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Terms to Subscribers, Circulation guaranteed greater than all other Muscatine papers combined and at least three times that of any other daily. The Daily Journal is issued every evening in the week except Sunday. The Semi-Weekly Journal is issued 10 pages Tuesday and 8 pages Friday nights. Daily delivered in the city by carrier and collected for weekly 10 cents per week. Daily, one year, by mail three dollars. Semi-Weekly, one year one dollar and fifty cents.
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Muscatine
Daily Journal
Journal Agencies list city convenience locations
The Journal lists agency offices across the city for reader convenience including East Hill Alderman area with Hurlbut Grocery on East 2nd Street, South Muscatine Toborg Bros. grocery on Oregon Street, W C A Busch's Drug Store on Hershey Avenue, Kecklerville Chayka's Grocery, West Hill J H Fuller Grocery and Wm Van Zyl Grocery.
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the Journal
East Hill
Hurlbut Grocery
East 2Nd Street
South Muscatine
Toborg Bros
Oregon Street
W. C. A. Busch’s
Hershey Avenue
Kecklerville
Chayka's
West Hill
J. H. Fuller
Wm. van Zyl
Telephones numbers listed for staff and offices in Iowa paper
The notice lists private branch exchange numbers 27 and 30 for operator use and instructs callers to request the desired person or department. It identifies staff roles including publisher No 1 F D Throop and editors No 2 through No 4 plus composing and mailing rooms No 5 and 6. Business office calls use 27 or 30. Mississippi Valley No 5.
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Iowa
F. D. Throop
Mississippi Valley
Pinchot Speech in St Paul Calls for a New Deal
Former forester Gif ford Pinchot, returning from abroad with Roosevelt, urged an absolute divorce of special interests from politics in a radical St Paul address. He warned that the alliance between business and politics endangers democracy and called for a square deal and removal of special interests from government.
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Mr. Pinchot
Forester
Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Republican Party
Washington
Nation
St. Paul
United States
Congress
Senate
House
Pinchot Calls for Fresh Leaders and Stronger Citizenship
Pinchot argues conservation has captured the nation and denounces politics driven by special interests. He scorns platforms as empty and warns party leaders out of touch with the people, urging new, free leaders and a shift toward government for human welfare and progress.
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Congress
Pinchot
Lfe
Washington
Chicago Hotel Plans 1400 Baths Spur Civic Debate
Davenport Times notes two views on a Chicago hotel project with 1400 baths. One side questions city cleanliness, the other suggests Chicago may target political dealmaking like St. Louis as a rendezvous for crafty politicians.
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Davenport Times
Chicago
St. Louis
Francis Burton Harrison Snub by Taft Sparks Interest
Francis Burton Harrison shows a rare moment of public satisfaction as he is briefly recalled from obscurity by President Taft’s snub. The anecdote highlights a notable political interaction and its aftereffects.
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Marshalltown
Francis Burton Harrison
Taft
Railroad proposal brings local and through trains
Ida County Pioneer notes a proposed railroad promising local and through service, highlighting a journey in peace, comfort, and safety as a fit use for the area.
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Ida County
Reinbeck girls make own graduation gowns
The Cedar Rapids Republican notes editors write about Reinbeck girls sewing their own graduation dresses. It suggests such resourcefulness lets them be selective in choosing a husband and avoiding unworthy suitors.
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Cedar Rapids
Reinbeck
Standpatters balk at Washington interference in Iowa poll
The piece notes standpatters objected to perceived Washington meddling in Iowa's election while other influence from Washington affected the outcome. It asserts funds for the party organization were eastern and Washington money and it seems to have talked.
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Cedar Rapids
Washington
Iowa
S. P
Mexican presidential election seen as quiet contest
The Mexican presidential election is described as imminent and orderly. President Diaz is portrayed as resisting opposition while a proposed candidate has been jailed. The piece notes how a president of a republic can exhibit autocratic tendencies similar to a czar.
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Waterloo
Diaz Brooks
Czar
Russia
Millersburg Notes On Health Travel and Services
Millersburg Illinois June 7. Residents report those ill improving except Dana Crawford. Aledo memorial services May 30 80th drew many locals and a large address. Attendees also saw a theater in Aledo June 30. L R Hyett and son Jonas visited Edgington May 31 returning via Illinois City June 1.
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Millersburg
Ill
Dana Crawford
Aledo
L. R. Hyett and Son
Jonas Hyett
Edgington
Illinois City
Munyon's Paw-Paw Pills Offer Gentle Liver Stimulation
Munyon's Paw-Paw Pills are described as a nonirritating laxative that stimulates the liver and stomach, avoiding scour, griping, or weakening. The ad argues constipation poisons the body and claims the pills enrich blood, stimulate digestion, and soothe nerves without calomel or dope, priced at 25 cents.
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Munyon
Local residents travel and visits noted in community roundup
Mr and Mrs W E Wakeland shopped in Aledo May 1. Pearl Summers visited West Liberty May 31 to see sister Mrs John Close. Scranton and sister Eth and Esther Terry went to Aledo May 3. James Walls from Aledo visited his mother Mrs Frank Neely June 1. Mrs Lovell Herroon near Aledo arrived June 1 to help clean and paper. Rev and Mrs J T Wyllie visited Joy June 1. Mrs W W Blair of Seaton Ill visited June 2. Mrs M D Murdock went to Viola June 3 and returned June 4. John Downey and Marsh Summers went to New Boston June 4. May Debord returned from near Viola June 4 with cousin Eva Robbins. Mrs George Thornton went to Ames June 5 for son Lee Thornton’s graduation. Elder and Mrs Ezra Bryant of Joy preached at John Hytett’s. no FE church service due to county Sunday school convention. Wyllie and wife attended S S convention. Mr and Mrs C W Bridgeford also attended. A baby girl born to Mr and Mrs Frank Allen on June 5. Lora Dickey returned from Missouri visit and assists Essie Scranton with housework.
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W. E. Wakeland
Aledo
Near
Neely
J. T. Wyllie
Joy, Ill
W. W. Blair
Seaton
Ill
May Summers
M. D. Murdock
Viola
Ollie Huber
John Downey
Marsh Summers
New Boston
May Debord
Eva Robbins
George Thornton
Ames
Lee Thornton
Ezra Bryant
Joy
John Hyett
Bryant
Roe
S. S
C. W. Bridgeford
Frank Allen
Lora Dickey
Frwin Dickey
Missouri
Essie Scranton
Social Visit Roundup at East Wapsie
East Wapsie residents from Fred Evans to Alma Marolf hosted relatives and friends for dinners and visits. The Evans, Webster, Artz, Buckman, Birkhofer, Hawker, and Marolf families shared meals and spent Sundays and weekdays with neighbors in the community around East Wapsie, Cedar Rapids, and nearby towns.
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East Wapsie
Fred Evans
John Webster
Emmet Buckman
John Artz
Atalissa
Anna Artz
Moscow
Fred Birkhofer
W. D. Conklin
West Liberty
Alfred Marolf
Clara Marolf
Stockton
Reminiscences of Long Ago Fifty Years Ago
Judge Thayer John W. Lucas S M McKibben William McCormick and several others will attend the Democratic convention in Baltimore on Monday. Green and Black return from the tornado district reporting less damage than early estimates. J J Bradbury heads to St Louis to establish residence. Dell Garlock came from South English for church and Sunday. Capt A K Raff returns from Rock Island after a pleasant visit with relatives.
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Thayer
John W. Lucas
S. M. McKibben
William McCormick
Baltimore
Messrs. Green and Black
J. J. Bradbury
St. Louis
Dell Garlock
Capt
A. K. Raff
Rock Island
New East Second Street Market Opens for Public Supply
Fort y years ago notice reports Pearson and Barrick opening a butcher market in the Bartlett Hoopes block on East Second street offering delivery citywide. Also mentions Early Rose potatoes grown by W H Joy and a public meeting at the courthouse for Fourth of July celebrations.
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Pearson and
Barrick
Bartlett & Hoopes
East Second Street
W. H. Joy
Court House
Major Pickler on Rock Island Trip Quiet on Wapello Speech
Thirty years ago the Major rode as a passenger for Rock Island while George Cloud did not accompany, leaving unclear whether the major would repeat his well known Wapello speech in that city.
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Major Pickler
Rock Island
George Cloud
River drought threatens Mississippi rivermen and mills
Ten years ago the river level along the Mississippi was exceptionally low, and boatmen in Davenport report significant freight losses. Prolonged dry conditions risk widespread damage to milling industries as logs become scarce, with northern papers noting mill closures.
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Mississippi
Davenport
Bluffs Farmfolk Face Mortgage as Barn Sheds New Calf Hope
Miss Selina Sue guides Miss Cynthia and Blossom to the barn where a two month old spotted calf, sold to Mr Bradford, signals a turn in a tense tale of mortgage pressure. Ethel Maud clings to a baby while Bennie contemplates the dog tail task.
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Blossom
Ethel Maud
Bennie
Luella
Jim
Miss Cynthia
Parable Questions for Sunday School Lessons in 1910
A collection of reader endorsements and a set of Sunday School discussion questions on the Parable of the Sower and related verses from Matthew 13. The item cites praise from church leaders and includes a long list of study prompts for a club meeting dated 1910.
Fredonia Social Notes Report Local Visits and Travel
Delayed Fresno style local notes recount visits across Fredonia and nearby towns. Several couples and individuals travel to Muscatine Columbus Junction Old Clifton Cedar Bethel and Columbus City visiting relatives or assisting ill friends. Grandma Newell improves as community shares weekend calls.
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Iowa Bankers’ Association
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Chesebrough Mfg. CO
Every“ Vaseline” Product
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Daviess
Selina Sue
Warren County
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Ming
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Yhones
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Dr. Linscott
International Press Bible Question Club
Tanscott
D.D
H. L. Nave
D. D
Albany College
Oregon
G. A. Humphries
Presbyterian Church
Tamaqua
Grant L. Rice
New York State Sunday School Association
Walter Bennett
Bradford
J. E. Squires
Centenary M. E. Church
San Francisco
Cal
E. L. Dresser
Genoa
N. Y
Tribune
D. H. Glass
M. E. Church
Chelsea
Mich
Rev. T. S. Linscott
Jesus
Fredonia
J. P. Knott
Will
Columbus Junction
Joe Skipton
O. R. Knott
Ben Knott
Old Clifton
Jim Snyder
Baby
Wapello
Jesse Wagner
George Solomon
O. Co. Farmer
Winfield
W. Williams
Cedar Bethel
Lucy Allen
Columbus City
Jesse Lupton
Henry Wagner
Fannie Wagner
Myrtle Knott
Eva Bedwell
Lou Dallemyer
Lou Bonnicheson
C. Mec
Daniel
Schmidt
Jim Lee
O. C. Farmer
Harriett
Mary Jones
Cedarvale
Kan
Charles
Henry Diller
Grandma Newell
Earl Bedwell
Ed. Davis
C. A. Giesenhaus
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