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Newspaper

Muscatine Journal

Location

Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 26, 1915

Page

3

The Journal Advertsing Staff and Circulation Details

The fragment lists staff roles and offices for The Journal including publisher No.2 No.3 editors and department heads. It outlines city agencies for distribution with several grocery and drug stores and provides private branch exchange and contact numbers for the newspaper operation.

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Muscatine Business Leaders Face Downtown Decay

Muscatine merchants urged city progress through owning and funding improvements to a shabby downtown. Speakers blamed outdated store fronts and a neglected riverfront for hindering civic pride, noting new $390,000 storefronts and a $316,000 summer project as steps toward modernization.

Muscatine Towa Old Town

The Meld Liquor Fallacy Opinion Debate

Editor Brisbane of the Hearst papers argued for alcohol sales to drive out deleterious drinks. John Mabin, former Journal editor, counters in the Chicago Tribune with his view on this subject.

Tong Time Brisbane Hearst Johm Mabin The Journal Chicago Tribune

Editorial on beer sales experiment and Prohibition debates

The Tribune editor argues against restricting alcohol to light wines and beer, citing English and Massachusetts experiments. He recalls Lord Wellington and Sidney Smith, noting beer shop failures and difficult prosecutions after reforms. He warns that legal changes in 1785 and 1855 allowed ale and beer sales, undermining prohibitions and leading to widespread legality and evasion.

Chicago the Tribune England Lord Wellington Sidney [Smith London Globe Massachusetts

Supreme Court ruling changes South voting rights dynamics

Washington notes discuss Democratic views on the grandfather clause ban and its limited impact on Southern voting. credit to educated Black citizens rising in the East, while a wave of patronage appointments signals party consolidation. News also reports Iowa patronage choices, and the first official wireless weather distribution center at Aopolis Illinois with daily forecasts to nearby stations.

Eprom the Journal Bureau Washington, D. C Democrats South Supreme Court District of Columbus Con- Brese East United States Supreme Court New Orleans United States Pwhnis Wilson Iowa Sprnish N. H Aopolis Springfield Weather Bureau Illinois

Uric Acid Myth Promoted as Rheumatism Cure

A chaotic ad claims uric acid never caused rheumatism and offers a free book titled Rheumatism Its Causes and Cure. The ad urges readers with any rheumatic condition to write for the free booklet, naming JESBEA CASE, Dept $86, Brockton.

Jesbea CASE Dept Brockton

Reminiscences of Long Ago in Davenport

A lantern of local history recalls reminiscences from forty, thirty, twenty, and ten years ago. Notes record a Detroit visitor, a temperate register, and a faltering moment with a local hostelry. The column mentions civic personalities, teaching, and a marriage licenses wave, with brief social vignettes from Muscatine and nearby towns.

Elizabeth Meets Her Brother In Law In Suburban Mystery

Elizabeth arrives at a suburban home hoping for a meeting with Grace but discovers the visitor is Dr. Charles Dwight Taylor, her brother-in-law. Amid mistaken identities and comic misdirections, Elizabeth learns travel misorientation altered a train’s direction. The encounter shifts to shared curiosity about Grace and the other Dr. Taylor as mutual introductions begin.

Ty Wana Elizabeth Elie Grace Helivaberi Dr. Taylor Bertha Cradley Europe Taylor Soamenow Algareue Jed Tuxabeth Rint Anick Taylor Charles Dwight Taylor Doster Winfield Evans Taylor Jel Haddons Valleyfield George Elisabeth

Young Men At Front Warned On War’s Mental Toll

London dispatch notes Dr. Murray Leslie warns very young soldiers face higher risk of battle shock, with two types described. He suggests Germany’s practice of accepting volunteers under 21 may reflect this, while home casualties could rise as war continues. Optimism and medical mobilization bolster national morale.

London Murray Leslie Leste BC Hore Leslie England Medical Council Taras Hern Ypres Proessor J. H. Morgan Bryce Prasaian Peking Associated Press National Savings Bank Paris Bara ‘Dupe Peru Interior Rustand Loendon United Kingdom Petrograd Tyne Maidavale

West Liberty Notes from June Social Week in Iowa

West Liberty Iowa notes detail Mrs. Nichols entertaining her mother Mrs. Hawley from Muscatine, the Wagner family visiting Letts, and visits from Mr. and Mrs. Orion Hogue and Miss Ida of Salem Oregon. Eastern Stars hosted Davenport Nichols Wapello members with initiations and a dinner. a rainy K of P picnic at the fair grounds disrupted after a bountiful repast. Mrs. Barnes and Mrs. Wagner traveled to Tipton daughter Mere Leathart then to Winterset to visit relatives. Burrell Surchall of Jackson Michigan left after a week with family.

West Liberty Nichols Hawley Muscating Rob't Wagner Mary Hay Heuslett Orion Hogue Ida Salem Ore Ané Harry Shipman Davenport Nichols and Wapello Deverport Fair Grounds DeRay FP. Barnes Wagner Mere. Leathart Tipton Winterset Gibson Mere Valley Falls Kansas Rod Miss Burchell JF. P. Surchall Jackson Mich

Trous Tickets Wonderts System Prevailx With Carl Hagenberh-Wallace Show

A fragmented local notice describes a traveling exhibit or show run by three ticket sellers in a “big show” wagon. The piece notes an uncanny daily exhibition, praising sharp minds and peculiar resolve, with oblique references to peculiarities in the show dynamic.

Carl Hagenberh-Wallace

Notice to Contractors for Schoolhouse Erection

Proposals for a schoolhouse on Lot 7 9 and 10 Block 2 Williams Addition Mascatine Town will be received at the Board of Education German American Savings Bank building where plans and specs may be seen until 1 pm Monday July 19 1925. Separate proposals for plumbing and heating. The Board reserves the right to reject all bids. C R Stafford Secretary June 16 1925.

Lota 7 Pulliam Cttr Mascatine Town Board of Education American Savings Hank Hi Cc R. Stafford

Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus to Visit Muscatine Wednesday

Carl Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus plans a Muscatine stop on June 30 with a 2 and 8 p.m. program. The article highlights ticket sales, strict control, and the large staff, including 1,000 workers and 409 circus artists plus trained wild animals. An immense street pageant precedes performances.

Carl Hagenbeck-Wallace Wich Muscatine Iiman Hagenbeck-Wallace Ctrone Hazenbeck Wallace Circus Walii Tn Sity Carl Hagenbeck

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