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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1909
Page
3
The paper proclaims its dominant circulation in Muscatine, claiming higher reach than all rivals combined and at least triple any other daily. It notes AP and Lee Syndicate membership as credentials.
Representatives Payne and Young oversee operations from the Chicago office at the 750 Marquette Building.
The Journal lists agencies for reader convenience across the city including East Hill Hurlbut Grocery East 2nd Street Booth Muscatine Toberg Bros Oregon Street W C A Buschs Drug Store Hershey avenue Kecklerville Chavkas Grocery West Bill J Y Fuller Grocery and Wm Van 7 Grocery New York Office 30 34 West 83rd Street.
Publisher F D Throop swears the May 1909 circulation number is official and excludes 19 909 copies from the Booster Trip on May 11 12. Notary F W Eversmeyer certifies the oath on June 3 1999.
The Iowa City Republican paper rejects backing any candidate who opposes Taft and Speaker Cannon. It argues the Journal fails to fairly separate Taft from Cannon and notes Roosevelt’s strong influence among Taft supporters. It claims Taft’s rise owed much to Roosevelt’s backing and critiques the Journal’s stance in the Second district.
A political statement argues that the past and present leaders of the Cannons and the Aldriches in the Republican party should not be supported for Congress when their course diverges from justice, decency, or the expressed will of the middle west majority and constituents.
Washington studies favor a broad uniform-depth system over a deep central canal. Proponents compare to railroad gauge standardization, arguing eight-foot channels from lakes to gulf could serve thousands of miles of tributaries more cheaply with steady depths.
Fifty years ago on the evening of June 23 at the bride's father's residence Rev E M Miles joined Charles G Carmichael to Miss Mary E Ketcham both of this place Our readers extend congratulations and good wishes for happiness Muscatine Light Guards are called to meet at the armory Friday at 7 30 PM to drill and prepare for the Fourth of July celebration G D Magoon First Sergt
In an election in Drury Township Illinois residents refused $36,000 stock in the Rockford Rock Island St Louis railway. That same day Tremont High School held graduation exercises with Prof. A S Kissel state superintendent delivering the address. In a separate Ancient Order of Hibernians meeting divisions elected officers including D J Ryan and P J Mackey.
Thirty years ago a horse owned by F M Witter shied on Water Street causing the professor to fall from the rear of the buggy and suffer unspecified injuries.
The article discusses a proposed nationwide uniform plan for internal waterways. It envisions stepwise studies to determine moderate-depth navigation across the Mississippi and its tributaries, then evaluates cost and practicality to standardize the system, enabling easy river-to-river travel for boats six to nine feet deep.
A reflective poem notes baseball’s end and a future where players rest on clouded thrones, while fans and rivalries fade. It evokes aging sports culture, lasting pride, and the eternal urge to play again despite mortality and fame. The piece cites Keokuk’s modern spelling trend and a Warsaw Illinois legislative quip about politicians.
A Waterloo exchange suggests boatmen should not change position in a boat while at sea. The remark plays on Waterloo as a sea port and ends with a Biblically toned query about the night.
J Heneage Carter presents a display of Edison’s phonograph or talking machine in the room adjoining Dougherty’s drug store. Visit this wonder of the age with admission set at ten cents for adults and five cents for children.
Rev. Pliny Fry returned on the Firefly from Oskaloosa where he attended the State Sunday school convention. Frye Becke's twelve button cutters at their factory piled up a record last week cutting 2 135 gross of blanks, unmatched in any local plant of its size.
The Council Bluffs Nonpareil notes a query involving Mr Bryan and suggests the ex-candidate fears returning home in darkness. The piece portrays political tension and raises questions about safety and public scrutiny.
The Iowa Daily Newspapers association favors publicity in school affairs. School boards meet behind closed doors, while city council meetings are open and fully reported. A reporter attending a school board meeting is often shivers, as many men in school management act as if the public be damned. School taxes are high enough to merit scrutiny of how money is spent.
The Cuban revenues run short amid rising expenses. The army is expanded, salaries boosted, sinecures created for troublemakers, and public employment offered to others to placate the population. The government rests on graft rather than patriotism, a level comparable to some American municipalities.
The Keokuk Gate City comments on a young woman found murdered, linking the case to anti Chinese efforts and questioning whether such actions advance Christianization goals, noting doubt about effectiveness.
A South Dakota woman and her companion escaped danger after she used a shoe to bail water from a sinking rowboat. The article notes the savior’s name is not disclosed and adds a playful Holmes reference.
The Jackson Republican suggests prolonged congressional sessions this summer will bring a summer of political drama. It notes impacts on leisure like fans ice mint juleps and other treats possibly becoming scarce or restricted as lawmakers linger in session.
The Waterloo Times-Tribune reports the ongoing trial has disclosed nearly every fact except the moment Mrs. Gould paused at the pump to take a drink of water.
Ad boasts that Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy cures diarrhoea and bowel complaints. It claims universal approval and that no other medicine equals its effectiveness in curing these ailments.
In a seaside hillside scene two lovers discuss a mock trial as a girl seeks John’s guidance. The narrator, called John by the girl, imagines a case about civic and human laws and the fate of a poor accused man while watching the sea and a lone sail. The girl ponders her father’s relevance to the matter.
Carrington confronts Kate over her father possibly stealing from the poor and vows honesty. She fears betrayal but insists to shield her father while acknowledging money's corrupting influence. They debate trust, duty, and the danger of exposing truth versus preserving family.
Mrs Katherine Lewis of Burlington Iowa will turn 100 on August 16. Born in New York in 1808 she moved to Burlington in 1844 traveling from Hinsdale New York to Cincinnati by raft then to St Louis and north to Burlington. She has been crippled for 26 years from a hip fracture but remains active.
Washington reports two prominent congressional wives, Mrs. Geo. P. Lawrence and Mrs. Thomas W. Sisson, are noted for elaborate entertainments. Mrs. Lawrence will depart with Representative Lawrence to spend the summer abroad after the special session ends, reflecting their high social standing and frequent gatherings.
A shadowed outline speaks of government probes and corporate defense. Falsified entries, a disappeared chief bookkeeper, and a plan to reelect a fallen official surface as part of a dividend scheme. Carrington warns of vast, plotted intrigue aligning with legal and political maneuvering.
A fragmented dialogue fragment expresses doubt about repairing trust and describes an insurmountable barrier. The speaker contemplates weighing every factor and hints at a continuation to come.
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