Circulation and delivery details for Muscatine Daily Journal
The Daily Journal claims circulation greater than all other Muscatine papers combined and three times that of any other daily. It is an Associated Press member and a Lee Syndicate member. The newspaper is issued every evening except Sunday and has a semi weekly edition on Tuesday and Friday nights. Daily delivery by carrier is 10 cents per week. yearly subscriptions cost 300 by mail for daily and 150 for semi weekly.
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Muscatine
Daily Journal
Representatives Payne and Young Lead Chicago Office
Payne and Young take charge of the Chicago office located in the 750 Marquette Building. The move positions the firm to strengthen operations in Illinois and coordinate with regional teams.
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Representatives
Payne & Young
Chicago
Marquette Building
Journal Agencies and City Convenience Stores Listed
The Journal announces agencies serving the city for reader convenience. Listings include Fast Hill Hurlbut Grocery East 2nd Street South Muscatine Toberg Bros Grocery Oregon Street W A Busch's Drug Store Hershey Avenue Kecklerville Chavka's Grocery West Fill J H Fuller Grocery and Wm Varzol Grocery with a New York office at 30-34 West 33rd Street. Mississippi Valley.
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Journal
Fast Hill
Hurlbut
East 2Nd Street
South Muscatine
Toberg Bros
Oregon Street
W. c. A. Busch’s
Hershey Avenue
Kecklerville
Chavka’s
West Fill
J. H. Fuller
Wm. Var Zo
New York
West 33Rd Street
Circulation Statement for Muscatine Journal April 1909
Throop, publisher, swears the Muscatine Journal printed and circulated 6,850 copies in April 1909. The document, sworn May 3 1909, lists average circulation and the notarized certification by F L Bihlmeter Notary Public in Muscatine County Illinois.
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Muscatine Journal
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Oie A. BiSho
Throop
The
F. D. Throop
Muscatine Co
State of Ilowae
Against Playing the Waiting Game
A Tit Bits tale reports a boy who answers a store ad and earns a job by seizing a shovel and proving readiness. The merchant tests him by sending him outside, but the boy returns with initiative, asks what to do next, and is hired. The anecdote emphasizes proactive pursuit of opportunity.
A Boy Turns Shovel into Opportunity on a Path to Work
The youth is hired after a mentor tells him to call back. He prepares beyond readiness and turns an ordinary shovel into opportunity. The passage urges proactive pursuit of chances rather than waiting for them to arrive.
Chinese Puzzle Ends In Chop Suey Tragedy
A spoof from Success Magazine and a quip in Everybody's Magazine narrate a grim pun about two men named Ching Ling Lung and Chang Lung Luey who supposedly die after overindulging in chop suey. A Chicago baseball gatekeeper jokes about an umpire with two friends arriving at Comiskey Park.
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Ching Ling Lung
Chang Lung Luey
Success Magazine
Mar Vellous
Chicago
Comiskey
White Sox
Hurst
Everybody's Magazine
Aerial Romance and Bear Tale From The June Bohemian
A comic duo from The June Bohemian includes a tale of an overconfident aviator prompting a boastful girl with a grapnel to abduct her, followed by a humorous bear story from The Outing Magazine about using a hollow log to secure winter provisions by coaxing a bear to walk with it into camp.
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Outing Magazine
Our National Flower
A Farm Journal verse proclaims the rose for England the lily for France and Ireland’s shamrock but asserts the shield of the great republic will bear a stalk of tasseled corn as the nation’s wealth and symbol. It extols corn as the western glory and national emblem.
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England
France
Ireland
Scotland
Republic
Farm Journal
Faith and works tale from a Kansas preacher
In Oskaloosa Herald humor, a Kansas preacher recalls a fellow clergyman who missed a train after trusting his watch. The companion notes the episode shows action over faith, a parable about relying on good works rather than belief alone.
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Oskaloosa Herald
Kansas
Memorial Day Flag Cover Honors Rupert Hughes Quote
Keokuk's Everybody's Magazine cover features an American flag in tribute to Memorial Day. The page includes Rupert Hughes lines from a Keokuk boy praising sacrifice and national unity.
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Keokuk Gate City
Everybody's Magazine
Rupert Hughes
Keokuk
Wright brothers visit expected in Washington
The Wright brothers are not swelled by any distance from the nation. President Taft finds it inconvenient to go to Dayton, so Wilbur and Owen Wright will come to Washington to meet the president and shake hands like kings Edward and Alfonso did.
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Sioux City
Wright Brothers
Taft
Dayton
Wilbur
Owen
Washington
Edward
Alfonso
Rhino falls at first shot in jungle report
The Washington Herald quotes a jungle dispatch praising the rhinosceros for answering duty with noble action, noting the event as a key moment chronicled for a nation awaiting cable news.
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Keokuk
Constitution-Democrat
Washington Herald
Chicago undertaker trims prices on caskets fail to draw crowds
The Waterloo Reporter notes that the Chicago undertaker who advertised cut rates did not see the usual rush associated with such liberal advertising, indicating cooler public response to the offer.
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Waterloo
Chicago
Oskaloosa Adopts Decora Innovations In Bussey Press
Oskaloosa announces a new Decora initiative praised for efficiency. The city cites immediate benefits in public service delivery and community ease as officials describe the plan.
Reminiscences of Long Ago Fifty Years Ago
Wesley son of William Boiler returns home after reports of emigrants retreating toward Pike's Peak. At the turning point 20 to 30 teams passed daily homeward. About 400 teams encamped at Ft. Kearney reluctant to push on. Gold offered at high prices but no ore found. Emigrants shift to Missouri valleys and Iowa as a destination. A dozen teams passed the city yesterday heading to Missouri.
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Wesley
William Boiler
Our
Missouri River
Council Bluffs
Pike’s Peak
Ft. Kearney
Missouri
Pike Peak
Iowa
Decoration day liberal concert offer to Muscatine
The Flowers Family band offers free concerts on Decoration Day if a suitable stand is erected in the courthouse square. They pledge weekly performances, inviting city officials to provide a venue. A Sunday railroad crossing accident at Summit left George Kelley bruised after his buggy overturned when his team turned into an alley.
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Flowers
Muscatine
Court House Square
George Kelley
Summit
Mr. Kelley
Sunday Sabbatarian Day Sparks Debate in Des Moines
Des Moines editor argues that a Sunday Sabbatarian day could expand participation without desecrating the Sabbath. The piece notes Billy Lorimer as a potential United States senator from Illinois and suggests Illinois accepts broader choices but remains selective in candidates.
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Des Moines
Billy Lorimer
United States
Illinois
Bald-headed men urged to wear fly paper in war on houseflies
Des Moines Register suggests bald men could aid the war on houseflies by wearing fly paper on their heads to trap insects, a humorous call for practical pest control during wartime.
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Des Moines Register
Centerville Women Offer Silent Support to Unwelcome Guest
In Centerville, women refrain from presenting flowers or fruit to the county’s unwelcome guest, all praise directed at their quiet restraint and community stance.
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Centerville
Waterloo Courier Reports Ansel Biggs Restored to Soil
The remains of Ansel Biggs, the first governor, have been buried again in Iowa at public expense, with the public record noting the restoration of his remains to the soil of the state.
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Waterloo
Iowa
Ansel Biggs
La Principessa Grants Sonia Grosvenor Ball Proxy
In chapter XXIII a telegram from La Principessa di Monte Bianca arrives for Sonia Hilda Grosvenor authorizing her to act as proxy for the ball amid possible civil authority difficulties. O'Mally and Pietro react with mixed reassurance and curiosity as preparations continue.
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la Principessa di Monte
Bianca
Sonia Hilda Grosvenor
Mystery at Villa Ariadne fuels Florence rumors
Dialogue shows confusion over an invitation and a possible impersonation as servants multiply and work resumes. The Villa Ariadne, once grand, is revived with renovations and intrigue as Florence urbanites await a gala tied to the elusive Principessa di Monte Bianca and the prince allied with the eighth corps.
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O'Mually
Pietro
la Signorina
O'Mally
Ariadne
Florence
Havercamp Offers Dr Howard's Constipation Cure Half Price
J J Havercamp explains he will refund money if Dr Howard's specific fails to cure. The Dr Howard Company authorizes half price to introduce the product, now 25 cents a bottle with a guaranteed satisfaction record. Sixty doses per vial fit a vest pocket, and the medicine is pitched for constipation dyspepsia and general fatigue.
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J. J. Havercamp
Dr. Howard
Y. W. C. A. Notes on Lake Geneva Conference
Booklets for the Central City Y W C A conference at Lake Geneva Wisconsin are available. The event runs August 17 to 27 under Emma Hayes and Elizabeth Hughes with Bible study, platform meetings, recreation, excursions and Association Day stunts. Attendance is open to members and the total cost should not exceed twenty five dollars, with Millinery and Browning classes meeting tonight.
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Lake Geneva
Wisconsin
Emma Hayes
Elizabeth Hughes
Ohio
West Virginia
Port Allen social notes report May visit and plans
Miss Alice Chown visited her cousin C R Chown on weekend. Columbus Junction commencement drew Myrtle Foster Audrey Foster Ruth Miller and others from the area. John Orr and wife called Sunday. Mrs Anna McCullough attended a school picnic at Mrs R E Tipton’s near Cone, with over 100 guests at a lawn dinner.
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Port Allen
Alice Chown
C. R. Chown
Columbus Junction
Myrtle
Audrey Foster
Ruth Miller
Jesse Foster
Floyd McCullough
Ernest Chown
John Orr
Anna McCullough
R. E. Tipton
Cone
Local visitors and illness noted in Morning Sun
Morning Sun Iowa reports Mrs Henry Murray and Mrs Maud Sellers of Cairo visiting Dr Smythe. Nina Hewitt remains seriously ill in recent days. Mr and Mrs O M Cavan and
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Morning Sun
Henry Murray
Maud Sellers
Cairo
Smythe
Nina Hewitt
O. M. Cavan
Wright Brothers Return From Europe Honored Aviators
New York May 26 America praises the Wright brothers as the foremost aviators after their Europe tour. They demonstrated flight in heavier-than-air machines and were honored by European royalty while remaining modest and hard working. Catharine Wright accompanied them popular in Europe. They return to show U S readiness for military airships before resuming duties abroad.
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Wright Brothers
New York
Europe
A. Holland Forbes
Orville Wright
Wilbur Wright
Catharine Wright
America
Wrightrothers
Sam
Local Social Notes Include Visits and Pulpit Plans
Children from Columbus Junction visited H. C. Cavan over Sunday. Rev. H. Graham of Keota to preach at United Presbyterian next Sunday. Music club met at Mrs. Bert McKinley’s. Mrs. Gertrude Hand visiting Mrs. R. R. Wright. Dorothy Sterrett on Riverside trip. Mrs. Dr. Hamilton of Ainsworth visiting mother Mrs. McClanahan. Mrs. Orison Johnson of Elrick visiting Mr. and Mrs. Sam Patterson. Bertha Vanzant to Wayland for mother’s illness. Mrs. M. H. Cochran visiting relatives at Mt. Union.
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Columbus Junction
H. C. Cavan
H. Graham
Keota
United Presbyterian Church
Music Club
Bert McKinley
Gertrude Hand
R. R. Wright
Dorothy Sterrett
Riverside
Dr. Hamilton
Ainsworth
American King of Cures Dr Kings New Discovery
An old advertisement proclaims Dr King’s New Discovery as a quick safe and sure remedy for coughs and colds. It lists pricing at 50 cents and one dollar and credits Havercamp's Description Drug Store.
Local social notes from North Concord Iowa May events
North Concord Iowa May 26 social notes mention Hubert Hafner and family visiting N Hafner in Strawberry Hill, Clara Wagner helping with housework, Kate and Harvey Ritter visiting Mrs Johnston, Lennie George from Washington visiting home, Jesse Lupton and Lance visiting Ray Solomon in Fredonia, Miss Sweet Johnston convalescing after appendicitis, Sandy Grove School with Alec Rechow, O R Knott staying in Columbus Junction to help daughter, Roy Littrel’s wife illness noted.
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North Concord
Hubert Hafner
Lillian
N. Hafner
Strawberry Hill
Clara Wagner
David Gage
Mmes
Kate and
Harvey Ritter
Letts
L. Johnston
Lennie George
Washington
Jesse Lupton
Lance
Ray Solomon
Fredonia
Sweet Johnston
Sandy Grove
Alec Rechow
O. R. Knott
Columbus Junction
Roy Littrel
Real Estate Transfers in Muscatine and Nichols Listings
Real estate transfers transcribed for the Journal by G M Titus list Nicholas Rose and husband selling to Henry A Tober the westerly 40 feet of lot 8 block 31 South Muscatine for 900. Dedrich Augustetux sells to trustees of M E church of Nichols lot 16 block 17 Railroad addition to Nichols for 600. Switzer Fred B et ux sell to Walter W and Lulu A Papes land in section 26 township 77 range 2 for 1200.
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G. M. Titus
Iowa Avenue
Muscatine
Iowa
Nicholas
Rose
Husband
Henry A. Tober
South
Dedrich
Augustetux
M. E. Church of
Nichols
Switzer
Fred B
Walter W
Lulu A. Papes
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Dakota
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Belle Washburne
Anna B. Lewis
Lulu Farrell
Fannie Fitzgerald
Etta Parmelee
Mary Stein
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Nellie Witter
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Ellsworth van Horne
Fred E. Swanson
Harry Hurd
Edward Hahn
Bert Benham
Cedar Rapids
Ray Conaway
Thomas H. Brannan
Bennie Lilly
Will McGaughey
Rob McCampbell
Geo. Howe
Car. Ross
Davenport
Aubrey W. Dean
Neddess Huff
Stella Richard
Grace Griffin
Ethel D. Wallace
Mable E. Addleman
Margaret L. Hill
Harry C. Asthalter
Laura E. Hoag
Chas. A. Robertson
Harry Garnes
Ernest G. Lumpe
Martha A. Loeb
Anna R. Schoemaker
Myrtle Z. Henig
Harriet B. Kemptner
Bertha Neidig
Erma M. Howe
F. Maze Lane
L. Pearl Sherfey
Louise Gunzenhauser
Jesse M. Morris
Charles C. Seiler
Rome
Hillard
Merrihew
Harold Macgrath
Bobbs-Merrill Co
Ietro
O’mally
Burmham
Burnham
Gale
E. Burnham
Havercamp
Catherine Wright
Second Street
Citizens’ Rail
Way & Light Co
Fisch Building
Anson
DR. Pentzer
Ameri
Bk. Big
Wagner Bros
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