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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1909
Page
3
Local newspaper notice describes The Daily Journal printing company publisher editor staff and publication schedule. It notes circulation claims and association memberships, with pricing for daily and semi weekly mail delivery and carrier service. The item outlines frequency delivery days and subscription rates.
The Journal sets forth agency locations for reader convenience. Agencies include East Hill Hurlbut Grocery East 2nd street South Muscatine Toborg Bros grocery Oregon street W C A Buschs Drug Store Hershey avenue Kecklerville Chaykas Grocery West Hill J H Fuller Grocery and Wm Van Zyl Grocery New York Office 30 24 West 33rd Street.
Representatives Payne and Young are put in charge at the Chicago Office located in the 750 Marquette Building.
Fragmentary notice from Bell Telephone shows a business office in the Mississippi Valley area with garbled text indicating service access and local exchanges. The readable fragment notes telephone related entries and possible office locations without clear dates or names.
Sworn detailed circulation statement for the Muscatine Journal for Anat 1909 shows multiple daily totals with figures like 6,850 and 6,360 for various dates. The document lists sun and weekday circulations, noting consistent 6,850 in many entries and varied totals across days.
Publisher F D Throop swears the April 1909 issue count and distribution of the Muscatine Journal. Notary F L Bihlmeier verifies the sworn statement dated May 3, 1909.
Muscatine launches a booster train as a civic promotion with local business leaders contributing time and funds. The article emphasizes collective benefit and urges ongoing effort to sustain Muscatine's prosperous image and future civic progress.
The piece argues Muscatine should continue progress, urging residents to sustain the booster effort and press forward after success, stressing there is no reason to slow or halt the city’s momentum.
The Iowa City Republican rails against spending a hundred thousand dollars for a new grand stand at the state fair grounds arguing a half mile track yields no good races. It cites St Paul fairs and Hamline track as faster and better and says the state fair should be a premier racing event.
The Waterloo Reporter notes the Rock Island Railway plans to provide paraffin sealed paper penny drinking cups in all passenger cars to replace disease spreading chain cups at water coolers. It adds a call for offerings of potable liquid in tanks to complete the reform.
The Marshalltown Times-Republican delivers striking front page lines from Sunday including "Smashes Chair in His Earnestness" and "With the Fiercest of Invective Sunday Blisters the Sinners" as Cedar Rapids readers anticipate what follows.
A crowded rowboat carrying nine people capsized in the Susquehanna River yesterday. All aboard were drowned in an early season disaster. Officials issue warnings urging boaters to heed safety rules.
In Keokuk Gate City a reader asks why wheat and flour prices move in tandem rising together while wheat drops separately. The note highlights confusion about price linkage and market behavior.
An advertisement proclaims a cure for skin and scalp diseases using Zemo and Zemotone. The claim targets any case regardless of cause or duration and invites readers to write for a sample. Display at A. W. Morgan's Drug Store with photos of cures.
Columbus Junction May 10 Delayed Mrs W R Lytle departs for a new home in Mitchell South Dakota. Her brother Reuben travels with her to work in the new factory Mr Lytle is helping to establish. They stop in Iowa City to visit aunt Mrs Joe Duncan.
Reminiscences recount a lecture on the Tabernacle by Mr. Carr of Moline at the Methodist church with a model of Exodus details. Col E T Schenck named special custom house agent for the eighth district with headquarters in New York. Swedes arrive, settling near the city. Board of Trade elects officers Chester Weed president and others.
Harry Thompson, famed Muscatine drummer and musician, returns home from months on the road with a theater troupe. A delegation of the Ladies of the Maccabees left on the Firefly for Davenport for a meeting and school of instruction led by the supreme deputy. Passengers aboard included Mrs Job Rankin, Mrs Fred Nesper, Mrs W D Hine, Mrs C H Sterneman, Mrs Fred Giesler, and Mrs C A Jarvis.
In a Venetian setting Hillard meets Vecchio’s mysterious, flawless mistress after a night aboard a gondola. He proclaims love, while she remains distant about her past, hinting at danger, a fugitive status, and uncertain future as their bond deepens.
Dr W B Caldwell of Monticello NJ promotes Syrup Pepsin as a safe laxative tonic aiding digestion. He offers a free trial bottle on request, with contact details and testimony from several readers. The remedy is sold nationwide at 50 cents to $1 per bottle and is claimed to help constipation liver trouble and related stomach disorders.
A woman rejects both love and friendship, insisting she is mad and warning of peril. Mr. Hillard offers unrequited devotion and support as she cites a dangerous, sinister beauty linked to past warnings from Mrs. Sandford in Naples. To Be Continued.
A 19th century advertisement asserts catarrh is a constitutional disease and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure from F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio as the only constitutional remedy. It notes internal dosing, a $100 reward for unsolved cases, and urges mailing for circulars and testimonials. Also mentions Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
Funeral of Mrs Henry Penney from the Presbyterian church described with hymns and speakers. Several local visits and social notes including upcoming wedding of Pauline Swisher to Dr L A Royal at Iowa City. various residents and visitors in town and surrounding areas.
The piece argues a strong stomach supports patriotism and fitness for duty, linking digestion to health, character, and national service. It promotes Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a cure for stomach and digestion issues, warns against substitutes, and offers free medical advice materials from the World’s Dispensary Medical Association.
The article notes Miss Mae Burnaworth of Independence Kansas conducts an entertainment drill for ages between four and nineteen and has achieved broad success with her productions. It also mentions local residents Jack McCampbell visiting family, Miss Bertha Hendrix visiting Iowa City, Mrs. John Conley traveling for surgery, and a funeral for Mrs. Henry Pinney with relatives from Iowa City and Ladora.
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