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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1902
Page
2
An advertisement claims Smith's Green Mountain Renovator restores health by cleansing blood and aiding digestion. It touts lasting popularity, mouth to mouth promotion, and guarantees money back if no benefits, urging those with tired systems to try it.
A test vote to override a veto failed to reach two thirds. Railroad assessments are ended and no bill will pass. Telephone legislation rises in prominence as the compulsory education bill advances in the session.
Friday the senate debated the governor veto message on the Moss berry bill. A motion to defer discussion and action until next Tuesday passed 28 to 18, seen by many as a test of political will.
The Iowa House shelved the railroad taxation bill after votes 62 to 30 against consideration. Observers note lawmakers treat the measure as a simple business matter rather than a political fight, shifting responsibility to the governor and executive council. Independent telephone interests push against forced connections, fearing monopoly and loss of line control. Primary election reform remains stalled as members cite local primaries experience in Des Moines.
The Iowa legislature debated the Ha nnan interurban bill with a key amendment shielding city property from freight damage, drawing fire from papers accusing rail interests. Debate over compulsory education reform and forest and fruit tree reservations accompanied the session as committees and resolutions moved forward amid partisan discourse.
A 1893 voyage record details a floating island sighted off Florida that expanded to about two acres. It drifted through the Gulf Stream with no trees but dense bushes, reaching near Wilmington Delaware by July, carrying numerous tropical insects and plants and possible small life.
The ad touts Stuart's Catarrh Tablets as a pleasant internal remedy for catarrh, claiming they are safer and more effective than sprays and opiate cough medicines. Doctors endorse them, noting no cocaine or dangerous drugs, with cures for chronic catarrh, headaches, and deafness through daily use in weeks.
A free descriptive booklet on Spirit and Okoboji Lakes in northwestern Iowa along the Burlington line will be sent to applicants. It includes Minnesota and Iowa game laws, notes on boarding houses, hotels, and cottages for rent. Address Jno. G. Farmer, A.G.P., & T. A. B. C.K. & N. Ry, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
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