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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1914
Page
3
Fragmented OCR text appears to describe exchange numbers and editorial office roles with unclear names and duties. The readable items include mentions of City Editor and Fore Room, plus scattered numbers 23 27 1 26 37. The passage is garbled and lacks a coherent event or person trajectory.
Dr Louis R Wiesmiiller of the New York Y M C A urges tired business men about to take summer vacations to forget dignity and act like kids again. He champions dime novels as good reading, saying many great men read Nick Carter and Jesse James for relaxation while reminding readers to bring along the Bible. He notes vacation nerves and shop worries erode health, suggesting a playful, youthful approach to leisure though acknowledging adult readers may resist such fiction.
A fragmented political polemic compares Brazilian fever to a colonel’s failed campaign and denounces democratic and Republican leaders. Residents of Muscatine are drawn into a heated exchange about foreign influence and national policy in a war of words.
A fragmented article discusses a choice as difficult as devil versus deer sea, noting new federal reserve money may circulate yet remain hard to obtain. It also reports Billy Sunday answering critics in Colorado Springs with a sharp quip about turning around. The piece mentions political defeat, a federation of women’s clubs in Chicago, and a bleak forecast from The Sioux City Tribune about Rev. Patmount’s third kidnapping.
The Burlington and Iowa City papers urge swimming lessons at the Y M C A to prevent drownings. Reports reference Roosevelt, Taft, and Bryan in satirical notes, with musings on language and politics, plus local observations on education and social life.
Westinghouse strikers fail to broaden action at Trafford Foundries as only a few moulders quit. Deputy sheriffs appear in East Pittsburgh amid a large crowd at the electric plant with no disorder.
Fifty years ago John Mackey returned from California after two months away as the foundation for a new Baptist church was begun and a German Baptist church began construction on Sixth and Walnut. Forty years ago a Clinton visitor reported a river body sighting near Rock Island as coroners and officials were urged to watch for a large man’s body. Twenty years ago a lighthouse office noted a summer lifeboat inspection and leadership changes in the Fifteenth Lighthouse District, with Baptists planning a July excursion to the tri-cities. Thirty years ago Newton Hine began removing a distinctive bay window on West Third Street, with a remodel for comfort and elegance underway.
Ten years ago Mrs. C Fox of Second street returned from Texas distributing magnolia buds to friends. She left Muscatine for Woodville to visit N Warren and family, now at a Musser lumber branch sawmill. She also spent time in Galveston during the great flood of 1900 and noted oleander plantings for shade trees while other stands failed to mature after the deluge.
In Frantin, Deacon Grimshaw plans to woo widow Spooner after his wife’s death. They clash over religion, linger on the doorstep, quarrel over faith, then misstep when the deacon falls into the widow’s well while spying. She discovers him and confronts the surprised suitor.
A dramatic scene unfolds as a man trapped in a well is rescued. After shivering talks on the dangers of leaving a well uncovered, a kneeling woman urges resolution. They discuss Daniel in the manden and a whale tale before the deacon’s church, apple sass, and a hot cider kiss the agreement to wed.
Washington June 1 Representative Henry Vollmer won a $1,000 allowance for Mrs. Mary Abel of Davenport for her son’s death at Rock Island arsenal after a long fight in Congress. The session saw clashes over Rock Island arsenal funding and an amendment for $225,000 to equip artillery manufacture. A quorum issue stalled votes and altered outcomes as factional divisions played out.
After campaign claims that his residence was in North Carolina and a rumor he would move there, Representative Kirkpatrick blamed malicious rumors for his defeat. He asserted his North Carolina residency was official only through his I R Bureau post and vowed to return to Iowa, warning those who raised the residence charge they would regret their tactics.
An advertisement touts Citrolax as a superior laxative for constipation and related ailments. It claims quick, painless relief with a lemonade like taste and urges purchase through druggists, noting it is the “pleasantest” laxative ever used.
Wilton IA June updates show Charles Port and party arriving from Clinton for a visit at Theodore Pott’s home, with others heading to Iowa City for an Elks convention. Patrons attend chautauqua events in Rochester township, ice cream social planned by Cravens of Tipton, and multiple residents travel to Muscatine Davenport and beyond for visits and errands.
The column records multiple relatives traveling between Muscatine Davenport Grinnell and East Wilton Iowa. Blazo Fisher heads to Durant for several days with friends while others visit parents in East Wilton Ma and Mr and Mrs Horst. A lunch trip to Muscatine includes Hinkhouse and Walter en route to St Louis. Cogley couple depart for Grinnell and Waivmer party from Muscatine visit relatives locally.
Amalia Bonham wife of Dr. J G Bonham Ottumwa Baseball Club secretary died at the country home west of Ottumwa from poison ingestion. She was active in P E D circles Shakespearean groups Congregational church work and Open Door Mission. Survived by husband daughter and one sister with funeral private Friday.
An old time beauty ad promotes Wyath's Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy sold for 50 cents at A W Morgen 103 West Second Street. It claims to darken gray hair naturally while stopping dandruff and itching and restoring gloss and luster. The copy features a testimonial by W Morgan of 107 Very Second Street.
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