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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1903
Page
3
The Daily Journal Muscatine official paper details its editors H M Sheppard and W L Lane. It is a Lee Syndicate member newspaper issuing a daily edition on weekdays and a semi weekly on Tuesdays and Fridays with multiple pages.
Daily carrier delivery and weekly 10 cent per week mail option. One year rates listed for daily and semi weekly editions. Circulation claims boast higher reach than all Muscetine papers combined and at least triple that of any other daily.
Washington Bureau notes Marlborough with Frank J. Stillman in charge. New York Office at 140 Nassau Street lists La Coste and Maxwell in charge. Chicago Office at 948 Marquette Building names Payne and Young in charge.
The Journalies establish agencies at Kecklerville Chayka's grocery West Muscatine Sharrar's grocery South Muscatine Morse Washburn's grocery End of street car track. Extra papers available nightly at these places for missed subscribers.
The piece urges decorous Fourth of July celebrations and warns of injuries from bombs and deadly toys. It notes public praise for Derby coverage in Muscatine and the Derby week band concerts, while mentioning Col. Frank O. Lowden's Iowa roots and Cato Sells absence from a California campaign.
A new era in western civilization will be noted in a few days when the Pacific cable is completed to Manila. The event marks a milestone in communication linking continents and expanding global exchange.
Muscatine has not claimed ownership of a The Picket derby ticket from Saturday’s event, leaving the rightful owner undetermined and awaiting recovery or formal acknowledgment.
Rail officials note a rising trend of miscommunications over orders causing delays and confusion in train movements. Dispatchers and crews discuss improved briefing methods and clearer written directives to reduce incidents.
The Cedar Rapids Republican praises Judge Van Wagenen as amiable capable and well regarded yet faults him as fanatical. It describes him as not a democrat but a populist and suggests he leans toward socialism due to his push for government ownership.
A Postal Service notice announces that star route carriers will deliver mail to suitable rural boxes within eighty rods of a route. Residents must supply boxes or cranes and file a written request. carriers deliver at no charge to the addressee, with no box unlocking by the carrier.
An advertisement extols Peptorene as a simple safe remedy for lassitude headaches constipation and poor appetite linking good digestion to overall health. It claims the product is sold nationwide with 25 cent pricing and offers samples and direct shipments. The text also includes a postal service notice about star route mail delivery and box delivery contracts in several midwestern states.
The Ottumwa Democrat admits no chance to elect state officers but says Democrats can stand for principles and back Democratic states when the national convention arrives by formulating a platform to carry Democratic states. It says Iowa Democrats must fulfill this duty this year.
Des Moines Register and Leader argues a Bryan victory in Iowa signals national Bryan control due to Iowa reflecting national sentiment. It warns a Bryan defeat would be a tremendous moral victory for the reorganizers, influencing other states.
In a discussion on modern civilization and social change, 500,000 plus divorces have occurred in the U S over twenty years. About 1 5 million children may lack a real home due to parental separation. A 1889 government report counted 328,716 divorces from 1867 to 1886, indicating a rising trend since then.
Two brothers living north of Central Park who daily walked to Fifty-eighth Street before catching trains to their offices stopped speaking after a Morning quarrel. Both are known as notably silent, lovers of peace. At key street moments they exchanged words only to end the dispute. By Fifty-eighth Street the elder chose a different route, saying I can't stand this quarreling.
Rock Island offers a 22.30 round trip from Muscatine to Denver Colorado Springs and Pueblo for the first ten days of July with return valid through August 31. The discount honors the Christian Endeavor annual meeting and is open to all travelers. Information and tickets available from Rock Island ticket agents or S F Boyd Davenport D P A.
An advertisement claims catarrh is a constitutional disease and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure from F. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo as the only internal treatment. It asserts cure by acting on blood and mucous surfaces, offers $100 for unsolved cases, and lists a 75 cent price for the cure and accompanying Hall's Family Pills.
The Iowa Central Railway announces summer excursion fares from Elrick Junction valid June 1 to September 30, 1903. Destinations include Denver Colorado Springs and Pueblo for 24.25 dollars, Glenwood Springs 36.25 dollars, Salt Lake City and Ogden 39.25 dollars, with reduced rates to Deadwood Lead City Hot Springs and Custer. Stop overs and various routes are available. Contact any Iowa Central agent or A B Cutts G P T A Minneapolis Minn for folders and rates.
Literary Notes review the July Story Book issue with a Cutcliffe Hyne tale The Woman in the Mizzen-Top a tense sea romance on a wrecking vessel. Other pieces include Pink Tea Plot by Gertrude Potter Daniels Engaged to Hannah by M Quad The Demoniacal Revenge by Kennett Harris A Joke on Bobby by Hinrichsen and Charles Reade The Box Tunnel as the selected masterpiece.
In the June Atlantic John Bascom examines how the college course and undergraduate life have evolved with social change. He warns against over specialization and dilettantism and pleads for stricter educational ideals and greater balance between study and society, likely drawing both opposition and support.
Justus Miles Forman, author of Journeys End, presents a football hero figure who, despite glory, shares the flaws and failures common to others. The story appears in the July number of Ainslee's.
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