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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1909
Page
3
The passage argues that health starts with right living and timely recreation contemplation and effort. It promotes simple wholesome remedies when needed and endorses California Fig Syrup Co. Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as the one perfect laxative. urges buying genuine product from the company via leading druggists.
The Journal lists city agencies for readers convenience including East Hill and South Muscatine locations such as Hurlbut Grocery on East 2nd Street Toborg Bros grocery Oregon Street WwW C A Busch's Drug Store Hershey Avenue Kecklerville Chayka's Grocery West Hill J H H Fuller Grocery and Wm Van Zy Grocery New York Office 30 34 West 33rd Street.
Telegraph and Bell company listings show editorial and business office references for Mississippi Valley area with scattered code lines and contact hints. The fragmentary OCR suggests multiple Bell offices and editorial components, implying a local directory snippet rather than a full article.
Publisher F D Throop swears the Muscatine Journal printed and circulated 6 842 copies in May 1909 excluding 19 000 booster trip copies May 11 and 12. Notary F W Eversmeyer attests on June 3 1909 in Muscatine Iowa.
The Iowa Associated Dailies push for full public reports of school board meetings. Davenport Times editor E. P. Adler notes taxpayer support should back the change, arguing the issue affects all communities and is not a critique of any local boards.
The article argues for open records of all public bodies including city councils and school boards to show how taxpayer money is spent. It cites Davenport openness and Muscatine as examples, urging a statewide law requiring publication of school board proceedings and full financial reports.
The Clin ton Herald asks who counts as true Republicans in the U S Senate. It questions whether the Rhode Island senator and allies are the sole honest Republicans, or if Beveridge Dolliver Nelson and other midwestern figures are also true leaders challenging Aldrich.
The Washington Democrat warns that opposing Cannonism might provoke a strong reaction but not yield campaign gains. The piece argues that clashing with Uncle Joe strengthens his party’s majorities and could backfire for Democrats seeking control.
The Jefferson Bee notes Jupe Pluvius has grown fond of Iowa in recent years and remarks that a division of his affections would be agreeable. It adds that too much of a good thing can be as bad as too little.
The Iowa City Republican states it has more respect for any kind of a democrat than for an insurgent. The insurgent is on the same plane as the bushwhackers of the civil war.
The Manson Democrat muses that if large hats prevent women from kissing, much prejudice against them could fade. The remark frames hats as a social divider and hints at changing attitudes in local discourse.
The Manson Journal states there is little hope for the individual who cannot appreciate the glorious spring mornings of Iowa. The note emphasizes Iowa’s seasonal beauty as a shared regional sentiment.
The Des Moines Capital notes Senator Gamble is no longer aligned with the reformers who helped him enter politics, signaling a split in his backing and a shift in his alliance.
The Webster City Freeman-Tribune contemplates the impact of Theodore Roosevelt's leadership in a reflective editorial note, invoking the former president to highlight enduring civic virtues. The piece frames Roosevelt as a benchmark for public service and national character.
Fifty years ago today Sunday, fines in district court for selling liquor as nuisance cases, Judge Richman presiding, and channel deepening work pushing boats free of shoals. Twenty years ago J M Shellabarger hosts visit from Martin Shellabarger from Ohio. old settlers plan reunion and basket picnic on July 4 at new fair grounds with addresses by D C Richman John Mahin and S W Stewart.
The Muscatine Hook and Ladder Company is praised as the finest looking group of gentlemen in the state. Citizens watching their march in fours praised their soldierly bearing and appearance. High School Alumni resolved at their meeting to host the usual reception for the graduating class.
Billy Sunday returns to his old home town Marshalltown where a revival built a tabernacle in days. The campaign drew crowd after crowd, raised funds, and changed many lives with 6500 attending a key Sunday rally. The piece lauds Sunday as a sincere gospel preacher and a widely respected figure.
Prairie Grove residents recount visits from Clarence Crew West Branch and Earnest Kerr West Liberty. The town hosted Springdale high school graduates and a failed biweekly school term closure, with family gatherings, weddings, and a large school picnic led by Miss Green. The event included twenty four attendees, a kodak group photo, and treats for all pupils before the term ended.
Tribune labels the practice a survival of mendicancy and notes rank discrimination against valuable advertisers. The piece argues that free tickets are abusive and should be abolished for that reason if no other.
Des Moines Tribune argues against accepting free tickets, calling them a remnant of mendicancy. Keokuk Gate City notes the tickets are effectively paid for via advertising value, with theatre tickets costing the public between $1 and $1.50 while publishers cover the cost through ad worth $5 to $10.
Thomas B. Lawson announces his daughter Marian Lawson will wed J F Lord of Chicago. The June 30 wedding at Marian’s Boston home will be a lavish social event in a commodious suburban mansion, with Lord a prominent figure in Chicago and Boston society.
A reflective note describes individuals feeling glad and honored to be present, their sense of privilege shaping the mood as they recall the event and its significance.
Readers are told Hall's Catarrh Cure cures catarrh in all stages, a constitutional disease needing constitutional treatment. The ad claims internal action on blood and mucous surfaces, offers $100 if it fails, and urges sending for testimonials from F. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo and mentions Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
Miss Davis of Burlington guest of the Swan family. Mrs. Graham returns from Marshalltown and Atlantic. Miss Wilson returns from Lansing where she taught. Miss Nicol home from Mason City after winter. Sam Johnston visits from St. Louis. last left town fifteen years ago. Mary Kilpatrick returns from Faribault where she taught at the state school for the deaf. Walter Kilpatrick moves his family to Minneapolis. Mrs. Milo Jamison of Newport visits her in-laws. Mrs. Rebecca Crane of Iowa City visits Dr. C. B. Allen’s home. Sankey Brown visits from Twin Falls. Mrs. Walter Hornsby visits from Santa Rosa. Lulu Smith and Lillie Viksell visit Mediapolis. Viksell to Nothefield. The Beck family returns from Toolsboro. Leima and Lillian stay. Leila and Joe stay longer. Mrs. Lottie Babb of Aurora is guest of Dr. and Mrs. Allen. Wyle Stewart visits from Monmouth. J. F. Holiday and Perry Yoho go to Burlington. Holiday’s mother returns home with them. Laura Benna accompanies. Curran couple go to New London with Bert McKinley. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Linder visit Ganthrope home. Cruz and Luella Brown return from Monmouth. Hazel Selzer elected Butter school fall term teacher. Nina Hewitt recovering after illness. Mrs. Irvin Hewitt hosts Kensington gathering for Mrs. F. M. Brown. Emma Cunningham Reid and children depart for Belfontaine Ohio. mother accompanies them.
Invitations to the College of Dentistry Iowa City exercises were received from Abram Gretner who will graduate next Wednesday. Locust Grove school held a Weed Park picnic the last day of term with a fine dinner and an afternoon program of recitations and songs.
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