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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1909
Page
3
The company publishes a full statement of ingredients and manufacturing method to assure purity and uniform quality. It emphasizes that genuine Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna are produced using California figs and medicinal principles from beneficial plants, sold by leading druggists.
The Daily Journal is the official paper of City and County circulating more than all Muscatine papers and three times any other daily. The Semi Weekly Journal publishes 10 pages on Tuesday and 8 pages on Friday nights. Daily delivery by carrier costs 10 cents weekly. daily by mail is 3.00 per year and semi weekly by mail is 1.50.
Representat ves Payne Young in charge with Chicago and New York offices. The Journal lists agencies across the city for reader convenience including Hurlbut Grocery Toberg Bros. Oregon Street Busch Drug Store Kecklerville Chavka s Grocery Fuller Grocery and Wat Zr Grocery at various streets.
Fragmented OCR text shows garbled telephones and editorial office references. No clear events, names, or locations are readable to establish a full news item.
Publisher F D Throop swears the May 1909 circulation averaged 6 842 copies. Excludes 10 000 copies circulated on the Booster Trip May 11 12. Subscribed before F W Eversmeyer notary public on June 3 1909.
In a southern community a blood stained bunga low held the burned remains of Bob Eastman after funeral rites were halted by all churches. Only a small group of newspaper men undertaker and curiosity seekers witnessed the burial in a scene of tense mystery.
Twilit funeral services for Bob Eastman echo the grim tale of a man branded by crime. Nearest kin are absent as a local crowd recalls his life, his alleged misdeeds, and the unanswered question of Mrs Woodill’s death. The piece ponders guilt, humanity, and who merits mercy.
Henry Clews argues the Taft plan may aim to push a different measure, possibly a stamp tax, as a substitute for the income tax. He notes Washington debates on tariff and revenue are unsettled, predicting strong opposition to net income tax for corporations and its limited effect on big firms while impacting many small entities.
The piece argues against forcing small corporations to file sworn business statements citing espionage risks and leaks via rivals. It questions Senator Aldrich and predicts defeat of the proposal. It advocates a stamp tax as a simpler, harder to evade solution with minimal government machinery.
In the Des Moines Tribune critique, Aldrich is said to aim only to sidetrack the income tax while provoking a broader fight over corporation taxes. The Waterloo Reporter notes the costly costs of a soubrette and references the Gould divorce case as evidence of expensive experiments.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette notes Rev. Dr. Bustard in Cleveland and Rev. Dr. Aked in New York as Mr. Rockefeller's pastors. It argues Rockefeller should form an arbitration committee and urge his pastors to live in harmony, especially if he funds their salaries.
Sioux City Journal notes the addition of safe Fourth of July guidance alongside old hot weather tips and open air sleeping advice. It describes the hint industry as still in its infancy with limited current offerings.
Keokuk urges suffragists to chant No ballots no marriage while unmarried women scoff at the idea. Oskaloosa praises Muscatine for a 50000 dollar guaranty fund to aid small industries. Des Moines jokes about Mr Harriman’s illness possibly being undigested securities before a quick recovery.
A Des Moines Register and Leader item notes that by this time King Alfonso should know the proper way to hold a baby, implying guidance or commentary on royal duties and public perception. The brief appears as a social or cultural aside from the era.
A small boy belonging to a German family named Smith on the hill near the public square was struck yesterday. The injury is not serious though flesh shows discoloration in several places.
The Old Settlers festival today drew nearly two hundred early settlers who enjoyed the event, with a fuller report promised tomorrow.
Chapter IIII-Continued shows Carrington and his groom discussing the fit horse James rides. Kate arrives pale and serene, greeting them as she mounts a spirited filly eager to depart toward the beach with Carrington.
Twenty years ago during a regular meeting the Cigarmakers Union elected officers. John Hartman was chosen president. William Buntenbach vice president. George Eichenauer financial and corresponding secretary. Harvey Johnston recording secretary. H Wilmering treasurer. R J Hittle sergeant at arms.
Ten years ago the Musserville Methodist church held a highly enjoyable festival at the home of Mrs. Charles Kleindolph opposite the church. The event drew good attendance and was considered a gratifying success. County Recorder Schenck spent the past week visiting friends in Downey, Iowa.
Kate and Carrington gallop their horses along a coastal road, racing to the beach. They enjoy the sea scent and clover in the air as the pair push to a neck and neck finish before stopping at an ancient hull for shade and quiet. Kate declares her love of the moment and rejects automobiles.
Grandpa returns from a sea outing transformed and confident, seating himself among the family. He questions Carrington about love for Kate, seizing conversational authority at lunch as tension climaxes, and the scene ends with a cliffhanger: to be continued.
Describes the Grand Trunk and Lehigh Valley double track service to New York and Philadelphia with through coaches and sleeping cars. Notes magnificent scenery and directs readers to W. S. Cookson for descriptive literature at 135 Adams Street Chicago.
Wapello Iowa reports visits from Des Moines residents Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Bacon and Mrs. Paul Lischer returning from Mediapolis. Prof. Ware Stephens and wife back in Mt. Pleasant after teaching at the Normal. Wool sale by L C James nets $500. David Woodruff marks his eightieth birthday with sixty to seventy relatives attending.
An advertisement proclaims Lane's Tea as the most efficient herb drink to preserve beauty and restore rosy cheeks. It urges purchase at druggists and dealers for 25 cents.
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