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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1909
Page
3
The text compares dietary energy to coal powering an engine, explaining that foods provide the energy the body uses to function and perform work. It uses a simile to illustrate energy transfer from consumption to activity.
The Daily Journal publicizes its status as Muscatine’s official paper with AP and syndicate memberships. It lists delivery methods and subscription prices: daily by mail 3.00 annual, semi weekly 1.50, and carriers deliver daily in the city for 10 cents weekly.
New York office at 202 West 33rd Street is listed with Payne and Young in charge while the Chicago office is located at 750 Marquette Building.
The Journal lists local city agencies and businesses for reader convenience including East Hill Hurlbut Grocery East 2nd Booth Muscatine Toborg Bros grocery Oregon Street WwW C A Busch's Drug Store Hershey Avenue Kecklerville Cinyka's Grocery West Hill J H Fuller Grocery and Wm Yan Zyl Grocery.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions Bell and Mississippi Valley with unclear office notes. No clear event, date, or identifiable entities beyond Bell and Mississippi Valley.
Sworn circulation statement shows total copies printed and distributed for February 1909. Publisher F. D. Throop confirms numbers. notary F. L. Bihlmeier attests on March 2, 1909 with official seal.
The text argues progress requires gradual steps and a solid foundation. It contrasts evolution’s durable results with revolution’s fragile footing and warns radicalism undermines reform. It comments on a proposed change ending in failure due to hasty methods.
The Davenport Times critiques a sweeping plan to overhaul Iowa rural school laws. It argues radicalism harmed reform by attempting top‑to‑bottom changes, urging a measured, one‑step approach and noting Roosevelt’s pragmatism in pursuing gradual progress.
The Rockwell City Advocate expects the prohibitory amendment to be resubmitted and argues that supporters must push better enforcement of existing liquor laws. It warns that merely claiming prohibition does not prohibit is ineffective when current controls fail to restrain the liquor traffic.
The Manchester Press notes the Iowa congressional delegation voices horror at a ship subsidy proposal while approving a $690 000 appropriation to survey the Iowa Des Moines and Cedar rivers. The aim is to determine navigability and potential improvement.
The Britt Tribune asks why a bill isn’t proposed to move Sunday holidays to Monday. The suggestion would grant farmers a holiday while keeping a Sunday rest day through a weekday substitute.
The Dubuque Telegraph- Herald criticizes Taft proposing a large armed force to pressure labor. It asserts this aim is the real objective he hides, calling it a solemn truth he resists revealing.
The Spirit Lake Beacon asserts that Walter S. Smith’s denunciation of President Roosevelt is misread, claiming the temper of Iowa voters in the Ninth district is misunderstood unless rightly weighed.
Muscatine theatregoers will see William Vaughn Moody’s The Great Divide at Foster’s theater after Des Moines praise. The same company led by Mabel Brownell and Edwin Mordant returns for three days, following an earlier engagement that drew strong acclaim.
The Marion Register questions lawmakers about repealing useless laws and reports that no member has introduced a repeal bill. It notes many more harmful measures have been proposed, prompting criticism of the legislature’s pace and priorities.
The Mason City Globe-Gazette quotes that Taft will appoint an Iowa native like Curtis or Holden as secretary of agriculture, implying no need to look outside Iowa for the post. The comment signals a preference for a homegrown choice to head the department.
A Iowa citizen questions whether inserting a prohibition into the state constitution would improve enforcement or whether it would enforce itself. The remark raises cautious doubt about the potential impact and practical effects of such a constitutional change.
The Des Moines Capital quoted the term amplitudinocity toward Senator La Follette, prompting the Vinton Eagle to question where the Capital sourced the word. The exchange reflects regional media play amid national political discourse.
The Emmetsburg Reporter recalls a claim of never being duped in a confidence game, admitting the regret and a vow of silence after feeling cheap for not revealing the incident.
A Cherokee Times quote notes the country must grow swiftly to keep up with government spending. The remark highlights concerns over fiscal pressures and rapid expansion of governmental costs.
The Odebolt Chronicle notes it does not recall a session of the legislature with so many vicious and foolish bills to consider. The remark highlights a harsh assessment of the proposed measures and the overall quality of the debate.
The Waterloo Courter quotes a provocative line about the devil being jailed and receiving garlands of roses, reflecting a colorful local herbal or literary remark recorded in the paper. The remark frames a paradoxical image of reward in confinement.
The Knoxville Journal notes that Mr. Taft is too large a figure to mimic any rival, including Theodore Roosevelt, suggesting a genuine stature beyond imitation.
The Scranton Journal notes there are measures before the legislature that would signal a revival among rainbow chasers. It questions whether lawmakers should prescribe the dimensions of the merry widow hats, reflecting era style and debate.
In a harsh editorial the Coon Rapids Enterprise argues for a speedy trial and immediate execution for the accused, framing the case as a pressing justice matter without delay. The piece reflects strong, punitive sentiment from the paper.
A Pleasant Surprise follows the first dose of Dr King's New Life Pills at Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store. The ad claims the medicine reduces pain and strengthens the system with a guaranteed result.
A. F. Copeland of Tappan Ohio visits sisters Mrs. Walton and Mrs. Healy of near Moscow then returns home. Fred Daut's couple welcome a daughter born February 21. Park Walton travels to Waukee and Marcus for business. J. H. Smith family relocate to Farmington township after 25 years in Lime City. Mrs. Art Karns moves to Moline sanitarium with husband and cousin Mrs. Chas. McGillivray. Vern Walton trips to Davenport. Loyd Barclay moves to a farm west of Lime City formerly occupied by Will Hanna. Mrs. John Evans learns of aunt Martha Kyle’s death in Mt Vernon Iowa. A daughter born to Mr. and ...
Wint Clapp, longtime employee and now foreman of the Press office at Washington, was severely hurt when a lamp exploded in the establishment on Wednesday evening. W. B. McGregor, proprietor of the Muscatine and Wapello express line, was also injured after being thrown from a wagon with a serious hurt to his left leg.
Mrs. Bert Reynolds notes Feb 24 as a moving day. Fred Moomey has rented and moved on the George Zesiger farm. Several residents reported illnesses with some improving. Family visits and travel occur across Iowa township, Moscow, Davenport, Wilton, Sharon, and surrounding areas. A birth is recorded for Ralph and wife in Trinity. Plans are made for the Jennings and Oppenheimer families to move to Wilton.
A Wisconsin mother reports her three year old son suffered severe constipation and fever. After two doses of Foley's Orino Laxative, the fever subsided and he recovered fully by the next day, with the mother stating the product saved his life.
Hillard debates fate with his Italian servant Giovanni as memories of blood feud recur. Giovanni contemplates returning to Italy after seven years in America, while Hillard weighs censuring revenge against a possible romance sparked by a newspaper notice.
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