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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1900
Page
3
The Muscatine Electric Railway returns to a half hour timing with cars leaving switches at quarter past and quarter to the hour and ending points at even hours and half hours. First departures are 6:15 a.m. from the general switch and 6:30 a.m. from line ends, continuing every thirty minutes to 10:30 p.m. until further notice.
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The Republican National Committee and Iowa Republican body call a delegate convention in Des Moines on May 10 1900 at 11 am to elect four delegates and four alternates at large for the National Convention in Philadelphia. Congressional district conventions are urged for May 9 in Des Moines. Representation grants one vote per county plus added votes per 200 votes or fraction over 100 for Shaw in 1899. Chairman W Phillips notes secretary.
Representative Cousins dismissed the Iowa Legislature action favoring free trade with Porto Rico. He noted he served fourteen years ago and now serves in the national Legislature, trying to do his duty as he sees it.
The Brooklyn Eagle criticizes the Kansas City ticket calling it a comedian candidacy on a platform of refuted negations. It also remarks on Bryan’s rag bag mind and notes the Nebraska platform raises enemy country sentiment.
The passage critiques a Republican newspaper editorial opposing the five mile limit for the State University and argues that majority public opinion supports prohibiting saloons. It contends morality is not legislated into people, but law educates. laws should not sanction wrongs even for fees or licenses.
The Creston Gazette editor denounces Paul McLean's protest against a five mile limit by arguing Iowa City saloons never met mulct law conditions and that GOP defeat over prohibition is not supported by campaign facts.
Speaker Henderson writes Dubuque friends that he does not desire to be a candidate for delegate at large from Iowa to the national Republican convention in Philadelphia. He is glad the state mentions his name but wishes the delegation seat go to a Republican with fewer honors from the party.
The Council Bluffs Nonpareil notes that anti expansionists face difficulty explaining why Filipinos are unfit to be U S citizens yet able to form and govern a republic and be self governing when they cannot be governed.
Eighty seven Democrats in the House voted against the bill transferring duties collected on Puerto Rico goods to the island. With no alternative relief plan, critics say their vote signals limited sympathy for Puerto Rico.
The St. Louis Globe-Democrat argues it will be hard to prove the entire Kentucky Republican Party fired the single shot that killed Goebel. It says Gov. Taylor is “the most persecuted man in the United States” for defending an honest vote by the people.
The Cedar Rapids Republican says the true enemies are local officers who neglected to enforce state laws in Iowa City. It argues the mulct law was adequate, yet sheriffs and marshals ignored it.
An old advertisement proclaims Mull’s Lightning Pain Killer instantly relieves neuralgia lame back diarrhea stomach pains pleurisy sore throat or any pain both internal and external. Sold for 25 cents and available at druggists.
Davis County Republicans note waning sympathy for the Boers as the war's course shifts. Rockford Register criticizes Iowa City saloon limits and opposes Heidelberg standards for the State university. Ottumwa Courier reports Towne's Kansas City silver Republican convention aims to back the Democratic ticket, urging true Republicans to abandon the party if aligned with the Democratic platform.
Geo H Jamison once a prominent Wapello cattle dealer faces trouble in Galesburg Illinois. He finished a six month Des Moines county jail sentence last week and now stands accused of obtaining money under false pretenses from a Galesburg saloon keeper by claiming many horses for sale. Hon H C Wheeler Republican candidate for governor in 1889 writes from Galveston Texas that he is pleased with the country and climate. He notes rice crops yield five times net profit per acre versus Iowa corn and view the risk as low. Creston Gazette reports six year battle with water works company ended with Supreme Court ruling against the city. Albia Union to erect a new plant after recent fire.
An advertisement touts Blood's Sarsaparilla as America's Greatest Blood Medicine. It claims to purify the blood, cure all humors, improve appetite, banish fatigue, and impart vigor and happiness. The ad promotes a strong health-building message for the entire system.
An affordable remedy advertisement promises relief from billousness with Hood's Pills priced at 25 cents.
Mrs. Adam Schreiber credits Reges' Cherry Syrup with saving her baby from croup in Chattanooga Tennessee. The ad touts a guaranteed cure for throat and lung troubles and mentions McBride & Cope and Havercamp's pharmacy as sellers.
A Indianapolist Journal excerpt portrays Amelia confessing to theft after choosing to steal to avoid alienating both grocer and butcher. She explains there was not enough funds to pay both, so she spent the money downtown.
Editorial attacks a proposed Iowa bill restricting medical choice and licenses. It argues the measure tramples personal liberty, targets osteopathic and Christian Science healing, and would criminalize nonmonopoly cures, risking loss of access to varied care and provoking public protest.
An advertisement touts Grain-O as a coffee substitute made from pure grains. It claims both children and adults can drink it without stomach distress, offers a rich mocha like color, and sells for 25 cents per package at grocers.
Iowa post masters appointed in Washington include Stennett of Montgomery County and Marena P. McCulloch, with the list noting Hawkeye citizens at the national capital on March 27.
Officials report W. W. Street and E. L. Kily resignations in Wapello County with replacements named. The Treasury selects the Oskaloosa post office site on Avenue A and North Market, owned by the Salvation Army, at 9600 dollars. Iowa pension adjustments list multiple individuals with varying increases and restorations including James P. Johnson and others in Searsboro, Des Moines, Hartwick, and Des Moines.
Literary notes discuss Richard Whiteing's Fashionable Paris in the April Century. Worth explains under the Republic fashions just happened while under the Empire he crafted ideas with court ladies who refined them before presenting to the throne. The final edict then spreads to the masses with the spring races.
John A. Linder, editor of the Humeston Advocate, reports hair loss cured by Beggs' Hair Renew er. The ad claims guaranteed restoration of growth and color for all scalp diseases, offered by McBride & Cope and Havercamp's Pharmacy.
A humorous exchange centers on a wife who frames objects including a marriage certificate and a letter of proposal, prompting surprised reactions. The brief vignette highlights domestic quirks and playful disbelief within a small conversation.
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