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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1908
Page
3
Sworn statement by publisher F. D. Throop details May 1908 circulation for the Muscatine Journal. Notary F. L. Bihlmeier attests to sworn facts. Figures present totals of copies printed and circulated with percentages and average per day.
A lay preacher reflects on Christ’s teaching to render unto Caesar and asks what Caesar means today. He argues real allegiance binds civil power and the Heavenly Father, noting that modern rulers are no longer kings in purple but free government.
A civic exhortation declares that citizens must render to Caesar what is due through law and taxes, voting, and active governance. It argues government is by the people and for the people, urging readers to exercise co sovereignty with moral responsibility and diligent public service.
A 1907 tale by S. R. Crockett follows miners' lives and stratagems in perilous underground work. The narrative centers on labor, danger, and the social world of a mining community.
James Kahn grows suspicious of Jacob Romer and others as Vida Bryan hides at Glebe End Cottage after the Pit disaster. Jacob Romer visits Rose Nunsby while Leeby Callum causes friction, and Old Dick’s pit work keeps Vida frail.
The ad touts Golden Medical Discovery as a blood purifier and tonic for stomach and liver ills. It emphasizes honest ingredient lists, non alcohol formula, and roots like Golden Seal Queen's root Bloodroot and Black Cherrybark. It invites readers to request a free booklet from Dr. R V Pierce in Buffalo New York and to order All Healing Salve and Pleasant Pellets for stomach liver and bowel regulation.
Clippings from the Muscatine journal reflect on events 50 years ago noting June 27 as a Sunday. Items include fruit prospects, rare eight by six inch eggs, travel notes, a circus audience, a jewelry store opening, a boat race rivalry, and a Texas visit by Leonard Newell. Twenty years ago coverage mentions Charles Davis of Goshen and Will Heppe returning from Mt. Pleasant with degrees.
Thirty years ago Edward Doyle and wife and Paul Maher and wife of St Louis, who had been visiting Mr and Mrs John Byrne and other friends in this city, returned home.
In Kirkstown and at Gorm Castle the figure of Jacob Romer moves through memories of home and old life. A quiet November day casts a pale shine on rooms that feel cold and distant, with only Gregson as a familiar, formal presence. The scene hints at nostalgia and an unsettled heart as the chapter promises to continue.
Henry Miller came home after ten months in the south and will resume his old role as head clerk at M. W. Wheeler's grocery. Rev. Pliny Fry left for Oskaloosa to attend a Friends church meeting. The B C R & N Railway made its first Nichols trip with six passengers aboard. W H Fowler of Washington Iowa returned home after visiting his brother Rev Fowler.
Mrs. Snyder left to visit relatives in Tipton after several weeks at her sister’s home. Mrs. Frank Chapman of Altoona arrived to stay with cousin Mrs. W. A. Cooling. Jim Mullen was a business visitor to Walcott. Harry Nicolaus and Edith Henderson went to West Liberty. Perry Slater of Moscow traveled to Muscatine, as did Faye Ayres for an afternoon with friends. Chas. Ross of Tipton visited his father Dr. Wm. Ress. Anna Kendrick, after two weeks at a Muscatine teachers’ institute, returned home.
Mason ic lodge No 2 A F and A M holds regular meetings first Tuesday evening each month E P Ingham W M 8 S L Johnson secretary Washington Chapter No 4 R A M convocation second Friday monthly A F Othmer M E H P Ss L Johnson secretary Webb Council of Royal and Select Masters stated assembly third Thursday monthly in Stein s music hall G D Lezotte T I M 8 S L Johnson recorder De Molay Commandery No 1 KT regular conclave third Wednesday monthly G D Lezotte E C W H Graff recorder
Community notices list weekly gatherings for O. R. M. Musquitine Tribe No. 95 and related groups. Includes Fraternal Aid Association Bloomington Council No. 175, Pocahontas activities, Modern Woodmen of America Muscatine Camp No. 106, Bend City Lodge No. 143, Muscatine Lodge No. 5, Miriam Lodge No. 27 D of R, and Prairie Encampment No. 4 with meeting days and locations in Muscatine.
Woodbine Camp No 142 Royal Neighbors of America meets on the second and fourth Wednesdays each month. Oracle Mrs Emma Hoefflin, Recorder Mrs Kate Parvin, Receiver Mrs Myrtle Kirk. Visiting neighbors in good standing welcome.
Shelby Norman Post No. 231 meets the first and third Tuesdays each month at G A hall East Second Street Visiting members are welcome Commander J H Munroe Adjutant Gus Schmidt
Prof. J B Harris visited West Liberty with his daughter Mrs FE F Schall and returned home. Mrs Robert Finley and her daughter from Muscatine visited town. Mr and Mrs W G Johnson, formerly in Reynolds Illinois, returned from a visit. Will Bond of Muscatine attended the funeral of James Walton yesterday. Cr S Barclay of West Liberty attended to business interests.
Advertisement for coal bids to furnish the Independent School District of Muscatine for 1908 09. About six hundred tons needed with price per ton and coal grades, delivered to school buildings. Deadline noon July 3 1908. Board may reject all bids. Bond required. Bids to committee or H D Horst Secretary.
A clipping notes Gold Medal Flour claiming it is sifted ten times through finest material. The brief text references Evaents and highlights quality claims in a vintage ad context.
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