable fruit output.
A disturbing note describes a strike or butcher bird using a barbed wire fence to impale victims. The article also discusses vast cotton stalks along the Brases and Arkansas rivers, cash-only credit and land clearing challenges, benefits of a cash system, and quack grass control by seeding clover with fertilizer to choke the weed.
The article argues that in regions where corn fails barley peas millet and forage crops grow well with skim milk, farmers should raise hogs. It claims this combination yields substantial pork and should be adopted in suitable country areas.
A young man completes his home with furniture and domestic equipment before marrying, preferring a stable, independent setup over seeking a justice or other authority to marry and then living with his parents.
Many western farmers struggle to profit from both beef and dairy. The text notes that beef and dairy aims conflict, and suggests better results come from pairing a steer with hogs or a dairy cow with hogs.
Iowa and Illinois researchers report careful use of selected seed raises corn yields. An Illinois test shows an increase of twenty five bushels per acre over standard varieties.
The passage warns that men who ship products to commission houses paying above going prices are foolhardy. It notes ongoing risk from greed and avarice surpassing common sense in such dealings.
A recent east death left a will giving the husband 100 dollars per month while the cat and dog receive 50 dollars monthly. The note suggests the deceased valued her husband twice as much as the pets, though other cases show different allocations.
The passage argues highways will cost taxpayers at least 3000 dollars per mile. It notes Europe achieved such roads over 200 years, aided by extensive pauper labor and a military need that supported construction.
This spring researchers report apple cherry and plum fruit buds can survive at least 11 degrees of frost if the buds are not yet open. Fully opened blooms would have suffered injury or destruction from such cold.
A farmer advises spraying is ineffective against the plum curculio. Use a sheet under the tree at dawn to shake the branches so the pests drop onto the sheet, then collect and burn them. The pest starts work when fruit reaches the size of a pea.
The article portraits a wealthy farmer with a half section of land and stock who drinks in town then beats his wife. It argues punishment by thirty days hard labor in county jail regardless of wealth, claiming such reform would cure most similar cases.
The writer argues highways should border all farms to enable road work. Some landowners want payments directed to the road in front of their land, even if traffic is light. The author says main thoroughfares deserve first attention before byroads receive funding.
A talking conman praised a farmer and family to secure a signed order for a twenty dollar atlas. The farmer’s wife, described as muscular, confronted the agent with a poker and forced cancellation. The entry ends with a family scene as the old map was returned to supper.
A Swede who arrived seven years earlier with no money rose from laborer to traveling superintendent earning 1500 dollars a year by diligent work and indispensability. The piece contrasts his climb with another man who wasted his youth on pool and poker and remains unproductive. It then discusses soil humus deficiency and how timber trees, decaying leaves, or green crops plus manure restore humus, with clover as an effective remedy.
Ten years ago the West depended on the East for capital to move crops and finance public works. Now the West has its own money and sizable surplus, seeking investment from Eastern centers at low interest. The region has grown immensely wealthy in six years, with seven cent beef and pork fueling wealth creation.
Minnesota experiment station reports alfalfa has grown there for forty years with strong hardiness. Alfalfa from Minnesota contains more protein than red clover and more feeding value than wheat bran. Feeding alfalfa on farms increases soil fertility through its valuable fertilizing materials.
A short time after marriage a farmer and his wife shelter newborn pigs inside their house to protect them from cold. Town visitors arrive and disturb the pigs, forcing their removal from the kitchen to the bedroom where they squeal and are finally released back to the wild.
Extra effort in preparing the seed bed yields a better planting job and a uniform corn stand. Continued surface dragging and light harrowing after planting kill more weeds than alternative methods, ensuring healthier fields.
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