Publisher swears May 1909 circulation figures for Muscatine Journal
I F D Throop publisher of the Muscatine Journal solemnly swore the above number of copies were printed and circulated in May 1909 noting 10 000 copies excluded for the Booster Trip on May 11 and 12 Subscribed and sworn before F W Eversmeyer Notary Public on June 3 1909.
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Muscatine Journal
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Anises Oyo Ou
Ek Sun
Sun
F. D. Throop
The
Muscatine Co
State of Iowa
F. W. Eversmeyer
The Froth the Dregs and Us Boat Rescue Tale
In an eastern river two luxury launches passed a canoe with three men and a woman overturned. Their clothes and manners marked them as idle rich but they offered no aid as others nearby rescued the endangered canoeists. The incident highlights indifference amid peril.
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Iowa
Froth at the Top and the Dregs at the Bottom
A confrontational commentary denounces brutal crowds and racially charged violence, contrasting the froth of cruelty with the dregs of inhuman conduct. It argues that all people share a brotherhood and urges society to confront hard truths about race, responsibility, and moral blindness.
Dem Description Sparks Debate In Early 1900s Papers
In brief snippets from the Oskaloosa Herald and Waterloo Reporter, editors quote rival factions. The Oskaloosa line defines a Democrat as someone who votes for Bryan whenever nominated, while the Waterloo piece notes a reluctant confession that truth demands be spoken.
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Oskaloosa Herald
Bryan
Waterloo
Proper Care of Stomach Liver and Kidneys Boost Health
An old advertisement claims Hostetter's Stomach Bitters improves digestion and liver and kidney health. It cites benefits for Poor Appetite Belching Flatulency Indigestion Dyspepsia Constipation Biliousness Kidney Ills Malaria Fever and Ague and urges readers to avoid substitutes. Available at druggists and dealers.
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Hostetter
Episcopal Fair and Festival aims to entertain the public
Fifty years ago a Sunday fair organized by Parish Guild prepares a diverse program. The best singers of the city join Prof. Terry to showcase a new instrument called the Cavelonia. Young ladies sell pastries to raise funds and a full nightly program is planned for public patronage.
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Terry
Train collides with cow injuring cow near Second street
A southwest train struck a cow owned by C. C. Winslow while being moved to pasture near the Second street crossing. The animal died. appraised value $50, railroad will likely pay. Concert tonight by Davenport colored jubilee singers at the music hall. Cedar Rapids state fireman tournament entries listed include 16 hose, 4 hook and ladder, 4 steam, and 3 hand engines.
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Southwest
C. C. Winslow
Second Street
Cedar Rapids
Keota Eagle Reports Women Band Draws Washington Crowd
The Keota Eagle notes a local women’s band performed at Brinton's airdome in Washington last evening, drawing audience interest and earning $72.00 of the proceeds. The piece jokes that the band’s success is a charming graft the community will support.
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Keota
Washington
Brinton
Airdome
Lieutenant to be promoted for gallant strategy praised by governor
Davenport Times reports a Mississippi lieutenant accepting the silver service with Jefferson Davis portrait assures the governor that any honor due Davis will be given. The piece lauds the lieutenant's gallant strategy and urges promotion.
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Davenport
Mississippi
Jefferson Davis
Davis
Contractor Gary bans cigarets for workers in west
Toledo Chronicle notes Gary a Denison contractor, one of the west's largest, posts If You smoke Cigarets, Don't Ask for Work, after a cigarette related clash leaves the cigaret fiend with a black eye.
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Toledo
Gary
Denison
West
Nose Paint Diet of Politics Provokes Republican Gripe
The Keosauqua Republican complains that laws target men's nose paint but not women's face paint, calling it injustice. It notes the old bachelor type avoids both, questioning where the complaint applies to him and the political double standard.
Wind topples lamp drops street light in Nichols area
A high wind on Saturday night snapped a tree limb in front of Rice's art store and crushed the outdoor gas light that served Nichols' street lighting. Rice rushed to help pedestrians and quickly installed a replacement light to restore illumination.
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Nichols News
Rice
Nichols
Mr. Rice
Iowa capital punishment law delays Junken execution
The Sioux City Journal notes public confusion over delaying John Junken’s execution to the last Friday in July 1910. It explains Iowa law requires a death sentence to fix a date between one and fifteen months after judgment, with Junken imprisoned at Fort Madison while awaiting doom.
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Sioux City Journal
Iowa
John Junken
Clara Rosen
Roberts
Junken
Fort Madison
Pleasant Prairie Social Notes Hit Muscatine
In Pleasant Prairie on June 5 Mr and Mrs Cyrus Baker did business in Muscatine. A church memorial program drew a large Sunday crowd. Mr and Mrs W J McElory visited Muscatine Saturday. Js Watts dined with Cyrus Baker Sunday. Mrs Frank Kellys sister from Moli ng and grandchildren are visiting.
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Pleasant Prairie
Cyrus Baker
Muscatine
W. J. McElory
Jas. Watts
Frank Kelly
Moling
Union service proposal for annual meetings announced
Ten years ago a preacher meeting introduced a resolution to unite the G A R W R C and graduating class services. It urged holding the Sunday afternoon event in the high school or a central building, not a church, likely pleasing many citizens. Lizzie Lilly of Muscatine temporarily fills Miss Monks’ role in the class and oratorical events.
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Wilton
Lizzie Lilly
Muscatine
Monks
Meeting of school board sparks city debate
Last Wednesday a board of school directors held a meeting unnoted by local papers until the following day as reporters noted officials visiting daily. The piece mocks secrecy while linking strikes to public planning and recalls a humorous exchange about proposing marriage.
A Bloody Affairs and Lung Conditions Mentioned
An old notice mentions lung hemorrhage symptoms including weak lungs coughs and colds and references Dr Kings New Discovery with a price of 50 and 1.00 at M Havercarp's Prescription Drug Store.
Local residents enjoying visits and country retreat
Miss Romain and a Muscatine friend spend a few days at F Stecher. Plett Brothers ship a carload of cattle and hogs to Chicago Tuesday. Mr and Mrs George Baker take a week in the country. Mr and Mrs Glenn McElroy conduct business in Muscatine Tuesday.
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Romain
Muscatine
F. Stecher
Plett Brothers
Chicago
George Baker
Glenn McElroy
CASCARETS Promise Easy Morning Relief
Advertising copy touts CASCARETS as a must have for many buyers. It claims a box lasts a week and positions the product as the world’s biggest seller with immediate morning results.
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Cascarets
The Lure of the Mask
A novellike promotional note for The Lure of the Mask by Bobbs Merrill Co notes copyright 08. The entry hints at a mid century publication context without plot details or reviews. It identifies the publisher and year of copyright.
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Bobbs-Merrill Co
End of the Venice romance as letter seals fate
Sonia Hilda Grosvenor explains a failed betrothal to a prince, admitting vanity and abandonment, while Hillard awaits in Florence. The letter ends with no future plans, and a telegram arrives directing Villa Serbelloni in Bellagio, signaling a new clue.
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Signora
Stone
Venice
Monte Carlo
Ariadne
Sonia Hilda Grosvenor
Hillard
Florence
Merrihew
Villa Serbelloni, Bellaggio
The Narrow Imagination of Old Masters
Excerpt begins with a critique of how old masters depicted heaven as halos and harps or as official church imagery. The narrator questions whether the Church or painters, like Hamilton, shaped this vision, settling on a skeptical stance about heavenly scenes.
Why Women Show Signs of Health Elsewhere on Street
The passage notes seeing two women who look like sisters, amazed to learn they are mother and daughter, and argues a woman at forty or forty-five should be at her best. It links female health to the well being of feminine organs, stating weakness prevents red cheeks and a rounded figure.
Bellaggio as a Renaissance Heaven of Restful Italian Beauty
The description paints Bellaggio with cypress and olive groves, vineyards and mulberry orchards, set between Lecco and Como. The Villa Serbelloni overlooks the promontory, once Napoleonic era stables, now a hotel annex, accessible by a tortuous path that initiates a climb up the mountain.
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Hillard
Bellaggio
Lecco
Como
Serbelloni
Napoleon
Milan
Santa Maria Delle Grazia
da Vinci
Hosielries
Allen's Foot-Ease Advertisement Pitch
A classic 19th century style ad promotes Allen's Foot-Ease powder for tired feet. It claims relief for aching swollen hot sweating feet, corns, and bunions, promising rest and comfort and easy shoes. It offers a free trial package and a free sample of the Corn Pac from Allen S. Olmsted, Le Roy New York.
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Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
Snow Patch Foreshadows Alpine Heights North Of Domo Ossola
A vivid line sketches distant blue distances and a patch of snow, promising an exhilarating foretaste of the high Alps north of Domo d Ossola and south of the icy Rhone. To Be Continued.
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Alps
Domo d’ Ossola
Rhone
Foley's Kidney Remedy Urges Early Use By A. W. Morgan
Advertises Foley's Kidney Remedy to treat backache urinary irregularities exhaustion and bladder disorder urging early use. Quoted as sold by A. W. Morgan druggist.
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Foley
A. W. Morgan
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