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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1901
Page
3
The Muscatine Journal lists subscription terms with Harold J. Mahin as manager. Rates shown include daily and semi weekly delivery options with weekly collection and advance payment. Remittances should be made payable to the Journal and sent by draft express or money order to the Muscatine Iowa address.
California Supreme Court affirms a damages verdict against Dr. Flood for leaving a patient in agony during an operation. The court holds a physician who accepts employment must provide due care and may abandon only with contract termination or proper notice to secure another doctor. The ruling mirrors common law principles applicable in Iowa.
The United States tops world exports in 1900 with domestic product exports reaching 1.453 billion dollars, ahead of the United Kingdom at 1.418 billion and Germany at 1.051 billion. Over 25 years, U S exports grew 192 percent while Britain rose 34 percent and France 5 percent, signaling a shift in global economic leadership to the Anglo-Saxon world.
An opinion condemns pro saloon writers for hypercritical stance on bootleggers. It argues saloon closures by injunctions or Carrie Nation methods expose alleged hypocrisy as liquor makers and sellers seek to impede law enforcement and broaden liquor sales.
The Omaha Bee lauds the Alabama award as a lasting monument to William M. Evarts and his associates, noting English writers would recall who Evarts was by this honor.
The New York Tribune argues against deadlocks in senatorial elections and suggests Delaware may be better without senators for a time than sending Addicks to Washington. The piece weighs political strategy and contingency in the congressional appointment process.
Glidden Graphic notes that robins and ground squirrels have not yet appeared while noting early signs of warmer days. The brief item hints at seasonal change and the pace of spring arrival.
A boy brings back his marbles signaling that spring is approaching, with the mood of the town turning hopeful as warmer days near.
The piece argues that U S actions toward Cuba damaged relations by meddling in Cuban customs such as cock fighting and Sunday wine drinking. It suggests Puritan influence can carry a high cost in international sentiment.
The Dubuque Telegraph attributes potential candidacy to Cato Sells and notes the sole obstacle is Sells stating he would not accept the nomination even if offered, according to the paper's view.
A Chicago magnate with eight figures in business lauds Gov. Shaw for his comprehensive knowledge of finance and the country’s material interests. The remark suggests Shaw’s influence endures with politicians and businessmen regardless of a third term, and implies Shaw could be a future presidential candidate for Iowa.
The piece argues Cuba will be the largest challenge for the United States for years. It attacks Spanish race degeneracy and defines independence as looting public funds, corrupt courts, and private gain by rulers. It claims permanent U S troops in Cuba are preferable to a self governing regime lacking guarantees of good behavior.
A collection of short observations and quotes on European governance, gender roles, philosophy, and public participation. It notes Norway has 120000 farmers with 11000 tenants, Europe’s princes and heirs, sayings attributed to La Bruyere and others, a Württemberg election anecdote, a temperance speaker Francis Murphy visiting Honolulu attracting crowds.
The Mohammedan year is lunar. Civil months are fixed to lunar months by a 30 year cycle, containing nineteen 354 day years and eleven 355 day years.
Gen. Joe Wheeler noted in a recent interview that soldiering today is tougher than in the Civil War era due to fewer autograph collectors in those days. He framed the comment to contrast past and present wartime experiences.
The article notes that no comet is known to have touched Earth's surface or mingled with its atmosphere. The closest recorded approach was comet 1770, which came within 1,400,000 miles of Earth.
Commodore Perry’s Niagara frigate may be recovered from the lake bottom as a historic relic of the 1812 battle that secured American control of the Great Lakes. The notice also promotes Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a seasonal remedy for digestion headaches nerves and fever.
A March Smart Set note recalls a musician hired as piano soloist yet serving mainly as accompanist in society circles, reflecting the era's social music culture and the career path of a performer.
The board, led by A. S. Howe, JP, records state cases including State vs. Williams, Hever, Keley, Rose, Miller, Edwards, Holton, and others with multiple witnesses and constables listed. A long bill of expenditures follows for mfg, groceries, dry goods, boots, hardware, coal, and services from local firms and individuals.
A fragment lists firms and entities including McDaniel Ellis Co in Cedar Township and T G Fell in Fruitland, with entries for Schwin in Moscow Township and Journal Pty Co and Muscatine News Co in Muscatine Township. The notation "LA J 78 on m0" appears truncated.
The fragment lists payments to printing supplies, repairs, express, and water among others. It itemizes jail and prison board, prisoner wash and coffins, board members, jurors, witnesses, coroners, and inquest costs. Numerous firms and individuals are named with small monetary amounts and dates implied by the ledger context.
A Paris dispatch reports a new league aiming to criminalize kissing except under defined conditions to protect public health. Mme Petit leads the effort, noting not morality but health risks from frequent kissing. Betrothed couples may kiss only once before marriage to avoid transmission of germs, with shaking hands as a fallback if kissing declines.
The article quotes a discussion about a proposed law forbidding a certain greeting unless hands are purified with phenic acid or mercuric chloride. It suggests a bottle of disinfectant as an ideal gift for a young man to give to his sweetheart.
A compiled set of U S state nicknames such as Alabama the Cotton State and California the Golden State along with others like Texas Lone Star State and Maine Pine Tree State. The list covers all states from Alabama to Wisconsin with varied historic and cultural monikers.
A fine eight foot mahogany clock sits in the senate lobby near the entrance to the senate chamber. Made by Thomas Voight of Philadelphia, it once stood in the old senate chamber where Webster, Clay, and Benton debated. The mahogany case bears a shield with stars representing seventeen states.
Florida bound sleeping cars run from Chicago and St. Louis to Jacksonville via the Dixie Flyer Scenic Route. The Central's last Limited vestibule trains depart each evening, arriving in Nashville and Chattanooga the next afternoon, then reaching Atlanta the following evening and Jacksonville the second morning after departure. Connections link via Illinois Central from Peoria.
Illinois Central will offer greatly reduced round trip Homeseekers’ Excursion tickets twice monthly from points north of Cairo to destinations in Kentucky Tennessee Mississippi Louisiana and Alabama. Also to select western states and territories. For free Homeseekers’ Guide write J F Merry A G P A J C R R Dubuque Iowa. For Yazoo Valley lands contact F P Skene Land Commissioner Y M V R R Chicago.
The Illinois Central passenger department issues a new illustrated folder titled Hammond Louisiana as a winter Resort highlighting local attractions. Free copies available by mail from J. F. Merry A. G. P. A. Til. Cent. R. R. Dubuque Iowa.
A small grandson questions how the world stays up explaining it goes around the sun and is held by attraction. Uncle Rastus answers with a patient, humorous challenge about what keeps the world up after sunset and whether the child has thought far enough in his reasoning.
Mrs H Gregg of Dundee Kansas claims her daughter, troubled by croup since three months old, was cured by Beggs' Cherry Cough Syrup. The advertisement urges parents to use it to protect children and guarantees results.
In the Smart Set quip a caller questions a kiss while the other defends staying to avoid leaving misunderstandings. The playful exchange hinges on affection and misread motives within a light social moment.
Local legal notices promote attorneys T R Fitzgerald and Titus Jackson with offices on East Second Street and Iowa Avenue. Ads boast practice in all courts, collections, notary public services, and estate settlements. Additional listings mention W Hoffman and a corner Hershey State Bank location.
Daily passenger service from Montezuma departs 8:15 am and 7:10 pm with freight at 4:00 am and 6:00 pm. Rail line notes include L and P Railroad services and Sunday exclusions.
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