Daily Journal of Muscatine Publication Details
The Journal Printing Co publishes a daily paper serving Muscatine with guaranteed circulation larger than all local papers and three times any other daily. Subscriptions are listed: daily at 210 cents per week, yearly mail at 8.00, semi weekly 1.50 per year. Representatives are in New York and Chicago with Payne & Young in charge.
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Muscatine
Avant Daily Journal
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Mall Eeee
Casverre
Journal AGHACIUS agenda for city readers
The Journal outlines an agenda listing local businesses for reader convenience. Items include Hurlbut Grocery on East 2nd Street Hoath Muscatine Toborg Bros Oregon avenue W. A. Busch's Drug Store Her ehoy avenue Koecklerville Chayka's Grocery West Hill J. H. Fuller Grocery and Van Zyl Grocery.
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Journal Aghacius
Hurlbut Grocery
East 2Nd Root
Hoath Muscatine
Toborg Bros’. Grec
Oregon
W. A. Busch
Telephones Towa-Private Branch Exchange Numbers
When operator answers ask for person or department number wanted. No. 1-F. Ds. Throop publisher No. 2-Managing Editor No. 3-City Editor No. 4-Society Editor No. Composing room Ro. $-Mailing room. No. 7 -H. FE. Dreler Adv. Mar. For the business office call either Number 26 or 27.
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Towa
F. Ds. Throop
Trap the Fly catches Ottumwa flies in clever pest trap
The Ottumwa Courier reports Leonard Crowley, a Frasier hotel porter, introduced an oblong screen trap with syrup lure that lures flies into a funnel and through a top opening, trapping them. Merchants install these in front of stores as the summer pest is tamed, though disposal methods aren’t described.
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Ottumwa
Leonard Crowley
Frasier
Crowley
Reducing Campaign Expenses Under Oregon Corrupt Practices Act
The National Progressive Republican league discusses Senator Jonathan Bourne Jr re nomination and re election with no speeches, no literature, and no spending. Oregon law allows a four page state publicity pamphlet for each candidate explaining platforms while opponents may publish opposing text signed and liable under libel laws. Candidates pay 10 to 100 dollars per page, with mailing of pamphlets to every registered voter.
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National Progressive Republican League
Jonathan Bourne, Jr
Oregon
Clebts
Secretary of State
Oregon campaign publicity law described for voters and candidates
The secretary mails a state wide pamphlet to voters and candidates. It limits campaign spending, requires sworn expenditure reports, and imposes penalties for violations. The law aims to level publicity costs and curb excessive spending while ensuring all districts receive uniform information.
Weather and politics mix in small town opinions
A Davenport Times collection cites observations on heat and work versus leisure, noting laborers stay cool by staying busy while idle folk fret about heat. Cedar Rapids Republicans discuss city government reform and Wilson’s support. Sioux City Journal quotes Sereno Payne on free trade shifts. Waterloo Courier begins with George W.
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Sioux City
Reminiscences of Long Ago from the Mt. Carmel Journal
Fifty years ago Lewis Blebush a German boy about 16 employed in Hershey s sawmill had his right arm badly crushed and was amputated above the elbow after an accident with a belt. The belt broke just in time to save him from being drawn further into the machinery.
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Lewis Blebush
Hershey
Hersha
Johnson
Hinman Blames Lorimer Circle In Illinois Fund Controversy
A collection of clipped notes from Cedar Rapids to Dubuque and Des Moines recounts political sniping over a so called Larckpot fund tied to Lorimer’s Chicago circle. The Cedar Rapids price notes show potato costs, while Chicago riots over peddler ordinances highlight city politics. A Minnesota senator’s LaFollette praise and a high school graduate’s perfect attendance cap the regional miscellany.
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Hinman
Chicago
Cedar Rapids
Des Moines
Omaha
West Liberty Briefs Highlight Local Visits and Travel
West Liberty Iowa notes record visits and social events. A Roumain and wife visited Iowa City. Mrs Ora Wilson and daughters were hosted at Downey. Mil dred McFadden recovers from illness. Mrs B W Stuart and son Elliott plan a two month trip to South Dakota and Utah. Travel and school updates follow including Mt Vernon summer enrollment and church convention attendance. A motorcyclist was cited for speeding on West Liberty streets, prompting a reprimand.
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West Liberty
Jane
A. Roumain
Iowa City
Ora Wilson
Vinnie
Lois
Norris Wilson
Downey
Mildred McFadden
B. W. Stuart
Elliott
Wet Springs
S. D
Salt Lake City
Utah
Win
Boldt
Darpenport
J. T. Williams
Wilton
Retta Barnes
Mary Williams
Mt. Vernon
Harriet Tullis
Gladys Wright
Eldon
J. H. Secrest
Everett Nay
Elenor Nichola
W. Mackey
Edward Bittle
Chicago
Wm. Miller and
Vic Cogshell
Weat Liberty
Kate Nichols
Estherville
Lou Jackson
O _ Roy
Ss. J. Epler
Misa Sallie Pick
Church of Christ
Ottumwa
Dick Wnd
Christian Woman’s Board of’ Missions
Westward question ends with Marshal Wiley fine
Question started westward but was overtaken by Marshal Wiley about two miles from town. Hoe was brought back, had a trial, fined $6 and left town at a very low rate of speed. Mrs. Anna Delay visits her sisters in Vermont Ohli. crops look well. a rain would help. Gretchen Swisher visits Iowa City. Dr. Royal and Misses Della and Lucile Byes return from Muscatine Institue. Dan Cates and family camping at Rochester on Cedar. W. J. Stevens auto trip to Iowa City with daughters Lilie Elen Harriet Tullis and Mina Propst.
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Marshal Wiley
Hoe
Anna Delay
Miss Moore
James Black
Delay
Vermont
Ohli
Gretchen Swisher
Iowa City
Morning Sun Gossip and Visits Across Town
Local notes report Mrs A Roberts visiting daughter in Ely Indiana while George Littler from Rock Island plans calls in Chicago and Cairo. Various towns like Burlington New London and Monmouth appear with relatives visiting, hospital returns, and summer travels as Misses Talbot and Walkinshaw visit kin and Epworth League attendees travel to Burlington.
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Morning Sun
Y A. Roberts
Ely
George Littler
Rock Island
Smyth
Cairo
E.G. Lyman
New London
Sam Delnell
Chicago
Mayme Jamison
Burlington
Mary ‘Marshall
Philadelphia
Stanley Matthawa
Sidney Upson
Ft. Madison
McClellan
Monmouth
W. & McClellan
Lela Brown
Amy Howitt
Crawfordsville
Elmer
Howns Rock
Texas
John Abrahamson
Bridgeport
B. H. Faris
Leila Talbot
Omaha
Mary Walkinshaw
Emma Elliott
Superior
Neb
M. E., Metheny
Beaveralls
Nnte Galesburg
Mra
Francis Cameron
Jessie
Missoula
Mon
Mise Tela McClurkin
Roy Pierce
Clit McClurkin
Millis Taylor
Pennsylvania
Presbyterian Church
Presbyterian Excursion to Keokuk Aboard Wednesday
A fragmented local item lists attendees for a Presbyterian excursion to Keokuk scheduled for Wednesday. Names include Wilmer Graham Gaparoon, Azella Green Naomi J Vickeell Lilian Baine Bertha Van Zant Ina Jami son Willie Hawking and others, with Mr and Mrs J Wil son and C Copeland among the travelers.
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Willie Hawking
T."c. Copeland
Religious Services and Activities at Local Churches
Ladies at a Society meet at First Presbyterian Church and print church notices. Rev Mott R Sawyer from Davenport preaches Sundays July 23 and 30. Bishop McIntyre to preach next Sabbath at First Congregational. English speaking churches unite for Sunday services. Sunday school at 9 30. Regular communion next Sunday. Baracca Class meets at First Methodist Episcopal. Midweek prayer on Citizenship in Wednesday. Mission girls meet Friday at 3. Anna Robins DeForrest to share experiences in Marsovan.
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First Presbyterian Church
Seake
Mott R. Sawyer
Davenport
McIntyre
Schell
Iowa Wesleyan University
Baptist Church
Baracca
Cligs Room
First Methodist Episcopal Church
Werven
First Congregational
Mission
Runaway team incident leads to injuries in Iowa City
Edwin Carr was knocked down and dragged by a runaway team after leaping from a sidewalk to stop it. He suffered facial and head wounds but his skull is intact and he is expected to recover. Mrs Bardsley escaped uninjured. Also noted are ministers preparing for Europe, the Baptist church’s seventieth birthday, long auto trips through Iowa City, and police seeking boys vandalizing brick paving to puncture tires.
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Iowan City
Edwin Carr
William Bardsley
Europe
Iowa City
Robert 5. Loring
Unitarian Church
J. T. Jones
Congregational Church
Loring
Baptist Church of Iowa
City
Milton Remley
Iowa
Twhco
Kansas City
Whiting
Lontha
Detroit
Mich
C. W. Pool
Missouri
Chicago
Springfield
Ark
Minnesota
Lake City
Minn
Uhicago
Currie Friptey
Carl
Albert Hill
Ed.Busch
Leaders to Play Off Tie For Golf Championship
J J McDermott of Atlantic City New Jersey George Simpson of Wheaton Illinois and J M Brady of Boston will play off the national golf championship at Chicago Golf Club in an eighteen hole round starting at 1 30 this afternoon. They tied at 307 for the 72 holes and the lowest score in today’s round wins the championship medal and 300 dollars with 150 and 100 going to the other two.
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McDermott
Simpson
Brady
Chicago
J. J. McDermott
Atlantic City
N. J
George Simpson
Wheaton
J. M. Brady
Boston
Chicago Golf Club
tramp dies after fall from truck near Nowlen’s
The body was removed to Nowlen's east side undertaking rooms and bore no identifying marks except a button hook stamped Adel, Ta. The shoes were mismatched. Police believe the man, about 40 with black hair of medium height, was a tramp who fell from a moving truck while attempting to steal a ride.
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Nowlen
East Side
Adel
No trace of balloonists after North Sea plunge
Rescue boats found no trace of two men who fell from a balloon in the North Sea near the Frisian islands after a Saturday launch. A violent storm drove the craft to sea while three other balloons reached the east Frisian coast.
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North Sea
Bremont
Paris
Julst
Tse
Wallace Announces Date for National Conservation Congress
Henry Wallace of Des Moines announces the National Conservation Congress will be held in Kansas City from September 23 to 26. The executive committee, led by U B White of Kansas City, includes national representatives. Taft and Roosevelt have been invited. soil fertility will head the program discussions.
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Conservation Congress
Kansas City
Des Moines
National Conservation Congress
Henry Wallace
Congress
Wallace
U.b. White
Kansaga City
United States
Taft
Col
Theodore Roosevelt
Tramp Maimed by Train Found Under Great Western Bridge
The mangled body of an unknown man believed to be a tramp was found at 4 oclock Sunday morning at the south end of the Great Western railroad bridge. Charles Maxwell, a Great Western switching crew member of 206 West Fourth Street, reported the scene to the Second Detective.
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Great Western
Res
Moines
Great Western Railroad
Charles Maxwell
Fourth ‘Street
Great” Western Railway
Oroner
Sima
Conservation congress bids move to Kansas City competition
The 1910 congress drew about 1,000 conservationists as St. Louis and Washington fought to host the next gathering. Kansas City is favored to surpass the St. Pan session figures with renewed interest and strong city bids from several locales. Dr Halstead at 124 HB 2nd St. treats stomach liver and kidneys.
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Ed Sinter
St. Paar
Kansas City
Washington, D. C
St. Loui
Halstead
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