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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1909
Page
3
The Daily Journal issues every evening except Sunday. The Semi Weekly Journal publishes 10 pages Tuesday and 8 pages Friday nights. Daily by city carrier or $3.00 yearly by mail for the Daily. Semi Weekly yearly rate is $1.50.
The Journal names its city agencies for reader convenience including Best Hill Hurlbut Grocery East 2nd Street South Muscatine Toborg Bros Grocery Oregon Street W C A Buschs Drug Store Hershey Avenue Kecklerville Charka's Grocery West Hill J H Fuller Grocery and Wm Van Zyl Grocery New York Office 20 34 West 33rd Street.
Payne and Young are in charge at the Chicago office located in the 750 Margynette building.
Fragmentary OCR lists Telegraph and Telephone offices labeled Bell with references to business and editorial offices in the Mississippi Valley. The readable items suggest a directory-like notice rather than a full article.
Publisher F D Throop declares 178100 copies printed and circulated in April 1999 for the Muscatine Journal. Notary F L Bihlmeier verifies the oath dated May 3 1909 in Muscatine County Iowa.
James B Saunders known as William B Glyndon emerges after 31 years to a transformed Iowa world. He describes unfamiliar24 modern devices including telephones automobiles paved streets and trolley cars as he recalls life behind prison walls and comments on the strange unreal world he now faces.
The passage extols freedom as the core value of progress and life. Glyndon reflects on the new world of liberty, the sky and road before him, and the enduring primacy of freedom for individuals and the masses against oppressive power.
Officers Merridew and Hillard eye a colonel in uniform as the man with the scar approaches their table. He taunts Hillard about their past Monte Carlo exploits and old debts, insisting they meet again while the pair keep calm and ready for action.
P R Bohn & Co receives a second assortment for summer trade. Mr Bohn returns from the east with advantageous purchases of items for a wide customer base including many desirable articles for ladies to view in their shop.
In 1889 updates cover a Cedar Rapids minister convention deciding church location, St Marys church planning a parsonage and local advisory board, and Wilton area business changes as C D Moore buys a barber shop. Also notes on a broken engine near Lone Tree and freight train adjustments.
Twenty years ago Louis Cohn's horse became unruly on Second street and, turning across a street car track, threw the occupants from the buggy without serious injuries. Rev G K Hoover, state superintendent of the American Educational Aid association, was in Lettsville.
A May wedding united Arthur LeMoyne Porter and Miss Ellen Derry Roach at the bride’s mother Mrs S M Roach home on East Sixth Street. A few relatives witnessed the ceremony amid floral decor and potted plants in a simple, joyful setting. Archie Millett departed for Kellogg Indiana to wed Ella Reimer at the bride’s parents home.
In a tense scene on May 10 1909 a man with a scar confronts Hillard over a prior affair in Florence. The exchange ends with a warning and a promise to involve police if needed as bystanders watch a crowd form near a table.
Merrihew and Hillard discuss retreat after a farce disrupts the evening. Merrihew recalls wishing for a punch but is glad it did not happen. The scene ends with a note to be continued.
Alderman Hahn presented an ordinance creating Improvement District No. 26 for street and alley improvements to be assessed to abutting property. The measure passed its first reading unanimously after being seconded by Alderman Holmes. Hahn then moved for second reading with title read. motion seconded by Alderman Leo and carried unanimously. The third reading and final passage were to be suspended and proceeded accordingly.
The council approved the ordinance on its third and final reading with a vote of eight ayes and none opposed. Alderman Hahn read the ordinance in full, motion seconded by Alderman Leu, and the mayor declared the measure adopted as read.
An ordinance creates District No 26 in Muscatine to finance street and alley improvements by assessing costs to abutting property. The district includes properties along Sixth and Seventh streets from Sycamore to Mulberry, Lucas Street from Green to opposite east line of the wild acres, Ash Street from Third to Second, Broadway between Second and Third, and alleys in blocks 39 and 79.
Alderman Holmes moved to direct the city attorney to draft a stringent dog tax ordinance. The motion was seconded by Alderman Hess and the council adjourned after the vote. Gustav Weis, City Recorder.
Mrs. Jennie Elliott enjoyed a spontaneous gathering at her home Friday evening with friends including Mesdames W. H. Shipman Ella Nichols Harry Macdonald J. C. Hall George Hormel and Misses Jessie Winslow Corrie Harrison Ice cream and cake were served before departures. Several residents and visitors, including Mandy Beach, Dorothy Evans, Ella McAdams and others, are noted for weekend travel and visits in the West Liberty area.
An article extols plant remedies for blood and body health, focusing on Golden Seal Hydrastis and Stillingia as tonics and alteratives. Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery combines these and other roots to treat stomach, liver, and blood disorders, selling a medical book and recommending Pierce’s Pills for digestion and bowel health.
From Iowa City Mrs Ed Rock, once a patient two weeks at S U S hospital, returned home on Saturday evening. She visited her daughter Mrs Ben Gheen for a week in Davenport. E F Tabler, a Davenport business visitor, was there Saturday. Miss Lucy Pickering returned to Mt Pleasant Friday evening after attending the funeral of the late J F Doty.
Lifelong bondage to dyspepsia is claimed to end with Flectria Bitters. Advertised as a guaranteed remedy for overwork and kidney troubles, offered for 50 cents at Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store.
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