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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1905
Page
3
Local Groceries Listed Across Muscatine Area
Readable fragments identify multiple grocers in Muscatine regions including South Muscatine Morse Washburn’s grocery end of street car track W C A Busch’s Drug Store Vershey avenue Kecklerville Chayka’s grocery West Muscatine Sharrar’s grocery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Muscatine
Morse Washburn’s
W. C. A. Busch’s Drug Store
Vershey Avenue
Kecklerville
Chayka’s
West Muscatine
Sharrar’s
Telephone office listings and editorials excerpt
Readable fragment lists telephone business office lines and editorial office notes from Bell company materials. Contains scattered references to Mississippi Valley area and internal labeling codes, with no clear event or date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bell
Mississipi Valley
Sworn Circulation Statement for Muscatine Journal May 1905
Wording shows a sworn statement by W. L. Lane publisher affirming total May 1905 circulation at 143,310 copies for Muscatine Journal with multiple listed daily counts around 5,300 each and a concluding sworn attestation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine Daily Journal
Ns Panes
Malek Sun
Dante
W. L. Lane
The
Muscatine Journal
Muscatine urged to charter special train for regional invitation drive
The Muscatine Commercial club and Retail Merchants Association are urged to charter a special train and dispatch representatives to invite people from neighboring towns. The plan mirrors Cedar Rapids success, promising increased business and better regional goodwill, with railroads likely to offer favorable rates and broad reach before year’s end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
Cedar Rapids
Local City Building Speeds Up with Personnel Rethink
City officials move to accelerate construction by streamlining staff and reallocating roles. Decision aims to reduce delays and cut costs while maintaining project milestones.
Calls to remove Loomis after Bowen in diplomatic service
The piece argues President should dismiss Loomis as it did Bowen, citing a letter Loomis wrote about a Mercado claim settlement in bolivars and salt bonds. It asserts such conduct breaches consular duty and demands public explanation to satisfy justice for Bowen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowen
Loomis
United States
Insance
Mr. Loomis
Mr. Bowen
Monument Unveiling for Hon. Thomas Cox at Maquoketa Fourth
On July Fourth in Maquoketa the Jackson county old settlers and Historical society groups plan to unveil a monument to Hon. Thomas Cox. Cox, born 1787 in Kentucky, was a pioneer and Illinois senator, U S land office register, Creek War veteran, Iowa territorial legislator, who died 1844 on his Maquoketa claim. Our townsman Samuel McNutt is invited as a Pioneer Law Maker of Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maquoketa
Maquoketa Valley
U. S. Land Office
Springfield
Illinois
Coffee
Jackson
Iowa
Wisconsin Territory
Territorial Assembly
Robert Lucas
Samuel McNutt
European tension sparks editorial blunt critique
Fort Dodge Chronicle cites mass outbreaks of running sores as proof of a mounting European crisis. Davenport Times terms the situation an international crisis, reflecting the era’s journalistic alarm and partisan framing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Fort Dodge Chronicle
Davenport Times
Court ruling on basement saloon ban sparks debate
The Burlington Hawkeye notes a political clash over a gubernatorial nomination path and reports the Iowa Supreme Court supposedly banning basement saloons. The Dubuque Globe Journal counters, saying the court only ruled such a saloon is unlawful, not that all basements must close.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court of Iowa
Dubuque Globe-Journal
Wilson versus critics sparks Ayrshire battle line
The Cedar Rapids Gazette predicts renewed political clashes as Secretary Wilson faces persistent attacks. It suggests the man from Ayrshire may resort to a forceful, combative response resembling historic rivals Bruce, Wallace, Douglas, or Marmion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Cedar Rapids
Ayrshire
Iowa Deposits Grow as State and Savings Banks Hold Millions
The Cedar Rapids Republican reports that as of May 29 Iowa state and savings banks hold 146,493,959.29 in deposits, up 7,432,050 since February 16, and up 15,000,000 from the prior April. The piece notes most deposits belong to farmers and hints at reader concern for rural welfare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Republican
Census Critique from Vinton Eagle on State Count
The Vinton Eagle criticizes the state census saying counties show population drops but higher business and bank deposits. It blames the legislature for funding the census at county expense and argues the state should manage the task.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vinton Eagle
Criticism of Iowa wards bill of fare sparks protests
The Washington Press admits ignorance on the issue but calls the starving of state wards or cruelty to helpless children the meanest act. It condemns parsimony in charitable institutions as an unpleasant matter and says such scandals should not be heard in Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Board of Control
Washington Press
Iowa
Pastor’s ice cream idea rejected by Marshalltown pastor
The Marshalltown Times-Republican argues the church is a place of worship not a club. It says drawing people with cakes and ice cream or oyster soup is improper and challenges the pastor to rely on the church’s true mission and sacred music beyond such tastings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Marshalltown Times-Republican
Davenport Saloons Face Compulsory New Licenses
Davenport authorities compel saloon owners who change hands to obtain new licenses for 600 dollars. The Waterloo Reporter voices astonishment at what it calls official milking of mulci men and notes Davenport acts harshly where saloons are not seen as leading social centers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Waterloo
Senator Allison's Voyage to England Travel News
Washington dispatch reports Senator William B Allison, a longtime Republican figure, taking a vacation overseas. The veteran legislator plans a cultural voyage to England to gain knowledge and bring back experience for public service. His career spans 41 years in Congress, starting with contemporaries Blaine Randall and Garfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Post
William B. Allison
Senate
Republican Party
England
Isle
Congress
James G. Blaine
Samuel J. Randall
James A. Garfield
Iowa Senator Allison Ends Long Senate Career
The piece recalls James Harlan Allison's 30 years in the Senate, noting his dominance in Iowa politics since 1873, his free trade stance after the war, and his careful navigation of party and finance issues. It cautions that political tensions in Iowa could rise in his absence and references Harmon, Lentz, Hepburn, and Cummins as notable contemporaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Sherman
Ohio
Robert C. Schenck
Vallandigham
Thurman
Allison
Iowa
Senate
Congress
Harmon
Lentz
Hepburn
Cummins
Meandering Wife Learns Farming Life Has Its Bumps
A city girl imagines farm life with a farmer husband but soon discovers the hardships of rural work. She faces a missing timber supply, fence repairs, muddy grass, hog drives, a torn dress, a misbehaving goat, and a frustrated mother with forty chicks, realizing meandering isn’t as carefree as expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osborne
Kan
Lost the Prize a Bib-Loving Lad in a Shudehill Market
English bibliomaniac Jame Crossley visits a bookstall in Shudehill market. He offers six pence for a book priced at two shillings sixpence, is refused, and a bystander buys it for the asking price. On learning the buyer, Crossley offers ten shillings to learn who purchased it. The tale ends with a moral about pricing and pride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jame Crossley
Shudehill
Crossley
Ray of Light Used to Test Straight Edges
The text explains that light travels straight through uniform media and that the eye can judge straightness by aligning objects with a ray of light. It notes that early discovery of this method is unknown, but thousands of mechanics use it daily without a rational explanation.
Dr Pierce Favorite Prescription Promises Health For Women
A testimonial style advertisement touts Dr Pierce Favorite Prescription as a curative for irregularities debility and female weakness. It claims relief from headaches backaches and nervous symptoms and promotes the product as superior to other medicines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Satlin O
D Aubant and Charlotte Endure a Secret Road to War
Charlotte travels in a steely, perilous journey with D Aubant guiding her through long gray days. She plots to bend fate by using charm and deception as the tsar’s agents push toward a fraught crossing to Thorn. The pair drift into danger as a courier signals the tsarevitch’s arrival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asia
Louisa
D’aubant
Charlotte
Larnon
D'Aubant
Krossen
de la Mar
Thorn
Tsarevitch
New Great South American Kidney Cure Promises Quick Relief
Distressing kidney and bladder case relieved in six hours by a remedy sold at Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store in Muscatine Iowa. The ad asserts prompt relief from bladder and back pain and retention of water in both sexes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havercamp’s
Muscatine
The Pennsylvania Special resumes 18 hour run to New York
The Pennsylvania Special train now covers Chicago to New York in 18 hours after track improvements. It departs Chicago at 2 45 p m daily and arrives New York next morning at 9 45 a m New York time. Return trips leave 23d Street Station at 3 55 p m and reach Chicago by 8 55 a m. Reservations via local agents or Geo Jenkins, T P A, Des Moines Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Chicago
North Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pennsylvania
23D Street
Geo. Jenkins
Des Moines
Will Make You Feel Young Electric Bitters Ad
An old time tonic advertisement touts Electric Bitters as a marvelous remedy for a weak run down system. It urges readers to try them at Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store with a 5K price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havercamp’s
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Lee
Associated Press
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East Hill
Clay Kneese Grocery
East 2Nd Street
Muscatine Co
State of Iowa
F. W. Eversmeyer
Loomis Too
Hostetter
Dr. Lyon
Burlington Hawkeye
Senator Allison
Guido
Gulda
Zarbara
Hirschfiés
Krossen-an-der-Oder
Prince Kiikoff
Larion
Michael
Kiikoff
Henri- Henri
COOK
First National Bank
G. Stein
D. V. Jackson
S. M. Hughes
J. R. Reuling
Chas. Page
J. Carskaddhan
F. P. Sawyer
Miss Browning
Business and Stenographic School
East Second St. Muscatine, Iowa
Canadian Rockies
Portland, Oregon
St. Paul
Pacific Coast
Canadian Pacific Ry. A. C. Shaw, Genl
Agt. Passenger Department
S. Clark Street
Attorneys AT Law
Henry Jayne
Wm. Hoffman
Arthur Hoffman
Wm. R. Jayne
Jayne & Hoffman
Iowa Avenue
Journal Office
P. Ingham
Attorney
E. 2d Street
J. Carskaddan
W. D. Burk
Carskaddan & Burk
West Second Street
H. D. Horst
Weet Second Street
J. H. Munroe
G. M. Titus
Titus & Jackson
Iowa Ave
Richman & Richman
Roy C. Brown
Olés Bidg
Thos. Brown
Fred S. Pentzer
East 2Nd St
Bo H King
4Th Street
Tepear
Elizabeth L. McKee
East Fourth St
South Trains
R. J. & P. Railway
J. C. Pugh
St Division
Bbound
Wuund
Enews
Wilton Division
Wilton
Teept
Montezuma
West tGelig
Muscatine North and South Railway
Elrick
Elrick Junction
Iowa Central
WEST
Mason City Mall
Sun
Twin Cities Limited
Peoria Express
Peoria Limited
Chicago, Milwaukee Paul Railway
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