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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1906
Page
3
The Daily Journal is issued every evening during the week except Sunday. The Semi-Weekly Journal is issued on Tuesday and Friday nights.
Notice lists subscription rates and delivery terms for the daily and weekly publications. It states carrier delivery in the city and a weekly 10 cent price, plus annual options and total annual amounts, indicating payment and collection details.
The item lists two offices with in charge firms: New York Office at 140 Nassau Street run by Le Coste and Maxwell, and Chicago Office at 750 Marquette Building run by Payne and Young.
Local telephone office listings show business and editorial lines with Bell system prefixes under Mississippi Valley exchange. The notation includes numbers for business line 2-2-000-37 and editorial line 0-30, plus se0se005 internal routing.
Journal Agencies lists local suppliers and shops across Muscatine and Kecklerville. Entries include Fast Hill and South Muscatine grocers, Morse Washburn’s and Chayka’s, W A Busch’s Drug Store, and Sharrar’s groceries along streets like Hershey Avenue.
Panama Canal Commission chairman T. P. Shonts spoke in Des Moines stressing the value of both public school and college education. He warned that an ignorant nation is in danger and praised education as a foundation for thoughtful judgment amid currents against big corporations.
The Kentucky Homecoming Week celebrates the state and its people with tributes to Kentucky’s place in American history. Henry Watterson praised the state, its heritage, and the Kentucky spirit, recalling the frontier epic and the deep ties to home and family.
The article urges college education for all, arguing that college bred men are in demand by business, railroads, and leaders. It stresses free, accessible schooling and says time should be found to pursue higher learning to ensure national safety and perpetuity.
A lyrical reflection on the single word home as shelter and hope. The exile on the beach and the hunter on the hills both cry Home, home, home, seeking shelter in a vast world whether crowned with laurels or burdened by failure. The prodigal and the victor long for home in their dreams and hope.
The Clinton Herald notes conditions nearing a point where the dark horse argument gains effectiveness. The Mason City Globe Gazette concludes it is prudent to wait for a few more counties before predicting the final outcome.
The Iowa City Republican notes that public focus on beef packers agitation has allowed the drug combine to drop from view and escape scrutiny while attention remains elsewhere.
In the Mari on Register a speaker notes that whistles from rival camps reveal many soldiers who feel fear and expect danger ahead. The quotable remark frames a tense mood among troops, suggesting anxieties about forthcoming events and hostility between groups.
The Webster City Freeman Tribune argues the Republican experience in this contest will lead the state to adopt a Cummins urged law for governing nominations. The piece reflects the pro Cummins political stance and frames the issue as decisive for state policy.
The Cedar Falls Record notes a long saying about figures and liars as it points to a dispute over how many delegates each candidate for governor has. The editorial frames the fight as a test of honesty in reporting delegate totals.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette questions why Iowa Democrats would not back Father Coffin the prohibition candidate. It argues endorsing Coffin would mirror a precedent set by Pennsylvania Democrats and notes other less worthy men have held the governor’s chair.
The Marion Register predicts either Cummins Perkins or Rathbun will be the gubernatorial nominee at Des Moines. It notes each camp will unite to control the outcome and says no dark horse will be nominated this year.
The Nevada representative says every remaining county will be fiercely contested as the race tightens. He notes the opposition may win half or more of the delegates, but asserts that facts from the counties must now settle the outcome.
The Waterloo Reporter says the Blackhawk delegation is instructed for Richards for secretary of state but the governor Cummins looms primary. The delegation will not aid Richards in ways that could harm Cummins, seen as mockery to claim county support could boost Richards.
Cure for itching scaly burning skin eruptions offered by Dr Hare's Household Ointment. First application brings relief. Available at drug stores for 25c or from Kenyon & Thomas Adams N Y.
Benjamin F. Trueblood of the American Peace Society argues in Atlantic that arbitration has moved from experiment to practice since 1895. He predicts swift reforms and twenty years to make arbitration universal, leading to the end of war as a general international law.
Raoul de Chatignac rides through his estate absorbed in nature and thoughts of Aimee de Marsay. He fears unreciprocated love yet senses a transformative possibility, as birds sing and the world seems to promise joy if their bond deepens. Madame Duvivier’s invitation redirects him toward a pivotal moment in Quebec society.
Local notes from West Liberty Iowa dated June 15 itemize visits by Bert Park and family to Davenport, Mrs Finley Adair in West Branch, and many townsfolk traveling to Iowa City Cedar Rapids Muscatine and Des Moines. A Cinderella girls sherbet social at Anderson's grocery and a strawberry ice cream event at South Prairie are noted along with several minor gatherings, trips, and births.
The Muscatine city council announces Improvement District No 23 for street and alley work on Mulberry Ninth Seventh Fourth Second and other streets with brick paving and sandstone curbs. A plat and schedule show costs of 84926.27 dollars and the assessment plan with objections due by June 21, 1906.
An old advertisement from Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store promotes Dr King New Life Pills as a cure for panic and stomach complaints. The copy emphasizes quick relief and health benefits.
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