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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1901
Page
3
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The Republican delegates from Muscatine and Louisa counties will meet at the Muscatine court house on July 1 at 2:00 AM to nominate a Senate candidate and conduct related business. Delegates per county are set by the state call, Muscatine County 21, Louisa County 32. All Republicans who support national Republican principles are invited to participate. county chairmen are urged to convene to select delegates.
Delegates of the Iowa Republicans meet in Cedar Rapids on August 7 1901 at eleven in the morning to nominate a candidate for the national convention.
A bill in both Florida houses would end saloons and grant the state sole liquor seller status. Tourist hotels receive exemptions and wines from Florida grapes may be sold under liberal provisions. Officials expect about 1 million dollars yearly net revenue to fund road construction, suggesting more drinking could improve roads.
The Cedar Rapids Republican condemns the muled law as a flawed compromise and advocates a state wide license, arguing enforcement matters more than statute design. It calls the muled law a monstrosity, while noting the core issue remains effective enforcement of liquor regulations.
The Ceda Rapids Republican argues for state enforcement of the multi law as a practical test of commitment to the law.
Following Pennsylvania lead Burlington railroad will ban all venders including books papers and newspapers from passenger cars while en route. Passengers seeking reading material must go to a car where supply is kept or wait at stations where vendors may pass through. Train-boys abused privileges by circulating obscene literature and defrauding travelers, justifying exclusion to protect the public.
The New York Advocate explains Wall Street terms with bears and bulls. A bear sells stocks he does not own, hoping to buy later at lower prices, while a bull buys or borrows to sell at higher prices. The article notes that both may borrow or lend, and a person can be a bear and a bull at different times, illustrated by a joke about an old lady misunderstanding the market.
The Rev J K Wheeler reported that young men sent by him found four saloons and stores open on West Madison Street. Five of eight saloons on Highwood disobeyed orders to close yesterday. The piece critiques Iowa’s license-law enforcement as a failed repeal effort.
Vice President Roosevelt states public officials must act as trustees toward colonies and must not gain personally from their official relations. He asserts that representatives in civil or military life, congress, colonial service, or armed forces bear fiduciary duties to their wards.
The Iowa Central Railway lists reduced fare arrangements for numerous Iowa gatherings spanning May and June. Entries include annual conventions, meetings, and encampments in Des Moines Boone Davenport Dubuque Atlantic Cedar Falls Waterloo and other cities. Contact ticket agents or Geo S Batty for sale dates, round trip rates, and details.
George F. McCullough of Muncie Ind offers 87 acres for a public park with 2500 dollars to improve it and land for an eight mile boulevard along the White River If the town can raise another 2500 dollars the offer will be clinched.
The piece blends opinions from the Minneapolis Journal and Britt Tribune on calf feeding as a patience lesson for agricultural youth. It lampoons modern cynicism with a comic guide to teaching a calf to drink, stressing calmness and control, then shifts to thrift and luck with a satirical take on slot machines and money management.
The piece argues boys should stay on farms or enter related trades. It mocks moving to the city for farming knowledge and lists figures like Secretary Wilson, Joe Trigg, Uncle Dick Clarkson, George Perkins, Dave Brant, George Van Houten, Gamaliel Jaqua, and notes speculation that J. P. Morgan will absorb watch factories.
A Journal reporter overheard a flashy loafer beg for loan money to impress a date in a buggy ride. Bill rebukes Clancy for flaunting wealth with unpaid debts, urging him to quit the social-climber act and focus on getting on his feet. The ride proceeds, but the duo vow their future as strangers after.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette editor rails against golf's tedium and trouble while praising the sport as a great amusement. The piece jokes about the long preparation and hunting for the ball and proposes a bell buoy attached golf ball as a humorous remedy.
The Sioux City Journal editorials argue Perkins risks journalistic integrity by engaging in active politics. They claim most editors are not suited for Congress and commend him for letting others settle the fight, noting a peculiar mechanism in his character.
A traveler's note says hotels require advance payment from guests without baggage, a rule stamped on every current hotel register and read by hungry travelers calculating on skipping meals.
A returning student recalls all night adventures in the college town. He explains that when his allowance arrives he feels powerful and plans to spend with his companion Lulu, blowing through money with excitement.
The speaker recounts 29 days without potatoes or meat and avoiding filtered water, subsisting on bread and coffee yet staying healthy. He adds a harsher note about passing the red soda fountain with closed eyes and warns against being rich on 30 cents, suggesting frugal persistence this year and next.
A famed Muscatine character vows to walk to Omaha during Slack season and spin pipe stories as he camps with farmers. He claims a rich Gotham father and plans to bilk locals, promising no payment in most cases. He will reveal his route later.
The undersigned pledge refunds on Green's Warranted Syrup of Tar if it fails to cure dough or cold. A 25-cent bottle is offered to prove satisfaction or money refunded. Signatures include G. A. Riemcke, B. Barkalow, J. J. Havercamp, Nesper & Co., J. T. Reuchmann.
F Peter Dunne, author of the Dooley papers, has returned from Europe and is reported restored to health. Dunne previously contributed scholarly work on the Dooley series and now resumes his activities in the United States.
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