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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1913
Page
3
The Journal lists agencies serving readers in the city including Lov e the city for subscribers. It notes multiple agencies in various cities and claims circulation exceeds other dailies. The Bally Journal is issued every evening except Sundays with morning delivery and weekly rates offered.
A Belle Filgelman commencement address at the University of Wisconsin contest criticizes freedom’s abuses. She argues freedom must pair privilege with duty, urging citizens to raise living standards morally, intellectually, and physically. The piece references various regional notes on education, labor, and public life.
A garbled batch of lines references capital cities, old stickers, congressional etiquette, and political dissatisfaction. Mentions Tom Marshall and Depew with scattered ideas on Canada, colleges, and peace, reflecting unclear public sentiment and fragmented press notes.
Tipton Advertiser reports Dr. Coker, director of the protogital station at Fairport, tendered resignation over funding dissatisfaction. He later agreed to withdraw if the department ensures funds to continue the station’s work, acknowledging his conscientious role and the need for support.
Clippings recall memories from forty and thirty years ago in Muscatine. A young man at Oppenheimer's store was kicked by a horse, minor head wounds, not serious. Charles Mull runs two chairs, a barber noted. Congregational church to be redecorated with carpet and organ. Local students gain university representation. B Richman, Agnes Hath, Ettle Smalley, Charles Robertson mentioned. George Heckler returned from Chicago after attending an expo.
Ten years ago C Baldwin, a Rima school teacher, departed on the noon train for Chicago to visit relatives for a few days and then plan a summer at Wisconsin lakes. Dr J D Follam and son Charles will depart tomorrow for a trip through the ast.
Mrs. Strong schemes to force Emeline Williams toward Zebediah amid farm neighbors, eloping plans, and a motherly plot. Zebediah’s patience wears thin as Emeline and an Illinois suitor draw closer, while tensions at Strong and Williams farms rise with jealousy and confrontation.
Mrs Riley Laramore recalls lifelong dyspepsia and heartburn eased by Thedford s Black-Draught. She took two small packages and has not suffered since. The ad promotes Thedford s product to cleanse the system aid digestion regulate bowels and stimulate the liver with gentle effects and a 2 cent price.
Zeb overhears a plan as a missing brother prompts a wild chase at night. A frantic pursuit ends with a rushed wedding in legs, a stubborn groom, and a vow to stay away if the suitor returns. Elation mixed with fear turns toward a cautious future.
K A Kirkpatrks discusses alfalfa stand improvement in a northern field. He details a cultivation plan using a drag bar, spring tooth harrow, and spading disk after first crop, then sowing 10 to 15 pounds of seed with ground limestone if possible to boost growth and establish new plants.
Advice on alfalfa cultivation and harvest emphasizes proper tooth depth and harrow use, cautions against disk cultivation in wet conditions, and outlines timing for teddering and windrowing. Guidance includes pruning methods, drag harrow techniques, and avoiding over drying or sun-bleached foliage to preserve feeding value.
Glyn Rees cites Independence Reporter commentary on Billy Sunday denying an interview and blaming a cub reporter for misstatements. The piece mocks Sunday for unflattering remarks about Mine Schumann-Heink motherhood and argues cub reporters face pressure from editors while preserving headlines and pay.
Millersburg reports crops in the area slowly recovering from frost effects. Rev. M D Murdock is sick at the village. Locals attended the L D S conference at Mathersville. Mr and Mrs Wm Duncan of Knowaster Missouri visited relatives and friends. R Duncan has recovered from a serious attack of dropsy. Residents who called on Mrs Murdock Sunday.
ABE MARTIN reports a sudden illness of a local figure and mentions economic concerns as well as visits from the Agy and Murdock families. Other items include church services, a car outing, and an injury update on Wm. Bogus after a runaway incident.
Foster reports a splendid time at the state encampment in Des Moines and returns home with an old friend, Mr. McNall of Kansas. The B P Baptist eh hosts an ice cream and strawberry social at Gillette home Thursday. Various families, visits, and a missionary meeting are noted with numerous locals and events.
An ad extols Electric Bitters as a cure for tired nervous men and women, claiming they regain ambition and appetite, with Mrs. Rhineveult praising the remedy from Ven ti al Center. The piece also includes a romantic verse about longing and reunion, dated July.
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