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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1902
Page
3
Notice invites readers to inspect The Chicago Inter Ocean building at Monroe Street and nearby offices. G Logan Payne of Marquette Building offers demonstrations on mail safety with a silver dollar anecdote involving his daughter in Pennsylvania.
Hull House discussions in Chicago advocate treating domestic work as a science and necessary service rather than menial labor. Emphasizes education of the mistress in household duties, dignity in cooks’ roles, and value of domestic science in preparing women for marriage and family life.
The Supreme Court voided the Ili nois antitrust law for favoring agricultural producers and livestock raisers, exposing evident discrimination. The piece argues legislatures must craft an honest uniform law against trusts, challenging Western and Southern states to distinguish themselves.
Reported plan to start building a transalaskan railroad on April 15 aims to link San Francisco and St. Petersburg in twelve days via parlor cars. The 850 mile line would cross Behring Strait by large steel lighters, connect to the Transsiberian on the Asiatic side, and open up a rich new country.
The U S government plans to seek $72 500 in reimbursement for the ransom paid to brigands for Ellen M Stone and Mme Tsilka, holding Turkey liable since the capture occurred on Turkish soil. Turkey denies responsibility and accuses Bulgaria, signaling possible further developments.
Editorial lauds Mayor R S McNutt for an inaugural address urging a clean police force strict enforcement of ordinances and reforms at saloons including denying alcohol to minors and habitual drinkers. Ex Mayor Barney Schmidt leaves office amid applause and confidence in the new administration.
The Grundy Republican of Grundy Center presents M. A. Buchan as a candidate for clerk of the supreme court. Born in Scotland, he has been prominent in county politics and served as district court clerk, now working as a bank cashier. The paper urges his candidacy as a popular choice.
Alice W Beatty of Fruitland Iowa urges temperance supporters to pressure Sen Molsberry and Rep Nichols to back H F 88 and oppose H F 7. She calls for personal letters to influence votes on liquor sale restrictions and to support druggists who require official blank applications and track customers.
Chimmie taunts Waldo as he laments a dull Saturday with no pleasant school to attend, highlighting a humorous exchange about finding activity.
A humorous exchange traces three generations at separate birthplaces. The child ponders their meeting and reveals the trio were born in Boston San Francisco and Philadelphia illustrating a playful family riddle.
That was all right Deputy Flanner. The new council would have felt sorry to have been compelled to cut off the official head of such a good fellow. You were considerate of their feelings and relieved them of an inevitable but un inviting task.
Muscatine welcomes news from Des Moines that the library bill before the assembly has successfully passed the house.
A distinguished clergyman plays golf. He addresses the ball with grace but drives it badly, the ball looping twelve feet to the right. He remains silent as a friend quips that the silence is the most profane he has witnessed.
The Journal sets aside a column for signed communications from readers. The paper grants writers free use of the space but states it does not approve or disapprove of the expressed sentiments.
In an electric car the writer notes two women sitting opposite talk loudly about matrimony. One muses that she might not marry the Prince of Wales, then reevaluates. The other agrees with a view that men today are unsuitable, yet claims to have a decent husband.
The Iowa Senate faces a house-passed bill requiring druggists to obtain printed liquor sale applications from county auditors. Applications would be numbered and returned to track liquor sales per store. The State Druggists association campaigns to defeat it, urging swift protests to representatives and senators to swing about twenty-one votes.
A Hollander sexton at a Kalamazoo church keeps calm on Easter and other days. Ushers clash with late worshippers over unsaved pews while the bell ringer’s stoic Dutch manner steadies the scene. A fashionably dressed woman asks for seats and the sexton replies there are plenty, but all occupied.
A group visits Thomas A. Edison in his laboratory and he answers many questions despite his deafness. When a humorist quips that everyone would hear if asked for a drink Edison replies with a warm smile that he could hear, but he declines today.
Washington Star outlines a proposed post check currency by McMillan and Gardner to print blank five dollar and smaller bills, filled by payee name and postage stamp, converted to government checks. The plan seeks faster, safer mail remittances for publishers farmers and businesses, with potential post office revenue gains and broader rural access.
The booking of John W. Vogel's Big Minstrels has been generally commended, evidenced particularly by the growing public interest and favorable notices across venues and press. The act promises spirited entertainment with a veteran company of performers and engaging musical selections.
Unclear OCR text notes unusually large advance returns for a performance by Sor WN Voces 5 Die COO eh. Out of town demand appears impressive as Vogel often sells out, with Monday evening seats likely filled and late buyers at risk of standing.
The J. T. Robinson ferry received the season’s first inspection by Government Inspectors Knapp and Cary after its day’s work. The boat features new boilers engines and double valves, costing nearly as much as a new vessel, and tests exceed legal requirements. James Cary, the new inspector from Lyons, conducted the inspection and impressed rivermen with thoroughness.
A descriptive and illustrative book about Spirit and Okoboji Lakes in northwestern Iowa will be sent free on application. The volume includes Minnesota and Iowa game laws, notes on boarding houses and hotels, and cottages for rent around the lakes. Signed by Jno. G. Farmer, A.G. P. & T. A. for B. C. KR. & N. Ry. Cedar Rapids IA.
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