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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1900
Page
4
Republicans hold convention in Philadelphia on June 19. Prohibitionists in Chicago on June 27. Democrats in Kansas City on July 4. Silver Republicans in Kansas City on July 4.
The Republican Electors of Iowa announce a delegate convention in Des Moines on Wednesday August 1 at 11 o clock a.m. to nominate candidates for Secretary of State Auditor Treasurer Attorney General Supreme Court Judge Railroad Commissioner two electors at large and one elector for each Congressional District plus other business as needed. H O Weaver chairman and W Phillips secretary.
The piece argues that Boer War and Spirish War lessons push the United States to keep small arms and field artillery up to date. It stresses scouting, adequate artillery and cavalry, and learning from Britain on preparedness. It notes European powers study South Africa and urges US readiness as the best guarantee of peace.
The Twentieth Century club of Boston will host several hundred Cuban teachers in July and August. A committee asks leaders in major cities for photographs of churches schools factories libraries shops machinery public improvements residences to bring back to Cuba. The photos will be mounted and serve as lasting reminders to show Cubans the true greatness of the United States.
A notice sent to the club secretary at No. 2 Ashburton Place Boston requests packages labeled Cuban Teachers be received by August. A club committee will classify and distribute the parcels and urges participation from every city in the country.
Ten years ago the United States lacked a tinplate mill and depended on Britain for all of its needs. Now the US operates 327 mills producing a volume similar to Britain’s 47 mills, yielding a superior tinplate at lower prices. The tinplate issue won’t dominate this year’s political campaigns, though some recall past claims that tariffs would raise US tripartite costs by $7,000,000 annually.
The Pleasant Prairie community reports a successful Epworth League meeting and ice cream social by the Christian Endeavor Society with a net gain of 16.50 after expenses. Local residents Frank Stecher Harvey Mallicoat and others are referenced in visits and daily activities around town.
Last Tuesday June 12 twenty of George Reed's friends gathered at his home near Shiloh for a social evening and a light refreshment. Guests arrived around 8:30 as Reed enjoyed organ music. Several local youths attended the surprise party and many returned home late. The Shields and Beck families were mentioned in nearby visits and a funeral occurred for Drury. Road crews were scraping roads the previous Thursday.
Rose and Alice Eis were seen on the streets Tuesday. Walter Stigers owns a new top buggy. Charles Eis did carpentry for Margaret Tough this week. A Tuesday night and Wednesday morning rain blessed the crops. Walter Stigers and Winnie More. Otto Koll and Frederick attended a bird shoot at Durant Sunday night.
Cattle or horses to pasture. Also anything in the cattle line bought and for sale. Chas M E Patterson Sweetland post office Muscatine county Iowa.
The Muscatine Rod and Gun Club held a meet at Park Place with twenty entries. Ben Black of Nichols won first with 47 broken birds, Henry Sawyer young standout with 39, and a new squad-based turn at traps spurred rapid, smooth events and several high scores.
A list shows individuals Eigerman Fisch Parkins and Coldron with coded sequences and notes indicating they dropped out. Each entry notes a numeric value after the phrase dropped out. The text reads like a ledger of class withdrawals with minimal context and no further details.
Local notes show Wilton residents shifting party lines with several families moving from Democrats to Republicans. A county school program ends the term with a picnic, and community events include Children’s Day at Melpine, a missionary fundraiser, and local visits.
Seven enumerators will finish canvass by next week with some work completed today. Market notes show no major changes this morning as hog prices drift lower and corn quotes ease from 30 to 33 cents. Farmers in town report rain would help corn, gardens refreshed by recent showers, and buyers stocking garden trucks for Sunday.
Chicago markets report from June 13 1900 notes traders and brokers active in commodity and grain arenas. The dispatch references Toher McKay Muscatine office and a Chicago contact, indicating interstate market connections and price movements.
Market listings show prices for wood lime cement and coal plus grain flour and mill stuffs. Live stock dairy items and butter cheese honey sugar and fruit prices are listed with market notes and unsteady trends. Lumber and finishing materials are priced with units and batch totals.
Buffalo Prairie ILC last evening hosted a crowded commencement at the hall decorated with flowers and the motto step by step. Rev. Jas Gordon of Chicago gave opening prayer. Miss Workman urged perseverance. Orators Miss Pertha Hayes, Miss Bertha Whitney, and Miss Bessie Kistler received applause for topics True Nobility, Barins, and Influence home social and class. County Superintendent Furgeson urged better teachers and engaged schools. Rev Gorten offered benediction marking the district’s inaugural commencement.
Ecas for sale list yellow turkeys Pekin ducks and 8 P Rock offerings. Includes contact Mrs Pace in Muscatine Bloomington Route 1. Oddly the text adds a quip about sweetness and the size of the girl a fellow loves.
River water stood two feet nine inches above low water mark today. The Steamer Dubuque will be at its port going downriver Sunday and up river Monday. The Young arrived from Burlington last night and leaves early this morning for Davenport.
Washington Iowa Press discusses robin habits from dawn to dusk, noting their early singing, mating behavior uncertain, and heavy worm foraging with forty six inches of worms daily for a brood. It highlights the robin’s laborious foraging and the hawk’s distant hunting.
The Nickel Plate Road inaugurates a 27 hour daily train between Chicago and New York starting May 6. It promises unexcelled dining and service at popular prices. All trains depart from Van Buren Street Passenger Station on the Elevated Loop with city ticket offices at 111 Adams Street and Auditorium Annex. Telephone numbers are Central 2057 and Harrison 208.
A brief note suggests acts of accommodation and kindness will yield personal satisfaction. The tone is reflective, urging patience and selflessness as a path to inner happiness.
A cautionary note urges awareness of how foolish fear can amplify risk and lead to worse outcomes. Officials emphasize calm judgment and preparedness in potentially hazardous situations.
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