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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1905
Page
3
The notice lists subscription rates for the Daily Journal delivered by carrier and mailed options. It specifies ten cents per week, three dollars for annual postal delivery, and one dollar fifty for semi weekly per year.
Es Moines Bureau corner Fourth and Court streets with Leon Brown in charge. Washington Bureau Marlborough Harold J. Mabin leads. New York Office 140 Nassau Street La Coste Maxwell in charge. Chicago Office 750 Marquette Building Payne Young oversee operations.
The Journal notes several city agencies and local storefronts for reader reference. Listings include East Hill addresses, Clay Kneese Grocery on Past 2nd Street, South Muscatine with Morse Washburn's Grocery, an end of street car track, W. C. A. Busch's Drug Store, Hershey Avenue, Kecklerville with Chayka's Grocery, West Muscatine with Sharrar's Grocery, and the newspaper offices and editorial hall.
Lane, publisher of the Muscatine Journal, solemnly swears the above copies were printed and circulated in April 1905. The sworn totals include daily circulation figures and averages, with a reported monthly print and distribution count of 134,840.
Muscatine city council approved a seven year tax rebate for factories employing 20 or more workers. The Commercial Club and Journal praise the move as a boost to attracting industry. The policy mirrors successful models in Waterloo and Moline, aiming to lure small concerns to Muscatine and expand local jobs.
The article describes Evangelist William A Sun day leading a revival in Macomb IL with a united local ministry and stock funded tabernacle seating 2500 to 4000. It notes pre meetings, union services, a large chorus, and Sundays methodical outreach targeting church members and outsiders with strong sermons on infidelity and sin.
Muscatine leaders urge Western Cereal to begin operations on Front street or abandon city land. Officials remind the company the franchise came with risks and demand signs of activity to keep the ground productive. Citizens call for a square deal and swift action to restore prosperity.
The article praises Mr Sunday as a bright educated preacher whose sermons astonish listeners. He fills a 3,500 seat Dixon tabernacle nightly, with collections around 2500 to 3000 dollars after a month. Critics accuse him of seeking money, but many are saved by his ministry and the town would react with great interest if he preached in Muscatine.
General Wood has had a busy time in the Philippines clearing out a band of outlaws. He has done his work well and the report is current that he has accomplished his purpose.
A Warsaw event shows the danger of carrying bombs as a bomber fell on his own device and was blown apart. The report notes even anarchists face troubles with explosive weapons.
Johann Hoch, noted for many marriages, was sentenced to death after his trial. Readers in the region feel the punishment fits the alleged crimes and reflect on the case's conclusion.
The report highlights a race where German and American yachts compete, emphasizing the finish as the decisive moment. It notes the German boat leading early while warning that American vessels may surge to the end, where outcomes are decided.
A French deputy argues Japan seeks only to defend its rights in Manchuria after actions against Russia. He says Japan does not aim to conquer all eastern territory, and enjoys support from major nations in this undertaking.
Ida Grove paper argues the strike will never end without compulsory arbitration. Burlington Hawkeye echoes doubt that such a law will ever be adopted, calling it disastrous to business and warning self respecting businessmen will resist submission to arbitration.
The Vinton Eagle mocks both employers and strikers in Chicago awaiting a meeting with the President. It quips that people expect the President to listen to every grievance and jokes that a true square deal would have him spank both sides.
The Marshalltown Times-Republican argues that union weakness stems from leadership choices. It notes a trend to elect “bully” figures who use brute force to dominate within unions, particularly among outdoor laborers.
The Waterloo Times-Tribune notes that a night howling dog arouses a fierce thirst for homicide in nearby residents while its owner remains unaware that the restless hound stirs public unrest and fear.
The Ottumwa Courier criticizes the state census as a failure and wasteful. The Mason City Globe Gazette suggests enemies may frame Lafe Young for sheep stealing to jail him. The Des Moines Capital notes the suit against Young, resolved in Wayne's favor, cost Iowa $3,000 to pay two expert accountants.
The Boone Republican suggests Lafe Young will likely ease off Cummins to target Harvey Ingham in the gubernatorial contest, outlining shifting political pressure and potential strategy.
The Washington Press states that no one believed Lafe Young crooked, noting he is “a very positive kind of man” with good character and integrity as part of the report.
The Cedar Falls Gazette laments that everyone knows how to regulate railroads yet those responsible to enforce and oversee the rules seem unclear or ineffective.
The Clinton Herald quotes a critic who argues organized labor gains nothing from sympathetic strikes, citing wage loss and damaged prestige as the main costs to workers and their movement.
The Dubuque Telegraph claims baseball is the national sport and credits Americans for the distinction.
The Fort Dodge Chronicle quotes the governor as implying his radical on a subject like reciprocity would drive public backing. The remark suggests Cummins believes adopting a strong position on a policy will quickly win broad support.
Webster City Freeman-Tribune notes a man willing to take any job if pay is satisfactory, reflecting attitudes toward labor and compensation.
Last evening the Metho dist church parlors hosted an ice cream social by the Queen Esther circle. Funds raised will boost the group treasury. The program featured orchestra selections recitations by Grace Hain Ailenn Meyer Olive Hain and Florence Jeffries and piano solos by Mona Brimm Leah Coyle Ethelynn Van Riper Ethel Cross. The orchestra provided excellent music throughout the event.
A new volume from the State Historical Society compiles the public papers of Governors Jackson Drake and Shaw. Edited by Professor Shambaugh Iowa City it completes the set up to Governor Cummins and no further issues will be issued until his term ends.
The Creston Iowa opera house has been leased by Cham berlain Harrington Klindt Co. The deal expands the Iowa Illinois circuit to 22 houses with the syndicate now holding a theater in nearly every major city across the two states.
In a tense Lisbon parlor scene, Chevalier D Aubant confronts the Swede resident Von Lindau over hidden danger and loaded pistols. A planned ruse exposes an outside security contingent and spurs D Aubant to pursue Charlotte, while plotting moves ripple through the night streets.
The text offers a fragment from chapter eleven, featuring D Aubant's arrival scene and a truncated narrative moment. Limited readable details prevent full reconstruction of characters or plot context.
An advertisement for W Electric Bitters from Havercamp’s Prescription Drug Store promises relief from dyspepsia and indigestion with a money back offer. The copy emphasizes stomach trouble cure and lists a price of five cents.
Don Lasure was arrested in Waterloo for violating the sidewalk spitting ordinance. It is the first such arrest in the city and the case will draw close attention.
Notice names the incorporators forming J B Clair Muscatine Bottling Works Iowa to manufacture and sell non alcoholic drinks with $6000 capital stock in 1905. Four directors will run the company with initial officers Harry F St Clair president A J St Clair vice president Clara B Stapleton secretary and Ada A St Clair treasurer. Board to be elected at annual meeting in Muscatine on the second Tuesday in April 1906.
In Muscatine County Iowa the estate of Bartholomew Hartman deceased Rosanna Hartman widow seeks to construe his last will and to encumber real estate The hearing is set for 10:00 am June 5 1905 at the Muscatine County courthouse You may appear and contest the prayer via attorney J C Coster.
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