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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1903
Page
3
The item lists the Journal Printing Company editors and managers H M Sheppard and W L Lane. It notes the paper as part of the Lee Syndicate of Iowa Evening Newspapers and its status as the official paper for city and county.
Terms announced for daily carrier delivery and weekly collection at ten cents per week. Daily one year by mail three dollars. Semi-weekly one year one dollar fifty. Circulation guaranteed to exceed all other Muscatine papers combined and be at least three times that of any other daily.
Washington Bureau notes Frank J. Stillman heads Marlborough operations while La Coste and Maxwell supervise the New York office at 140 Nassau Street and Payne and Young oversee the Chicago office at 948 Marquette Building.
The Journal lists Keckierville Chayka s grocery West Muscatine Sharrar s grocery South Muscatine Morse Washburn s grocery End of street car track as extra paper outlets. Subscribers missed by carriers can buy papers at these locations each night.
The Republican electors of Iowa are invited to a delegate convention in Des Moines on Wednesday July 1 to nominate candidates for Governor Lieutenant Governor Superintendent of Public Instruction Judge Supreme Court and Railroad Commissioner and to conduct other party business. Representation will be allocated by state voters who endorse Republican principles.
A historical note discusses the Gibson heater prospectus and the planned establishment of a factory to manufacture the machines. The article reflects the impact on the local area where the factory would be located, signaling economic development and employment opportunities. It highlights how such industrial investment could reshape the community's prospects and infrastructure.
A civic appeal urges local investors to put funds into opportunities that benefit Muscatine, stressing responsible stewardship of capital and communal welfare.
Reporters observed a twinkle in Grover Cleveland's eye suggesting Democratic Party leaders plan a reorganization and possible renewed presidential bid.
The text notes growing seriousness in the Democratic Party as the nomination of Mr. Cleveland emerges. It compares the move to the earlier Republican-like isolation of W. J. Bryan, paralleled with James B. Weaver in Iowa being sidelined in a political ice box.
The Republican party would welcome Grover Cleveland as nominee on a tariff for revenue only platform. The campaign would not become serious but could supply talking points.
If the Gibson heater proposition is half as large as promoters claim the town would gain a significant factory relocation. The potential project promises substantial job creation and economic impact for the community.
The query asks which label Bryan and his followers would adopt if Cleveland is nominated by the Democrats. It explores potential affiliations such as Democrats, Populists, or a new label, signaling uncertainty about party alignment and naming in the political discourse.
President Roosevelt drew one quarter of his cabinet from Iowa and warned Iowa may pursue the remaining three quarters if he does not act decisively.
The country watches for a move from Mr. Bryan now that Cleveland stock has nearly reached par, signaling possible shifts in financial or political expectations.
The Iowa City Citizen editorial argues that if democratic allies fail to unite a few more years of prosperity could still be achieved. It emphasizes tolerance of divergence within the party as a path to continued growth.
The Burlington Gazette reports a Democratic assertion that Mr Bryan is fast becoming a nuisance to the party and is no longer a popular idol anywhere except Missouri.
The Ottumwa Courier notes that today’s young men are as industrious and ambitious as ever, with more entering journalism and business than in prior generations.
The West Union Gazette rails against a man announcing his candidacy, calling him either foolish or lacking in honor and sincerity for branding himself the anti-Cummins candidate.
A witty proverb contrasts meeting a train sideways with a stubborn horse that detests the whip, reflecting humor in animal and transport themed lines.
Dr Hale's Household Ointment advertises a ready remedy for rheumatism lameness neuralgia headaches eczema ringworm scarlet fever and more. Testimonials from users in Elkport Olean Danville and Adams praise relief and safety while cautions note the product is non greasy and non rancid. Sold by Kenyon & Thomas Co Adams New York in two sizes 25 and 50 cents with delivery options.
In Muscatine a man learns his wedding date with a frantic memory rush as he packs for a night wedding in Wapello. He texts his fiancée that all is set, then learns she has the measles, causing a last minute scramble.
The interview quotes Booker T. Washington asserting the negro seeks no social equality and urging white Americans to understand black life without demanding integration. He argues blacks will remain and should be made decent, self respecting American citizens rather than colonized or sent elsewhere.
Last year reports tied eastern Iowa newspapers to a trust plot to seize lands for tenant farms. Northern Iowa Land Co purchased about 1100 acres in Scott County but the site sits on overflow-prone Mississippi bottomland with limited value. The firm spent heavily on drainage and dikes and recently sold to T O Hougen for 78000 in part exchange for a 250 barrel flour mill and wheat, a highly profitable bargain.
Obituary recollects John H Wallace born August 16 1822 in Allegheny County Pa and who moved to Muscatine in 1846. He helped found the first county agricultural society and aided the Iowa Agricultural Society serving as secretary for the first Fairfield state fair. He organized the Light Guards and pursued mercantile work before turning to farming and public service in Muscatine.
The obituary recalls John H. Wallace a tall genial man who united military interest debate and literature. It notes his failed bid as a Civil War era colonel due to party views his leadership of a Presbyterian choir and a public debate with Rev. W F Cowles. Wallace later authored Wallace's Monthly and the American Trotting Register. He died after a life as author and businessman.
A terse line asserts that a person lacking self respect cannot expect respect from his family, framing a moral judgment about personal conduct and familial relations.
A critique of historical narrative from the Native American perspective. The article cites Wounded Knee and the Custer Massacre to illustrate how white officials and the press framed events, arguing that reality differs from accepted accounts and urging reconsideration of Indigenous voices in literature.
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