Muscatine Newspaper Adopts Bold Circulation Claims
The Official Paper of City and County asserts circulation surpasses all Muscatine rivals and is at least triple that of any other daily in the area.
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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1909
Page
3
Daily Journal and Semi-Weekly Journal publication notice
The Daily Journal is issued every evening except Sunday with daily city delivery by carrier and weekly collection of ten cents. The Semi-Weekly Journal is issued ten pages on Tuesdays and Friday nights. Subscriptions: daily by mail $3.00 per year. Semi-Weekly by mail $1.50 per year.
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Daily Journal
Journal
Representative offices listed in New York and Chicago
Representatives for the firm are based in New York at 203 West 23rd Street with Payne & Young in charge and in Chicago at 750 Marquette Building as the secondary office.
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New York
West 23Rd Street
Payne & Young
Chicago
Marquette Building
Journal Agencies List City Vendors and Stores
The Journal lists local agencies for readers convenience including Zest Hill Hurlbut Grocery Fast 2nd Street Booth Mueratine Toborg Bros grocery Oregon Street W C A Busch's Drug Store Hershey Avenue Kedtlerville Chavka's Grocery West Hill J W Fuller Grocery and Wm Candy Grocery.
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Zest Hill
Hurlbut Grocery
Fast 2Nd Straet
Booth Mueratine
Toborg Bros
Oregon Street
Unclear OCR Note Heads to Local Clerk Notice
Fragmentary text shows names and place references with unclear context. Readable items include possible names and a location such as Valley and Fiatoria office, with numbers like 220.80. Overall content is too fragmentary to identify event, parties, or date.
Circulation Statement for Muscatine Journal February 1909
Sworn statement by F D Throop publisher of the Muscatine Journal shows February 1909 print and circulation totals. Notary F L Bihlmeter attested on March 2 1999 with official seal.
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Mausratine Journal
ASR
Ashe
Sun
I. F. D. Throop
Muscatine Journal
F. D. Throop
6 Co
State of Iowa
F. L. Bihlmeter
Path of a Wayward Girl Ends in Denver Confession
A 20 year old girl from Des Moines, known from a Omaha murder trial, wanders across the country and speaks to a Denver reporter. She rejects dependency, seeks independence, and says she will continue her chosen life as the world remains unkind, declaring she must keep wandering along this path.
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Denver
Col
Des Moines
Omaha
The Path of the Least Resistance Ends in Ruin
A dramatic exhortation warns against choosing the path of least resistance. It laments a ruined young woman who drinks despair and follows a self-destructive career, urging readers to seek effort and resistance to avoid ruin. The piece cites judgment day and calls for mercy.
Clock lesson urges young men to work with time
The Ot tumwn Courier urges young men to respect the clock and work hard. It notes that the clock seems slow when idle but speeds up when one labors, offering a practical, motivational line about disciplined effort and time.
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Ottumwn Courier
Reminiscences and gatherings from decades past
The notice recalls a school examination schedule in Sub-district No. 1, a saw millers convention planned for April 6 at Burtis House Davenport, and a grain business move by George Bagley. It also notes 20 years ago Sweetland society events including the Pace home marriage of Charles Garter and Adela Chastine and a joint birthday surprise party for Rev. and Mrs. Fath.
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Misissippi River
Burtis
Davenport
Sweetland
M. P. Pace
Charles Garter
Adela Chastine
Muscatine County Agricultural Society Elects Officers
At the last meeting of the Muscatine County Agricultural Society officers were elected including President J Barnard and Vice President J A Green. Henry Molis was named Treasurer and John Mahin Secretary with an Executive Committee of R R Thomas S Humphreys E A Brockaway and Sue Foster. John Beard, Esq. was taken ill while working at Butler's smokehouse this afternoon.
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Muscatine County Agricultural Society
J. Barnard
J. A. Green
Henry Molis
John Mahin
R. R. Thomas
S. Humphreys
E. A. Brockaway
Sue Foster
John Beard
Butler’s
St Patrick's parade interruption after cart fall injures Lantz
Thirty years ago John Lantz was pedaling when he fell from a wagon dislocating his left hand during a large St Patrick's celebration.
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John Lantz
Things They Say. Davenport Times Clippings
A compiled critique from Davenport Times and other papers condemns legislative adjournment and calls out public figures for alleged careless conduct. It urges preemptive action to prevent scandals by restricting press disclosure and highlights concerns about town elites engaging in "hot pace" behavior in Oskaloosa.
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Oskaloosa
Peculiar Senate Move Delays Prohibition Amendment
Town City Citizen notes the prohibition amendment stalled in the legislature until it reached the senate. The vote sent it to the committee on constitutional amendments, not suppression of intemperance, keeping a potential death blow in play. Many senators hope the committee will kill it, yet will back passage on roll call if forced.
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Town City
Senate
Committee On
Representative Moore Defends Prohibition Renewal
Linn county representative Moore told the Iowa house last Wednesday that Iowa’s prohibition amendment reduced lawlessness and riot. He recalled past decades of liquor temptations and urged that renewal of the law would maintain swift, certain punishment and public support as a safeguard against crime.
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Waterloo
Moore
Linn County
Iowa House
Iowa
Iowa Legislature Advances Bills On Primaries And Death Notices
Des Moines reports both houses passed separate primary bills with similar aims. Each seeks to remove alphabetical advantages for list order. The senate action on Chapman's bill to regulate death notices in newspapers signals a clear warning to editors.
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Des Moines
Iowa
House
Senate
Chapman
Milestone Weddings Reported in Seventy-Six Township
Ten years ago a double wedding event was noted as Milton R. Watts wed Mary Altekruse at the bride's parents home in Seventy-Six township. The same night Hattie N. Freers married G. W. Shoemaker at the Freers residence with Rev. J. Fath presiding.
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R. Altekruse
Milton R. Watts
Mary Altekruse
J. Fath
Hattie N. Freers
G. W. Shoemaker
H. B. Freers
Newspaper Bill Boosters Face Weak Support in Vote
Chapman pushes to curb the press and faces limited backing with only eight votes for the bill. Personal pledges from supporters likely would have reduced the tally further, as newspaper men present anticipated a stiffer outcome.
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Chapman
Iowa Builds Finest Rifle Range for Guard Contest
Iowa completes a premier rifle range funded by a new appropriation. The guard bill provides four ranges and raises annual support from 100000 to 153500 dollars, with larger companies needed. The bill passed the house.
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Iowa
Senate Quarrel Over Insurance Dept Transfer Looms This Week
The bill to move the insurance department under Governor Carroll faces a likely senate vote this week amid uncertain fight strength. lobby activity has been heavy in hotels, while advocates seem scarce. A pledge on appointing a department head acceptable to insurance interests could speed passage, with weeklong negotiations ongoing for a broad settlement.
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Carroll
Senate
Taft Administration and Press Relations Compared
Washington analysis notes the Taft White House press silence after nine days, contrasting with Roosevelt's openness. It suggests Taft will eventually improve press contact but has not yet produced newsworthy, sensational disclosures.
The Lure of the Mask in New York Intrigue
A diplomat and his companion plot to recover a fortune and a wife in New York after tracing a missing heiress. He laments debts and legal constraints while chasing a plan across Naples and Rome with hopes of romance and power. The scene shifts to a club where a letter from Kitty promises dramatic new developments.
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Foreign Service
Enrico
America
Hillard
Merridew
Naples
Rome
Jack
Public Sale Notice for Old Court House Building
The Old Court House Building will be sold to the highest bidder at the Court House on Tuesday April 6 1909 at 2 o clock p m. Removal terms and date to be announced at sale. A S Lawrence county Auditor.
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Court House
A. S. Lawrence
Railway Time Table From 1908 Listing Train Schedules
The notice shows Oct 25 1908 railway timetable for Davenport Chicago and nearby lines with trains 12 42 50 4 88 2 8 49 11 89 1 61 402 401 and freight and passenger services. It notes daily operation with variations and agent W S Underdonk.
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Davenport
Chicago
Chioees
California
Washington, Oskaloosa
Kansas City
Fl. Worth
Trains Through Wilton and Muscatine Schedule
Schedule fragment shows Vilton Wilton Muscatine train numbers with daily runs and no stop notes. Timings include No 504 6 25 am No 505 8 00 am No 590 10 15 am No 501 12 35 pm No 502 3 20 pm and No 503 5 30 pm. Daily service with Sundays excluded for some lines and several no stop notes.
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Wilton
Mauscatine
Muscatine
iNo
Daly
Tvoencecsa
Csceecs
TF. Core
Ccsceercucseness Suas
Dally
Rail Schedule Fragments and Connections Across Town Lines
Train No. 4 runs from Elrick Junction to Muscatine with connections at Wapello and Fruitland. No. 5 operates Saturdays only linking Wapello with Burlington and Elrick Junction with Iowa Central. No. 2 connects at Wapello with C R I & P toward Burlington and with Iowa Central at Elrick Junction. No. 1 and 3 run daily except Sunday.
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Ley
Murcatine
Round House
Se Fruitland
Grandview
Wapello
Elrick Junction
Smscatine
Aed House
To- Beatie
Escvvesntassvainneee Ee
GremGeree
Esccsovsseneas
Mementine
DEES
Geeboviow
Etercocese
Elrick Jaonction
Muscatine
Round
Burlington
Iowa Central
Elrics Junction
Eigick Junction
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Rell
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Association of American Advertisers
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Association
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Mechanicsville
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Mr. Roosevelt
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National Capital
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Washington, D. C
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We the Bobbs- Merrill Co
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Thomas
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Mindt & Cos
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H. H. Frazee Presents
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Metropolitan
United States
Carskaddan & Pepper
J. Carskaddan
J. & Pepper
West Second Street
Telephone
Jayne
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Fice
H. D. Horst
Counsflor
New
German-American Bank
Frank
Riv Meifr
G. MW. Titus
Titus & Jackson
Town Ave
Thos, Prown
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First National Pank
Mneecatine
Cook. Mtssfr & CO. State Bank
P. M Musser
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BR. Cook
Fd. C. Cook
Fd. C. Stocker
Savings Dept
G. Stein
D. V. Jackson
S. M. Finghes
S. G. Stein
J. R. Renting
R. K. Smith
F. P. Sawyer
M. Hughes
Rock Island System
Underdonk
Wilton Trains
Chicago, Milwaukee & ST. Paul Railway
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WREST
Csccecens Ae
Muscatine North
Ssouth Railroad
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