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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1913
Page
3
The Journal prints advertising from local merchants including grocery and tobacco firms and lists subscription rates. It notes daily and semi weekly editions with home delivery and mail options. The publisher D Parent at 2 Menising Street coordinates contact numbers for inquiries.
Gregory Hume, mortally wounded in a Springhold express wreck on the New Haven road, urged workers to call his paper and his father as he faced death. The dying reporter’s loyalty to journalism and to the public press is praised in a tribute attributed to his steadfast ideal of duty.
President Wilson named three new diplomats including Yentoriay Gonzales minister to Cuba and Benj Jaffarson minister to Nicaragua. Major Bayard Hale, connected to Secretary Bryan, was slated for Costa Rica. An English parliamentary committee absolved cabinet members over a Marcon contract amid ongoing political controversy.
Fragmentary text mentions Iowa and a seventy fifth birthday but provides no coherent event, date, or identifiable entities to summarize into a full card. The passage is garbled and lacks a definite news item.
A commemorative sketch recalls Senator Dolliver of Iowa, praising his commanding presence, rapid wit, and deep knowledge. The piece cites his fame as a debate stalwart, recounting anecdotes from conversations with colleagues and the lasting impact of his work on tariff policy and farm interests.
A fragmented note mentions traveling to Argentina with a teaspad and crandy. It also states that the supply of milk in that country is largo.
A damaged OCR fragment references an Anton and a tune, mentioning a breath and a young greata man. The readable bits identify no clear people, places, firms, dates, or events to ground a full card without speculation.
A newspaper dispatch notes Kirkaart being named treasurer of the Iowa Liquor Dealers association and questions the value of such honors for liquor trade officials. The item reflects local talk on Prohibition era tensions and press critiques of industry influence.
The Keokuk Constitution-Democrat reports President Wilson plans to nominate Cleredith Nicholson booster author as minister to Switzerland or Portugal. Henry Van Dyke would be minister to the Netherlands, Augustus Thomas expected for a foreign post, and Page Co. publisher Thomas Nelson Page already serving as ambassador at St James.
Jowa Butts and Tone 14 members spent Monday night at the Clark home while Nita Duman stayed week with her aunt Mrs. Harry Edwarde. Mr. and Mrs. E. Gabriel and Glen and Susie Gabriel of Watarium plan to attend summer school in New York. Pred W J Woodard and family hosted Tuesday eve guests Grace Orr, Gertie Klotz, Mac Duncan, Lawrence Boyeen, Othel Floyd, Elsie Mateton, Lillie, Ed and George Gabriel, Lela Devere and Mr. and Mrs. T B Devers. On Wednesday the Jorge Darne on the Blanchard farm occupied by Mrs. Relck burned but was saved by diligent effort. Dorothy Crossley visited Wednesday with Iva Simmons.
In New York, Morton toiled after a ruined fortune and lost love. Six years away, he wanders a park where Lucy’s memory lingers in a secret summer house scene. Lucy appears as a vision, persuading him that she called him home and that she can share a life if he abandons sorrow. The vision reveals her husband died years earlier, sealing their chance.
A compact recap notes events from decades past: fifty years ago Sunday actions, forty years ago Walter Bray comedy troupe in Davenport facing debt, forty years ago Royal Canning buys Island Canning labels and machinery, Dr Robgins and W H Woodward attend Wilton Academy board meeting, twenty years ago Cher North Oak Street struck by lightning, displacing a wall and injuring occupants, Gamage estimated at 3 dollars, S McDonald traveled to Colorado Springs.
K A Kirkpatrick explains wood decay caused by fungi and bacteria, driven by starch and moisture. He recommends cutting fence posts in summer or immediately after, and thorough seasoning to prevent fungal growth before storage or use in farm work.
The article explains drying wood in shade to slow decay and describes preservation methods for fence posts. It covers charring painting dipping and impregnating with creosote coal tar and petroleum tar products. It notes seasoning wood, proper depths for charring, and the need for thorough soaking or heating to ensure penetration, with cautions about cement coatings and improper application.
District Court of Taw end for Masestine County. In the matter of the Estate of Edward Doran, an absentee. June Term, 1413. Notice of petition for administration on estate of an absentee. To Edward Doran and to John M Moran, Catherine t. pian Nicer Sadie C. Doran, Annie Linton, Felix W. Doran and C. 2. Dogen, heirs of said absentee. You and each of you are notified that there has been presented to said court and is now on file in the office of the Clerk of said Court, the petition of O. D. Doran alleging that Edward Doran, on or about the first day of April, 1875, was a resident of this state, his usual place of residence being Wilton Junction, in Absentine County.
The petition seeks administration of Edward Doran's estate as an absentee who left ten years ago. He is presumed dead for probate purposes. heirs include Patrick and Mary A. Doran and siblings. The court fixed June 20, 1918, for hearing in Muscatine County Iowa and ordered eight weeks of publication.
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