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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1909
Page
3
The Daily Journal is issued every evening except Sunday. The Semli Weekly Journal is issued 10 pages on Tuesday and 8 pages on Friday nights. Daily by carrier in city and weekly collection 10 cents. Mail subscription: daily one year 500, weekly one year 150.
Payne and Young are in charge with representatives at the New York office 80-24 West 23rd Street and the Chicago office 750 Maronette building. The note designates Payne and Young as the responsible parties for both locations.
Detailed per-copy circulation figures listed for April 1909 show totals and daily counts. The report includes distributions across Sundays and weekdays, with several entries totaling 6,850 copies and varied daily circulation totals. The document cites specific numbers, dates, and identifiers but lacks narrative context.
An editorial from Tonopah Sun praises Muscatine Iowa for inviting one thousand men for six new industries. It argues Tonopah and other towns can emulate this success through active commercial clubs, noting Muscatine’s relative gains against larger regional cities.
The piece contrasts Muscatine's Commercial club with Tonopah's promotion association, praising Tonopah's untiring efforts to attract mining, industry, and jobs. It argues Tonopah could spur more than six mines, create over a thousand jobs, and boost regional output if locals provide broad and cash-backed support.
The Ana Mosa Journal claimed a man was killed in Cedar Rapids last Sunday in an automobile accident. The Journal now notes no fatality occurred though the collision could have been fatal. The piece urges caution, speed control, and honoring others on streets to prevent accidents.
The Sioux City Tribune notes President Taft and Senators Cullom and Curtis share belief in the income tax principle but doubt timely or constitutional application. Aldrich tariff provisions are cited as ample revenue. Davenport Times reports Robert G. Cousins speaking at Galena Grant celebrations, Des Moines, and his move to Tipton law practice with a 400 acre Iowa farmland investment, promising future lecturing tours.
Long ago reminiscences reveal Dr. O. D. Cass back in practice on Third Street. The Danish steamer, with Capt Dick Gray, brings the calliope and crowds to the landing as analysts recount travelers and a theatre troupe’s plans for Monte Carlo. The piece follows the comic opera troupe’s stranded actors and a love intrigue surrounding La Signorina as they await letters and possible funds.
A Bowmans mule team attached to an express wagon bolted from the National hotel on Second street colliding with a Barber warehouse wagon and upsetting the carriage. The team halted with minor damage and no serious injuries reported. The article notes a spring fishing mania rising in the community as warm days return.
Magnificent weather aided a large turnout for the Admiral Dewey celebration. The parade featured Col. D. W. Jackson Major Tillie Capt Kemble Lieut Fred B. Munroe the Muscatine band and multiple veterans groups. Speakers Rode Rev J W Hackley Attorney E M Warner Rev S H Parvin and Commander A G Tyler addressed the crowd at the courthouse square.
A special train leaves here tomorrow at six to aid Royal Arch Masons attending the meeting at West Liberty, returning about midnight. All Reval Arch Masons are invited. Attendees include Rev. Seneca Wildman of New Providence, John Pierson of Springdale, Jesse Miles, Mines Hannah Ball, M Branson, and Sara Barrington of West Branch arriving for the Friends' quarterly meeting.
The column reports on the local weather brand’s experience across regions, noting differing conditions and patterns. Details reference the ongoing seasonal shifts and provide a snapshot of recent temperature and precipitation.
Washington editor notes Senator Aldrich suggested creating a cabinet level department of commerce to oversee business and government supervision. The plan would unite foreign trade, manufactures, and tariff functions, excluding the interstate commerce commission, with a secretary in the cabinet and tariff commission roles debated.
The district criticizes the Illinois Central for overcharging travelers on the Dubuque bridge, noting the line has collected about four times the bridge cost and urging the road to stop the 25 cent passenger toll.
The North American proposes a public test to compare $1,000,000 in gold with $8 in pig iron using scales. If skeptical, readers can bring pig iron and scales to verify which weighs more.
Mr Dill, father of 21, moved to Denver but struggles to find a landlord willing to lease a house for his large family. The story notes he is not the first to face such a predicament.
Citizens voice frustration as officials push for compromise, arguing that any concession counts as progress even if only partial. Skeptics warn a partial measure may stall full reform and prolong disagreement among stakeholders.
Hillard and Dan pursue a fleeing beggar along the Grand Canal and through the hotel district. A moonlit encounter reveals the beggar as Giovanni, sparking curiosity and igniting tension between the travelers as they press on.
A fragment from Chapter XVI shows O Mally in a cramped pension along the Riva degli Schiavoni near the ducal palace observing a scene in a modest seaside lodging. The text hints at dialogue and setting in a historic Italian locale.
A Muscatine woman reports her husband’s dramatic recovery after using Root Juice for stomach and kidney issues and headaches. She praises the remedy, noting appetite and digestion improvements and a general sense of well being. Sold at Morgan's drug store for $1 a bottle or three for $2.50.
Florence Gear, star of Edwin Milton Boyle's Marrying Mary, debuts two new numbers written by George Totten Smith with music by Silvio Hein. Star land features a coloratura ballad with a starlit stage effect, while I’m So Lonely uses a moonbeam mirror accompaniment as Gear searches for love.
Prices for parquet 1 50 dress circle 1 00 balcony circle 75c balcony 50c gallery 25 box seats 1 50 Mail orders accepted now Seat sale opens Saturday at 9 a m
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