Journal Printing Co. Daily Journal circulation notes
The Daily Journal boasts circulation exceeding other Muscatine papers and three times that of any other daily. It is issued every evening except Sunday while the Weekly Journal runs eight pages on Mondays and twelve pages on Fridays. Subscription rates include daily carrier delivery and weekly collection, with daily by mail and semi weekly options listed.
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Muscatine
Dally Journal
Weekly Journal
Representatives at Marlborough Harold and other bureaus
The text lists regional offices with in charge names including Marlborough Harold in Washington Bureau led by J. Mahin, New York office at 140 Nassau Street with La Coste and Maxwell in charge, and Chicago office at T750 Marquette Building with Payne and Young in charge.
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Representatives
Pes Moines
Fourth and
Court Streets
Leon Brown
Washington
Marlborough
Local City Vendors Named In Journal Establishment Note
The Journal lists various city businesses for reader convenience including Fast Hill Clay Kneese Grocery Past 20d street, Morse Washburn's grocery End of street car track W C A Busch's Drug Store Hershey venue Kecklerville Chayka's grocery West Muscatine Sharrar's grocery.
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Fast Hill
Clay Kneese
South Muscatine
Morse Washburn’s
W. C. A. Busch’s
Hershey
Kecklerville
Chayka’s
West Muscatine
Sharrar’s
Mississippi Valley Business Office Notices
Fragmentary OCR listing reads like a business or editorial office item from Bell and Mississippi Valley section. Readable bits show a corporate or editorial context with unclear details and scattered letters. The passage lacks complete facts to form a definitive event or notice.
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Bell
Cncocececes
Mississippi Valley
Veevwecerecee
Circulation Statement for Muscatine Journal April 1905
Worn text shows sworn statement by W. L. Lane publisher confirming total printed and circulated copies for April 1905. The document lists daily and monthly figures totaling 134,840 with an average daily circulation of 5,394 as sworn.
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Muscatine Journal
Ign
Soi
Ieee Sun
W. L. Lane
The
Notary Public Affidavit Acknowledged in Muscatine County
A Muscatine County acknowledgment dated May 1 1905 shows F W Eversmeyer as Notary Public subscribing and swearing to the document. The record confirms official notarization in Iowa state.
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Muscatine Co
State of Iowa
F. W. Eversmeyer
Muscatine Boy Made His Fortune in Baking Powder Industry
The Journal recalls William Zeigler of New York City, a Muscatine county native who rose from a $15 start to invent baking powder. His career shows perseverance and ambition, transforming obstacles into success and serving as a lesson for today’s youth.
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William Zeigler
New York City
Zeigler
Muscatine
Mr. Zeigler
Muscatine County
Sterling
New York
Rural School Consolidation Gains Momentum In Iowa
Farmers in Iowa discuss central township schools with transportation for pupils and improved attendance. Rural consolidation shows lower costs and higher efficiency despite transport expenses. Clay county reports four miles of gravel roads and a $5000 central school building funded by landlords and renters.
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Iowa
Riggs
Clay County
Central Rural School
Opportunity and youth in a retired president's tale
The piece reflects on grasping opportunities, citing Walter Wellman about President Roosevelt and an anecdote from President McKinley’s era. It contrasts ambitious youth with pessimism about modern chances and urges learning from successful lives to pursue advancement.
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Walter Wellman
Roosevelt
John J. Ingalls
Senator Dolliver
Wilton
McKinley
Chase's Ointment Promoted as Pile Cure and Tax Notes
Ad claims Dr A W Chase's Ointment cures itching bleeding and protruding piles with a money back guarantee. Testimony from Casper Walton of Michigan City Indiana praises relief after piling symptoms. Also reports town ship tax levy for teachers and contingent funds set at 17.2 mills for eight months with eight districts noting higher attendance and increased spending.
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A. W.chase
Casper Walton
Michigan City
Ind
Dr. A.W. Chase
A.W. Chase Medicine Co
Buffalo, N.Y
Iowa Press Comment Forecast on Iowa Governor Pick
Des Moines News warns against whining while Wall Lake Blade credits cautious guessing on Iowa's next governor. Cedar Rapids Republican disputes Morton cabinet tenure as a stellar success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
The
Wall Lake Blade
Cedar Rapids
Paul Morton
Des Moines Capital Slams Governor Over Railroads
The Webster City Freeman-Tribune notes the Capital cannot forgive the governor for taking sides with the people against the railroads, framing it as a political misstep amid reform clashes and railroad interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webster City
Freeman-Tribune
Des Moines
President Morton Cabinet Drift Teases July 1 Exit
The Council Bluffs Nonpareil notes signals the President may not seek to keep Secretary Morton in the cabinet beyond July 1, implying a looming reshuffle or resignation with unclear timing and consequences.
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Morton
Panama canal incident sparks tariff revision talk
The Bancroft Register notes the incident will bring tariff revision to the fore and may influence policy toward Secretary Taft becoming successor to President Roosevelt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bancroft Register
Taft
Roosevelt
Dubuque Times Attacks Register On Future City Vision
The Dubuque Times accuses the Des Moines Register and Leader of having a vivid imagination for envisioning a future Des Moines area carved into garden plots with interurban railways weaving through a string of villages.
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Dubuque Times
Des Moines Register
Editorials Weigh Yacht Races and Tariff Battle
The Dubuque Telegraph urges yacht races to foster good will amid looming war clouds. The Cedar Rapids Gazette mocks Democrats earnest tariff settlement, imagining stretchered lawmakers retreating from debate through the windows.
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Dubuque
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Des Moines Politicians Split Over Appeal to Supreme Court
The Keokuk Gate City ridicules state leaders who vow to take the Young case to the supreme court, calling it a case of growing conscience and a virulent spleen infection.
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Des Moines
Supreme Court
Keokuk Gate City
Primary law should let counties choose their system
The Creston Advertiser-Gazette argues for allowing each county to have what it wants in a primary law. It says such freedom is badly needed in some counties but opposes forcing the system on counties satisfied with the present arrangement.
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Creston Advertiser-Gazette
Primary system condemned for skulduggery by Fort Dodge Post
The Fort Dodge Post says the state primary system offers no more security than ward or township caucuses against the purchase and delivery of delegates to nominating conventions, describing it as pure skulduggery in politics.
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Fort Dodge Post
No epitaphs for the living quote from Burlington Hawkeye
The Burlington Hawkeye warns against writing epitaphs for the living noting no one can know their end and suggesting the final chapter may force a rewrite or the book may stay unwritten.
Sigourney Notes and Local Updates
Sigourney welcomes Matthew Payton of Topeka visiting relatives and old friends. G G Shanafelt returns from Oklahoma trip. Bert cautions against purchases, urges Iowa stay. City water wagon conducts first street sprinkling. Milo Burke rests from bridge work due to a poisoned face. Philomathian Literary Society hosts reception for outgoing high school president.
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Sigourney
Matthew Payton
Topeka
Kansas
Mr. Payton
G. G. Shanafelt
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Bert
Iowa
Milo Burke
The
Philomathian Literary Society
Principal H. P. Trumbo to Lead Sigourney High School
The town notes show H. P. Trumbo has been released from a Kinross contract and will become principal of Sigourney High School. Other items mention Clyde G. Hardesty's Denver to Sigourney move, military discharge, lodge visit, funerals, travels, and a crowded Catholic class sermon led by Rev Father Hauser.
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H. P. Trumbo
Kinross
Sigourney
Clyde G. Hardesty
Denver
Colorado
Columbus
Ohio
Ft. Logan
Sam
H. F. Wagner
Lee McCann
E. E Phelps
H. F. Goeldner
Keota
Masonic Lodge
J. W. Lesan
Des Moines
Wm. D. F. Lummis
James Quick
Reinier
Keswick
Robert Goeldner
Oklahoma
Robert McClanahan
Curtis
Fred
Father Hauser
River falls bring relief to Port Allen residents
Port Allen reports the river levels easing after a rise that troubled locals. Local social visits include Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Wolford hosting relatives, while families such as Edgar Rabenold and Albert McCullough welcomed guests. Etta Forbes remains ill and several youths assist with farm tasks as school ends.
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Port Allen
8. C. Wolford
Lone Tree
C. KR. Chown
G. R. Babbitt
Floyd McCullough
Lazelle Babbitt
Nellie
Cairo
Orren
Leona Moyer
Junction
Wellman Notes and Local Happenings
D F Kirkpatrick and wife visited their daughter in Lone Tree on Sunday. Rev Schreimley of Iowa City preached at the M E church last Sunday. Little Cloud Adams broke his leg near the ankle when the band was playing Saturday evening and received medical care from Dr Downing. Nora Swartzendouber had an appendectomy by Drs Littiz Smith and Braden. Rev Schwimly returned to Iowa City. Chas Reaney came home from Iowa City. L V Creswell recovers from a severe blood poisoning attack.
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Wellman
D. F. Kirkpatrick
Lone Tree
Rev. Schreimley
Iowa City
M. E
Little Cloud Adams
Dr. Downing
Ira Adams
Nora Swartzendouber
Funeral for Walter H. Wood Draws Large Bloomington Crowd
May 25 Bloomington notes record a large funeral for Walter H. Wood from his former home with many old acquaintances present. Several relatives and friends, including Mrs Hettie Rossian and Mrs Mary Harker, are mentioned along with visits by Mrs Ida Phelps and Mrs Hannah Carl. The Bloomington Sunday School plans Children’s Day for the second Sunday in June and Christian Endeavor held a union meeting. Wm Shellabarger returned from Bellevue hospital.
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Bloomington
Walter H. Wood
Hettie Rossian
Ida Phelps
Knoxville
W. H. Wood
Hannah Carl
Geo. le Fevre
Frank Wilford
John Negus
Mary Harker
Oskaloosa
Christian Endeavor
Wm. Shellabarger
Bellevue Hospital
Hazel Dell News Notes and Socials
Mrs. J. G. Powell rushed to Rock Island to her ailing grandmother with gangrene and little hope of recovery. Mrs. E. H. Potter visited sisters A. and L. Peterson on Wednesday. Mrs. Sam Peterson and Mrs. Oscar Peterson visited Muscatine on Saturday.
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Hazel Dell
Ill
J. G. Powell
Rock Island
E. H. Potter
L. Peterson
Sam Peterson
Oscar Peterson
Muscatine
Sunflower Ridge Social Notes May 25
Mr and Mrs Geo Holling visited Muscatine on Saturday John Henke traveled to Durant on Sunday.
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Sunflower Ridge
Geo. Holling
Muscatine
John Henke
Durant
Origin of the Postmark Traced to 1660 London Use
The London postmark dates to 1660, a small circular mark split into two parts showing month and day. It did not indicate the year, and the date is inferred from the letter dates. The earliest known example appears on a letter from 1680 per the London Telegraph.
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Great Britain
London
London Telegraph
Princess Charlotte Stirs Town With Bravery and Rumor
D'Aubant recalls the rescue as townsfolk press for details while a crowd brands Charlotte as a protector of the people. A Russian prince arrives, a child is wounded by a vile toss, and Charlotte watches from horseback as D'Aubant slips away into the night.
Royal intrigue and a forbidden love in a royal house
Charlotte confesses to Aunt Frederica she loves the Chevalier d Aubant and plans to meet him at eight. Aunt warns against royal marriage and recalls past imprisonments, urging caution and possible rejection to avoid ruin. The chapter ends with the promise to continue.
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Charlotte
D’aubant
Aunt Frederica
Chevalier d’Aubant
Chevalier
Frederica
Russia
Foley's Honey and Tar Seventh Line Ad Imitation Warning
Foley & Co Chicago originated Honey and Tar as a throat remedy. Due to its merit many imitations appear. request Foley's Honey and Tar and refuse substitutes. It is mildly laxative, contains no opiates, and is safe for children and delicate persons. Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store.
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Foley & Co
Chicago
Foley
Havercamp
Summer 1905 Vacation Tour Rates From Elrick Junction
The Iowa Central lists low round trip fares for the 1905 summer season from Elrick Junction to St. Paul and Minneapolis at 15.30, Duluth 17.30, Denver Colorado Springs and Pueblo 24.00, Salt Lake City and Ogden 37.00, with tickets on sale after June 1 and a final limit of October 31. Special rates to Denver for Epworth League 21.50 with June 30 to July 4 sale and July 14 limit, extendable to August 8 for 10 cents. G. A. R. encampment to Denver 15.55, sale Aug 30 to Sept 4, limit Sept 12 with extension to Oct 7 for 50 cents. Portland, Ore. for Lewis and Clark exposition 49.55, sale daily, ninety day limit, round trip via different routes with stopovers. California and Hot Springs, Ark. at special terms. For full details contact agents or A. B. Cutts, G. P. & T. A.
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Pacific Coast
Iowa Central
Elrick Junction
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Duluth
Denver
Colorado Springs
Pueblo
Salt Lake City
Ogden
Portland
Ore
California
Hot Springs
Ark
A. B. Cutts
G. P
T. A
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J. Carskaddan
F. P. Sawyer
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