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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1909
Page
3
The newspaper proclaims its circulation surpasses all Muscatine papers combined and exceeds competing dailies by at least three times, asserting dominance in local news.
The Daily Journal is issued every evening in the week except Sunday. The Semi Weekly Journal is issued 10 pages on Tuesday and 5 pages on Friday nights. Daily delivery in the city by carrier and weekly collection is 10 cents. Rates: Daily by mail one year $3.00. Semi Weekly one year $1.50.
New York office located at 203 West 33rd Street with Payne and Young in charge. Chicago office listed at 750 Marquette Building.
The Journal lists shopping and service points including West Hill Hurlbut Grocery East 2nd street Booth Muscatine Toborg Bros grocery Oregon Street C A Busch's Drug Store Hershey ByrenDe Kecklerville Chavka's Grocery West Bill J H Fuller Grocery and Wm Van Zyl Grocery for reader convenience.
The publisher F D Throop swears the average 6 656 copies of the Muscatine Journal were printed and circulated in February 1909. Notary F L Bihlmeiler attested the statement on March 2 1909 with seal.
The revived Commercial club in Muscatine shows energy with new quarters and hundreds of members. It pledges to boost Muscatine and assist worthy projects, urging public spirited citizens to provide substantial aid for city interests.
Des Moines Commercial Club Bulletin notes a permanent convention fund to boost hosts. Last year 73 600 convention visitors spent about $600 900 in Des Moines, at a cost of under three cents per delegate per day, with $5 000 investment yielding $600 000. Boost Muscatine with club support.
The Muscatine baseball guaranty drive shows strong early success and organizers promise monthly settlements to keep the team funded. Citizens are urged to sign up for substantial amounts, supporting a full season and the community asset that baseball represents.
In a bold denial of race-based motives, former heavyweight champion James J. Jeffries proclaims he would rather be broke than yield to any challenger, rejecting claims about fighting for the white race. He argues a fighter focuses on his own plight and not racial credit.
A health claim promotes Bitters as a spring tonic to cleanse the system, improve digestion, aid sleep, and prevent spring fever. Thousands of persons have tried the remedy and report benefits.
A vintage advertisement touts Hostetter's Stomach Bitters for poor appetite flatulence heartburn dyspepsia indigestion costiveness biliousness female complaints chills fever and malaria fits. It promises great satisfaction if used today and targets general health woes with a broad list of ailments.
A column recalls events from half a century ago in West Liberty Iowa noting a March 12 marriage of A J Jelly to Naoma Ann Kelley and a burglary at Mr Fisher's saloon with $20 taken. City salaries and appointments are listed including marshal recorder assessor and street commissioner plus several ward fire wardens. A lamplighter, George Rutherford, fractured an arm after a ladder slipped while lighting a lamp.
Ten years ago delegates to Ottumwa depart by train from Des Moines for the railroad convention in Ottumwa tomorrow led by Hon. S. McNutt and other noted gentlemen.
The Marshalltown Times-Republican notes a suggestion to legislate red labeled revolvers reading dangerous handle with care. The idea, paired with an amendment, would require immediate disposal by throwing them in a well, framed as a life saving measure.
President Taft reportedly had trouble locating a copy of the U S Constitution when he began his duties, a fact noted as significant if not surprising about the executive department at the White House.
A Republican Nebraska legislator proposes investigation of Governor Shallenberger's banking record, a move not likely to gain broad support but showing noted nerve.
In a modified injunction, Mr. Gompers may speak a few kind words about President Van Cleave's company without risk of citation for contempt of court.
The Burlington Gazette notes Congressman Kennedy has not signaled alignment with either Cannonite or insurgent camps. Charley remains noncommittal, a stance that does not affect supporters on either side.
A bill introduced in the Missouri legislature would prohibit the manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors in the state after July 1 1919. The item imagines St Louis voting breweries out of existence.
A. J. Lewis and S. A. Lewis publish a letter denying a farmer G H Stingley’s claim that Harry Jones sent letters to Mamie Lewis in 1903. They state Mamie did not know Jones before 1905 or visit Fairport, Illinois, and that she lived with her father in Cornwall township, Henry county, Ill., until 1905.
Three items from the Burtonia era: Charles K Ott and Samuel Hoon, formerly of Wilton, become editors and owners of the Burtonia in Tekahama Kansas. J F Gunzenhauser sails from New York aboard the Firefly bound for Germany to enter the College of Mechanics in Stuttgart.
J. F. Boepple of the Boepple button factory plans to move his family from Muscatine to Davenport and open a new factory there. Subscriptions are now being collected for a city public library. The Denver Times notes William E. Downer, formerly of Muscatine, has opened an advertising agency in Denver.
Constable T M Costello testifies about Mamie Lewis moving with her father S A D Lewis to Iowa in February 1905. He has known the family over twenty years and cites personal knowledge of their residence in Cornwall township before the move. He prepared legal papers for S A D Lewis and Phineas Morrow accompanied the family.
In Des Moines on March 16 Senator DeArmand of Scott County argued against all lunches and saloon limits while noting the senate leans toward broad liquor restrictions. He warned a state surety law could force small firms out and create a two-firm monopoly, with South Dakota cited as a model for higher bond rates.
The article outlines Iowa senate activity on the Oregon plan for senator primaries, road improvement bills, and a potential state district road system. It notes opposition to broad highway centralization, a college funding reform proposal, and Quigley's push for federal control of river fishing, plus Drury on lobbying for higher pay by officials.
An old advertisement offers one hundred dollars reward for an incurable catarrh case through Hall's Catarrh Cure. It lists F. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo as the manufacturer and notes endorsements from Walding Kinnan & Marvin. The cure is described as a blood and mucous system remedy with testimonials and global drugstore sales. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
Wellman Iowa reports schools reopen after three week closure for scarlet fever. Local families relocate, land sales progress, marriages occur, and church group activities announce upcoming meetings and visits.
Simple remedy touts Foley's Honey and Tar as a safe cough medicine that stops coughing and strengthens lungs to prevent pneumonia. Warns against substitutes and notes genuine product in a yellow package available from A. W. Morgan.
In a Manhattan drawing room Merridew pursues a mysterious woman who has replied to his note with a teasing clipping from Madame Angot. Hillard discovers the letter bears her full name, hinting at romance amid the palatial residence and social pages. The woman, with blue eyes and Venetian hair, embodies a poised yet troubled allure, hinting at past wrecks shaping her present.
In a stylish city quarter a brownstone with grotesque turrets and polished red tiles stands out. The dwelling blends Gothic and Renaissance hints as a very rich man resides there, though the scene leaves readers wanting more.
Advertises Foley's Kidney Remedy claimed to cure kidney and bladder troubles and backache irregularities that may lead to Bright's disease or diabetes. For sale by A. W. Morgan.
The exposition marks the first world’s fair not seeking government aid while Uncle Sam funds $600,000 in his own exhibits and buildings, showing a distinctive federal self support approach.
Rail lines advertise stopover privileges this summer allowing tourists to view the Grand Canyon Yellowstone Park and other scenic wonders en route to Seattle for the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition.
A testimonial claims five years of heart trouble with left side pain and breathlessness improved after using Dr Miles Heart Remedy. The speaker says six bottles cured and asserts heart weakness comes from overwork though not always diseased. The ad promises a money back guarantee if no benefit.
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