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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1902
Page
3
In a quip about postal orders and remittances the text mentions Journa Printing Company and G. Logan Payne, 935 Marquette Building. It concludes with a satirical line about placing a group on a lonely island to pursue their own ideas.
For Treasurer RE. E. Davidson. For Police Judge F. W. Eversmeyer. For Assessor David Vanatta.
The editorial urges every voter to go to the polls and cast a ballot for the Republican ticket in the city election. It stresses that municipal interests are at stake and voting is a duty, calling for civic participation before the journal prints its next issue.
Prof. H. V. Hilprecht reports from Sunday School Times on archaeological finds from Egypt, Babylonia, Assyria and Persia. Inscribed material supports biblical history, showing ancient civilization in the third millennium BC and aligning with Samuel, Kings and the Prophets. Further explorations promise to broaden knowledge.
The Illinois newspaper men critiqued what they call a paper trust led by International Paper. They claimed the company pays large dividends on stock, much of it fictitious, while stock market reports show the share price down and costs being cut to restore profitability. Rival firms are forming as presses face higher pulp costs.
An exchange notes the Irishman suggesting disposal of the anarchist remains. Some say the idea is to collect and place the body elsewhere.
The Jersey City Journal editorializes that the Democratic plan to use tariff reform as an issue shows reckless leadership. It argues such agitation would prompt mill owners to slow production and foreign buyers to cut orders, harming the nation for political gain.
The Cedar Rapids Republican mocks peers who praised the tariff, noting few years ago Dingley and McKinley as saviors. The piece defends protection as vital, praising Speaker Henderson as brusque but consistently correct.
The article advises housewives to launder delicate fabrics themselves under supervision. It details making a castile soap suds wash for embroidery followed by careful rinsing and drying on the wrong side. It also explains cleaning fine lace with calcined magnesia by pressing between papers and weights, then shaking out dirt after several days.
An old guidance passage outlines canary care including steady temperature, draft protection, proper food, and cage hygiene. It recommends red gravel for iron tonic, cuttlebone for beak length, varied seeds, no hemp, egg yolk and greens, cayenne pepper in small amounts, and occasional apples or figs with bread and hot water to offset excess. Melting season from August to November increases risk of asthma and colds, though year round respiratory issues are common.
The guide advises beating and shaking the sponge, soaking in cold water overnight, rinsing in fresh water to remove sand and dust, and if slimy after use, soaking in warm water with a tablespoon of liquid ammonia per pint for an hour before rinsing with warm then cold water. Dry in a current of air, preferably hung in a net or sponge basket on the washstand.
The March Review of Reviews discusses German American loyalties and Anglo German relations, plus England Japan peace talks. Scribner's Magazine features Daniel C Gilman and Johns Hopkins University, detailing its founding, early faculty, and humor. further papers will continue the history of the University idea.
Henry C. Merwin notes in the March Atlantic a committee of eminent surgeons and professors issued a defense of vivisection without anaesthetics, endorsed by President Eliot and others. The statement also supports vivisecting animals for classroom illustration, covering cruel practices in the name of science.
The editor announces Thumbnail Editorials with talks by Mrs Roosevelt Mrs Dewey Helen Gould Mrs Carnegie and others. A humor page will feature society cartoons and jokes. A department on famous people and current events starts, plus nature studies by Ernest Harold Baynes in March. Also tips on washing chamois leathers.
A brief note hints that matters of broad reader interest are currently prominent as the newspaper promises coverage of topics capturing public attention.
Cosmopolitan article by Prof. Garrett P. Serviss discusses a bi-literal cipher found by Mrs. Gallup in early Bacon works. The two misprinted letters form a five-letter alphabet pattern suggesting a concealed story about Queen Elizabeth, the Earl of Leicestershire, and Lord Bacon.
A historical overview notes Andrew Johnson's acquittal in impeachment and two Senate or House censure actions. It covers the 1834 censure of Andrew Jackson over bank removals, protests rejected, and expunged in 1837, plus a 1842 veto power censure tied to President John Tyler and tariff controversy.
The guide states hot water over the bottle neck expands the glass so the stopper becomes loose and can be withdrawn easily. It emphasizes applying heat to free a stuck glass stopper without tools.
A source advises using a cement of starch glycerin and gypsum for mending china and glassware, noting it preserves adhesiveness longer than other mixtures. The guidance reflects a historic home crafts approach to repairs.
An Iowa Muscatine editorial urges voters to vote early and support the entire Republican ticket on Monday. It condemns attacks on corporate employees, defends corporations as needed for development and the Moscow canal, and warns ward politicians appeal to prejudice will backfire.
The passage portrays a despairing call from the local democratic machine to avert defeat next Monday, noting that more than half of Muscatine’s business is conducted by corporations. The text highlights tension between political forces and corporate influence in the city.
A 1902 Washington briefing outlines the Dick bill to reorganize Iowa militia with organized and enrolled classes, federal funding, and enlistment rules, plus pay and pension provisions for service members. It notes Iowa’s Adjutant General M. H. Byers backing the bill and support from the National Guard, with ongoing post office stamp series reforms and changes inPortraits and design. It covers grain tax debates, and a Senate bill proposing a pension for Mrs. Mary C. Stone, widow of Gen. Geo. A. Stone.
A humorous account from Muscatine sketches a city hall gathering of police, full of nicknames and roguish dialogue. The chief, Carl, presides as deputies mock and recount antics, a late night scene ending with a hasty exit to the National Bank and a final cheer for McNutt.
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