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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1908
Page
3
Publisher I F D Throop swears the specified April 1908 issue tally shows total copies printed and circulated. Notary F L Bihlmeier confirms the statement was sworn on May 1 1908 in Muscatine County Iowa.
The article explains the new primary law shaping Muscatine County voting on June 2. Voters from all parties will select candidates by ballot, effectively holding two elections in one: nominating and then electing. It stresses understandability for general voters and parallels to the general election ballot.
A guide explains new primary rules including party declaration at the polling place, the 35 percent nomination threshold, and the role of county conventions. Delegates are chosen via pasted slips, with write in allowed for delegates, and vacancies filled by the party county committee.
A comic weekly files a copyright on a satirical antidote using a doughnut motif. The cartoon features a doughnut with the phrase Good Crops Natural printed on its surface. The piece reflects humor about hard times and agriculture.
The Washington Press endorses Marsh W. Bailey of Washington for the First district presidential elector. It notes his long Republican activity including university ties to Taft, leadership roles in the Harrison and American Republican leagues, and extensive party work from township to county levels. It predicts a vigorous Taft campaign and strong Washington County Republican support at the primary.
The piece argues a positive view amid gloom, saying the hole in the doughnut is small and no cloud should obscure the silver lining. It urges optimism as the driver of spending, popularity, and success, insisting the nation remains rich and capable despite downturns.
A quip notes people focus on the doughnut itself rather than its hole, signaling a shift in outlook from optimism to caution in everyday view.
The Waterloo Courier labels claims it is the governor's organ as utterly baseless while the Cedar Falls Record dismisses them as bluff. The dispute highlights partisan tensions in Iowa media commentary.
The Fort Dodge Messenger comments on Ed Hunter being held up by the Cummins press as a boggy man and notes he has been given a rest for two years.
Governors Hughes friends say he will not accept the vice presidency under any circumstances. The Dubuque Times Journal notes Hughes is a big man and recalls a similar pledge by another big man at Albany years ago.
Sioux City Journal reports the Kansas Supreme Court denounced private tax collection contracts as ultra vires and against public policy. The piece argues such arrangements corrupt revenue systems and calls for a broad revision of Iowa style tax laws to end the tax ferret practice.
reminiscences recall hard times easing as Iowa Republicans plan a June 17 1858 convention to nominate a secretary auditor treasurer of state and attorney general and to conduct other business. S P Kirkwood W P Clark H O Connor W H Farner H Price G D Wooden on committee.
Last night at Hanna and Washburn office the M O C B A R chair elected officers and board. President Hon J Butler Vice President L W Babbit Secretary Treasurer C Weed Attorneys Hanna and Washburn Financial Agent A G Stein of Philadelphia Executive Committee Jacob Butler S G Stein C Weed M E Cutts B A Haycock Sixteen directors were elected
Police Judge William entertained 17 guests during April as the Methodist lyceum grows in popularity. Attendance in the parlors of J. L. McColm remained high this month.
A public domain tale by S. R. Crockett from 1907 follows miners and mine life in rugged settings. The narrative centers on labor, danger, and the social dynamics within a mining community as characters confront peril and ambition.
Jacob Romer the Second pursues a calculated marriage with Caroline French to advance a distant Wood Green settlement. He hides affairs from wife Vida and pursues wealth through mines in Scotland, while his uncle Incubus Gorm the First dies, leaving a succession and plans for more money in coal and iron.
Mr Walton reports yesterday and last night's rainfall as 28 inches the heaviest yet this spring. Samuel Sinnett of Muscatine spent yesterday in Davenport tending the Union Labor convention. Rev. H E Wing will deliver the memorial address on decoration day at Atalissa with exercises in charge of the G A R post.
William Richards of Goshen township traveled to Moline Illinois to secure a patent on a buggy fixture but found the shops too busy and returned home. Aledo reports the fatal burning of G Aikens's little daughter north of the city last Thursday. C E Camps born May 4 in Philadelphia, later raised to brigadier general by President McKinley, was a Muscatine boy who enlisted in 1861 in the First Iowa Co A and re-enlisted in the Eleventh.
Jacob Romer seals a profitable marriage at Wood Green. He orders his estate with imperial judgment, expecting definite returns from his wife Caroline and their new home. He tests restraint at the Thorsby Spring Races by abstaining, yet his plan to dominate both family and fortune advances.
Patent claim lists Electric Bitters as remedy for stomach liver kidney troubles biliousness and malaria with a guaranteed promise. Ad by Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store offering bottles at 50 cents.
The article describes Dr A W Coe Sele's study linking kidney disorders to broader organ dysfunction. It notes his discovery of Kidney and Liver Pills as a remedy with a combined action on liver and bowels, highlighting his role in promoting this treatment.
Advertisement for Dr. A. W. Chase Kidney and Liver Pills claiming cures for kidney and liver ailments. Mentions price of 25 cents per box and availability from Dr. A. W. Chase Medicine Co. in Buffalo New York and dealers including A. W. Morgan. Testimonial from Mrs Mary Jones of Mt Vernon Indiana.
Mrs E Thomas and Nora Schutte of Illinois City visited son Omer Thomas for two weeks. Local families spent Sundays with relatives across Foster Wyn France and Marston. J Cannam served on a Rock Island jury. Several residents, including Minnie Fuhr Stella Thomas Louisa Schutte and Mae Cannam, are mentioned in visits and chores across Muscatine Foster Buffalo Prairie and nearby towns.
A druggist ad promotes Foley's Urino Laxative as a cure for chronic constipation. It claims to aid digestion, stimulate liver and bowels, restore natural action, and be pleasant with no nausea or griping. Substitutes are refused.
Auditor A S Lawrence announces a proposed vacation of a rural road in section 24 and 25, Town 76 West, with lands owned by Townsley Fry Hunter Manning and McColm. Objections or damage claims must be filed in the Auditor’s office by noon on June 11, 1908, or the road will be vacated without further reference.
Stockholders at a special meeting held April 5 1908 unanimously changed the name from Van Sant & Musser Towing and Transportation Co to Van Sant Investment Company and added to Article 11 a clause permitting a general investment business including buying and selling mortgages notes stocks bonds and other property within state or other states. Signed by Sam Van Sant vice president with corporate seal.
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