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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1901
Page
3
The Muscatine Journal lists editor John Mahin and manager Harold J. Mahin. It notes entry as second class matter, two editions weekly, subscription rates of $153 per year delivered by carrier, and advance payment terms via postal card or telephone. Remittances should be payable to Journal Printing Company.
The Republicans of Louisa and Muscatine counties meet at the court house in Muscatine Iowa on July 1 1901 at 2 p m to nominate a senator and conduct other business. Delegates: Louisa 2.1.4.12 and Muscatine .01. All voters who support Republican principles and wish to affiliate are invited to caucus. County chairmen should arrange the convention to select delegates. J W Eells Muscatine County Senatorial Committeeman. J W Garner Louisa County Senatorial Committeeman.
To the Republican electors of Iowa a delegate convention will be held in Cedar Rapids on August 7 1901 at eleven o'clock a m for governor lieutenant governor supreme court judge superintendent of public instruction railroad commissioner and other business. All voters who believe in Republican principles are invited to unite in the election of delegates with representation ratios following.
Citizens express satisfaction over yesterday’s defeat of a $13 500 proposition to build a school house on East Hill while signaling a need for more facilities. The vote serves as rebuke to a new board faction seen as arbitrary and impractical, and supports a practical Kecklerville building that could be enlarged later.
The city contemplates a restrained construction approach and will not fund nonessential work. Officials invite suggestions and may propose a refined scheme to ensure proper timing and necessity.
Citizens criticized certain school directors for their conduct at the polls. Reported incidents include directors observing how voters marked ballots and openly challenging those whose choices differed from their views.
Cleveland churches plan a pastors union approved trust to present a united front against municipal and private evils. The federation would pool efforts to oppose unnecessary church building while aiding neighborhoods in need of a suitable edifice and promote Sunday observance and gambling abolition.
The Franklin County Record entry profiles Hon. W. F. Harriman of Hampton Iowa a governor candidate. Born Warner New Hampshire August 1841 he moved to Iowa 1860 taught school studied law admitted 1869 practiced in Cherokee then Hampton served as county superintendent of schools two years county attorney mayor of Hampton two terms and later focused on farming.
Iowa City promoters seek assurances the Des Moines Iowa City and Eastern line will connect with the Baltimore & Ohio at Peoria. The city pledges 3000 for a preliminary survey while Muscatine weighs potential eastern connections and favorable prospects hinge on firm pledges of extended service.
Cha s M Schwab president of the steel trust shows concern for a former employee. He recalls his days as a mill hand and meets a former comrade with a hearty handshake. The man’s appearance suggests he may struggle with intemperance.
An employee reports a promise from an employer to pay $100 if the worker abstains from alcohol for a year. The employee says the pledge was made and is pursuing the promised $100 after the period elapsed.
The Clinton Herald recalls Cummins Hubberd and Blythe pushing Iowa toward electing Boies in earlier years. It argues prohibition did not end Cummins legislature bid in 1887, but railway legislation and rail rates were central. Des Moines leader Berryhill opposed Cummins in railway-rate push.
Sioux City Journal criticizes Mr. Cummins for embracing an independent stance and warns against an administration guided by his Des Moines speech. The paper notes no personal hostility to Cummins but fears his influence could harm the Republican party and Iowa’s reputation.
In his tally, Cummins projects strong support in Louisa Van Buren in the Fleet district and Decatur Ringgold in the Eighth. He predicts an overwhelming Republican convention majority but dismisses the First district as a futile forecast.
The Cornell College Conservatory of Music closed its third annual May Music Festival with Mendelssohn Elijah by the Cornell Oratorio Society of 100 voices under Prof C H Adams and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Also reports of Henry Bratnober making 5 million in London stocks and local public notices on board meetings and school appointments.
The M., N. and S. Ry offers a round trip to Clear Lake at 9.65. Tickets on sale May 15 to Sept 30 and valid to Oct 31. Depart Muscatine 6:05 p.m. via M.N. & S. Arrive Mason City 5:25 a.m. via Iowa Central. Mason City departure 3:30 a.m. via wokoe Arrive Clear Lake 6:05 a.m. via M.C. & C. i.
The Fairfield Ledger argues widespread Republican dissatisfaction with current Iowa gubernatorial candidates. It contends no candidate yet unites full party strength and that Major Conger would most closely represent the state’s Republicanism for the governor’s chair.
Druggist A W Sawtelle of Hartford recommends Chamberlain Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy with praise from a grateful lady customer who credit its lifesaving effects at the shore. A man struck by cold pains recovered after a dose and left smiling, saying he felt as well as ever. Sold by J J Havercamp and W C A Busch druggists.
In the Journal barter column a reader requests a swap offering a sought item in exchange for a listed alternative. The notice invites offers from neighbors and notes contact details provided in the column.
A puff for Dr. Pierce remedies contrasts robust elders with frail seniors, claiming Beiden Medical Discovery and Golden Medical Discovery strengthen digestion and blood. It cites a Eureka Springs man and others praising improved digestion, vertigo relief, and stamina, plus Pleasant Pills as a laxative option.
Naturalists place the common goat in Asia highlands with descent from an animal found in the Caucasus and Persian hill country called pesang. Greeks and Romans sacrificed goats to Bacchus due to vine damage. All goats originate in the old world. The Rocky Mountain goat is actually an antelope.
At Dr Gunnison’s Worcester farewell the Unitarian pastor Rev Phaseu and Congregationalist Rev Wilkes bantered each other. Phaseu jokes he heard the clock strike from near the Unity church. Wilcox replies they give good time, but the Unitarian clarifies their objection is to eternity, not time.
Northern Illinois Wisconsin Minnesota and the Upper Peninsula along the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul railway feature hundreds of summer resorts. Readily named spots include Fox Lake Delavan Lake Lake Geneva Lauderdale Lakes Waukesha Oconomowoc Palmyra The Dells Kilbourn Elkhart Lake Madison Minocqua Star Lake Frontenac White Bear Minnetonka Marquette Spirit Lake Okoboji Big Stone Lake and more. Send six cents for postpaid booklets Summer tomes for In the Lake Country to F A Miller GMPA Chicago.
A local druggist ad promotes Cham berlain's Pain Balm as a quick remedy for stiffness and soreness. It claims a complete cure and lists J J Havercamp and W C A Busch as sellers.
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