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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1901
Page
2
Harold J. Mahin manager notes post office mailing details for the Journal. Rates include daily yearly paid in advance and weekly delivery on Tuesday and Friday. Remittances to be money orders or drafts payable to Journal Painting Co Muscatine Iowa.
Michigan Senator Burrows explains he voted against renewing the army canteen system. He argues post exchanges encourage drink and undermine soldiers who do not drink, preferring to fund company expenses without pressuring sobriety. He would rather fund alternatives than allow liquor access through the canteen.
The rejection of the amended Hay-Pauncefote treaty by England accelerates moves on building a Nicaraguan canal. Congress may seek to abrogate the Clayton-Bulwer treaty to allow U S Nicaragua and Costa Rica negotiations for the route. Iowa's Hepburn, sponsor of the canal bill, argues the Clayton-Bulwer treaty is effectively void.
The agreement is voided due to new conditions that render the prior terms obsolete. No further details or parties are specified in the available text.
Dr. Kennedy, secretary of the state board of health, says small pox is increasing in Iowa but danger is reduced as people and local health boards adopt more precautions.
The Clinton Herald reports Congressman Cousins silences faction debates within the Iowa delegation. He asserts that members, like others, should move past factionalism and focus on common political responsibilities.
George D Perkins propels a gubernatorial bid after claiming a February 29 birth as a keepsake then skipping a year due to the Gregorian rule. Waterloo Reporter hints Denison's J B Romans as a Democratic nominee, noting party switch after Bryan's rise and retelling a tale of past political advice shaping fate.
IA brief notes voting machines will be tested at Marion municipal election on March 25 to evaluate wheeling them into statewide use. John F. Boylan says Iowa has 522 more route applications for rural free delivery and 300 to 350 routes pending. national rollout may occur. Judge Towner fines Charles Remington and Frank Bailie 1000 dollars for contempt over liquor sale. Bailie receives 60 days in jail.
A speaker buries the Old Year’s sorrows and regrets in a cavern tomb. They release a lingering grudge and selfish thoughts as bells toll midnight. The Spirit of Love arrives with the New Year urging to let go of past errors and reach for new beginnings.
The speaker argues Christianity and the Methodist Episcopal church transformed civic life, noting a ninety four fold growth over a century and the spread of gospel across the western region. He credits religious teaching for shaping opinion and truth, while acknowledging nonbelievers practicing virtues. The gospel, he says, is essential to a high form of civic life.
A west doctor touts apple cider vinegar as a smallpox preventer. A Cincinnati minister prayed for proud kneelers and lazy standers. Michael C. Murphy, New York City police head, is a printer and Typographical Union No. 6 member. Mrs. Sarah Scoville Whittlesey earned a Yale PhD for her labor legislation paper, unique for holding both Harvard and Yale degrees.
The New York Letter reports Adam Brunner, head waiter at the Holland House, cleared 150000 in a tip after Charles M. Schwab suspected Brunner bought stock for his account. Brunner allegedly invested 10000 near the bottom after Schwab advised him to buy, prompting Schwab to joke about the outcome.
A Chicago Tribune excerpt follows a poet in a literary crisis. Frantic search for a rhyme to fit the month ends in despair as the poet stares at his rhyming dictionary and proclaims there is no rhyme for month.
Mrs. Adam Schreiber credits Regges Cherry Cough Syrup with saving her baby boy from a severe croup attack in Chattanooga Tennessee. An endorsement by J J Haver claims it cures throat and lung troubles and saves hundreds of children each year at the camp.
Report reaches Des Moines of the Clinton judge’s death. Hayes, a former congressman for Iowa’s Second district, figured prominently in Democratic politics and impeachment charges in 1886. The House minority and majority reports urged impeachment, but the session ended without a trial as the matter was deemed washed away.
The Mercantile club hosted about a thousand leaders in religious work who heard Rev. Bishop E G Andrews DP of New York speak. He noted the church’s shift from state support to voluntary funding, praising temperance efforts and higher education as central gains.
The famed author Jules Verne has reached seventy three years and published a book for each year of his life. His debut work Five Weeks in a Balloon appeared less than four decades ago and met with immediate success.
Mrs Troostwood greets two visitors at the door after Joab delivers a caller's card. The servant hints the pair waited outside on a single invitation, a remark that exposes the social tension and period race relations in the scene.
The paper reports a new handsaw purchased to aid telegraph and miscellany work. It also mentions the rival editor borrowing Widow Harkness' buck saw to edit his paper, noting the widow's generous, poverty-appealing spirit.
The Pan American Exposition to be held May 1 to November 1 1901 on the Niagara Frontier aims to showcase Western Hemisphere progress over a century and foster ties among states territories and nations. The Nickel Plate Road promotes service Chicago Buffalo New York City Boston and eastward routes with comfortable dining cars and no extra fares. For folders and travel details contact John Y. Calahan Chicago and F J Moore Buffalo to arrange accommodations.
An advertisement from Davenport Iowa touts Beggs Cherry Cough Syrup claiming to cure coughs soreness and all threat and lung troubles. It quotes endorsements from Ernest Whipple and J J Havercamp asserting guaranteed relief and urging readers to try the remedy.
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