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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1913
Page
3
An advertisement extols Croxone as a cure for backache urinary disorders and rheumatism caused by weak kidneys. It claims the remedy reaches the kidneys, cleanses and strengthens them, neutralizes uric acid, and can cure the worst cases in days with three doses daily. It offers money-back return if results fail.
The Journal Printing Co issues a daily and semi weekly Journal with circulation far exceeding all Muscatine papers. Subscriptions are listed at 31.00 per year with weekly mail delivery and city delivery by carrier. semi weekly rates vary. Local agents include East Hill, Hurlburt Grocery, Oregon Street Tobors Grocery, and Lorenz Bros’ Grocery among others across the city.
A partial OCR reads a request about private branch changes and operator contact for a department. It mentions a personal department name, numbered offices, and society composition. The legible items reference a city and an office number but are not fully coherent.
The court room crowd, especially women, was moved by Clarence Darrow’s closing appeal. He defended the underdog and condemned society’s treatment of criminals, while acknowledging real faults in his own views and methods.
A fragment from a Chicago piece notes a new woman’s court revealing stories of trafficked girls, praising a shift in law toward protection and rehabilitation. It reflects broader hopes that labor contracts fade, prisons open to air, and charity replaces revenge, signaling awakening reform across states.
The Oakville parade featured a main march on Pennsylvania Avenue by national Democrats and a smaller Oakville guard parade led by the OgkriIla Marine band. The event drew praise from most locals, except a few disgruntled Republicans, highlighting how the Woodrow Wilson era of Muscatine was seen as neglecting local celebration.
A reminiscence column recalls events from sixty to forty years past. It notes a relief society drive for eggs vegetables and fruit for soldiers drawing strong local support from city residents, with expected farm contributions as roads improve. Other items mention a Sev enti street incident, a Methodist meeting trip from Wilton, Muscatine Savings Bank directors, a hog farm venture, and a Jefferson school basketball visit to Wilton with students listed.
Clinton Herald notes Edgard B. Clarke’s appointment to the Interstate Commerce Commission as one of Wilson’s first acts. Opinion columns praise his merit, with references to Taft’s era and the Senate’s swift confirmation, while other editorials reflect on presidents, inaugurations, and everyday rural economy insights from Cedar Rapids Gazette, Lone-Tree Reporter, and Columbus Safeguard.
Fragmented OCR voice mentions Abe Martin style town talk about a feller, praise to Goldie, a five weeks old, and references to the town legislature. Mentions Mr and Mrs Bud Cummins and re election, with unclear moral assurances and a local greeting.
The Burlington Gazette notes the public desire for a primary bill and mocks Miss Taft's dog’s reluctance to leave Washington. The piece asserts no information shows a successor has been elected to fill the dog’s place.
In Des Moines reports indicate a coordinated campaign to block reform of Iowa’s tax system. Protests pour into Ways and Means from a central source, with two unnamed organizers allegedly funding efforts while remaining tax free, and petitions echoing across the state.
Senators pressed by petition drives discuss a proposed permanent tax commission for Iowa amid claims of tax hikes for farmers and local control loss. Des Moines campaign letters oppose centralization while supporters warn against inequities and aim to inform lawmakers.
Reports show 50 000 women in Chicago earning five dollars a week or less. Governor Barrett O’Hara was to meet today with investigators from the state white slave commission, of which she is chairwoman, as part of continuing inquiries.
Pruning tools are essential farm equipment and should form a complete set priced under five dollars. Include a sharp pruning knife with a blade, a swivable pruning saw, lopping shears, a hand gheer, and a Waters tree pruner on a pole. Also cover the technique for transplanting with a smooth furrow method, noting its advantage of reducing root damage and speeding growth.
Advert describes Ely's Cream Balm promising instant relief from blocked nostrils head cold and catarrh with quick clearing of nasal passages and improved breathing. It urges readers to buy a small bottle from drug stores and claims catarrh cold and sore throat will vanish by morning. Provides address A W Morgan 107 West Second Street.
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