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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1905
Page
3
Corporate News Bureaus Set for National Coverage
Representatives designate the Des Moines bureau at Fourth and Court streets with Leon Brown in charge while the Washington bureau lists The Marlborough Harold with J Mahin in charge. New York office at 140 Nassau Street is led by La Coste and Maxwell. Chicago office at 750 Marquette Building is under Payne and Young.
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Des Moines
Fourth and
Court Streets
Leon Brown
Washington
Marlborough
Harold J. Mahin
New York
Nassau Street
LaCoste & Maxwell
Chicago
Marquette
Payne & Young
Local city ads list East Hill to Hershey avenue vendors
The Journal publishes a directory of city agencies and shops for readers including East Hill Clay Kneese Grocery Fast 2nd South Muscatine Morse Washburn's grocery End of street car track W. C. A. Busch's Drug Store Hershey avenue Kecklerville Chayka's grocery West Muscatine Sharrar's grocery.
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East Hill
Clay Kneese Grocery
Fast
South Muscatine
Morse Washburn‘s
W. C. A. Busch’s Drug Store
Hershey Avenue
Kecklerville
Chayka's
West Muscatine
Sharrar’s
Bell Telephone Offices Listed in Mississipi Valley
Telegraph and editorial offices listed under Bell Telephone in the Mississippi Valley area with local business office references and contact notes. Key entities include Bell Telephone and Mississipi Valley services, indicating regional telecommunication facilities and listings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bell
Det Eden Aess
Mississipi Valley
Circulation figures for Muscatine Journal April report
Sworn detailed circulation statement for the Muscatine Journal lists multiple daily totals across April with figures such as 5,500 5,380 5,400 and 5,330. The document tallies a monthly circulation around 134,840 copies. Individual days show fluctuating counts while overall monthly total is stated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine Journal
Eeek
Eden Sun
The Canon Cracker and Fourth of July Dangers
A Muscatine area reader notes the recurring harm from fireworks and toy weapons on the Fourth of July. The piece urges stricter laws and safer practices to reduce injuries and deaths, citing Wisconsin as a model and appealing for Iowa to adopt similar measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
Iowa
Muscatine
Saner Fourth of July obser vance cuts fatalities in 1904
The piece notes a Chicago society promoting a sane Fourth and urges parental supervision of celebrations. It reports improved medical response in 1904, with more antiseptic treatment and antitoxin use for blank cartridge wounds. St Louis saw 16 deaths in 1903 but none in 1904. Toledo had eight deaths in 1903 and none in 1904.
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Chicago
St. Louis
Toledo
Ohio
Muscatine Pushes For Morning Local On Milwaukee Line
Muscatine leaders urge Milwaukee road officials to add a new morning local on the southwestern branch. Merchants argue strong local demand along the cut off, citing Ottumwa Courier editorials and potential business from Seymour to Ottumwa to Washington Muscatine and Davenport with returns around 2 pm for shopper transport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
Milwaukee
The
Commercial Club
Milwaukee Road
Ottumwa Courier
Milwaukee Company
Seymour
Ottumwa
Washington
Davenport
Scott's Emulsion Advert says it helps wast ing bodies
The notice argues Scott's Emulsion is not a cure all but aids the body when ordinary food fails to nourish. It claims the product repairs bodily waste and is useful in many indicated cases, inviting readers to request a free sample from Boott & Bowne at Pearl Street, New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott
Milwaukee to Seymour Davenport Train Proposal Hopes Rise
City officials weigh a new evening passenger train from Milwaukee to Seymour and Davenport to boost traffic. Officials say the service would deliver timely arrivals for supper and late-night return, benefiting riders to events and theatres and proving profitable for the railroad. Conference talks have occurred, and Chicago authorities are urged to approve a schedule card soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Lown
Chicago
Seymour-Davenport
Is It Wise For Roosevelt To Enter Conflicts
The piece argues against pressuring President Roosevelt to intervene in ongoing disputes such as the Chicago strike and the private board quarrel at Equitable Life. It contends such involvement would be unwise, set dangerous precedents, and distract from national interests. It emphasizes public confidence in Roosevelt but rejects entanglement in private controversies.
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Roosevelt
Chicago
Illinois
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Mr. Hyde
Muscatine County
Theodore Roosevelt
Marriage easy in Iowa towns reveal clergymen and judges play along
The Times Republication notes it is simple to wed with clergy and a willing justice of the peace handling licenses and ceremonies. The Register and Leader cites Panama canal policy as a carryover from Iowa’s 1901 platform, praising the administration’s pursuit of foreign competition.
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Marshalltown
Des Moines Register and Leader
Iowa
Jud Welliver Leaves Iowa for Washington News Hub
The Des Moines Capital lauds Jud Welliver as one of Iowa’s brightest newspaper men with a keen news nose and surgeonlike decisiveness. It predicts he will make things hum in Washington and likely stay independent of politicians after some time in the capital.
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Jud
Welliver
Iowa
Des Moines
Capital
Washington
Smaller Western Cities Seen as Remedy for Chicago Strike
The Cedar Falls Record argues the Chicago strike proves the small factory should be located outside great cities. It notes western smaller cities offer good railways and lack labor troubles and congestion.
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Cedar Falls
Chicago
Fragments Highlight Labor Center Woes and Factory Struggles
A fragmentary passage notes actions that annoy and perplex labor centers and threaten bankruptcy for struggling factories in labor hubs. The text implies mounting pressures on workers and enterprise amid challenging economic conditions.
Warning on sidewalk dress from Cedar Rapids Gazette
The Cedar Rapids Gazette urges women to curb trailing skirts after men are told to cease spitting on sidewalks. The paper hints that social change may follow if decorum is not observed.
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The
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Roosevelt cabinet shuffle looms with retirements and Moody move
The Mason City Times-Herald notes that Shaw Morton and Metcalfe plan to retire from the Roosevelt administration and Attorney General Moody may return to private law practice, signaling possible changes in the official family within the year.
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Mason City Times-Herald
Shaw
Morton
Metcalfe
Roosevelt
Moody
Morton's missed chance highlighted in editorials
The Marshalltown Times-Republican notes Paul Morton had an opportunity to become great and squandered it. The Iowa City Republican claims Iowa's shrinking rural population reflects better farm machinery and the fading role of the hired man.
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Marshalltown Times-Republican
Paul Morton
Iowa
Iowa City Republican
Government Intervention Looms Over Chicago Strike
The Waterloo Courier suggests federal action may be required to halt the Chicago strike, indicating rising tension and potential government involvement in labor unrest.
President Shea Compared to John Mitchell Says Gazette
The Burlington Gazette notes a comparison of President Shea of the teamsters to John Mitchell calling him very different and offering a mixed impression of leadership style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shea
The
Teamsters
John Mitchell
Burlington Gazette
Wilton juniors stage farce The Merchant of Venice Up to Date
Wilton May 26 The Wilton high school juniors presented the farce The Merchant of Venice Up to Date at the opera house before a large audience. The show included football scenes and a courtroom parody with an X ray doctor. Cast members received applause for standout performances and the evening closed with remarks and a reading by Miss Edna Smith. Commencement exercises follow at 8 o’clock in the M. E. church.
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Wilton
Wilton High School
Opera House
Frank Agnew
Belle Edge
Shylock
Antonio
Jessica
Portia
Orden McCoy
Launcelot Gobbo
Jolene Port
Bessie Nicolaus
Nerissa
Mary Ruff
Edith Wacker
Chas
Neenabor
Edna Smith
Duke of Venice
Chas. Kaufman
Bassonio
Alex. Atwill
Grabeana
Leonard Agnew
Arthur Wacker
Tubal
Leslie Whitmer
Launcelot
Orren McCoy
Chas. Neenabor
Edward Maurer
Irdene Port
Abbie S. Threedice
Edith
Wacker
Polly
Gabbo
Anna Murphy
Hattie Wildasin
Markee
Ficken
Geo. Knap
Churdan
H. H. Hurlburt
Muscatine
John Wertz
Oregon
Frank Beard
Harrisburg
P. M. Conant
Webster
Nichols Catholic Church wedding in Nichols Iowa
At 9 o'clock Wednesday morning a ceremony took place at the Catholic church in Nichols Iowa marking a marriage. Local residents and families attended as the couple exchanged vows in a traditional service.
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Nichols
Mar
Charlotte and D Aubant Share Quiet Tea Hour
In a hushed Paris room, Charlotte and D Aubant navigate flirtation and danger as a Russian pursuer looms. Aunt Frederica acts as calm observer while the pair drift toward confession, warily testing boundaries and trust in a delicate tete a tete.
Hazen Brugman Wedding Near Nichols
Miss Mamie Hazen and Arnold Brugman wed with Rev. Fitzsimmons officiating. The couple, raised in the area, receive well wishes from many friends as they begin married life. The week includes visitors, school events, and local notices from Nichols and surrounding towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
Samuel Winn
Des Moines
Nichols
John Heath
Messrs
F. H. Schmidt
P. C. Hart
Anna Foley
Jane Lee
Cranston
Jessie Swygart
Mediapolis
Edna Baker
Everard Hesser
Iowa City
Dillingham
New van Lyle
Ella Thompson
Mayme Foley
Pearl van Tuyl
Madge Babbitt
Selah Rhoades
Miss O'Lary
Ends Headache with New Life Pills Promise
Lazy livers and sluggish bowels cause headaches. Dr. King's New Life Pills remove the cause or no pay. Only 25c at Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store.
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Dr. King
Havercamp’s
Iowa Central Ry Announces Summer Fare Deals to Minnesota and Dakota
The Iowa Central Railway offers daily summer round trip tickets at one fare plus two dollars to select northern Minnesota and Dakota points with return limit October 31. Low round trip fares to St. Paul and Minneapolis start after June 1. For details contact agents or G. P. & T. A. A. B. Cutts in Minneapolis.
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Iowa Central Ry
Minnesota
Dakota
St. Paul
Minneapolis
A. B. Cutts
Minn
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Che Journal
BY Journal Printing CO
Lee
Associated Press
Daily Journal
Journal Agencies
Muscatine Co
State of Iowa
F. W. Eversmeyer
Boott & Bowne
Pearl Stret
Waterloo Courier
Charlotte
D'Aubant
Celete
D’aubant
Barbara
Frederica
Monsieur d’Aubant
Kenneth
Monsieur d'Aubant
Char
Lotte
Alexis
Anais
ER. H. King
2Nd 8&T
4Th Street
Attorneys AT Law
Fred S. Pentzer
East
Henry Jayne
Wo. Hoffman
Arthur Hoffman
Wm. R. Jayne
Jayne & Hoffman
Lowa Avenue
Journal Office
P. Ingham
Attorney AT Law
E. 2Nd Street
J. Carskaddan
W. D. Burk
Carskaddan & Burk
Anil Counselors AT Law
West Second Street
H. D. Horst
J. H. Munroe
W. 2Nd St
G. M. Titus
Titus & Jackson
Town Ave
Richman & Richman
Roy C. Brown
Olds Ridg
First National Bank
Thos. Brown
COOK
G. Stein
D. V. Jackson
S. M. Hughes
S.J. Stein
J. K. Kealing
Chas. Page
J. Carskaddhan
Fr. P. Sawyer
South Trains West No
Os Dawesens
Eavesenickt
Ae Sg Saasson Ccr
M. m
Josie Berry
Nellie Trautman
Laura Wicky
August Peters
Ellen Wesson
John Croutcup
Vernette
Ray Swickard
Hayes Hesser
Weat Liberty
Myrtle Foster
Grace Stickney
Conesville
Willie Chown
Columbus Junction
Kimball
West Liberty
Hazen-Brugman
Eva Baker
Wilton Division
Montezuma
Cees
eSee
A. Me Aoe
P. Mw
Muscatine North and South Railway
South Sound
Bistoess North Bound
Birick
Erick Junction
Iowa Central
Iowa Centr
Elrick
Mason City Mail
San
Twin Cities Limited
Sun
Peoria Express
Peoria Limited
Chicago, Milwaukee Paul Railway
J. C. Pugh
East Round
West Bounty
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