Journal Agencies Listed Around City For Readers
The Journal lists agencies including East Hill Clay Kneese Grocery East 2nd street South Muscatine Morse Washburns grocery End of street car track W C A Busch's Drug Store Mershey avenue Kecklerville Chayka's grocery West Muscatine Sharrar's grocery for reader convenience.
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East Hill
Clay Kneese
East 2Nd Street
South Muscatine
Morse Washburn’s
W. C. A. Busch's
Mershey Avenue
Kecklerville
Chayka’s
West Muscatine
Sharrar’s
Muscatine Election Ends With Close Mayor Result
The Muscatine city election concluded with Democratic candidate Jacob Asthal ter winning the mayorship by a small plurality and taking office on March 15. Incumbent Mayor McNutt retires after four years of service. Aldermen August Sanders and others won their districts, with a tight race in the second ward deciding between Fox and Richards by one vote after a recount.
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Jacob Asthalter
Muscatine
McNutt
August Sanders
Fox
Richards
Henry Meyers
Meyers
John Teichmiller
John Diercks
Special meeting on natural gas proposition for Commercial club
A special Commercial club meeting is held this evening to discuss the natural gas proposition. The committee report on the matter will be read along with the club’s special committee findings.
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Commercial Club
Gas field examination meeting urged for Muscatine
A gas expert has been hired to examine local fields and assess if natural gas can supply the city. Muscatine citizens and business leaders are urged to attend the meeting tonight to hear the proposition from the natural gas company and decide on the club’s actions.
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Muscatine
Commercial Club
Insurance Scandal Prompts Life Company Reform
The Equitable Life Assurance Co suffered eighty one million dollars less in new business last year amid the Alexander Hyde insurance scandal. The Arm strong committee’s report urges municipalization optional, public company publicity, annual accounting, and limits on speculation. Policyholders should gain proxies to ensure honest administration and avoid future discriminatory pricing. The Kansas incident could influence Standard Oil practices if public opinion and law align nationwide.
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Equitable Life Assurance Company
New York
Alexander
Hyde
Armstrong Committee
Muscatine
Kansas
Hadley
Mr. Rogers
Kansas anti discrimination law targets pricing across locales
The Kansas legislature passed a law barring price differences by locality to curb price cutting. The first case under the act pits Standard Oil as plaintiff against National Oil, accusing cheaper penitentiary oil pricing and seeking to bar the independent company from operating in the state.
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Kansas
Standard Oil Trust
Standard Oil Company
National Oil Company
Standard Company
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters Promises Health Revival
An advertisement extols Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a remedy for many ailments, claiming it has restored thousands to robust health over 53 years and urging immediate use for those who are sick.
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters: a common tonic cure
The ad touts Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a universal remedy for ailments including sour risings, vomiting, poor appetite, heartburn, dyspepsia, indigestion, constipation, colds, grippe, and malaria fever, presenting it as a main standby for sickly people.
Public outcry over Sarah Kuhn murder confession slander
The state papers and Des Moines editorial denounce a published claim that Sarah Kuhn left a confession to poisoning her husband. Wardens and her adviser deny any letter exists, urging the public to drop the damaging tale and protect her memory as she died.
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Sarah Kuhn
Keokuk County
Des Moines Register
Leager
Iowa primary sparks factional talk across papers
The Washington Press questions a governor's tone calling him a demagogue. The Boone Republican notes a thin lieutenant governor candidate field. The Marshalltown Times-Republican says the primary is a blow at the boss and the boss opposes it. Webster City Freeman-Tribune finds no room between the lines in Iowa factional struggle. Creston American foresees regret for Senator Gillilland as an investigation unfolds.
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Marshalltown Times-Republican
Webster City
Freeman-Tribune
Iowa
Governor’s campaign pace praised despite shifting stances
The Cedar Rapids Republican says the governor could win a third nomination if he sustains his rapid campaign pace. The Burlington Hawkeye argues many followers are hypnotized as he keeps changing public positions, though they still switch with him.
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Cedar Rapids
Burlington Hawkeye
Governor Cummins seven year term provokes Chronicle remark
The Des Moines Capital notes the Fort Dodge Chronicle’s reaction to Governor Cummins seven year term. It describes the paper’s enthusiasm as typical of a Democratic press and contrasts it with other editorials.
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Fort Dodge
Cummins
Des Moines
Lobby contrasts tame with liquor lobby in Des Moines report
The Cedar Falls Record notes that the railway lobby the insurance lobby and the school book lobby are tame and commonplace next to the saloon and liquor lobby in Des Moines.
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Des Moines
The
Cedar Falls Record
Garst bill on Sunday amusements labeled dead letter law
The Dubuque Times notes broad sentiment that enacting the Garst bill banning Sunday amusements would merely add another ineffective statute to a long list of unenforced laws.
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The
Dubuque
Statute Books Reflect Lawmakers Aimed at City Morals
A historical note shows country legislators believed they were commissioned to regulate the morals of cities, shaping statutes aimed at urban conduct and social order within the statutory framework.
Gillilland urged to tread softly on investigation resolution
The Washington Democrat counsels Senator Gillilland to be cautious with his inquiry. It warns against pushing too far, suggesting chasing a bear whose tracks may still be fresh and revealing more than he intends.
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The
Washington Democrat
Gillilland
Radical Cummins support divides Iowa politics
Iowa newspapers critique Cummins backing as extreme and branded. They praise Tillman’s role in railroad rate legislation, calling him a flustered demagogue yet necessary for victory and implying past errors could be forgiven.
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Tillman
Creston Advertiser
Serene Maj Rathbun Praised as Gubernatorial Candidate
The Keokuk Gate City lauds Maj Rathbun of the Marion Register as the serenest candidate in the race for governor. It says he shows admirable patience and Christian gentleness, with no envy or bitterness, and any vanity kept locked away.
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Keokuk Gate City
Maj. Rathbun
Marion Register
Herald denounces governor’s reform claims as impudent
The Clarinda Herald calls the governor’s reform push a candidate pretense and argues other men could carry the reform banner with more dignity. It states the governor seeks office, not reform, and warns against being deceived by his rhetoric.
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Clarinda
Herald
Lincoln Farm and the Early Life of Abraham Lincoln
Literary notes recount Thomas Lincoln's claim to a farm in Hardin County Kentucky with a famous spring. The Virginia carpenter built a log cabin there, married Nancy Hanks, and raised young Abraham who learned the three R's from his mother. The farm molded Lincoln’s boyhood, including hunting, pranks, and helping with grist and wagon work.
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Thomas Lincoln
Hardin County
Kentucky
Nancy Hanks
Lincoln
Abraham
Indiana
Illinois
Gray
Rock-Spring
Louisville and Nashville
Lincoln Farm
American Monthly Review of Reviews
Golden Medical Discovery touted as cure all from forest roots
The ad extols Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery a tonic from native roots to treat indigestion biliousness and blood disorders claiming no alcohol or habit forming drugs. It urges readers to reject substitutes and promises improved digestion and liver health.
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Pierce
Invalids Hotel and Surgical Institute
Buffalo
N. Y
Josiah Winslow's Day Opens in Johnny's Restful Return
Johnny emerges from darkness in his own room and awakens amid familiar relics from childhood. The room holds pistols, the governor's sword, familiar pictures, the big armchair, and the writing table, evoking past longing as he rests.
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Josiah Winslow
Johnny
Sealed Bids Open for Ditch Construction in Drainage District 2
County bids due April 2 1906 at 9 am Muscatine Iowa for ditch construction in Drainage District Number Two across Sections 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9. Bid by section with 10 percent cash or certified check, 25 percent bond or cash deposit, payment in cash or improvement certificates, completion dates July 1 and September 1 1906. Award to lowest and best bidder. board may reject any or all bids.
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County Auditor’s
Muscatine
Iowa
Little Jordan
Orono Township
Board of Supervisors
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway Co
A. S. Lawrence
MasonIC Iowa Lodges and Royal Societies Meeting Dates
Society cards list regular meeting nights for Masonic groups in Mason City Iowa. Mason City lodge No 2 A PF and AM meet first Tuesday monthly with Scott and Johnson as officers. Washington Chapter No 4 RA M holds stated convocation second Friday. McCoy and Johnson secretaries. Webb Council Royal and Select Masters meets third Thursday in Stein's hall. Lezotte and Johnson officers. De Molay Commandery No 1 KT holds regular conclave third Wednesday. Lezotte and Graff listed.
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L. Johnson
DE Molay Commandery No
K. T. Reguinr
G. D. Lezotte
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Charles Lockwood
Eagle Lodge Hall
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Elma Scott
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J. C. Coster
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Kate Dunker
Emma HloeMin
Maggie Klindolph
Shelly Norman
G. A. R. Hall
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Gus. Schmidt
Fraternal Aid Association
Bloomington
Shammo Building
East Second St
W. D. Bowlby
E. P. Day
Major John
Grand Army OF the Republic
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Cora Barger
M. W
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Woodmen of America
Woodmenhall
Olds’ Block
F. A. Streitler
V. C. J. A. Leyda
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Miriam Lodge
Prairie Encampment
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Modern Brotherhood of America
EF. WW. King
Chas. Ryan
K. L. G. P. Rearl City Lodge
Fisch Hall
Sam Phillips
Louise Maisenbach
Iowa Legion OF Honor
Argus Lodge No. 17
Shammo Hall
S. V. Chenoweth
A. C. Hopkinson
Cook
Musser & Co
State Bank and Trust CO
P. M. Musser
Fd. C. Cook
S. B. Cook
First National Bank
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