Daily Journal Circulation Leads In Muscatine Region
The Daily Journal proclaims circulation greater than all other Muscatine papers combined and at least three times that of any other daily. It is an Associated Press member and part of the Lee Newspaper Syndicate and Iowa Evening Press Association. Subscriptions: daily by mail $3.00 per year, semi weekly $1.50. weekly carrier delivery 10 cents per week.
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Muscatine
Daily Journal
Hershey
Third and
Sycamore
Representatives Payne and Young Lead Chicago Office
Payne and Young head the Chicago Office located in the 750 Marquette Building. The brief notes their leadership role and the office's downtown Chicago base.
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Representatives
Payne & Young
Chicago
Marquette Building
Journal Agencies City Directory Listing
The Journal lists local agencies for readers including Bast Hill Hurlbut Grocery East 2nd street South Muscatine Toborg Bros grocery Oregon street W C A Buschs Drug Store Hershey avenue Kecklerville Chaykas Grocery West Bill J A Fuller Grocery and Wm Wat Zr Grocery New York Office 29 84 West 83rd Street.
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Bast Hill
Hurlbut Grocery
East 2Nd Street
South Muscatine
Toborg Bros
Oregon Street
W. C. A. Busch’s Drug
Hershey Avenue
Kecklerville
Chayka’s
West Bill
J. HA. Fuller
New York
Mississipp Valley Bell Office Telephones Noted
Fragmentary OCR shows a Bell company business office line and editorial office listing for Mississipp Valley with unclear numbers. No clear events or names beyond Bell offices are readable.
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Bell
Circulation Statement for Muscatine Journal May 1909
Sworn detailed circulation statement of the Muscatine Journal for May 1909 shows total distribution figures with entries for different editions and sections. The document lists circulation by day and region, including numbers for weeklies and Sundays, reflecting print reach and distribution totals.
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Muscatine Journal
Uae
Lee Aeiaeae
Sun
Iewals
Grebo Sh
Muscatine Journal May 1909 Circulation Figures
F D Throop publisher swears the May 1909 circulation count for the Muscatine Journal totals 6 842 copies. Excludes 10 000 copies from Booster Trip May 11 12. Notary public F W Eversmeyer certified the oath on June 3 1909.
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F. D. Throop
Muscatine Journal
Muscatine Co
State of
Lowa
F. W. Eversmeyer
Dolliver's Standing Rises as Tariff Debate Continues
Iowa's Fort Dodge senator Jonathan Prentiss Dolliver draws sharp attacks and broad attention during tariff deliberations. The Des Moines Capital notes Iowa voters see Dolliver as gaining genuine ability by backing reform and aligning with insurgents, risking his reelection prospects depending on the tariff outcome.
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United States Senate
Jonathan Prentiss Dolliver
Iowa
Fort Dodge Statesman
Dolliver
Cummins
Des Moines
Senate
Aldrich
Northwest
Dolliver and Cummins Compared in Iowa Dissent Report
The piece argues Iowa politics mirror national dissent with Dolliver beating Beveridge to opportunity. It praises Cummins for solid ability and consistent, practical speeches, while contrasting him with Beveridge and other opposing statesmen. It portrays insurgent Iowa senators as notably capable compared with others.
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Iowa
Kansas
Dolliver
Beveridge
Cummins
Lowa
Star Eyed Babe and a Clean Kitten Tale
The excerpt contrasts a newborn babe’s purity with a mother’s hopeful gaze, noting the infant’s beauty transforming tatters. A second tale follows Dick who washes a starving kitten, unintentionally killing it, but smiles that she died clean, from The Delineator for July.
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Littell McClung
Gunter’s
Why Paw Is Restless
A brief verse from the Los Angeles Express notes a dog named Paw growing restless as trout fishing season nears. The dog becomes cross and troublesome, digging worms while the narrator clings to a quiet moment with a book or a child.
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Paw
Wright Boys Silent in Lectures and Writing
Council Bluffs Nonpareil notes with pleasure that the Wright boys are not lecturing or writing for magazines, a change from prior expectations.
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Council Bluffs
Wright Boys
The Man Without a Country remembered by Sioux City Tribune
The Sioux City Tribune notes the enduring legacy of the author of The Man Without a Country praising him as one of the greatest men who ever had a country.
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Sioux City
Rhode Island Gentleman Drives Votes Differently
A Rhode Island statesman shows a more effective method for securing votes than Iowa senators relying on argument to persuade. The remark contrasts campaign tactics and underscores a political clash between regional approaches.
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Marshalltown
Rhode Island
Iowa
Wilson Words Spark Sympathy Over Inherited Money
The Des Moines Register quotes Woodrow Wilson criticizing inherited wealth while noting the wide discrepancy between public sentiment and personal finances in a pointed reflection on social ethics.
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Des Moines Register and Leader
Woodrow Wilson
Woodrow
Blackhand criminals caught in Marion and Heney for DA
Marion Ohio authorities capture suspected Blackhand criminals this week. In San Francisco Francis J. Heney is nominated for district attorney as a political shift unfolds.
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Ottumwa
Marion
Ohio
Francis J. Heney
San Francisco
Aerial navigation sparks legal humor over firing on aeronauts
The Keokuk Constitution-Democrat notes aerial navigation inspires a new class of humorists. It hints at laughter after a shot is fired at an aeronaut while suggesting that law may eventually curb such practice.
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Keokuk
Constitution-Democrat
Earth
Woman Reunites with Deaf Widower After Long Absence
A woman from an old time family greets a widower she had not seen in years. The conversation turns to his wife’s death as she repeats the remark about burial. He responds simply that his wife died and he had to accept it.
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Oskaloosa
Corset Debate Cited By Chicago Woman Slashing Incident
In Ottumwa Courier excerpt, some medical experts doubt steel ribbed corsets aid health, yet a Chicago woman’s case suggests the garment can be a useful disguise for self defense during a knife attack.
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Ottumwa
Chicago
Stolen Horses Reported After Roadside Encounter
Reminiscences from fifty years ago recount Alderman Kennedy meeting two men with six horses on the road near the Slough mill. Horses were later confirmed stolen from William St. John and other local residents, with some taken along the slough. The piece hopes for recovery and prosecution of the thieves.
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Alderman Kennedy
Slough
William St. John
Kennedy
Lightning Strikes Frame House on Second Street
A severe storm Saturday evening struck a small frame house at the eastern end of Second Street occupied by the Slattery family. The eastern gable was demolished, roof shingles scattered, and plastering displaced, but the family escaped injury while in the dwelling.
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Second Street
Slattery
Fifteen Men Picked for Company C Prize Target Team
Thirty years ago fifteen men were chosen after a test shoot to form Company C's team. The ten with the highest scores by the Fourth will compete in the prize target practice.
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Company C
Muscatine City Council Hears Fair Oaks Plan
Muscatine city council meetings discuss approval of Fair Oaks Addition plat with proposed street adjustments on Hillcrest avenue and James Place. The body also approves sewer contracts, sidewalk projects, and a rail right of way settlement with the C R N P Railway, with actions taken on ordinances and street lighting.
Military personnel names listed in wartime rolls
Lieut. Schenck and a group of soldiers including Corporals Weeks Page Lillibridge Sterneman Gould and Privates Lewis Mce Colm Candee Heller Ed Bishop Sterneman Shafnit and Musser are named in a wartime roster.
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Lieut. Schenck
C. C. Weeks
C. N. Page
C. Lillibridge
C. H. Sterneman
George Gould
C. P. Lewis
A. G. Mce Colm
F. H. Candee
Charles Heller
Ed. Bishop
John Sterneman
J. J. Shafnit
William Musser
Burglar Alarmed By Homeowner Then Flees In Night
About 1 o clock last night an attempted entry at Con Althaus residence startled him as a tall man in a short dark coat was seen at the back window and trying the front. The burglar fled after being spotted by the lamp in Althaus’s hand. Jos P Ament plans improvements adding another story and two bay windows to his home.
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Con. Althaus
Althaus
Jos. P. Ament
Ban ner Lodge officers named for next six months
Ten years ago at Ban ner Lodge Degree of Honor the following officers were elected to serve six months C of H Mollie Wiles L of H Albina Strajack C of C J B Reay Recorder Gussie Mull Financier Mary Crouch Receiver Hattie Fahey Usher Clara Thompson I W Amanda Frack O W Libbie Asp Trustee Minnie Walters
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Banner Lodge
Mollie Wiles
Albina Strajack
J. B. Reay
Gussie Mull
Mary Crouch
Hattie Fahey
Clara Thompson
I. W
Amanda Frack
O. W
Libbie Asp
Minnie Walters
City to fund sewerage improvements. plat to be filed
The city will pay in cash the portion of sewerage improvement costs not assessable to adjacent property. Upon completion the City Engineer shall file the plat and schedule with the City Recorder, who will notify the public of the intention to proceed as required by law and city ordinances. Motion seconded by Alderman Holmes. Alderman Bersch presented the following resolution.
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Bartlett Street
Cedar Street
Muscatine
Ald. Holmes
Ald. Bersch
Muscatine Council Orders Bartlett Street Sidewalks
City of Muscatine council resolves to build permanent four foot wide concrete sidewalks on both sides of Bartlett Street from Cedar to Mulberry. Constructions follow 1907 ordinance and lines set by the city engineer. walks to be on property lines. Adoption moved by Alderman Leu. adjournment set for June 11, 1909.
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City of Muscatine
Fourth _ street
Cherry Street
Reservoir Park
Ald
Leo
Hahn
Front Street
Cedar Street
Walnut Street
Holmes
Mulberry Avenue
Burnside Avenue
Wier Street
Seventh Street
Linn Street
Broadway
Hess
Hartwig
Dale Street
Bartlett Street
Ald. Leu
Ald. Hahn
Ald. Nietzel
Gustav Weis
City Recorder
Adjoined Council Session on Street Lighting Franchises
City council meeting June 11 1909 presided by Mayor Grossklaus with Aldermen Hess Holmes Nietzel Hahn Robbins Hartwig present Absent Bersch Leu seated Discussions included street lighting ordinance Benjamin to confer with street lighting committee mayor and city attorney A substitute to submit an ordinance on the desired franchise carried Engineer to estimate fill at East Sixth Street Fifth Street and Western railway track Madden presented plat of Fair Oaks Addition to the city
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Grossklaus
Hess
Holmes
Bersch
Nietzel
Hahn
Leu
Robbins
Hartwig
Fair Oaks
Muscatine
Ald. Holmes
Ald. Leu
Hillcrest Avenue
James Place
Ald
Startwig
Independent Construction Co
Davenport
Iowa
Ald. Hess
Ald. Hahn
Sam Cohn
Recorder’s
Ald. Nietzel
City Recorder
E. M. Warner
Teresa Day
Cook, Musser & Co. State Bank
Second Street
Iowa Avenue
Wm. Kincaid
Fulham Avenue
Sycamore Street
Cedar Street
Fulliam Avenue
Wm. Grossklaus
Gustav Weis
aAld
Ald. Bersch
City of
Supreme Court
Ald. Hartwig
Gustav Wels
Benjamin
East Sixth Street
Fifth Street
Western Railway
Madden
Local Social Notes From Morning Sun Area
Daily social and visiting updates list G C Warfield Burr Owens Ray Swan and many others visiting relatives in Morning Sun and nearby towns. Several residents travel to Denver Burlington Des Moines and other locales for visits work or family matters with notes of departures arrivals and a death in Des Moines leaves residents bereaved.
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Morning Sun
G. C. Warfield
Traer
Burr Owens
Ray Swan
Frank Riepe
Sperry
Walter Mincher
Cone
Dr. Owens
F. R. Mundell
Norton
Kan
Jarvis
Bertha Vanzant
Wayland
S. Robertson
Paul
Columbus Junction
C. P. Frantz
Burlington
John Chapman
Elma
Yarmouth
Lou Lyman
Denver
Mollie Swan
O'Neil
Winchester
Nellie Owens
Muscatine
Lora Rock
Shellrock
Zella Edwards
Des Moines
J. W. Cavan
Dave McElhinney
Ethel
Vivian Vertrees
R. G. Morrison
Minneapolis
Atalissa Public School Closes With Program and Picnic
Atalissa Iowa June 11. The public school closes Friday with a picnic dinner. Primary and intermediate grades performed sung pieces and recitations led by teachers Maude Rockafellow and Florence Smith. The program included songs such as The Invitation Birdie Birdie in the Tree and Flow Gently Sweet Afton and recitations like A Boy's Opinion The Girl Who Wouldn't Eat Crust and Be Careful What You Say. Rosaren’s Gala Medal Flour advertisement appears after the program.
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Atalissa
Ruby Barkalow
Glenn Barkalow
Birdie
Andg
Theresia’ Gatzke
Floyd Staley
Bob White
Margaret White
Teressa Staley
Vernon Oepping
Robert Heberling
Lewis Coss
Warner Rieck
Scott Coss
Olive Watters
Woodpecker
Laura Smith
Leo Angerer
Afton
Jean Stucker
Irene Rieck
Clara Shafnit
Evelyn Watters
Frances White
Herbert Chesebrough
Mary Embree
Maude Rockafellow
Florence Smith
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L. P. Loomis
The
Associated Press
Lee Newspaper Syndicate
Iowa Evening Press Association
Association of American Advertisers
New York City
LP Heeecretary
Los Angeles Express
Franklin Benjamin
Iowa City
Wm. Faris
Mary Beck
Cedan Rapids
Coe College
Rosaren
Airdome
Chas. H. Gobble
Hershey State Bank
Ausentine
Capital
P. W. Francis
Henry Jayne
L. G. Burnett
L. C. Day
Robert L. Thompson
Savings Department
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