Journal Agencies Directory For City Readers
The Journal lists agencies around the city for reader convenience including Bast Hill Hurlbut Grocery East 2nd street South Muscatine Toborg Bros grocery Oregon street W C A Busch's Drug Store Hershey avenue Kecklerville Charka's Grocery West Bill J H H Fuller Grocery and Wm Van Zy Grocery. New York Office 30 34 West 33rd Street.
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Bast Hill
Hurlbut
East 2Nd Street
South Muscatine
Toborg Bros
Oregon Street
W. C. A. Busch’s
Hershey Avenue
Kecklerville
Charka’s
West Bill
J. HH. Fuller
Wm. van Zy
New York
West 33Rd Street
Telephone Office Bell Bulletin
Fragmentary telephony notice from Bell company pages lists business and material offices with scattered codes and references. The readable portions indicate an internal directory style item related to telephone operations.
Circulation Statement for Muscatine Journal May 1909
Sworn statement by publisher F. D. Throop noting total copies printed and circulated in May 1909 as 6 825 to 6 835 range with 177 905 average sales. Booster Trip May 11–12 excluded. sworn before Notary F W Eversmeyer on June 3, 1909.
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Muscatine Journal
Skaars
Peer Journal
F. D. Throop
Muscatine Co
State of Iowa
F. W. Eversmeyer
Taft and My Policies as Roosevelt’s Legacy
An editorial in a yellow type daily depicts Taft on a stretcher enacting Roosevelt policies. Supporters who credit Roosevelt with drafting the program view Taft’s adherence with anxiety as they watch the successor’s handling of the political program.
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Taft
Roosevelt
MacVeigh commends Roosevelt policies and Taft stance
Franklin MacVeagh, secretary of the treasury, spoke in Chicago praising Roosevelt policies as safe under the administration and urging continued focus on tariff currency and banking reform. He asserted Taft would balance party unity with independence and dedication to national progress amid insurgent sentiment in Iowa.
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Chicago
Franklin MacVeagh
the Treasury
MacVeagh
Roosevelt
Washington
Iowa
Taft
Congress
Republican Party
Mad Man Who Slew Five Former Iowans
Telegraph editor and printer clash over wording in a column describing a murder case. Joseph Brucker aims to cross the Atlantic by airship and argues his plan is no more perilous than Walter Wellman’s famed expedition, though public laughter persists.
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Telegraph
Joseph Brucker
Atlantic
Walter Wellman
Mr. Wellman
Mr. Brucker
The Laborer and His Hire
A New York conference of foreign mission boards notes higher living costs for missionaries on leave, making it hard to get by. A speaker recounts a Spurgeon anecdote about traveling decently and a second class ticket, illustrating restraint and respect for service.
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New York
Foreign Mission Boards
Spurgeon
Reminiscences of Long Ago and Sabbath School Anniversary
The Muscatine Sabbath schools celebrate their twentieth anniversary with a June 15 procession starting at 10 a.m. from the Congregational church. Participants include Presbyterians Methodists Baptists German M E school Congregational Germans Episcopals and United Brethren marching to the old fair grounds. A rowboat owned by local youths, bought in Keokuk for 70 dollars, impresses residents for speed and build.
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Muscatine
Walnut Street
Episcopals
Episcopal Church
Second Street
United Brethren
Mulberry Street
Old Fair Grounds
Keokuk
See Naples and Die in Bellagio At Night
A lyrical vignette closes with a night in Bellagio where lovers seek comfort and happiness under a moonlit scene. The setting shifts from Napoleon’s looming silhouette to quiet village life with guitar music and distant lights, ending on a whispered motto about beauty and memory.
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Napoleon
Lecco
Naples
Bellaggio
Woman Receives Serious Injuries in Accident
In an insensible state and with her daughter unhurt, a woman suffered severe bruising and a broken collarbone plus a broken shoulder bone. Doctors say she will likely be unable to return home for about a week.
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Strange
Musical Picnic Near West Liberty Draws Large Crowd
The musical picnic near West Liberty attracted about four hundred attendees with performances by the Atalissa band and West Liberty Glee club plus about two hundred vocalists. In Davenport a two seater buggy accident lifted the rear seat causing the ladies to nearly somersault into the street. Mrs. Orputt was assisted.
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West Liberty
Atalissa Band
West Liberty Glee Club
Daniel Orputt
Durant
Davenport
Truman Cowell and Muscatine's Rising Water Works Builder
Truman Cowell of Muscatine has shaped the city’s reputation abroad through his extensive work as a builder and contractor of water works. He led key plants in Jamestown New York Vinton and West Liberty Iowa, with additional projects across Martinsburg West Virginia Owensboro Kentucky Portsmouth Ohio Iro nto n O hio Kenton Ohio Anamosa Iowa Muscatine Iowa Oskaloosa Iowa Clinton Iowa Atlantic Iowa Independence Iowa Iowa City Iowa Keokuk Iowa Waterloo Iowa Lyons Iowa.
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Truman Cowell
Muscatine
Jamestown
N. Y
Vinton
West Liberty
Cowell
Lord's Money Quotation Sparks Church Leader Debate
A Youth's Companion excerpt recounts Mr. Spurgeon declaring he takes of the Lord's money and shows a first-class ticket to prove how he cares for the Lord's servant, illustrating a controversy over clerical expenses and dignity.
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Mr. Spurgeon
Local grocer John Appel Weds Mrs Caroline Wagner
John M. Appel a South Muscatine grocer and former alderman married Mrs. Caroline Wagner in Burlington in a quiet morning ceremony conducted by Rev. Kurtz. The bride, well regarded in Burlington, will be welcomed to Muscatine with warm wishes and congratulations.
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Burlington
John M. Appel
South Muscatine
Caroline Wagner
Kurtz
Hall's Catarrh Cure claims universal cure with $100 reward
Readers are told Hall's Catarrh Cure cures catarrh as a constitutional disease, taken internally to affect blood and mucous surfaces. Proponents offer $100 if any case fails to cure, urge sending testimonials, and note availability from F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio and local druggists. Also recommends Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Hall
F. J. Chenfy & CO
Toledo
Familiar Prank Story From Newark Clergyman
The Rev. Albert W. H. Thompson of Trinity church recalled a tale from his early days in the city. He met a dust-covered seven or eight year old girl with molasses smeared lips who told him to make a noise like a hoop and roll on after he greeted her as Mary.
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Albert W. H. Thompson
Trinity Church
Mary
Newark Star
The Lure of the Mask Concludes In Tense Exchange
A tale features Sonia and Hillard in a dramatic scene. Hillard declares love and seizes control, while Sonia denies friendship and seeks truth about a telegram. The moment escalates as she asserts her desire and resists his advance.
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Hillard
Sonia
Things They Say Bryan laments Democratic split over free lumber
Mr Bryan expresses strong disappointment that Democratic senators supported the Denver platform and voted against free lumber. He says such votes embarrass the party and strengthen the Republicans while hurting constituents. He doubts who will lead the Democratic ticket in 1912.
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Sioux City
Bryan
Denver
Unionist hails Madden graft convictions in city ranks
A leading Cedar Rapids union man says he is greatly rejoiced over the conviction of Skinny Madden and associates. He clarifies he does not celebrate the downfall of an organized labor member but supports swift punishment for grafters found within labor ranks, believing such actions strengthen honest labor.
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Cedar Rapids
Skinny Madden
Berlin to Form Corps of Women Detectives
Berlin police plan a women detectives corps with ten young women to handle urgent cases where feminine intuition could aid the investigation.
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Cedar Falls
Berlin
Zep pelin's spendthrift stunt vs sacred tariff debate
Burlington Gazette remarks that Count Zeppelin’s air hours pale beside the U S senate’s long discussion of the sacred tariff. The piece humorously contrasts costly flight with legislative deliberation, hinting at fiscal prudence.
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Burlington Gazette
Roosevelt hunts far for monkeys in distant lands
Col onelin Roosevelt has gone out to shoot monkeys. He has gone a long way to find game in which his own country abounds, particularly near Washington and New York.
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Council Bluffs
Roosevelt
Washington
New York
New Military Phonograph Sees Wide Public Debate
Des Moines Register and Leader reports on a newly invented military phonograph that can be heard for several miles and sparks criticism from advocates of humane warfare.
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Des Moines Register
Senator LaFollette Critique Sparks Debate In Waterloo
The Waterloo Times-Tribune notes sharp criticism of Senator LaFollette, suggesting the critique may be painful but beneficial in the long run, reflecting ongoing political tensions in the region.
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Waterloo Times-Tribune
Senator LaFollette
Keota High School Holds Meritorious 1999 Commencement
The Keota high school graduating class of 1999, six boys and seven girls, held ceremonies in the Methodist church. Notable features included a chalk-talk class history by Leo Richardson, a trio by Mary Tufts, Lois Stewart and Clara Stewart, and speeches by Years Coffman, Mable Stevens, and Don Davis.
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Keota
Methodist Church
Florence Wright
Gale Williams
Leo Richardson
Thomas D. Marr
Thomas
Edna Pearl Owen
Mary Tufts
Lois Stewart
Clara Stewart
Brooks
John Hastie
Arch L. Graham
Verdi
L. A. Garrison
Central University At
Pella
L. Everett Hulse
Hazel Williams
J. R. MeeVicker
E. E. Bower
Board of Education
Alice Wilson
Edith Morgan
New Discovery Cures Cold Cough Says Doctor King
Dr King’s New Discovery claims to cure colds and coughs and prevent consumption. Sold in 50c and $1.00 sizes at Havercamp’s Prescription Drug Store.
Mrs Dolliver Joins Washington Scene As Intellectual Host
Washington reports highlight Mrs. Jonathan P. Dolliver wife of Iowa's senator as a well educated, active hostess. A Wellesley graduate and former Northwestern mathematics chair, she engages in public questions, DAR member activities, and follows tariff debates with keen insight into schedules and economic terms.
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Washington, D. C
Jonathan P. Dolliver
Iowa
Wellesley
Dolliver
Louisa Pearsons
Northwestern University
Evanston
Massachusetts Avenue
Daughters of the American Revolution
Continental Congress
Washington
Prairie Grove News Notes and Local Visits
Prairie Grove Iowa residents enjoyed a mail holiday on Monday and read two papers on Tuesday. Local events include W S H S commencement at a large chautauqua tent and a cousin Edith Walters wedding to Will Negus of West Liberty. Others visited Davenport, West Liberty, Tipton, and West Branch as families and ministers were seen at various gatherings.
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Prairie Grove
Rena Swart
West Liberty
George Downing
Tipton
Paul Downing
W. B. Rice
Los Angeles
Cal
George McCann
Thompson
Davenport
Glen Walker
Henry Pinney
Ethel Downing
Edith Walters
Will Negus
G. W. Walters
Lang
West Branch
Will
Frank Wilkins
Springdale
Davenport Times Scrutinizes Port Byron Prophet Forecast
A Davenport Times note questions the Port Byron prophecy claiming a Singapore earthquake would align with the forecast, urging delays until Monday to test credibility and avoid seeming hurried certainty.
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Davenport Times
Singapore
Port Byron
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May
Dandruti
Philo Hay Spec. Co
Newark
N. J
G. A. Reincke, T. J. Kuechmann, M'Bride & Cope
A. G. Bestenlehner
Journal Printing CO
L. P. Loomis
The
Associated Press
Lee Newspaper Syndicate
Iowa Evening Press Association
Daily Journal
Representatives
Payne & Young
Muarqueite Building
Bell
Association of American Advertisers
New York City
Association
Netz
Serna
California
Dr. Pierce
Henry C. Corbin
Europe
General H. C. Corbin
GEO. W. Fisher Mulberry Garage
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