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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1901
Page
3
John Mahin editor and Harold J. Mahin manager announce Muscatine Iowa post office entry as second class waiter. Rates listed: Daily per year $520 by carrier weekly collection. Bem weekly Tuesday and Friday $150 in advance. Remittances by draft, express, or money order payable to Journal Printing Company.
The Republican parties of Louisa and Muscatine counties will meet July 1 at 2 p m in Marcatine Iowa to choose a senatorial candidate and conduct other business. Delegates allocated are 12 for Louisa and 21 for Muscatine. all Republicans or those supporting National Principles are invited to participate. County chairmen are to call the conventions. J W Bella and J W Garner are the senatorial committeemen for Muscatine and Louisa counties respectively.
A cedar Rapids Iowa convention call invites all Republicans to meet August 7 1901 at eleven a m to nominate candidates for Governor Lieutenant Governor Supreme Court Superintendent of Public Instruction Railroad Commissioner and other duties. Representation rules grant one delegate per county plus one for every 200 votes or fraction over 100 cast for John Baldwin Elector at Large in 1900.
In Montgomery on May 28 at the constitutional convention ex Governor Oats unveiled a Morgan backed plan for prohibiting black voting rights and creating county boards with broad power to certify electors. The measure limits office to white men and allows boards to determine voter eligibility with appeals only to the circuit court, a setup critics call dangerous and constitutionally dubious.
The passage argues that pursuing political advantage via absolute power harms morals and governance. Booker T. Washington advocates an impartial merit test for leaders, asserting all races deserve evaluation by ability and merit rather than power.
The article argues Southern prosperity postwar, citing rising cotton mill spindles and capital inflow. It presents state by state spindle totals, showing the South catching up with the North and comparing U S manufacturing to Britain Continental Europe and other regions. It highlights wealth increases and regional industrial strength.
The United States maintains ninety warships under construction with completion anticipated in about two years. A telegraph operator from New Jersey, Albert C. Case, becomes president of American Cotton Co. on June 1. General Gras, inventor of a public safety device, has died. Ohio automobile owners drive a new good roads movement and a state boulevard plan is proposed. A. Adee, Second Assistant Secretary of State, is praised for language skills and handling state papers. he tours Germany while remaining versed in diplomacy.
The article highlights key figures in Wall Street’s latest upheaval. Notable names include J Pierpont Morgan, J R Keene, J J Hill, J Stillman, J Schiff, J H Moore, J W Gates, J Loeb, and George J Gould, all leading the crowd at the fore.
In a Detroit Free Press quotation, Codling vouches for Simpson's unimpeachable truthfulness. He says he has known him 20 years and never recalls Simpson exaggerating his thermometer reading in any season.
A playful exchange from the Philadelphia Press features Jenkinson asking about marrying on a Tuesday and Sinnickson quipping that a lucky day has not yet been invented, illustrating newspaper humor of courtship and superstition.
An article extols Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters as a global, honest American remedy for dyspepsia indigestion constipation biliousness nervousness malaria fever age and liver and kidney troubles. It claims fifty years of fame and notes the bottle should bear a Private Revenue Stamp.
A newlywed couple in Philadelphia hire a Gaelic housemaid on Cedar Avenue. Her inexperience and adaptability bring humorous missteps from mistaking an ice pick for a carving steel to her first umbrella stand purchase. A department store clerk avoids shocking language, prompting a risqué line about wide versus narrow undergarments and a euphemistic tale about leg terminology.
Senator Henry M. Teller of Colorado discusses gold production driving prosperity and predicts higher prices. He argues the Republican shift may end silver and greenbacks, leading to a future silver victory as the nation and Japan reconsider monetary metals.
Dr. D. K. Pearsons of Chicago, a noted philanthropist, says he has retired from business and will enjoy hobbies. He owns a Hinsdale chicken lot, a garden, and a stable of horses, will let his clerk run the office, and will visit Chicago only when needed after spending four weeks at FEnreka Springs.
Mrs. Mary FE Lease publicly denied her Kansas origins before an eastern audience saying I am a New York woman and I am ashamed of that state. Her remark highlights regional tensions and personal stance in a national political moment.
The Western Passenger association grants visitors a fare and one third for the round trip over its Iowa roads at the annual commencement, as requested by the University Alumni Association.
A rustic verse captures a classic fishing scene with a shaded crick, a cane pole, and a bobber dancing in the sun. The speaker jokes about the bite, the fish, and a dream of hauling in a fifteen pounder before the pole breaks and the line goes slack.
The article links red rust in rye and wheat to barberry bushes, urging cutting and burning near fields. It notes rust may appear without barberry nearby and warns that early grain infection harms kernels. It discusses barley as a resilient crop and beardless barley's growing viability for western farmers and conditions in eastern states.
The formula mixes one pound of green parts to fifty pounds of bran moistened with water and crumbled dry. Some add sugar or molasses, others mix clover or clover hay to deter birds. Place spoonfuls near worm hotspots at dusk, and bury after use. Do not let poultry reach it. Larger animals are unlikely to ingest enough to harm, but keep them away.
A reader describes soaking corn in water with salt for the next feeding to avoid sore mouths and teeth from hard corn. Another method preferred is cracking or grinding corn and mixing with oats, then placing on moistened hay for better digestion. The note suggests six hours or more soaking if no corn mill is available.
Beardless barley is claimed to be a superior grain for hog feeding though opinions vary. Proponents say it provides efficient nutrition and easier digestion for swine.
A. Ch. Girard of the Agronomical Institute of France reports furze or gorse as a valuable feed for horses cattle and sheep. He notes furze grows on waste lands and that 250 pounds equals 100 pounds of hay when crushed, with the thorny portion delivering the most nourishment.
Farmers report cows accept bean straw when pods are bright and clean, finding it high in digestible protein versus corn stover and timothy hay though not as good as clover hay. Sheep also eat bean straw readily, and farmers claim the straw plus any leftover beans make excellent rough fodder. The best cow for milk production in the herd fed on them greedily.
Fattening beef and lambs young improves lean to fat mix making meat more desirable to buyers. Growth is faster, profitable for growers, and cuts down trimming fat for dealers and consumers.
The text urges dipping sheep after shearing to eradicate scab and ticks, noting it is most effective and cheapest then. It adds that sheep dry quickly after dipping and reduces injurious effects. if ticks persist, wait three to four days so lambs carry the ticks to be dipped.
The tale follows peasant Stephen of Cloves near Paris who, inspired by a mysterious priest, leads thousands of children on a 1212 voyage toward the Holy Land. After hardship and hunger, many perish or are sold as slaves, and only seven ships carry a remnant to sail onward. A shrine marks the fates of the voyage, now in ruin.
Frances Campbell Jewett urges boys to select books that build will power and character. He favors adventure true to life, history, invention, nature study, and poetry, arguing poetry inspires, and over time boys abandon sensational or harmful works. Longfellow's Hiawatha is cited as an example of worthwhile reading.
A simple demonstration uses a stout unbroken straw bent at the thick end to form an acute angle resting inside a bottle. By gripping the other end and pulling correctly the bottle lifts without breaking the straw, with greater ease as the bend nears the bottle neck.
A playful verse describes A Fenny Place known as Bablyboo or Babirboo as a whimsical summer retreat. It mocks social rules with cheeky lines about a steam gee gee ride, free rides for boys, few schools, and a feigned grand voyage, ending with a boast that the place is unforgettable.
Two popular Muscatine physicians came back from an extended fishing trip only to face a prank as German youths attacked their horses and buggy on Slough Road while they entered town for a drink. Meanwhile Mrs. James Mills of Woodham Ontario, age 113, plans a Buffalo Exposition visit with her 76 year old son and will seek her pastor’s advice about the Midway.
Gau met Klose this morning and asked to borrow $10 saying he would return it today to settle a bet. Klose lent the money and Gau explained Smithers bet him $10 he could not borrow ten from someone else.
A reader notes that Miss Morton wrote a new poem titled June and sent it for publication. The verse contemplates joy in June, the earth’s bloom, and a hopeful, uplifting feeling as a long-absent face or care-giving token appears. The author Irene Elder Morton is cited in the lines.
A Muscatine dentist, a friend of the writer, wonders if the Reporter's column will endure. He sends a quirky self-described dental note stating a mouth measures 4% by 11% inches, with a heart shape and a bare lip corner, suggesting he might visit if the description fits.
A letter argues for small, cost efficient Independence Day festivities. Proposes a public platform in the square with school music, brief speeches, reading of the Declaration, and minimal organization. Advocates local committees and annual neighborhood celebrations in villages and cities alike.
The Buffalo Business Men's association canvassed the city and listed rooming options in residences, rooming houses, and hotels with rates from 1 per night per person to 2.50, breakfast 25c to 50c. Telegraph, telephones, baggage delivery and arrival services are available at headquarters 215 217 Main Street to prevent overcrowding and confusion.
Remington and Jewett typewriters offered in exchange for an Oliver. Bar Lock and Rem-Shoud style Olivers also available while supplies last. F. H. Shina, Typewriter Expert, Care Muscatine Business College.
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