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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1909
Page
3
Muscatine paper claims largest circulation among local papers and markets to subscribers. It publishes Daily Journal every evening except Sunday and Semi Weekly Journal on Tuesday and Friday, with mail and carrier delivery options and annual rates of 3.00 for daily and 1.50 for semi weekly.
Payne and Young are in charge at the Chicago office located in the 750 Marquette Building.
The Journal lists local agencies for reader convenience including Fast 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 Fill J A Fuller Grocery and Wm Van Zyl Grocery New York Office 30 34 West 33rd Street.
Publisher F D Throop swears the above number of copies were printed and mailed in April 1909 in Muscatine County Iowa. Notary F L Bihlmeier attests to the oath on May 3, 1909.
The piece discusses a planned colossal Indian memorial in New York harbor sparked by a plain marble inscription at an Iroquois burial ground in upper New York. It notes Wanamaker and associates backing the project and reflects on Indian treatment history and cross region attitudes.
Reminiscences from fifty years ago report Hicky and McCormick two Irish residents near Weinker & Co furniture factory visited by Marshal Dill and taken to the caboose for robbing a colored man in charge of the Boston House. Evidence nearly hidden by McCormick's wife is recovered.
A mosaic of 40 and 30 year notes recaps local events and gossip. Mentions F B Miller now in Newton and a description of a Miller Hough elevator. Muscatine figures, social events, and a mysterious party's missing leaders are sketched amid a serialized tale ending with a cliffhanger between La Signorina and Merridew's group.
Twenty years ago the case against John Smith for throwing a rock at passers-by on Front street yesterday was still in.
The narrator urges erecting a great memorial in New York harbor to honor the American Indian. He asks new Americans to commemorate a vanished people and remind current generations of the debts owed to those who suffered through slaughter and betrayal.
A Muscatine report notes streets plagued by gangs leaving nineteen jobs started and none finished. Herman Liebbe, a worker at the Muscatine Sash and Door company, suffered a severe hand laceration from a circular saw. He lost portions of two fingers and was taken to Dr. Little for treatment.
Sioux City Journal notes Davenport has reached a stage of humility inviting visitors returning home to offer a kind word about Davenport.
A Des Moines note records a quip about a woman wearing a new hat and an unpaid bill. The remark grows into a broader joke about paid items resembling misdeeds, reflecting light social commentary of the time.
In Ottumwa Courier style commentary notes a voter wish for Illinois ballots and recalls a deceased man listed among defeated candidates in a humorous aside about the Senate race.
Federal investigators probe the Des Moines River with no indication of a federal grand jury indictment. The river has earned a reputation for being full and acting in an unseemly manner, according to the report.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette reports Junkin, accused of killing Miss Rosen of Ottumwa, will face trial in Centerville next week. The piece argues justice has been delayed since his confession, urging swift disposition of the case.
The Burlington Hawkeye asks where and what profit arises from Dolliver's efforts, challenging the notion that exposing evils and sharing knowledge benefits men. The piece argues such exposure may not lead to necessary reform.
The article argues Council Bluffs Nonpareil notes Cummins is more effective than LaFollette in passing laws, attributing this to Cummins’ months in the U.S. Senate and a more moderate stance. The comparison highlights discipline and practical gains over radicalism.
Keokuk Gate City reports seven year old Billy Sunday Jr led a boys service in Marshalltown. A participant became disruptive and tried to play the organ against the program, whereupon Billy Jr thrashed him. The piece notes the family’s muscular Christianity traits.
In a Venetian villa, tension rises as guests confront the host about a dangerous invitation. Kitty cries, O'Mally and Smith admit past folly, and La Signorina demands truth. Ends with question of belief and trust among the group.
An advertisement from Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store promotes Dr. King's New Discovery for throat and lung diseases, noting prices of 50 cents and 1.00. The copy warns of risk if treatment is delayed.
Misses Ethel and Bertha Lane depart West Liberty on the early Friday train to visit Ethel's brother in Mt Vernon and attend Cornell College May Music Festival. Mrs. Robert Sarver rides the Saturday evening train to Downey to spend Sunday with sister Mrs. Larinda Flattes. Mrs. Fred Schafnit of Atalissa visits Emma Crees in town.
Miss Mathilde Townsend remains Washington society’s wealthiest figure at Chevy Chase club riding with her pet horse. Mrs Nicholas Longworth sits on a favorite horse, while Mrs Herbert Wadsworth departs with a party for a four hundred mile horseback journey to Geneseo New York expected to take three weeks.
Two children rode the evening train to Tipton and stayed Sunday with Mrs. Owens and her parents Mr. and Mrs. John Hipple. Mrs. Dave Cornwall from Downey returned Saturday evening after visiting towns and relatives. Miss Margaret Flannagan traveled to Iowa City for a week with friends and relatives. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Chamberlin visited near Downey with friends Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Scott. Reverend Leonard from Davenport flew home after attending J. S. Flannagan’s funeral in Iowa City. Mrs. Dave James of Atalissa traded and called on friends. Dr. and Mrs. Robert Miller of Philadelphia are visiting Atalissa. Mrs. Luther Daher of Cedar Valley visited Iowa City Saturday. Mrs. Harry Comfort of Davenport arrived Saturday evening to visit her parents Mr. and Mrs. Joe Fuller.
Miss Vera Knight of Muscatine visits for the Alumni banquet and Sunday with Miss Mae Larington. Mrs. P H Boyd of Ainsworth visits her sister Mrs A Thomas with nieces Martha and Helen Thomas and Mamie Warren. Lizzie Ownes of Wapello returns home with sisters S Harmon and another sister Mrs George Brackett of Oakland Cal. William Gilbert and family from Des Moines and Gus Gilbert from Chicago surprise their mother. Dick Smith travels to Cedar Rapids hoping for work. Mrs Frank Hale and son Francis go to Iowa City to visit sisters Mrs R Close and Mrs Wm Colton. Miss Lottie Wilcox also travels as a passenger.
Friday residents traveled from Burlington Wilton and Muscatine to attend the Alumni banquet. Notables include Mrs. O A Bahns Mrs. R G Foster and Rev Richard Hughes with Miss Ruth Williams of Cotter. Others visiting include Attorney C A Carpenter and Billy his son and Marshal James Harmon.
Miss Josie Thorley and Mrs. Wm Schwank of Muscatine visited their grandmother Mrs J Hanna in Columbus City. Mr and Mrs A Garrett spent Friday in Muscatine. Mrs W W Allen returned home after visiting relatives in Nichols. Mrs Lucy Hurley traveled to Chicago to visit relatives. Mrs Marion Beach and daughter Hattie spent Friday in Muscatine.
The article discusses how physicians prescribe in Latin while patients trust blindly, promoting herbal, forest plants like lady's slipper and unicorn root as cures for female ailments. It highlights Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a non alcoholic remedy with asserted benefits for nervousness, pelvic issues, and general female weakness, urging readers to request a booklet.
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