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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1909
Page
3
The California Fig Syrup Co announces its exceptional equipment and chemists have perfected Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna by using pure plant principles with its fig syrup. Only the genuine article, manufactured by its original method, yields its benefits. look for the full company name on the front to avoid imitations.
Circulation guaranteed greater than all other Muscatine papers combined and at least three times that of any other daily. Member of the Associated Press and of the Lee Newspaper Syndicate.
Payne and Young oversee operations in the Chicago Office located at 750 Marquette Building.
The Journal lists agencies for reader convenience including East Hill Hurlbut Grocery East 2nd street South Muscatine Toborg Bros grocery Oregon street W. C. A. Busch's Drug Store Hershey avenue Kecklerville Charka's Grocery West Hill J. H. Fuller Grocery and Wm. Van Zy Grocery New York Office 30 34 West 33rd Street.
Editorial and business offices for Bell Telephone operate in the Mississippi Valley region with standard Bell service channels. The listing notes both business and editorial contact points for customer inquiries and corporate correspondence.
Sworn statement shows total average circulation of 178,100 copies for the Muscatine Journal in April 1999. Publisher F D Throop asserts the figure, notarized by F L Bihlmeier on May 38 1909 in Muscatine County Iowa.
The article proclaims that the long quest of Diogenes for the honest man is over as William Wilsst is declared the honest man in Des Moines. The piece asserts a definitive discovery with a tone of certainty and concludes with recognition of his unconventional search ending in peaceful contentment.
A man named William Wilson discovers $120 in Uncle Sam’s notes in a tin can by a creek near Des Moines. He returns the money to a justice of the peace, with the law granting him 10 percent if unclaimed after a year. The Des Moines Capital salutes his conscientious honesty amid lax business ethics.
A mixed critique questions whether several Iowa papers including the Burlington Hawkeye Dubuque Times Journal and Marion Register will claim sole defense of faith amid debates on loyalty not bound by schedules.
A Burlington Gazette note mocks a Capital editorial claiming an honest man in Des Moines deserves a grisly fate. The piece leverages satire to comment on political culture and media rhetoric.
Des Moines Capital reports two penitentiary inmates escaped from Fort Madison. The note condemns the act as basest ingratitude toward the war den who improved conditions for them.
The Marion Register reports that English statesmen urge a six cent per gallon tax on gasoline and an equal levy on gas in this country to fund government expenses and reduce the national debt within years.
Orville Wright argues a bicycle is harder to learn than an aeroplane while noting that increasing distance helps pilots master flight. He contends the effort to reduce gap between ground and sky shapes training.
A civic figure in Council Bluffs earns praise as a benefactor who boosts local wellbeing by turning a single dandelion into two, reflecting a modest yet notable act of community uplift.
Helen Boyle, labeled the kidnaperess, will be employed in the prison kitchen where she will handle dough set apart from the ransom type.
Prominent offer touts Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a 56 year remedy for indigestion dyspepsia belching heartburn constipation liver and kidney issues and malaria. Claims letters prove efficacy and warns to insist on the private stamp to avoid counterfeits.
Workmen on Second Street between Iowa Avenue and Pappoose Creek have been removing mud and reshaping the dirt to reduce sidewalk flooding during rains. The project aims to lower street levels by about a foot and improve gutter capacity, aided by business owners clearing dirt outside storefronts. Meanwhile a Brigham Young wife visited town, wearing a bloomer hat and presenting a silver trumpet to Foreman Murphy, which was graciously accepted and led to open house.
30 years ago Jas L Berry was wounded at Her shey's mill when a stick hurled during pulley work cut a deep gash. The Excelsior Hose company led by Germania band raided Phil J Murphy's home on the Avenue in a bold nighttime operation, described as gallant but startling. Frank Anson advanced bearing a beautiful...
In a bold push today contractor Magoon's crew reached the square of the new elevator and prepared to hoist the roof 15 feet higher. They have used 5,300 pounds of twenty-penny wire spikes, averaging thirty-four to the pound, totaling 180,200 nails in the structure. Chet Lillibridge reported a man with a sample case, prompting a mistaken boot shine demand before realizing the stranger was not one of the town’s own.
Dr H M Dean Dr E K Tyler and Dr H Johnson Dean depart Muscatine for Cedar Rapids where the State Medical Society session begins this week. Delegates will attend as the city prepares to host the gathering. Modern Woodmen plan memorial services at M W A hall on May 30 with W E Ashton Travis Harbor and J A Townsley forming a committee to organize the program.
In Florence two lovers drift through a delicate social dance as La Signorina contends with growing desire for the quiet Hillard. Teasing glances, shared tea, and roses deepen a restless attraction while fear of exposure looms over their guarded, unspoken love.
An advertisement warns of deadly dangers from diseased kidneys and urges quick attention. DeWitts Pills claim to cleanse uric acid, prevent conditions like Brights disease, and are sold nationwide with free trial offers from E. C. DeWitt & Co. in Chicago.
A singer reveals she has signed with an European company while confessing a barrier to love. He questions whether the barrier is a rival man, and she insists she would not permit him to name love. The scene ends with a tense pause as the question lingers.
Bucklen's Arnica Salve praised as a healing wonder for serious cuts and wounds with no danger of blood poisoning. Haverecamp's Prescription Drug Store promotes this remedy.
The Kings Daughters met at Mrs. George Ward’s home with state secretary Mrs. Ida Mansfield of Burlington delivering an engaging talk on the society’s work. Forty ladies attended and refreshments followed as Mrs. Mansfield, a guest of Mrs. W. J. Stevens, stayed in town.
The Katsura cabinet on August 28 1908 pledged to set aside at least 50 000 000 yen annually to pay down Japan’s national debt. The plan aims to redeem war debt faster than the stated thirty year horizon, supported by prior years where debt charges exceeded the 110 000 000 yen baseline.
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