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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1900
Page
8
Friday’s city column reports several trains and the Firefly running late this morning. Locals include James OToole and Miss Bessie Letts on city business and Mrs D P Johnson departing for Chicago. Multiple residents and merchants travel, shop, and attend events around West Liberty and Letts.
Seed corn offerings include Yellow Rose Star Leaving Iowa Gold Mine Copley's Pride and Other varieties listed by Thompson's Seed Store. Strong entities include Yellow Rose Star Leaving Iowa Gold Mine Copley's Pride and Thompson's Seed Store.
Bob La Grille's Globe restaurant on Iowa Avenue shows a spring facelift with new paint and wallpaper. Patrons note a brighter larger space while Bob continues to offer top quality service to regulars and visitors alike.
A Muscatine butcher known for humor shares a collection of a Kentucky farm tale about a bushel of corn yielding four gallons of whisky. It traces how the distiller, farmer, government, railroad, manufacturer, drayman, retailer, and consumer benefit or suffer, ending with social ills and personal losses.
About a dozen ladies gathered at Mrs. H A Townsleys yesterday to bid farewell to Mrs. Elmer Finney who will join her husband in Eldora Iowa after his transfer to supervise C R L P yards. Palm presented, games, grapho phone entertainment and music followed by luncheon. Also a small party for Miss Nellie Flint of Andover Mass hosted by Miss Nellie Olds on West Fifth Street with cards and refreshments.
The J. F. F. Club, a Muscatine social organization of prominent young men, is arranging a large ball soon after Lent. The report is current and the club hopes it proves true.
The author urges the legislature to keep Iowa's current liquor law, arguing it has produced a more satisfactory state than four decades of prior conditions and that change is unnecessary.
Ainslee's Magazine outlines the costly but efficient journey of a ten word message to the Philippines. From New York to Cape Breton then Newfoundland the cable travels under multiple companies across the Atlantic to London and onward through the Mediterranean Red Sea and Indian Ocean to Singapore and Manila. The piece emphasizes promptness secrecy and English as the language of transmission.
Frank George spent Monday night with cousin Jesse Lupton. A girl was born Friday to Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Wagner. Sam Johnston and family visited John Lupton Monday. Mrs. Will Lone was at John Barker’s Sunday. Mable Barker and Don Wagner are on the sick list. Fay Wagner is visiting home after schooling in Columbus Junction. Ella Coder began school at Sandy Grove last Monday with twenty four scholars.
Miss Kate Watson of Foster Illinois visits her cousins the Misses Lena and Sophia Freyermuth. Mrs Otto and daughter spent Sunday with the household during the informal gathering.
A brief exchange contrasts a new novel’s drama with its potential for dramatization. Scribs questions dramatic appeal while Stubbs asserts the work’s intensity surpasses stage adaptation.
The Musserville M E Sunday school held its annual officer election after prayer meeting. Rev C H Montgomery presided, Mrs Elsie Middleton acted as secretary, and Ed Latham and Q T Howard were chosen testers. Officers named include Wm M Stark superintendent Joseph E Hoopes assistant superintendent Edward Latham secretary and several assistants and librarians.
From Dubuque Iowa March 30 the text of Speaker Hendersons letter to Ed Knott outlines his view on the Porto Rican tariff bill. He cites trusts and syndicates resisting the measure to protect profits and argues the need to curb tax loopholes and imports without duties.
Letter from John O'Brien of Fruitland Iowa rails at the US press and government for pro England bias and warns against intervention in South Africa. He claims England serves lords while the US should be ruled by the people and critiques McKinley Hanna era policies. A note adds a Liverpool street station clock update as background.
Senator D B Henderson argues 15 percent tariff on Porto Rico exports is a temporary measure to fund island government until local administration is established. He says direct taxes would hurt residents and that funds will return to Porto Rico. Boston letter notes Charles H. Cole pleads not guilty to embezzlement in U S district court.
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