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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1910
Page
3
The Daily Journal, Muscatine official paper, offers daily editions except Sundays and a semiweekly issue on Tuesday and Friday nights. It lists subscriber rates, carrier delivery, and Midwest newspaper agencies for reader convenience.
Representatives Payne and Young take charge of the Chicago office located in the 750 Marquette Building.
A brief note lists Bell Telephone offices in the Mississippi Valley region, including the main business office and Walterial office. The OCR fragment confirms location references and company name without additional details.
The Printers Ink issue extols Iowa as the nation’s healthiest and most productive state. It cites low illiteracy, minimal waste land, leading oat production, favorable climate, low death rates, and strong farm profits. It notes Des Moines and other Iowa features as advertising markets and cites concrete farm earnings and state wealth.
The piece outlines Iowa advantages including low illiteracy at 2.3 percent, widespread high schools, and state universities. It notes a farming majority population with 1.37 million on farms, 228,612 in farm ownership or tenancy, 574 localities with newspapers, and rising farm wealth with modern amenities and investments such as pianos in a $75 million county.
Burlington Gazette notes King Edward's great send off while the Marshalltown Times-Republican hints at swift publicity if a hog were stolen from a widow. The item suggests the attempted theft of four 14yearold girls deserves prominent coverage.
Sioux City TribuneEditorial praises Clifford Thorne a young lawyer known for freight rate writings and investigations. The piece declares him the best candidate in the campaign, stating he fully deserves victory and that all indications point to a win.
The Des Moines Capital notes the Pittsburg common council president was convicted of conspiracy and bribery and the jury adds a request for extreme leniency. The paper jokes about restraint not awarding a Carnegie hero medal.
Garst returning from a southern tour says the square deal movement has spread through the state. Prospects for a strong progressive landslide next month to support the senators in Congress are described as bright.
In a New York World excerpt, J Pierpont Morgan and his New York firm partners are said to hold 185 corporation directorships. The piece questions how long civilization will tolerate concentrated control by a single financier.
In New York at the Waldorf Astoria Uncle Joe Cannon denounced progressives and progressive legislation calling for hanging the villains and accusing Republicans who desert their party. The speech drew a sharp rebuke as Cannon suggested his own removal from the speakership.
Ottumwa spectators claim the best view will come next Monday night during a total lunar eclipse. Astronomers predict a Halley tailless display as crowds grow skeptical after widespread strikes and a fourth magnitude star in the west sparks misidentification.
The Concordia Blade reports a typographical error in a Epiphany church notice that misread Whit Sunday as Whist Sunday and issues a correction clarifying the intended Whit Sunday observance.
The clipping recalls a 2 June discussion challenge by the Wide Awake Republican club of Sweetland township inviting Democrats to meet at the Center to debate party principles. It also notes May 23 as a Sunday thirty years ago and, twenty years ago, visits and travels of local residents including John Nestlebush, Senator Gobble, Charles Cummins, Miss Clara Sawyer, Mrs Emmer Collins, and their relatives.
Citizens meet at the mayor’s office with Judge Richman as president and R T Wallace as secretary to adopt the articles of incorporation for the Muscatine Western R R. The documents do not name any line point west of Muscatine. A local saloon has moved into a room under an undertaking establishment, displaying a sign reading Undertaking.
Yesterday afternoon the ladies of the First Baptist church surprised Pastor Fowler and his wife at their home to celebrate the tenth wedding anniversary. They brought gifts and refreshments, showing appreciation for the pastor's services over the past five years.
William Allen White reports the progressive movement in Kansas and surrounding states is strong and united. He notes insurgent Republicans in Kansas face no opposition in primaries and predicts a bigger Republican majority due to cross party support for progressive candidates.
The Epworth League holds its monthly business session at Henry Koenig’s home at First Avenue and Jackson Street this Tuesday evening.
Monday evening special business session for church members. Wednesday afternoon Ladies Aid business meeting at Mrs. John Guthardt home. Thursday evening Isett Prayer meeting.
United Brethren announces sewing at Mrs. D. B. Huffman home Fourth and Orange streets Monday evening. Ladies Aid meets Tuesday at the church. Official board Tuesday evening at the church. Thursday prayer meeting. Kensington club Friday at Mrs William Geller 610 East Seventh street. Teachers’ meeting Friday evening at Mrs Sam Tarr 1204 Oak Street.
The prayer meeting is on Thursday evening at 7 30 in the lecture room with the subject Jerusalem Our Chief Joy Psalms 137 5 6 Mrs Sam Vanatta will entertain the South Muscatine Aid society in the church parlors on Wednesday afternoon May 25th
A Methodist church schedules a Thursday 7 30 study session as part of the midweek prayer meeting preparation for Sunday services.
Ida Grove speaker Clifford Thorne a Washington Iowa candidate for railroad commissioner argues Iowa lags in manufactured product value versus Kansas Minnesota Wisconsin and Ohio despite higher population and more rail miles He calls for a full review of interstate freight rates to attract factories and jobs and cites existing commissions neglect since 1907 and the need for Sections 2120 a and b compliance.
Welcome message invites all to the Ladies' Aid gathering at the Y M C A on Friday at 2 30. Members are asked to arrive early to help with preparations and to plan an outing for the following Friday.
An all day Thursday meeting of the Ladies Aid society will sew for Mrs Esther Robbins White of Marsovan Turkey with a picnic dinner. On Friday the Mission circle will meet with Mrs R B Baird.
A derogate convention of the bar members from counties in the Seventh Judicial District is set for Davenport Court House at 1 30 p m on June 2 1910 to nominate four judges for the November 1910 election. Each county has six delegates. Local committees in each county will pick meeting times. attorneys are urged to assemble May 31 1910 to select delegates for Davenport.
A convention of all Muscatine county bar members is called to meet at the Muscatine court house at 2 p.m. on Tuesday May 31 1910 to select six delegates for the seventh judicial district bar convention in Davenport on June 2 1910 to nominate four candidates for judges to be voted on in November 1910.
The Muscatine City Council passes an ordinance establishing Burnside Avenue elevations. Starting at Mulberry Street West line, elevations read 450, 432.7, 422, 409, and 401 feet along specified segments. Repeals conflicting ordinances. Signed May 19, 1910 by Mayor W. S. Hill and City Recorder T. H. Brannan.
The city establishes Parham Street elevations from Mulberry Avenue to Cedar Street. Section 1 fixes the west Mulberry line at 426 feet, then 402.87 feet at 300 feet west, 290.35 feet at 290 feet curve, and 362 feet at 603 feet west. Section 2 states all prior ordinances conflicting are superseded. passed May 9, 1919.
Public notice states the final plat and cost schedule for sewerage improvement in Sub-Sewerage District No. 19 of Main Sewerage District No. 1 in Muscatine Iowa are on file with the city recorder for inspection. Objections or written challenges to the assessments or prior proceedings must be filed by 7:30 p.m. on Thursday June 9 1910.
A dentist’s sign reading Teeth Extracted Without Pain fell as the man passed underneath, knocking out two of his teeth. The incident prompted disbelief at the odd coincidence and caution about unseen signs.
The writer urges readers of the Journal to join the International Bible Question Club and read the Suggestive questions on the Sunday school lesson. He says the questions stimulate thought across beliefs, drawing out the best in readers and teaching by suggestion rather than direct dogma.
A 1910 church lesson outlines questions on John 6 and Matthew 14 22 26. It asks why Jesus withdrew into the desert what solitude does for the soul master passions compassion and divine nature contradistinction between good and divine. It probes prayer action and the miracle of feeding the multitude and lessons on miracles today and sets the Sunday study lesson Jesus Walks on the Sea for June 5 1910.
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