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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1905
Page
3
The Journal notes agency locations serving readers including East Hill Clay Kneese Grocery Fast 2nd street South Muscatine Morse Washburns grocery End of street car track W C A Buschs Drug Store Hershey avenue Kecklerville Chaykas grocery West Muscatine Sharrars grocery.
Brief readable fragment notes a local business office in Bell within the Mississippi Valley region. No clear events, dates, or named entities are provided to detail actions or outcomes.
Publisher I. W. L. Lane swears the Muscatine Journal printed and circulated 1905 April copies. The document lists various stated circulation figures and totals for the month.
A regional editorial argues country merchants fight Chicago and St. Louis mail order houses by matching their advertising strategy and serving the home market. It praises home merchants for funding factories and local events while noting mail order firms demand cash in advance and offer little local assistance.
A speaker appeals to Muscatine residents to support local merchants who build the city and boost property values. He notes prosperity benefits the town and urges residents to buy locally instead of sending money to catalog houses. The message targets shoppers who shop mail order to aid community welfare.
Henry Clews warns Wall Street unsettled by political horizon as rate legislation and tariff revision loom. Roosevelt seeks a square deal and fair handling by Congress, avoiding radical moves. Industry can endure reasonable tariff changes and rate controls, with compromise likely and no confiscatory policy.
A parent guide notes crying signals hunger or pain and urges proper nourishment as key. It claims Scott's Emulsion strengthens feeding, makes babies plump, and offers a free sample from Leo & Bowne in New York.
President Roosevelt refuses favors from railroads while backing legislation to curb their conduct. He plans to pay his own travel expenses and continues campaigning for rate reform. A senatorial inquiry into Esch Townsend style bills has reinforced opposition, yet the President remains vigorous and convinced he is on the right track.
The Journal notes a special industrial edition of the Semi-Weekly lowegian published at Centerville. Jesse M. Beck is editor and John R. Needham is manager. The edition is praised as a credit to the city, showcasing prosperity and enterprise with fine illustrations and high editorial quality.
A Muscatine county farmer says May rainfall will yield a big hay crop and that no damage occurred. The county is expected to produce a bumper harvest this year.
The Washington Democrat notes the fad of country life in Iowa praising the happy farmer but warns it has downsides like chores and harsh weather. It imagines an article on country living showing raw scenes that would stun realist writers. The Des Moines Capital argues Iowa loses rural population by not advertising resources and praises modern advertising.
The Orange City Herald notes the lingering sharpness of May mornings while foreseeing plentiful sunshine for corn later. The editorial reflects on the pleasant daily warmth and hints at seasonal field work to come.
The Cedar Rapids Republican states they will stand pat for the square deal and nothing more or less regarding the railroad issue. It emphasizes their consistent position: for the square deal, all along.
The Algona Upper Des Moines Republican seconds the nomination of Mr. Ingham for governor. In every light in which it may be viewed, his nomination is one eminently fit to be made.
The Manson Journal argues it is a waste of time to attempt introducing the state dispensary system in Iowa. It asserts the measure would fail to secure even six votes in the legislature if filed.
The Jefferson Bee calls the question a major issue of the day: whether removing the hard coal stove this summer will prove cost effective. A local debate centers on expenses, deforestation worries, and retrofitting needs as households weigh options.
The Council Bluffs Nonpareil notes Col Young’s escape from the jury in the state suit boosts his image, suggesting he now resembles a governor in public eye.
The Dubuque Telegraph speculates the President pressed Morton's exit, and suggests retiring could be in Morton's best interest for his own sake.
The Carroll Herald endorses Emory English’s bid and supports his move to place Harvey Ingham as governor in a firm, nonjoking stance.
The Des Moines Register and Leader suggest that all signs point to a business administration in Pana as the likely outcome. The Tipton Advertiser meanwhile notes little support for a proposed state dispensary law.
Otto Schwartz and his men ambush D'Aubant in a shadowy alley near Wolfenbuttel. A brutal fight erupts as Karl and Wilhelm clash with Kenneth and Stuart, ending with Kenneth fatally torn and Otto wounded. D'Aubant is seized and taken toward an unknown destination.
The article notes a decade of growth in the New York Evening Post driven by cable and telegraph advances. It highlights expanded fresh news, heightened advertiser interest, and the shift of late breaking items compared with morning papers. It also mentions limited access to presidential utterances outside campaign periods.
A fragmentary note remarks that events in Boston Philadelphia and Baltimore seem to vanish from public sight as if no longer occurring. The reference hints at a broader sense of disappearing local activity and attention.
Railroads unveil lower round trip excursions for the 1905 summer season from Elrick Junction. Iowa Central lists fares to St. Paul Minneapolis Duluth Denver Colorado Springs Pueblo Salt Lake City Ogden Portland for the Lewis and Clark Exposition and other destinations with sale dates and limited periods. Special Epworth League and G A R encampment fares include short extensions. Hot Springs round trip fare applies. For full details contact agents or A B Cutts G P and T A.
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