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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1901
Page
3
The Muscatine Journal lists subscription details with Harold J. Mahin as manager. Rates apply for daily and weekly delivery, with payment by postal card phone draft or money order to the Journal Publishing Co. in Muscatine Iowa.
The Montezuma Republic editor argues the Iowa City state university fire was not terrible. He says it removed cheap structures built as temporary facilities, urging permanent substantial buildings and noting lingering disgraceful structures remain.
Carr Herald editor Mr Hungerford comments on a university lecture about profanity. He notes the talk offered no remedy, swearing arises from urge, but decries coarse language as ugly and harmful to personal merit. He urges shunning it as an evil.
The Chicago Tribune asks why Milwaukee should not instead create a hall in a vat, presenting a provocative take on the idea and prompting readers to consider unconventional commemorations.
The Wapello Tribune endorses a railroad attorney as an anti-railroad gubernatorial candidate, a stance described as queer and unusual by the paper.
Gate City notes a damp March likely to bring a bloom-filled April and a brighter May after a tearful April. The prediction links April showers to springtime happiness.
The Clinton Age notes that if the medical school is part of the state university at Iowa City it cannot be moved to Des Moines because the constitution forbids it.
Colorado's sole female legislator Evangeline Heart juggles duties, cooking, sewing, and tending a tidy home for her husband and two sons while pursuing lawmaking.
Press opinions note Iowa hog prices rising to highs unseen in seven years. The piece argues Iowa pride lies in hog farming and that higher demand will push producers to increase hog output to meet the market.
The Clinton Herald editor Hon. Dave Brant seeks the nomination for lieutenant governor. The report states the candidacy is serious and not a joke, with optimistic outlook and seasonal imagery accompanying the announcement.
Marion Register notes editor Perkins of the Sioux City Journal and editor Brant of the Clinton Herald are candidates for governor and lieutenant governor. Each treats other candidates with more fairness than themselves, a course the paper deems commendable and likely to sway convention votes.
Carrol Herald notes Minister Conger may be recalled from China and suggests his retirement could spark a gubernatorial candidacy. The paper argues he lacks compelling credentials and would struggle in Iowa amid current circumstances.
The passage suggests promoters would face a big disappointment if they manage to persuade him to run for the nomination. It hints at skepticism about his willingness to accept the race.
Gen. Funston leads a small force from Manila toward Luzon in a bold bid to capture Aguinaldo. The plan uses Filipino troops as cover and hinges on their fidelity, with four American officers supervising a handpicked Filipino company.
The Congregationalists dedicate a $10,000 church at Corning. J. M. Meahan, president of Capital City Commercial College, dies in Des Moines. C N W Railway to build a $100,000 Des Moines depot on the present site. Dallas county court house contract set at $74,280 with Bedford stone exterior. B B Seamans, born Burlington July 12, 1836, dies in Rosendale Mo. March 13, 1901. Sons of Veterans memorial college at Mason City to cost $55,000 in stone. Rock Island announces a 55 mile extension from Indianola to Lineville Mo passing Medora, Cleveland and Humeston.
A concise ad style note promotes Jeli a ready dessert prepared in two minutes with no baking. Just add hot water and set to cool. Flavors include Lemon Orange Raspberry and Strawberry available at grocers for 10 cents.
A reporter visits Herbert Fowler who insists he was not hurt after being run over by horses this morning. The boy explains he fell under the buggy and was carried home by a marshal, while his mother and father remain unaware. He says he will tell them only when older, possibly at age twelve.
The Vindicator editor reports two notable cures using Chamberlain's Pain Balm. In the shoulder rheumatism case, ten days of ex cruciating pain vanished after two applications with rubbing, yielding instant relief. In the thigh joint case, severe pain subsided after two applications used at night, allowing waking without pain. Sold by J J Haverkamp and W C A Busch.
In a brisk exchange, Miss Tenstone expresses delight in sleighing while Mr Steady and Miss Tenstone discuss the success of selling papers. A jovial gentleman presses the point on newspaper sales, noting effort and business sense are needed.
Corwin Lesley notes a Sunday halt to saloon activity and asks readers who frequented taverns where they were. He suggests saloonkeepers’ voluntary closures signal support for an ordinance to curb drinking, hoping mayor and council will back a petition-driven reform.
An old advertisement touts Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children to cure feverish and constipated children with headaches and stomach troubles. It claims to remove worms and offers a free sample by mail from Allen S. Olmsted, Le Roy, New York.
Right up to date claims Benson's Plaster leads in quickness and thorough care. It sticks to the skin without sticking in place and supposedly cures coughs, colds, lombazo, asthma, bronchitis, liver and kidney complaints. The ad cites 5000 physicians and 55 awards and urges genuine Benson's through Seabury & Johnson with 25 cent samples.
Railroad timetable fragment shows passenger and freight trains between Montezuma and Wilton Muscatine and Valley with listed departure and arrival times though some entries are garbled. Eastbound service runs through multiple stations with morning and evening departures.
Train schedule details from the Davenport Rock Island and Northwestern Railway outline daily departures from Davenport Iowa to Clinton Sterling Dixon Chicago and connections. It lists No 4 No 6 No 5 No 7 and No 1 3 daily and Sunday variations with arrival times and connections to Omaha Denver Madison Janesville and Chicago.
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