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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1909
Page
3
The Muscatine Journal reports February 1909 circulation figures with daily totals and weeks. Publisher F D Throop swears the copies printed and circulated, with Notary F L Bihlmeter attesting on March 2, 1909 in Iowa.
A Muscatine civic appeal urges residents to take responsibility for local cleanliness. The call emphasizes household pride and community action to address dirty streets and alleys, urging residents to participate in a city cleanup effort. Mr.
A Muscatine urging citizens to clean private yards and surroundings to improve the city’s appearance. Authors call for individual effort this spring to boost Muscatine’s standing and inspire broader civic cleanliness and pride.
A March 23 Roosevelt Africa departure is noted with an Iowa dispatch. A Bronx zoo battle ends with a cobra swallowing an iguana and its tail, then the iguana itself, leaving the cobra alone as the other reptiles are consumed.
The item recalls a Muscatine wedding by Rev. A B Robbins, noting Joseph R Newell and Martha Atcheson. It reports emigrant wagons bound for Pike Peak passing through town, including a Rockford party of 11 men, 11 yoke of oxen, four wagons. The Muscatine Farm Club will meet at Hon J W Wallace's office on the 26th at 1 PM. A box of seeds from the State Agricultural Bureau was received for free distribution.
Forty years ago the Presbyterian church ordered a new organ costing two thousand dollars and due to arrive soon. The ferry boat began regular trips after steaming up this morning. In Moscow area Amos Barnard suffered severe facial burns from a powder blast while blasting timber.
Twenty years ago W E Bliven and Sam Berger considered opening a clothing store in Mr Olds building beside the bank. they are now in Chicago making purchases for the venture. Voters will decide on the 22nd next month whether to authorize the school board to issue 100000 bonds for a new high school. A license to wed was issued to Hiram Drake and Clara Broadman.
A 17 year old from Wapello county named Daniel Rupe was killed instantly last Friday by an accidental gun discharge while hunting. The report notes the Diamond Jo fleet and Captain Sam Van Sant already at sea with the Silver Wave. Charley Richards of Hermann and Richards wed Miss Mary Buthman, described as an esteemed German bride, amid many congratulations.
A military analysis describes executing a flank attack on a numerically superior enemy. It emphasizes surprise, concealment, and leveraging terrain to disrupt line of battle and create breakthrough opportunities for lighter forces.
Ten years ago Will Norton Ralph Lillibridge Jake Smeenk and Ed Lilly left for Keokuk Lake to hunt ducks. Congressman Lane of Davenport faced a near fatal incident when his single boat flooded after a discharge gun. He cried for help and was rescued by Guy Baker Emil Moore and Bert Gilbert before drowning.
A compilation of humorous vignettes and observations from various towns. Jokes about burials at sea gone wrong, church social welcomes, political speeches, and a Grant monument in Washington mix with a German inventor’s combined siren and phonograph promising distant vocal alerts for households.
Marshalltown Times-Republican reports the Coopers sentenced to twenty years for Carmack’s murder, amid talk that street violence may erode liberty in the South. Davenport Times quips on ransom logistics while Marion Register notes Cedar Rapids Gazette coverage of the legislature.
An advertisement touts Dr Miles Nervine as a remedy for epilepsy fits St Vitus Dance and spasms. It cites testimonials from Mrs D Baker of Cleveland and Alma Michigan claiming cure after four months. The copy urges persistent use and offers a money back guarantee if no benefit.
A Sioux City Tribune note urges rejecting a proposed 100000 appropriation for a steel grand stand at the state fair grounds. It argues the Des Moines fair association should fund such a facility. The piece cites political pressure from prohibitionists liquor dealers and suffragettes as lawmakers face decisions.
Burlington Hawkeye notes the Clarion ladies raise funds to install a clock in the courthouse tower. The piece mockingly suggests men must supply the money, framing it as a test of male liberties and domestic rules.
The Cedar Rapids Republican notes lawmakers in Pennsylvania consider making kidnapping a felony punishable by death. It argues the crime terrifies parents, recalls Charley Ross, and suggests a harsh law would aid guardians in protecting children.
One hundred dollars reward for catarrh cure by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio. Endorsers Walding Kinnan Marvin wholesale druggists Toledo confirm Cheney's honesty and finances. Cure taken internally affecting blood and mucous surfaces. Testimonials free. Price 75 cents per bottle. Sold by all druggists. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
Mrs. Maria Maxson and Hazel entertained guests before moving to West Liberty. Pedee schoolboard hires Minerva Pearson. Eva Phelps to teach North Liberty. Various visits, school commencements, farm moves, and community events appear across Springdale and nearby towns with multiple residents traveling, teaching, or working on farms and at local farms. A baby girl arrived for the Sheets family weighing seven pounds, three quarters.
An advertisement from Haver Camp's Prescription Drug Store touts Dr King’s New Discovery as a cure for coughs and colds. The ad lists prices 59 cents and 31.99, promoting the product to customers of all ages.
In a charged dinner with masked mystery a man and a woman spar over pasts and promises. She conceals her identity and motives while probing his limits, hinting at politics and a dangerous romance that may end with one dramatic revelation. To Be Continued.
The notice asserts that hoarseness is the first symptom of croup and claims Chamberlain's Cough Remedy can avert or ward off attacks if given promptly. It states the remedy is a certain cure, has never failed, and is sold by all druggists.
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