Reminiscences and town notices from 50 years ago
A 50 year old column notes the United Brethren buying a 700 pound bell for worship to be placed behind the church and Tremont hall hosting J H Van Dorn fence talk. It also mentions aid for Joseph Cook, and a 1909 fiscal summary with auditors warrants, drainage district plans, ditch enlargements, and abatement of costs in a sheriff sale case.
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United Brethren
A. M. Middlebrook
Tremont Hall
E. E. Engle
J. H. van Dorn
Cleveland
Ohio
Joseph Cook
The Exceptional Equipment of California Fig Syrup Co
The California Fig Syrup Co touts its scientific chemists and pure plant extracts used to make Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna. It warns buyers to seek the genuine product distinct by full company name on the package to avoid imitations.
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California
Senna
California Fig Syrup Co
The
Daily Journal of Muscatine Advertising Terms
The Daily Journal announces subscription rates and delivery details. Daily edition issued every evening except Sunday. Semi-Weekly Journal published 10 pages Tuesday and Friday nights. City carrier delivery with 10 cent weekly collection. Rates: Daily one year by mail 3.00, Semi-Weekly one year 1.50.
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Daily Journal
Representatives Payne and Young Lead Chicago Office
Payne and Young take charge of the Chicago Office located in the 750 Marquette Building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Representatives
Payne & Young
Chicago
Marquette Building
Journal Agencies List City Vendors
The Journal has established agencies around the city for reader convenience. Locations include East Hill Hurlbut Grocery East 2nd street South Muscatine Toberg Bros. Grocery Oregon Street W C A Busch's Drug Store Hershey Avenue Kecklerville Charka's Grocery West Fill J W Fuller Grocery and Wm Van Zyl Grocery. New York Office 30 34 West 33rd Street.
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Journal
East Hill
Hurlbut
East 2Nd Street
South Muscatine
Toberg Bros
Oregon Street
W. C. A. Busch’s Drug
Hershey Avenue
Kecklerville
Charka’s
West Fill
Fuller Grocery
Wm. van Zy
New York
West 33Rd Street
Telegraph office and business lines in Mississippi Valley notice
Editorial and business office lines for Bell and Perl are listed for the Mississippi Valley area with contact and routing details.
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Bell
Perl
Mississippi Valley
Circulation Statement for Muscatine Journal May 1909
Sworn detailed circulation statement for the Muscatine Journal in May 1909 shows totals around 6 825 copies with a few daily readings noted. The data lists multiple daily figures and summaries, including a highlighted figure of 6 835 and notes referencing days of October and other unsigned fragments.
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Muscatine
Muscatine Journal
Bos
Nak Closet
Da's
Ean Sun
Muscatine Journal circulation sworn for May 1909
I F Throop publisher of the Muscatine Journal swears the above number of copies were printed and circulated in May 1909. The circulation excludes 10 000 copies from the Booster Trip May 11 12. Subscribed and sworn before F W Eversmeyer notary public on June 3 1909.
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Throop
Muscatine Journal
F. D. Throop
Muscatine Co
State of
Lowa
F. W. Eversmeyer
Advertising Expert Urges Honest Unbiased Advice
At the Iowa bankers convention in Waterloo E St Elmo Lewis of Detroit spoke on trustworthy guidance for finance and business. His remarks stressed intelligent counsel free of hidden motives, applicable to any enterprise.
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Iowa
Waterloo
E. St. Elmo Lewis
Detroit
Advertising wisdom from a stockholder scholar
The piece cites Mr. Lewis on advertising strategy. It outlines three stages from trial to persistence, stresses using a home-delivered newspaper, annual contracts, consistent space, and regular copy changes. It warns against second rate papers and treating advertising as charity, not a gimmick.
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Lewis
City Mayor Orders Lawn Clippings Arrests To Protect Sewers
Davenport mayor tells police to arrest anyone discarding lawn clippings in streets to keep sewers from clogging during heavy rains. The move draws criticism as thoughtless behavior raising city costs and taxes, while Keokuk editor critiques tax shifts favoring corporations over individuals.
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Clinton Herald
Davenport
Free Art Admission Aimed at Riches not Poor
In spartan terms the free admission of foreign paintings and statuary is a concession to the rich. The public would face higher taxes on cotton and woolens worn by the poor to subsidize these spoils of wealth. It argues art access should not mask wealth motives.
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Des Moines Register and Leader
Institute for Teachers in Shawnee County Opens
In Shawnee County Kansas an institute for teachers gathered 140 attendees with only five men present. The young men admitted feeling lonesome but expect to adapt as the program continues.
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Oskaloosa Herald
Shawnee County
Kan
Ready to Die for Suffrage Says Rev Anna Shaw
Burlington Gazette reports Rev Anna Shaw declares willingness to die for women’s suffrage. The piece questions whether leaders like Mrs Catt should yield more cautious tactics to advance the suffrage cause.
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Burlington Gazette
Anna Shaw
Bryan May Seek Senate Bid to Train for 1912 Presidency
The article suggests William Jennings Bryan could run for the United States Senate to stay active while preparing for a future presidential campaign in 1912, framing it as training for higher ambitions.
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Council Bluffs
Bryan
United States Senate
Mars superior people claim delights Jackson readers
A Jackson Republican item notes scientists saying Mars inhabitants may be superior to humans and jokes that no weekly collection will be needed to send missionaries there.
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Jackson Republican
Mars
Chautauqua Lecture Rates Not Demanded Downward
Des Moines Capital notes that no United States senator is pressing to lower chautauqua lecture rates based on current findings.
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Des Moines
United States
There Is A Treat In Store For Sickly Persons
An advertisement urges sickly men and women to start taking Hostetter's Stomach Bitters at once to tone and strengthen a weak system and prove helpful, persuading readers to obtain a bottle.
Hostetters Stomach Bitters Ad Boosts Health Start
An old advertisement touts Hostetters Stomach Bitters as a remedy for flatulence heartburn vomiting indigestion dyspepsia costiveness and liver troubles urging readers to begin a healthier path today.
Stabbing at Front Street Saloon Details Altercation
Last evening a stabbing occurred at a Front Street saloon during a dice game for beer between Smith, an employee of Col Hare, and an eastern firm agent. Smith, who invited a bystander to join, was attacked as the agent intervened. The knife cut Smith’s left leg, leaving a four inch long, two and a half inch deep gash while he sat on the counter.
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Thomas Brown
Wapello
Muscatine Manufacturing Co
Smith
Col. Hare
Presbyterian church to be heated after 30 years
A notice reports that after three decades the Presbyterian church will no longer stand in the cold as improvements are planned. The item notes a change in church facilities and the community impact.
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Presbyterian Church
County Supervisors Review May Cash Balance June 7 1909
Proceedings of the Board of Supervisors report the May cash balance by fund and a committee audit confirming cash on hand and deposits. Details list balances for county funds and numerous drainage, township, and district accounts with totals totaling forty four thousand six hundred thirty point five nine.
Balloon ascension and parachute leap set for July 4 in Wellman
The well known aeronaut Prof. Harry H. Hagel of Muscatine has contracted to perform a balloon ascent and parachute jump in Wellman on July 4. His previous ascensions have drawn large crowds, and Wellman has secured him as the day’s main attraction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry H. Hagel
Muscatine
Wellman
Mr. Hagel
Lane's Family Medicine Herb Tea Sold for 25c
A promotional note urges consideration for women with headaches and aches and presents Lane's Family Medicine herb tea as a simple remedy to restore strength. It claims the tea makes weak women strong and well and is sold by druggists and dealers for 25 cents.
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Lane
Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery Promises Strength
A historical advertisement touts Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery as strengthening the stomach and liver, restoring appetite, improving digestion, enriching blood, building flesh, and restoring nerves. It claims to make men strong in body and cool in judgment.
Warrant Drawn For Detroit Mantel and Tile Co
Court records a warrant in favor of Detroit Mantel and Tile Co for the amount due under contract for furnishing Electric Light fixtures for the new Court House and Jail, reserving $100 to cover complete project completion.
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Detroit Mantel & Tile Co
County Board Proceedings Clear May and June 1909 Actions
West Liberty Assessor reduced A C Quier monies and credits by 10000. May interest on County Funds 440.48. Grimm claim for two lambs killed by dogs allowed. Farnsworth and Whitacre relief claims withheld. Drainage District Five bids opened. Stevens lowest at 22 to 24.5 cents per cubic yard. Bond approved for justice of the peace. Board of Equalization adjusts township valuations and lists cash, merchandise, and fuel totals. Public notices list numerous road and legal claims and warrants.
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West Liberty
A. C. Quier
A. C. Shifler
Daniel Grimm
Bessie Farnsworth
Albert Whitacre
Frank B. Stevens
Geneseo
IlIinois
R. H. McWilliams
Mattoon
Ilinois
Boyle & Parry
Drainage District Five commission named for costs
On June 10 1909 the county board appointed Miller Riggs A J Wood and J C Hazlett engineer to oversee Drainage District Five and apportion construction costs. The session included a semi annual inspection of the county farm and a detailed May expenditure report from B Beach overseer of the poor Muscatine township listing cash and merchandise outlays for many residents.
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Miller Riggs
A. J. Wood
J. C. Hazlett
B. Beach
Muscatine Township
James Archer
John Lyman
Wm. Archer
S. Higley
K. Chamberlain
Jacob Miller
I. Saunders
Andy Brown
Jacob Foteh
Metts
Mary Kerbel
E. C. Coplin
Louisa Sprague
C. Terry
Benninger
Leonard Bopp
Wm. Wetzell
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Sweetland
Peer
Pas
Bloomington
McMahon, Foster and MclIntosh
C. A. Carpenter
Citizen’s State Bank
C. K. Schantz
Gshe Journal BY Journal Printing CO
L. P. Loomis
Associated Press
Lee Newspaper Syndicate
Iowa Evening Press Association
Association of American Advertisers
New York City
Keokuk
Aldrich
Washington
Proceedings OF the Board OF Supervisors
R. T. Shannon
W. H. Fishburn
A. C. Noble
M. J. Shellabarger
Geo. J. Lang
Lang and
Shellabarger
State University
Agricultural College
Normal School
Court House
Institute Fund
Muscatine Ind
Muscatine Board of NE Oe Elite Pastel
Bloomington Township
Nccsc
Cevecs
Cedar Township
Fruitland Township
Fruitland
Lake Township
Orono Township
Conesville Corporation
Nichols Ind
Nichols Corporation
Pike Township
Wapsinonoc
Sen Das
Wapsinonoec
Goshen Ind
Goshen Tow
Iaek OO Aire
Goshen Township
Atalissa Corporation
West Liberty Ind
Wakis & Oy Oh Sek Ee
West Liberty Board of Health
Boal Aes Cake Ae
West Liberty Corporation
West Liberty Water
Wilton Township
Wilton Ind
Wilton Corporation
Wilton Water
Wilton Board of Health
Moscow
Wisi ‘Phate Dia Wok Glee
Ea Ee
Fulton Township
CIA
Swale
Montpelier
Bmwik Ican Attee
Sgreer
Mont
World’s Dispensary Medical Association
R.V. Pierce
Pres
Buffalo, N. Y
F. G. McCullough
Wilton
Lower Muscatine Township
Sweetland Township
Steers
Wapsinonoe Township
Lower- WA
F. Opel
Warren Clark
Mike Lechner
F. W. Orr
Nannie Flood
Peter Diercks
B. Heitman
Mike Pfeiffer
E. M. Kahn
W. A. Drury
Lilly Stowell
Christ Middleton
John Hock—Mosse
J. W. Lowery
Julia Harkness
A. S. Lawrence
H. S. Howe
J. P
Henry Meisinbach
J. M. Duncan
H.S. Howe
Wyo
Jan Peterson
Albert Borgom
Iess
Bewe
Fred Schreiber
Walter Edie
Howe
Corte
Toms
John Caster
Frank Binhuff
William Murphy
John Oaster
H. Hessler
Fred Hoopes
Wit
J. H. Carl
State
Wee Tgrod
Iwo
H. C. Haney
J. H. Cari
J. Pi
J. M. Cart
J.P
Biate
Tony Teneo Socies
Catt
Ve. Weadee
J. BH. Catt
J. N. Edge
W. J. Piggott
News-Tribune
Airdome
Dr. B. Coffman
Hotel Grand
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