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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1913
Page
3
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Haley leaves solitary confinement and returns to labor, triggering fierce reactions about Iowa prison conditions. The case draws attention to treatment inside state facilities and prompts discussion of reforms, as editorials note a shift toward modern methods while condemning harsh practices.
The Fort Madison prison remains as troubling as its official commission findings. Progress on the improved program from the investigation is slow while Haley moves forward. Public sentiment should focus on genuine prison reform in Iowa, not partisan responses.
Scientists at the Smithsonian gather to honor Samud Langley, remembered as the father of aviation. The piece contrasts Langley’s early trials with later success of the Wright brothers, noting debates over recognition and the cost of skepticism. It reflects on how Langley’s work, though imperfect, contributed to aerial navigation and progress.
Sioux City surveillance notes Gov Sulzer urged extra session to revisit his primary ad. President Wheen backs a jury reform bill in Kenton, while Dayton, Ohio enjoys a post-crisis business surge as 90,000 people are involved.
Clippings recount frost visits a half century ago with temps around 40 and 30 degrees, a missing horse owned by Isaac Foster, and a 20 year look at owl in Peter Musser’s yard, plus notes on local builders, travelers, and a sash factory mishap.
In a tense scene at the ride park gate, Rosalia and John Mason clash as she questions persistence and social ethics. Friends Anne and Rosalia’s sisterly advice blends with romantic schemes to mock, test, and potentially reform a lovestruck suitor.
Des Moines Tribune notes that free admission of feeding stock could aid the corn belt as corn fattened beef becomes central to meat supply. Iowa City Republican criticizes the last legislature for quirky proposals and quips about quail slang, urging better use of laws and tools.
Marshalltown Times-Republican reports a church burning linked to suffragists evokes a grim scene at the police station. An elderly Black man laughs at the custody of a young man accused of breaking into a camp meeting with an ax handle. The Oskaloosa Globe mocks a season’s departure and imagines a spectacle of the bank heist.
In a tangled domestic drama Rosalie rebuffs John while hinting at romance with Anne's rival feelings. John pressures Rosalie at her breakfast table and later confronts her, while Anne schemes to keep him engaged. Rosalie at last succumbs to John's advances as family tensions rise and Edith Hopeful slips toward romantic entanglement.
A family doctor notes women seek help for female trouble but improve after kidney and bladder treatment. The ad promotes Foley Kidney Pills as the best and safest remedy for backache fatigue nervousness and irregular kidney and bladder function, claiming tonic action and purity.
The ad touts Knowlton's Danderine as a solution for dandruff hair loss and itchy scalps. It claims one application doubles hair beauty, dissolves dandruff, prevents hair from falling out, and improves texture whether hair is dry oily or faded. A 25 cent bottle is advertised with urging to buy at drug stores or toilet counters.
An article urging parents in Muscatine County to involve boys and girls in farm activities and profit sharing. It promotes giving children ownership of an animal, keeping records, saving profits, and encourages contests in corn growing and poultry, with broader seasonal plans to expand with sewing and cooking next year.
The May Washington News and Views column reports a group from a button manufacturer party meeting with Senator Hughes of New Jersey, a senate finance committee member, to seek support for amending legislation. They briefed him and his committee on current cotton industry conditions, especially the fresh seater Pauldune industry, before heading west.
Representative Pepper of Muscatine draws ABE MARTIN seated as the tariff issue narrows on pearl buttons. Democrats oppose specific duties while arguing they would cost families little, yet risk broader protection. The scene notes broader industry pressure, shifts in market outlook, and spring tours in Washington featuring Mrs. Jesse Miller and Dr. and Mrs. Jot McGuire as J. J. Reddy seeks the U S warship post in the southern district with pundits calling him a dark horse.
An aged health notice advises that rapid eating leads to indigestion and constipation, urging thorough mastication and salivation. It recommends Chamberlain's Tablets for relief, noting many stomach troubles respond to the remedy and listing ease of use and wide availability.
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