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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1900
Page
4
The Philadelphia platform stands sound on finance trust and colonial questions. Four years ago the St Louis platform pledged much and fulfilled all promises. The Ding ley tariff, Spanish reforms, and restored finances marked Republican progress under McKinley.
Harper’s Weekly notes the Boxers began years ago as a twofold group. As Big Knife Society they practice athletics and as Righteousness and Peace Fist they pursue moral and religious aims. Rural areas host the order, which acts to aid peasants during famine and defend against oppressors and marauders. The group gained gubernatorial backing under Yu Hsien, with his son as member, swords given, forming a rural police to protect against famine brigands.
The paper rebuts a circulating falsehood claiming Rev Mr Gibson, pastor of the church linked to a murder connected to Durrant, confessed on his deathbed. It notes Gibson remains healthy, active in preaching, and no credible evidence supports the confession or deathbed claim despite press repeats.
Schools Nos. 1 and 2 held a picnic at Cone lake on the last day. Miss Coverston at No. 1 will return for another term while George W. Satterthwaite and Eva Jones will leave the town schools. A new freight house and depot waiting room enhance local business.
Town residents welcomed guests from Rock Island Victor Letts Cairo and Iowa City with reports of family visits and social calls. Jarraro sold 25 000 bushels of corn. cattle and hog shipments occurred. Farmers await rain as Grace Chapman Nellie Gunderson finish Conesville term and others travel.
Fruitland notes the Island Epworth League elected President Clint DeCamp and other officers led by G H Corwin and Frank Kemp. Bertha Knapp visits from Dexter Iowa. Rye cutting begins with a promising yield. Frank Kemp collapsed from heat in the field and is reported seriously ill. A large gathering attends the funeral of J L Cross.
Social rounds report several visits among the Georg e family and friends including Ina Lupton Dol lie George Eva Lee Flora Wagner and Maggie Littrel. Cedar Bethel scheduled preaching at 11 a m two weeks from last Sunday with a large attendance noted for the children’s exercises.
Miss Minteer hosted a pleasant picnic for friends last Friday in Petersville. Miss Adams of Al edo plans a Minnesota vacation. Eliza schools finally closed due to early spring small-pox fears. Funeral services were held for Mrs. Max Widebaugh in Millersburg. Mrs. Kate Searstone Walton died at her parents home in New Boston, remembered as a popular music teacher before marriage.
James Henderson and Frank Sher beck visited friends here this Sabbath. Prof. T. H. Barnes leaves for Hebron Indiana for four weeks, while Dr. Hamilton's sisters Ola and Carrie from Washington visit him. F X Nickhom returns from Harvard. Riley Miller plans to move into his mother's house. Ainsworth will celebrate the 4th with a large program. Stop that cough with Mull's Lightning Cough Cure.
The vernal freshness of Weed Park is enhanced by many flower beds and potted plants donated by local ladies. Warden Rehmel oversees mowing and planting as residents furnish cactus, geraniums, and oleanders for a star shaped bed and more. Water remains a challenge for July and August as crowds visit Sundays for picnics. The note mentions a 70 year old woman injured two weeks earlier and nearby family care, plus local births and a wedding forthcoming as new dwelling rises and a daughter arrives in Myrtle Iowa.
At a Wo man’s Relief Corps meeting in West Liberty a full report on the recent Department Convention in Davenport was read by Mrs. M A Ditmars. Des Moines visitor Mrs Florence Miller spoke, with her son Kasson Miller and wife hosting. Several locals noted visiting relatives and guests including Mrs C C Chichester of Fairfield and her son George, Flora Manlove’s weekend visit, Mrs W C Addleman hosting Mrs Cope, and G W B Wright returning from Adams County.
Miss Oscar Lee found a large house snake on the bookcase Sunday afternoon. Lulu Murray and Bert Danes attended Children's Day exercises at Cedar Bethel Sunday evening. Mrs Clarence Blake and children from Keota spent Monday night at R M Lees. Miss Pauline Lowe of Morning Sun visits Geo Lowes this week. Reporter visited Miss Effie H Lees Sunday evening. Mr Canes and wife were seen riding Sunday afternoon. Ina Lupton spent Monday with Dollie George. A picnic at Buzzard Bay is planned for July 4 1900.
Miss Myrlie Roys ter underwent a serious surgery performed by Drs. King and Morgridge last Sunday in Southwest Muscatine. She is resting as well as can be expected after a period of prior illness and pain, with well wishes from associates. Mrs. S. Johnson had her leg.
Reuben Lonesome writes of a wife away on an indefinite visit leaving the house in disarray with deposed collars, hats, shoes, and Evening Journals strewn about. He muses on domestic chaos, a hermit mood, and plans to mail letters in care of Louisa county while awaiting her return.
A meditation on unnamed heroes who endure toil and hardship away from glory. The verses celebrate humble people who bear life’s battles, pass on quietly, and show that true greatness comes from choice and courage, not notoriety.
A townsfolk tale claims boys take girls to Hemley Springs near Fairport for a folliesome "steady" effect. Report says the spring water acts as a modern love potion, prompting the girls to seek another visit after their outing.
A short notice suggests the heiress is urged to become a capable capital wife, focusing on social duties and status. No names or places are given, but the phrase signals expected marriage alignment with high society norms of the era.
Gus Rublin defeats Tom Sharkey at the Coney Island Sporting Club after fifteen stanzas. Rublin controlled the bout from start to finish, dropping the sailor with a decisive count and earning a place among the sport’s top heavyweights.
The piece notes Benny Yanger known as the Tip ton Slasher would have clashed with the Tipton Slasher if a Chicago Journal error had occurred. Eddie Santry recently fought Dixon to a draw and appears set for a tough bout against Yanger, who is a rising boxing talent.
Burlington agrees to host a July field meet and guarantees Muscatine $50 if they travel. Bert Hill leads the Muscatine team with Thompson, Will Mark, J Ficken, Ray Brown, and Hackett returning to form. Home team riders Luse and Bridgeman expected in bicycle races as Burling ton holds the edge.
An advertisement extols Bryan as a healthy example and urges readers to use Beggs Blood Purifier and Blood Maker to maintain blood health. The claim promises guaranteed satisfaction and notes availability from all dealers.
The Republican League of Missouri holds its convention at the Lindell Hotel in St Louis. Representation is one delegate per fifty club members plus each club officer. Various political topics and fall campaign issues are on the agenda.
The Prohibition National Convention met in Chicago this morning led by Oliver W. Stewart. Resolutions to denounce McKinley over the army canton action condemn both Republicans and Democrats as tools of the liquor traffic.
E F Andrews of Newton Kansas testifies RBeggs Blood Purifier has been a standard spring medicine in his family for twenty years claiming it permanently cures all skin and blood disorders with all dealers carrying it.
The American Mathematical Society begins its seventh annual meeting at Fay erweather Hall in New York. The gathering at Columbia University is heavily attended by scientists, overlapping with the Columbia Convention of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Three regular sessions are scheduled for the afternoons.
Harry Vardon the famous golf player who recently lost the world championship in England is expected to arrive in New York within a few days. His stay will be brief as he has engagements in Cincinnati Chicago St Louis and other Western cities.
Muscatine markets list goods from wood and coal to flour, meats, dairy and produce with prices for lumber hardware and fruit. Notable items include wood 4.00 to 4.50 per cord, flour 1.15 to 1.25 per sack, butter 12 ½% to 14, eggs 12 ½ cents per dozen, lemons 25 to 30 cents per dozen, and finishing lumber prices ranging up to 23 37 for boards. Market unsteady for some staples with regional price spread.
The fourteenth annual encampment of the song of veterans Indiana Division and the tenth annual Ladies Aid Society meeting opened in Elwood today and run through Friday evening. It features elaborate entertainment and a major pyrotechnical display attracting many attendees.
The Illinois Chiefs of Police convention gathers in Peoria Illinois for meetings today and enjoyed a boat ride along the Illinois River with music and refreshments accompanying the event.
An advertisement extols Beggs Blood Purifier as saving lives in Africa and reducing blood impurity deaths. It quotes Fred Ackerman of Moberly Missouri praising it as the best spring medicine.
The Republican State Convention met in Grand Rapids Michigan on June 27 with D P Markey of Port Huron as temporary chairman. A full State ticket is to be nominated.
W R C Williams of Spanish Fort Texas reports kidney and bladder trouble for five years with no relief. After tryIng Mulls Pioneer Cure one small sample gave quick relief and he claims complete cure and praises the product. A dollar draft in every box cash it if medicine fails available 25c and 1.00 at all druggists.
A pithy aphorism notes that aging does not spare anyone from occasional embarrassment or foolish moments, reflecting on human fallibility across years.
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