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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1908
Page
3
The Journal prints a spirited critique of political verse in the Iowa senatorial race. Editors condemn rival poems praising Senator Allison and Governor, calling political verse worse than war and warning of the looming political carnage in the state.
New York Office 45 W 34th St Monorth Building La Coste Maxwell in charge. Chicago Office 750 Marquette Building Payne Young in charge.
The Daily Journal publishes every evening except Sunday. The Semi-Weekly Journal prints 10 pages on Tuesday and 8 on Friday nights. Daily home delivery by carrier and weekly pickup costs 10 cents. Mail subscription rates are 3.00 per year for daily and 1.60 per year for semi weekly.
The Journal lists local agencies serving readers including East Hill Clay Kneese Grocery East 2nd street South Muscatine W F Mikschs grocery End of street car track W C A Buschs Drug Store Hershey avenue Kecklerville Chhaykas Grocery West Hill J H Fuller Grocery.
Fragmentary text lists telephones and Bell business and editorial offices, with scattered letters and unclear affiliations across the Mississippi Valley region. The readable snippet hints at telephone infrastructure and Bell company presence without cohesive context.
The Republicans of Muscatine county will meet Saturday March 14 1908 at 1 30 p m at the Court House Muscatine Ia to elect sixteen delegates to the state convention March 18 1908 and sixteen delegates to the second district congressional convention Also to transact other business The basis of representation provides one delegate per township ward and per twenty votes or fraction over ten cast for Albert B Cummins governor in 1906 with listed township and ward totals The township and ward committeemen will call caucuses for selecting delegates
The piece laments a factional split in Iowa Republicans after the governor’s stance and Torbert letter. It argues limits to internal conflict and notes the potential election of a Democratic congressman from a solid Republican district as a consequence of extended factionalism.
Fifty years ago Cyrus W. Fields won backing from capitalists to translate belief into a transatlantic cable. The August seventeenth milestone marked the first message crossing the ocean, proving skeptics wrong and launching a new era in communication.
Suffering from sluggish liver and constipation, S B Holden of Grand Rapids reports kidney inactivity causing loin pain. After using Dr A W Chase's Kidney Liver Pills he claims rapid, easy restoration of organ activity. 25 cents a box at dealers free sample offer from Chase Medicine Co Buffalo NY
The piece reflects on rapid communication advances from cables to wireless, noting a warship off the Mexican coast sending a message picked up hundreds of miles away in Pensacola by an airborne signal. It ponders how the next decades may bring even more transformative tech.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette notes heated concern over convention practices in Iowa as political operatives face scrutiny. The piece references corruption rumors tied to campaign tactics and urges vigilance in voting, citing local sentiment against politicians tied to corporate interests.
The Muscatine city election favored Schmidt for license prohibition by 488 votes with 1,948 for Schmidt and 1,460 for Norton. The Keokuk Gate City mocks Muscatine and the evangelist Billy Sunday in its commentary on the vote.
The Davenport Times notes Frank W. Ellis George M. Curtis Colonel George French and Dave Brant suggested as district delegates to the Republican national convention and Hon Joe R Lane endorsed by conventions held in the district for delegate at large.
The Webster City Freeman-Tribune predicts a shift in June statewide primary voting as Republicans cast ballots freely without Blythe force intimidation. It cites the Des Moines Register and Leader and Council Bluffs Nonpareil suggesting Cummins may influence the upcoming convention, with Taft still a possible outcome.
A Cedar Falls Record editorial argues that foreigners who dislike U S freedoms should be sent back to their countries of origin. The piece condemns efforts to impose harsher conditions on arrival and urges swift removal.
The Iowa City Citizen notes a peaceful Republican gathering with no contest or controversy. Observers attribute the calm atmosphere to harmony and a favorable Allison effect on the proceedings.
The Waterloo Courier mocks standpat harmony in standpat counties and recalls a line about no core. The Marion Register asks which Iowa paper will reveal the truth about the primary election cost and defend the $250,000 mulect.
The Nevada Representative concludes that the real benefit for either faction in controlling the March convention is highly uncertain and potentially problematic.
The Waterloo Reporter hints the next president will be named William with strong certainty, suggesting a likely frontrunner based on current coverage and speculation.
Camilla withdraws from society spending most time at Yelverton as illness moods and money woes leave her listless. She admits no debt and laments loneliness seeking no thrill from routine visits, while Mrs Brenton worries and the household watches her decline. Agnes is cited as a source of prejudice in conversations with Haverford.
Camilla Lancing debates control and escape as Rupert Haverford flaunts wealth and permanence. She fears losing him yet resents the constraints of luxury while planning a future abroad with Katherine and the children. Agnes Brenton watches, urging caution and quiet plans. To Be Continued.
Monday evening at the home of Chas Pantel and family. Mrs Henry Nichols and son Ed die were in Muscatine Saturday. Emmie Pantel called on friends in Fruitland Tuesday. John Newkirk went to Muscatine Saturday on business. Mrs Henry Hatfield went to Fruitland Monday afternoon on business.
Miss Kittie Abbott ends a successful term at Evergreen Nook with a program of songs recitations and a puzzle. The school will resume in two weeks for the spring term. Anna Marolf, eight, completed three terms of 32 weeks without absence or tardiness.
A fierce attack of malaria, liver derangement and kidney trouble is said to be cured by Electric Bitters. The remedy is guaranteed and offered for 50 cents at Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store.
The republican voters of Fruitland township will meet in caucus at the Lone Tree school house Friday March 13 at 7 oclock to select five delegates to the county convention and to place a township ticket before the voters for nomination by petition. Theo Drake Commissioner.
George and Emmie Pantel visited friends and handled business in Muscatine on Saturday. Harry Webster called on friends in Muscatine on Sunday. E. O. Burnside of Muscatine rode the 5 50 train Monday to Fruitland to see Chas Pantel and family, returning on the 6 30 train. Fred and Eddie Nichols spent time there as well.
Eczema is curable with ZEMO a medical preparation for external use that stops itching and kills germs causing skin diseases. It promises rapid relief and permanent cure by this remarkable medicine available through Druggists and listed distributors. A. W. Morgan sells at 107 West Second Street in St Louis Missouri.
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