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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1909
Page
3
Terms to subscribers outline the Daily Journal published every evening except Sunday and the Semi Weekly Journal issued 10 pages on Tuesdays and 8 pages on Friday nights. Rates show daily city delivery by carrier and weekly collection, with dairy by mail at $3.00 per year and Semi Weekly at $1.50.
The Chicago office at 750 Marquette Building is led by representatives Payne and Young, directing operations and client services from the central location.
The Journal names multiple city agencies for reader convenience including East Hill Hurlbut Grocery on Fast 2nd street South Muscatine Toborg Bros grocery Oregon street W C A Buschs Drug Store Hershey avenue Keckerville Chaykas Grocery West Hill J H Fuller Grocery and Wm Van Zyl Grocery New York Office 20 34 West 33rd Street.
Editorial office notes from Bell indicate corporate restructuring at Mississippi Valley Telephones with emphasis on service calls and customer relations. The brief mentions office changes affecting editorial reach and public communications amid ongoing industry shifts.
The publisher I F D Throop swears the Muscatine Journal printed and circulated 6,850 copies in April. The sworn statement lists totals and distribution details for the month, noting the overall circulation figure and various breakdowns.
In Charlotte North Carolina on Thursday the Mecklenburg declaration of independence will be celebrated with the president in attendance. The 1775 midnight meeting signed the declaration a month after Lexington and before the formal colonial independence.
The article notes a 18th century clash over North Carolina's Mecklenburg declaration and its relation to the Continental Congress Declaration of Independence. It mentions the midnight Charlotte meeting, similarities to the formal document, and that the meeting minutes burned in 1800. The historical sequence remains disputed.
Notting ham Consul Frank W Mahin says bread price rises in the United Kingdom may exceed a penny per four pound loaf as UK bakers push costs up amid rising wheat and flour. He notes shortages, rising UK flour prices, and lower US wheat and flour receipts this year, with Canada and other nations increasing shipments but not offsetting the US shortfall. Mr Mahin and his wife plan a Muscatine visit this summer.
The D A R held a dedication for a monument to Henry Wirz praising the Lost Cause. The piece labels Wirz as inhuman and notes his execution as justice satisfied despite praise from Confederate sympathizers.
Waterloo Courier reports a U S senator objects to a Hamilton memorial while the Daughters of the Confederacy raise a statue to a notorious keeper of Andersonville. A Philadelphia member of freakdom honors Adam the first man as controversy grows. Ottumwa Courier notes Chicago papers reporting graft rumors.
The Davenport Times notes repeated calls to curb dangerous plays with little result. It contrasts baseball and football safety discussions, arguing calls for change rise after football injuries but fade after baseball accidents.
Des Moines Register notes Roosevelt has ample material for hunting stories at a dollar a word. If his narratives continue as his messages did, he could join the multi millionaires.
The Camanche tribe member pahni pah has secured the first legal divorce in the Oklahoma district court, signaling a notable shift toward formal recognition within the tribe. The report notes the move marks a historic legal milestone for tribal members.
The Washington Democrat criticizes Walt Wellman, noting his writing remains solid but no longer hits the bullseye in focus or impact.
Sioux City reported only a light rainfall and less wind than Des Moines. The city is not dry but shows little political activity, contrasting with broader state politics and events.
A soldier reflects on combat in the Philippines from Manila to Corregidor. He longs for home as a transport ship nears, signaling orders to return and end years of hardship for fifty cents a day. The poem recalls Moro, leper fears, and muddy Pasig waters.
Early issues of The Century announce a three story fiction feature built around the superstition of thirteen at table. Authors Margaret Deland S Weir Mitchell and Owen Wister contribute with author identities kept until the series ends. The first story With the Coin of Her Life appears in June Century.
The May issue presents articles such as a Newfoundland Fishing Trip, Primitive People of Mexico, Reelfoot Lake District exploration, Wyoming Sheep Ranges at Shearing Time, Atlantic Coast Codfishing, Sport in Portugal, Fin land hunting trip, Wisconsin trout memories, and a Dixie possum hunt among a dozen other pieces with illustrations. Newsdealer delivery offered. 15 cents to Sports Afield, 358 Dearborn St., Chicago Ills.
Miss Jessie M Keys chief probation officer of Columbus Ohio writes a personal experience article titled Giving the Child a Chance. It recounts stories of child drinkers and thieves reformed into decent citizens through the probation system and families helped by their reform. May World's Work highlights this first piece.
The dwelling house of Mr. Ament was feloniously entered last night and jewelry and valuables stolen. Clothing of male inmates was rifled and dragged into the hall before the thieves escaped, doors left open, entrance gained via a rear window. Nearby a barrel of molasses spilled as it burst at Garretson and Wiley’s, with bystanders saving most of its contents.
The Albany with Captain Berr now runs daily between Muscatine and Davenport, touching Andalusia and all points along the route. The faster, larger liner will also handle excursions. The Trinity church ladies plan a loan exhibition in June to support the project. Also seen is a push to appoint Wm. S. Richie deputy internal revenue collector for the district. Muscatine signs a new social club called Entre Nous, inviting members by invitation only.
Twenty years ago John Beard led two teams and three men to remove a decayed forty foot bridge over Pine Creek in Sweetland township and install a new bridge of similar size before returning to the city.
Drs. E. K. Tyler H. M. Dean G. O. Morgridge and H. J. Dean came back from Cedar Rapids after attending the State Medical society gathering. Mrs. Norton returned with her father Dr. Morgridge. A wedding was held at 10972 Star street as Miss Jennie M. Biles wed Edward A. Pheels with Rev. S. H. Parvin officiating and a reception following.
In a Florence terrace scene, Merrihew woos Kitty as they linger by a fountain. After ten days of veiled pursuit, he asks her to marry him, pledging to work and travel with her if needed. Kitty hesitates yet accepts the final plunge, amid notices of Bellezza and society chatter.
In Rome on May 19 court circles discuss the duke of Abruzzi and Miss Elkins amid love disappointments. Reports say his life risking journey aimed to forget the American girl and that he once considered suicide. The queen mother and the Duke and Duchess of Aosta are blamed for the troubles.
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