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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1909
Page
3
Editorial notes discuss Bell Telephone operations in the Mississippi Valley with brief references to business offices and editorial offices, highlighting organizational structure and communications setup.
Sworn detailed circulation report for the Muscatine Journal covering May 1909 shows daily figures around 6 800s with total circulation reported as 76 830 for the month. The document lists several dated entries and printers marks consistent with an official county circulation statement from that period.
I, F. D. Throop publisher, certify the paper printed 6 842 copies average for May 1909. The 10,000 Booster Trip copies are excluded. Subscribed before F. W. Eversmeyer notary on June 3 1909. State of Iowa.\"
J C Welliver reports that Democrats seek a new issue to win control of the next House as dissatisfaction with tariff revision grows. The correspondence indicates party struggles to rally support among Republicans and protectionists.
Politicians see the income tax as a strong campaign issue for next year as Congress stalls on tax legislation. Key figures doubt passage this session with Aldrich Bailey tensions, tariff disputes, and Democratic hopes the tariff fight will hurt Republicans. Outcome hinges on business conditions and tariff enactment.
George Fitch humorously explains that love appears blind because it cannot see through a new style waste basket hat. The quip reflects playful social commentary on fashion in a lighthearted urban column.
Poem by George N. Lovejoy praising Columbia's flag Old Glory as symbol of peace power and patriotism. Recalls hero-patriots sacrifice and hopes for a united future from sea to sea with divine guidance.
Alfred H. Loughlin of Somerville recalls taking his 3 year old daughter Alice to an Angora goat farm in Medford last Sunday. She brought a tin can to feed the goats as she heard they eat cans. He jokes about paying for cigars and the scene ends with a quiet smoke.
Evening church appointments list ministers from Chicago Massachusetts Fairfield and local churches for worship and communion with several pulpit changes noted for the coming Sabbath. Muscatine Western trains revert to former times and Riverside run only Saturdays. Col Reed invited to speak at the state temperance meeting in Clear Lake July 27 30.
Telegraph report from Mr Gough says the fancy engine America is en route from Chicago with a special train carrying road directors and stockholders. It will likely stop in Davenport tonight and proceed west tomorrow. Tremont hall festival by Presbyterian church young ladies earned praise for organization and entertainment with Fichoff’s string band and tableaux.
A brief note lists the Wilton township delegates to the Republican gathering thirty years ago, with a short reference noting that June 4th was a Sunday a decade ago.
The quarterly meeting, led by Vice President T. B. Prosser, reported several new active and associate members. New active members included John M. Peck Chas Blockett and Thomas Moxley. A law student J C Crawford was accidentally shot in the Iowa River outing when a pistol discharged by a lady in the boat struck his right testicle.
A farmer and caretaker recall returning to a farm where goats ignored a tomato can but shredded the kid’s clothing. They found the animal nearly bare of fabric, requiring the kid to be taken home wrapped in a blanket.
A sallow man from Philadelphia entered a Girard avenue restaurant and demanded fried rattlesnake, placing his hat on the chair and replying fiercely to the waiter. The waiter called for fried rattlesnakes from the wall hole, while bystanders watched the odd scene unfold.
An old time remedy promotes Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin as a gentle laxative tonic for stomach trouble and biliousness. It claims long use and success with cases from Warrensburg Missouri and Louisville Kentucky. offers a free trial bottle by sending a name to Dr W B Caldwell at 505 Caldwell Bldg and notes popular pricing and nationwide use.
A surreal scene unfolds with a man in a sombrero surprised by fried rattlesnake served via a dumbwaiter. The cook grills an eel, the waiter proclaims fried rattlesnake, and the tall patron pays and leaves without tasting the dish, declaring I’ll eat this snake myself.
In New York an auto scorcher has been convicted of manslaughter. The Des Moines Capital notes this dramatic turn in crime reporting and hints at potential public reactions to the verdict.
The Waterloo Courier notes Philadelphia has been walking and argues towns benefit from foot travel to recall the usefulness and serviceability of street cars. It suggests a period of walking to reconnect with public transportation.
A commentary in the Marshalltown Times-Republican argues Cuba should abandon rifle purchases in favor of social reforms, urging international guardianship or adoption into a stable family to improve conditions.
The Waterloo Times-Tribune notes Senator Jeff Davis is still young and has time to express his views on the tariff bill, signaling he has yet to weigh in on the measure.
A Washington newspaper announces prizes for the best advertising scheme to publicize Des Moines. Readers note annual advertising congresses have worn thin with the city growing tired of repeated campaigns.
The Waterloo Reporter notes a weak season for baseball champions. It compares Detroit Tigers and other leaders of 1908 unfavorably to their reputations, suggesting Waterloo shares in the less distinguished company.
The Cedar Rapids Republican urges inviting the Wright brothers to exhibit in the city, noting this site as their early training ground. The piece calls for civic groups to organize an organized effort to extend a proper invitation and honor the famous aviators.
Mrs. Kirk Milnes visited her parents Mr. and Mrs. John Taylor of West Liberty on Sunday. Elsie Black of Atalissa visited her friend Miss Mathews on Saturday and Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. N Hancock hosted dinner guests Saturday. Attendees at the West Liberty high school alumni gathering Saturday night from the vicinity included Mrs. Kirk Milnes Jesse Duple and Misses Ella Noring Maude and Clara Rockafellow.
In this excerpt a Venetian noble’s daughter recalls a tangled arranged marriage engineered by her father and a prince. She reflects on youth, music, exile, and social peril in Europe, revealing the hidden pressures behind a royal union and the cost to personal happiness.
An old advertisement extols steamship and electric light advances replacing sail and oil lamps. It praises corn bread and refined breakfast cereals like EC Corn Flakes and Egg-O-See Wheat Flakes for better digestion, energy, and daily work. It touts the E-G Mark as the brand qualifier.
Advertisers claim their production sparked a national discussion after being deemed too racy for President Taft. Washington managers promote the piece to draw larger audiences for the remaining run.
Cranston and Letts communities report visits and social matches. Irvin Bain suffers a fractured arm from a horse kick. Several Muscatine residents and relatives spend weekends with friends and family across Letts Conesville and surrounding towns.
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