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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1908
Page
3
Official paper of city and county with circulation claimed greater than all local papers. Listing of syndicates and offices in Muscatine and Chicago shows advertising network and press affiliations.
For subscribers the Daily Journal issues every evening except Sunday and the Coeuil Weekly Journal runs 10 pages Tuesday and 5 pages Friday. Daily mail year rate 3.00. semi weekly 1.60. Local agencies listed with addresses and phones noted.
Sworn circulation statement for the Muscatine Journal in February 1908. Publisher F. D. Throop asserts total copies printed and circulated, with a stated average 5,902 and notarized oath by Frank L. Bihlmeier on March 2, 1908.
Delegates at the Des Moines convention report overall harmony within Iowa Republicans, with only the senatorial preference issue divided. The Allison faction avoided widening divisions, while tariff revision unity appeared among progressives. The primary will settle the lingering questions as delegates recorded their preferences.
A call for party unity in Iowa highlights the split between Cummins and Allison factions after the recent convention. The writers urge supporters to accept the primary verdict, pledge loyalty to the party’s choice, and prepare for the battles leading to the primaries.
Keokuk Constitution-Democrat complains about a proposed $50,000,000 print paper trust with minimal cash needs, arguing experience shows corporations seek maximum cash from the public.
Sioux City Tribune notes Columbus Junction Iowa with a population under a thousand produced two Rhodes scholars in William Millen superintendent of schools and Arthur Sprague son of grain dealer C A Sprague now at Monmouth College Illinois.
The clippings mention Jerome of New York counsel Limburg noting potential strength as warm weather comes. Clinton Herald jokes that scientists say the earth won t dry to moon dryness for 50 million years. Waterloo Times-Tribune notes Leap Year standings while maidens and maids are deemed not fully progressive.
Literary notes from Forest and Stream warn Maine deer populations are shrinking. Fewer sportsmen visited the woods this year and deer have disappeared from areas like lower Aroostook and eastern Maine. Bangor remains key as October shipments fell about 50 percent from records, despite Somerset railroad growth drawing hunters elsewhere.
The ad argues that a strong reputation comes from truth and perseverance. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is praised for 35 years of sale, curing coughs and colds across conditions and climates, with pure ingredients and no opium or harmful additives. Dealers guarantee satisfaction or refunds.
A Boston legislative committee hearing recounts an illustration by Mr. Brewster on mistaken evidence about deer damaging crops. He cites a neighbor who blamed deer for squash destruction based on fresh tracks, but woodchuck tracks nearby revealed the real culprit.
Mr. Leo Lewis of Tufts College argues in the Atlantic for March that the automatic piano player offers vast advantages to both amateurs and serious students. He says scanned music lets listeners review world masterpieces and that the instrument serves as a technical educator for classroom study and mental music power. He contends objections as anti art are narrow and that the self playing instrument is a lasting, valuable asset.
Governor Hughes is quoted saying there will be no going back though many of his supporters view his nomination as a rebuke to those who have been moving forward.
The Cedar Rapids Republican recalls past figures like J W Blythe and notes the obscuring of A B Cummins as Iowa moves away from boss era politics. The Sioux City Tribune adds that the ongoing political change matters to readers.
Long ago notes recount marriages in High Prairie and at the Methodist church, a fatal gun accident near Oakland, a Goshen township reform club election, and delegates and travels of local residents to Republican and United Brethren events. A serialized romance scene from March 1898 ends with a tense scene between Katherine Grainger and Mr Haverford as he asks about Camilla.
Katherine wrestles with trust and happiness as Camilla’s doubts linger. Dennis and the children delight in the day while Mrs Brenton urges a village concert. Katherine returns to work, the house quiets, and Camilla’s departing words haunt her.
Poem by Charlotte Wilson from the March Atlantic contemplates seeking rest from sorrow and delight. It revisits death as a peaceful wash in silence and sleep, yearning for a night’s end to awaken renewed. The speaker envisions a waiting urn in bed as a place to tarry and unlearn until morning light.
A Adelaide mother warns against overly praising Gold Medal Flour, reflecting cautious sentiment in a charity context. The remark hints at caution in promotional messaging and public praise for the brand within local charitable circles.
A dermatological preparation named Curabie ZEMO promises instant itch relief and germ destruction for skin diseases. The ad asserts eczema yields quickly and is permanently cured, with distribution through E W Rose Medical Company in St. Louis and A W Morgan in address88 Second Street.
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