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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1900
Page
2
Local items from Muscatine include residents staying home sick, travels to Wilton Nichols Des Moines and Davenport, and a busy social scene with a D Y W K club mask party at Apples hall. Several visits to relatives and workplaces are noted along with snowbound excitement and a coast scene on Second Street.
Former Muscatine boy Aubrey Dean writes from the Philippine Islands to schoolmate Harry Asthalter. He describes heat, marching, limited fighting, high prices for fruit and provisions, and hospital care. He mentions promotion to corporal, pay and authority gains, and plans to return home after possible further moves.
S K Howe owner of an island in the Missouri River gains a second win against Armour Packing in a dispute over about sixteen acres valued at around 100000. Judge Fischer refused a new trial and Howe maintains the verdict in his favor. Armour’s lawyers will appeal to the State Supreme Court and possibly to the U S Supreme Court.
A mountain burro sent from Pike's Peak arrives for Ev Brandenburg via crate. The animal stands in a sidewalk pen in front of Eve's store as a label on the crate reads I am bound for the Red Paint Store Muscatine Iowa Take good care of me and I will bray for you.
An advertisement from Humeston Iowa promotes Beggs Hair Renew er claiming complete hair loss reversal and natural regrowth. The testimonial by John A Linder cites benefits for scalp diseases and color restoration with products from McBride Cope and Havercamp's pharmacy.
The city run electric light plant reported a net profit of 1656 dollars and 17 cents for the previous year.
Des Moines reports two Iowa Senate sessions approving creating the Department of Agriculture. A key amending vote tested abolition of the State Printer and Binder office, with a close 45 to 44 result. House discussions continued amid gag rule use and proposals to reform Printer and Binder compensation.
The publication notes its circulation rise with a ten cent line ad while stressing the paper’s merit over price. It lists reader segments who value the paper for quality rather than cheapness or any subscriber influence schemes.
A conspiracy of neighbors and friends delivered a surprise 25th wedding anniversary for Mr and Mrs William Wilson of Letts. Guests from Letts Columbus Junction and Columbus, led by ladies and gentlemen, gathered at homes and the lumber office before escorting the couple to a festive gathering with ample refreshments. The event included Mr Wilson’s brother John C Wilson and his wife who attended along with a long list of local guests and friends.
Many friends mourn the death of Mrs Pat Fahey who died at 5 am. Born in Tipperary in 1828 she immigrated to the United States in 1848 and moved to Muscatine in 1854. Survived by three daughters Sister Emereta Mary and Margaret and son Mike. Funeral at St Mathias Church conducted by Tether Laurent with time to be announced.
Gangolf Goergen dies at home on North Pine street after four days of pneumonia. Born April 1 1832 in Kehrig Germany he migrated to Muscatine in 1855. He married Katharina Wintershein on March 19 1861 and worked at Hershey mill for 38 years. Survived by a wife and five children. Funeral Sunday at 2 p.m. at Evangelical Protestant church.
Thursday's Daily Mrs. Sam marks the passing of.Mark at home from consumption born Muscatine November 16 1876. She leaves husband two daughters Viola and May parents Mr. and Mrs. Schreurs one sister two brothers and a Baptist church fellowship. Funeral by Rev. Fowler pending date. The death mourned by many friends after plans to travel south for health remained unrealized.
The Journal celebrates its strong hold on readers through thorough local focus and continuous coverage of community life. The note emphasizes the newspaper's commitment to serving as a reliable, locally grounded information source for residents.
Prom Thursday's Dave Co. W Blake and Julia Norris of Nichols Arthur Craddock and Mary M Pierce of Muscatine and David Bottomly with Luetta Smith of Muscatine were married in Squire Rowan's matrimonial parlors yesterday afternoon. The triple ceremony marked a rare event for the venue as Squire Rowan presided and the couples departed by the afternoon train.
H. G. Willits of Rural Free Mail No. 1 urges Royd overseers to keep roads open and passable so daily mail carriers can deliver mail. He stresses that those near the roads must ensure accessibility for postal delivery.
Des Moines correspondent describes Plymouth Central Presbyterian and First M E churches with large choirs and organs. He notes revival at First Baptist led by Rev Van Horne and cites a Paris minister at Central Church of Christ mentioning Alexander Campbell and Hamilton. Signatures for petitions, saloons closing, and lunch rooms opening are described with social commentary.
A satirical column notes the high cost of dying for tax dodgers. It argues that upon death the estate faces steep taxes and fees from doctors, undertakers, and lawyers who settle the estate, inflating the financial burden beyond the initial evasion.
An old Muscatine court dispute ends with the Harriot v Baker ruling that estates over $1,000 owe 5 percent tax on total after debts. State treasurer threatens, heirs face higher burdens as exemptions vanish and $50 more per estate goes to the treasury, though many will pay to keep inheritances.
The county clerk records 25 marriage licenses issued in February 1900 detailing couples including F W Minnick and Emma Becker, Norton Wical and Agnes Madden, Edward Marolf and Mary Klein, Edward Daugherty and Amanda Stutsman, J N McKilligan and Birdie Doran, Valentine Fuhr and Ids Schmidt, Wm Eichoff and Sarah Millstead, E C Friend and Catherine Alexander, W A Bilby and Amanda Turkee, A D Sinclair and H M Bates, Wilhelm A Doering and Anna Dieckman, Henry Matthieson and Mary Umlandt, William Eisele and Iva Eisele, George Harney and Margaret McCarthy, Gottlieb Stoeffler and Christina Vodegal, William Kliest and Delig Atherton, Julius Gust and Lena Huesmann, W J Murphy and Lera Bebb, Samuel Hormel and Lillie Barts, William Northy and Carrie Manby, Gustav Schiele and Bertha Claussen, Otto Koeppe and Alma Ladehoff, Andrew Koeppe and Emma Lamp, C W Blake and Julia Norris.
A vintage advertisement claims deafness stems from inflammation of the Eustachian tube and catarrh, offering one hundred dollars for any deafness caused by catarrh that Hall's Catarrh Cure cannot cure, with circulars available and Hall's Family Pills touted as best.
In New York on February 28, Frank Weird, owner of a butter and egg shop at 250 East Fourth Street, saw his wife deliver four baby girls and three boys at 11 AM. One infant died. the remaining four weighed about two pounds each. The mother is well. neighbors visited the tiny stowaway brood.
Nevada Mo resident C H Lidell reports immediate relief and permanent cure from piles using Beggs' German Salve. The ad promotes a guaranteed remedy endorsed by physicians and sold by McBride Cope and Haverkamp's Pharmacy.
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