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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1901
Page
3
Subscriptions to the Muscatine Journal in Iowa are offered daily and weekly plans. Payments must be in advance by postal card or telephone order, with remittances made payable to Journal Printing Co. Muscatine Iowa.
The piece argues polygamy remains practiced by about 2,000 in Utah and others in Wyoming and New Mexico. It notes President Snow faced possible charges and urges national action, including a constitutional amendment or licensing under strict law, to enforce federal authority.
Russia plans a government run monopoly on distilling and selling intoxicating liquors to curb drunkenness and crime. After years of regulation, officials hope state control will succeed, given the government’s extensive authority.
Eight chapel cars 80 feet long move across Wisconsin Minnesota and other states. A 50 foot chapel seats 190, 29 feet hold the evangelist and family. Each car costs 7000 dollars. Railroads back the movement and haul the cars to new regions for weeks at a time.
Life governor of the Free Masons Grand Lodge of England, Madam Isabelle Ellen Baveras, credits Dodd's Kidney Pills with curing her diabetes symptoms after six years of illness. She says seven boxes restored her health and allows her to resume duties. Pills priced 5 cents a box, six for $2.50. orders via Buffalo, New York.
Senator Morgan of Alabama argues that a neutral Nicara guan canal best serves U S military needs. He claims fortification would be useless without a navy to dominate seas and compares France and Great Britain, concluding neutrality provides the United States full canal use without fortifications or vast naval commitments.
The Chicago Advance tabulates results of gospel on wheels including 7,500 professed conversions 76 churches served by 55 pastors 54 meeting houses and 135 Sunday schools established in towns targeting permanent religious work.
Secretary Gage sent Congress a statement of United States exports to British South Africa since October 1899. The report shows large sales including nearly 5 million dollars in mules and 28 598 horses. Other major items include canned beef wheat flour pork rum hay firearms and gunpowder, totaling about 2.6 million dollars. He notes ports have been used for lawful exports and no steps have been taken to curb them.
The article recalls Galusha Grow as a prominent congressman before the Civil War and author of the homestead law that enabled millions to claim free western land. It notes his service start fifty years prior, twelve years in the House, then retirement, and a 1894 return to Congress at age seventy six.
Lafe Young of the Des Moines Capital told a newspaper men’s convention that it is nearly impossible for an editor to tell the truth and make a living. The Centerville Jowogian notes Young has built a fine office with modern machinery and suggests readers draw their own conclusions about his words versus deeds.
The article extols modern engineering prowess, noting the Nile dam that promises annual harvests, a proposed tunnel under the straits between England and France, and a plan for a submarine tunnel from Vaqueros Spain under the Gibraltar straits to Taneter.
The Dubuque Times faces criticism for trying to raise yearly subscriptions from 1 to 1.50 dollars, seen as a violation of Iowa code sections 5059 and 060 barring price fixing. The paper dismisses enforcement, likening its stance to the so called mulct law.
Fifty years ago on February twenty fifth in eighteen fifty one the Milwaukee and Mississippi railroad began traffic for the first twenty miles from Milwaukee to Prairieville Wisconsin. A crowd excursion celebrated the event and marked the origin of the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway.
The system now totals 6,290 miles of tracks spanning ten states, extending service and connectivity across the region. It highlights growth in infrastructure and regional reach, noting the expansive footprint across multiple states.
Burlington Hawkeye lauds Senator Carter of Montana for thirteen hours of oratory that defeated a river and harbor bill carrying 50.9 million dollars. Papers claim the speech saved the government over 64 thousand dollars per minute and will be remembered as a highly valuable address in history.
The passage notes Russell Sage would not admit a losing venture even as critics claim he lost money in a project in the West. It mocks the idea of Sage’s finances, insisting he will persist in wise thinking despite the East-West windstorm of opinion.
The Muscatine Journal criticizes the Des Moines Leader for fanning discord to aid Democratic gains. The Sioux City Journal and Dubuque Times share the view that the Leader promotes division within Republican ranks.
London gossip notes ermine cloaks priced at £500 or more with duchess regalia resembling a court train. If the ermine corner wears away it could strain the royal purse this year, causing a heavy drain on pin money.
A Des Moines resident considers the idea that the next governor could carry his own name, reflecting on political futures and personal ties to state leadership.
A guide describes the tombs of Lord Nelson at St Pauls Cathedral to an American traveler. He notes a 42 ton marble sarcophagus a 12 ton steel receptacle and a two ton lead coffin all hermetically sealed containing Nelsons ashes. The traveler jokes that if Nelson escapes he should be notified at his expense.
An actor and his wife in Toronto shared a comic moment during a performance when the wife played a woman dentist. One evening the husband received a note asking him to call at a certain house and he did so the next day, adding intrigue to the show.
An elderly man and his wife invite a visitor and his wife to their home for tea and song. The wife jokes about past romance with the visitor and mentions the dentist chair, asking them to visit before she leaves and to pull a few old stumps as a sign of kindness.
Le George Speyer a noted Frankfurt banker has donated 1 000 000 marks to the city to promote scientific instruction.
The Virginians by Thackeray has been dramatized for at least two eastern managers and will likely be produced in New York this spring. In one version George Washington is given a prominent role.
Canadians weigh boosting the premier of the Dominion’s pay from 8000 dollars annually. Sir Wilfrid Laurier receives the current salary, while many argue for two or three times that amount.
The noted actor and former scene painter Joseph Jefferson displays fifty oil paintings of his own work in Rapson. He earned fifteen dollars weekly at the early Naiad Queen production for his dual labor as scene painter and actor.
A customs decision now bans importing whisky into the United States unless it is in at least a case quantity, reversing earlier allowance of smaller amounts. The rule affects travelers entering from Canada who previously could carry a bottle.
Consul General Mason reports German manufacturers tried to fix prohibitory ad rates for American advertising. Most newspapers refused. trade journals exclude American firms. Americans say they will advertise in daily papers regardless of trade paper exclusion.
The Burlington has placed an order with Pullman for five dining cars at about $20000 each. Each car will seat forty passengers and feature the empire roof. Furnishings will be rich yet simple, achieved with liberal use of polished woods instead of mirrors or filigree.
Muscatine residents report relief from long standing gravel rheumatism and backache after using Doan's Kidney Pills. Mrs J W Lowry describes 25 years of pain before noting decreased swelling and eased rheumatic suffering following two boxes from Havencamp's pharmacy. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole agents remind readers to remember the name Doan's.
A well known writer is described as habitually directing rapid, conflicting instructions to his assistant. The piece hints at erratic writing habits and a peculiar working relationship, portraying the author as intensely focused yet turbulent in procedure.
Daily except Sunday passenger service to Montezuma with freight at 2:40 am and arrival at 16 am. Passenger timetable lists 7:10 p.m. and 6:60 p.m. stops at Presgut and BaleP with railroad going east.
Florida bound sleeping cars depart Chicago and St Louis nightly on Central's last Limited vestibule trains via Lookout Mountain. Cars travel to Nashville and Chattanooga the next afternoon, reach Atlanta the following evening and arrive in Jacksonville the second morning after departure. Connection comes via Illinois Central from Peoria to Chicago car.
Illinois Central announces twice monthly low rate round trips from points north of Cairo to Homeseekers destinations in Kentucky Tennessee Mississippi Louisiana and Alabama. Also to points west and southwest including Iowa Minnesota North Dakota South Dakota Nebraska Kansas Oklahoma and Indian Territory. For a free Homeseekers Guide write to J F Merry A G P A C R R Debuque Iowa. For Yazoo Valley land information contact F P Skene Land Commissioner Y M V R R Chicago.
The Illinois Central Railroad passenger department released a new illustrated folder titled Hammond Louisiana as a winter Resort showcasing area attractions. Copies are mailed free on application to J F Kerry A G A UL Cent RK AK Dubaique lows.
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