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Newspaper

Muscatine Journal

Location

Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 29, 1906

Page

3

Publication schedule notes for The Daily Journal

The Daily Journal is published every evening except Sunday. The Semi-Weekly Journal appears in 6 pages on Tuesday and 8 pages on Friday.

Daily Journal

Subscription Rates Notice for Daily and Weekly Papers

Terms to Subscribers list daily and semi weekly delivery in the city by carrier with weekly collection of 10 cents per week. Daily one year costs 3.00 dollars. Semi weekly one year price 1.50 dollars.

Representatives in New York and Chicago Office Contacts

The document lists New York Office at 140 Assau Street with La Coste and Maxwell in charge and Chicago Office at 750 Marquette Building with Payne and Young in charge. It notes telephones for business and editorial offices and mentions Mississippi Valley.

Gell Bell Mississippi Valley

City Agency Directory Names Stores and Streets

Journal Agencies lists local businesses for reader convenience. East Hill areas include Clay Kneese Grocery on East 2nd street. South Muscatine stores Morse Washburn's Grocery and end of street car track W. C. A. Busch's Drug Store. Hershey Avenue Kecklerville Chayka's Grocery West Muscatine Sharrar's Grocery.

Journal East Hill Clay Kneese East 2Nd Street South Muscatine Morse Washburn’s W. C. A. Busch’s Hershey Avenue Kecklerville Chayka’s West Muscatine Sharrar’s

Feasibility Backed for Muscatine Island Drainage Ditch Plan

Engineer Macdonald reports a ditch from South Muscatine across the island to the Louisa county line could reclaim 4,412 acres. At a cost just over 20,000 dollars, the project promises substantial land value gains and relief from standing water in cellars for island homeowners. The plan earned favorable comments for careful design and business merit.

Macdonald South Muscatine Louisa County Rock Island

Oklahoma and Indian Territory Statehood Debate Gains Momentum

National congress considers a statehood bill with Oklahoma and Indian Territory at the center. Oklahoma’s rapid growth, rising postal receipts, banking presence, and large votes for a 1904 delegate election are cited as factors supporting admission. The outcome remains debated among lawmakers.

National Congress Oklahome New Mexico Arizona Oklahoma Indian Territory Senator Lodge Utah Idaho Nevada South Carolina Mississippis North Dakota South Dakota Wyoming Vermont New Hampshire Indiana Territory Montana New England Massachusetts Tis Alabama Delaware Florida Louisiana Maine Mississippi Oregon Rhode

Oklahoma and Indian Territory in early state prospects

Population and economic metrics compare Oklahoma and Indian Territory with Nevada Vermont Wyoming and other states. The text notes vote figures, livestock values, farm product totals, and manufacturing establishments totaling 1807 with capital 13 661 979, plus national bank capital comparisons across multiple states.

Montana Vermont South Carolina Wyoming North Oklahoma Indian Territory South Dakota North Dakota Nevada Utah Kansas Colorado Idaho New Hampshire Carolinas North Carolina

Does It Pay A Critique Of Public Figures Worth It

A writer argues against abusive attacks on public figures across magazines and newspapers. He notes corruption exists but urges legal, principled reform over denouncing individuals, citing insurance cases and Senate scrutiny as better paths to accountability.

Daily Press Thomas W . Lawson New York Senate of the United States

Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters Promises Health Across Ailments

An advertisement touts Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters as a cure for Grippe Spring Fever Impure Blood Sleeplessness Indigestion Dyspepsia Constipation Female Complaints Malaria Fever and Ague urging readers to take the first step toward good health with the tonic.

Reading the Times on Faith and Fairness

A reflection urges fair judgment amid sensational press rhetoric. It emphasizes studying conditions, crediting merit, and avoiding partisan influence in shaping government beliefs. The piece quotes President Garfield on how core questions are settled at home rather than by yellow journalism.

Garfield

Iowa Editorials Warn of Weather and Policy Shifts

The Fonda Times urges early forecasts of a late spring and possible corn crop failure. The Clinton Herald calls on friends of state institutions to wake up and warns that some legislators may push closing doors.

Fonda Times Clinton Herald

Governor described as demagogue by Alta Advertiser

The Alta Advertiser defends the governor against demagogism charges, stating it would rather be his kind of demagogue than bear the railroad tag.

The Alta Advertiser

Cummins Third Term Question Stirs Rockford Opinion

The Rockford Register questions if Gov. Cummins should seek a third term, framing the issue as whether the people want him to continue governing them.

Cummins The Rockford Register

Dobson Hull Mixup Sparks Iowa Politician Clash

The Glidden Graphic critiques the Dobson Hull mixup, claiming it reveals character and methods of some seventh district politicians, highlighting public concern over political conduct in Iowa.

Iowa

Governor to reveal guilty parties if college lobby succeeds

The Mason City Globe Gazette urges that should the state agricultural college lobby complete its task, the governor will disclose who was guilty and who was unduly influenced.

Mason City Globe Gazette State Agricultural College

Governor’s Critique Sparks Partisan Questioning

A Pomeroy Herald inquiry questions why the governor, a Republican, denounces the Republican party in speeches yet says nothing against the Democratic party and its leaders. The piece challenges perceived bias and party loyalty in public remarks.

Pomeroy Herald Republican Party Democratic Party

Legislature to Ban Public Officials From Using Telegraph Franks

The Emmetsburg Reporter reports that the legislature should supplement the anti pass bill with an enactment forbidding any member of the legislature and other public officials from using a frank over Western Union telegraph lines.

Emmetsburg Western Union Telegraph Company

Progressives Claim Gains for Split GOP in Iowa State Race

The Coon Rapids Enterprise argues that progressive Republicans have achieved gains by splitting the party statewide. The paper insists the progressives have, beyond that, done nothing else, asserting the claim with skepticism.

The Coon Rapids Enterprise Enterprise

Three Boards of Regents Urged Over One System

The Davenport Times endorses a three board system for education, arguing it better addresses each institution's issues. It concludes that no benefit of a single board is lost with three boards and praises distributed governance.

Boards of Regents Davenport Times Educational Board of Control

Cummins Says He Seeks Dolliver Seat Not

Boone News notes Gov. Cummins denies chasing Dolliver’s seat yet asserts voters may elect him if they wish. He calls it unlikely but says it would be wrong to refuse the election.

The Boone News

Madisonian weighs circle ballot advantage for dominant party

The Winterset Madisonian argues that if Democrats had been Iowa's dominant party the circle would stay on the ballot. It says the circle favors the dominant party and Democrats have not shown they willingly relinquish such advantage.

Winterset Madisonian Iowa

Campaign remarks critique demagogic governor bid

The Algona Upper Des Moines-Republican editorial denounces a governor campaign as demagogic arguing there is no good reason for spreading suspicion and that recent times have encouraged such sentiment.

Algona Des Moines

Two Iowa Leaders Endorse Shared Principles in Trust Test

The Webster City Freeman Tribune declares loyalty to core principles over personal rivalries between Dolliver and Cummins. It emphasizes support for whichever stands firm on the current advocated policies, regardless of personal preference.

Webster City

Fredonia Social Roundup From March Gatherings

Edna Reynolds of Columbus Junction visited Fredonia on Sunday. Local residents including Mrs. Fannie Wagner Mrs. Earl Bedwell and Mrs. R M Lee with daughter Nellore visited Letts. Several Fredonia ladies traveled to Columbus Junction last Saturday for social visits.

Fredonia Edna_ Reynolds Columbus Junction Fannie Wagner Earl .Bedwell R. M. Lee Nellore Letts Jesse Coolage George Thompson Near Letts Sue Dailmeyer August Aversing W. W. Jones Harrington Kansas Fredona Adam Furnas Concord Pearl Orr Conesville Jim Snyder C. Brown Vern Grandview Fred Snyder Jesse Wagner Cedar Bethel S. Snyder Adran Reynolds Maxson Pearl Mae Townsley Earl Bedwell Jesse Lupton Ina Nina Lee Keota Iowa Sam McCleary Mollie Oliver Emma McDaniel A. Williams Grant Brown Walter James Henry Wagner Madeline Muscatine Marvin Teeter Luther Colbert Henry Stone John Verink Charlie Stone

The Deluge Copyrighted 1905

The Deluge published in 1905 under Bobbs Merrill Company credit. The note credits Bobbs Merrill Co as the publisher and holder of the copyright.

Bobbs-Merrill Co

Cedar Valley Social Notes and Upcoming Church Event

Miss Wilma Wilgus returns home after visiting Davenport. Jennie Hendrix and Nellie Trautman of Nichols spent Friday with J. W. Frater. Harry Blizzard returns from Philadelphia. Ladies' Aid meets for all day sewing at Mrs. Will Coxen. Apron bazaar and supper at M. E. church on April 4 invites all.

Cedar Valley Wilma Wilgus Davenport Jennie Hendrix Nellie Trautman Nichols J. W. Frater Harry Blizzard Philadelphia Ladies’ Aid Society Will Coxen Ed. Brand and Sons Robert and Lester

Ambitious Magnate Recounts Divine Calling and Reform Plans

The unnamed speaker praises his mission to reform industry as God driven and vows martyrdom for his work. He urges daily communion with God to bear burdens and reshape coal and railroad sectors, while noting a troublesome associate named Walters. An office interruption cuts the monologue.

Blacklock Crossroads Matthew Walters

When a Man Is Not a Man. Walters and Roebuck Confront Trust

Walters, a railway president, faces removal as Roebuck and a board reveal dwindling freight receipts and conflicts of interest. Walters accuses directors of ownership ties to construction and supply firms, challenging the board to prove the charges amid tense confrontation.

Walters Roebuck Blacklock Mr. Roebuck

Golden Medical Discovery Promises Natural Health Remedy

The article extols a natural stomach and liver tonic using glyceric extracts of Golden Seal Queen's root Stone root Bloodroot Mandrake root Black Cherrybark and claims Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery contains no alcohol. It asserts it strengthens digestion and blood by supplying minerals to tissues and nerves, aiding exhausted vitality.

Dr. Pierce

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