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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1909
Page
3
The Daily Journal claims largest circulation among Muscatine papers and is an official paper of city and county. It lists editorial staff, AP and syndicate memberships, and publication schedule with daily eve ning issues except Sundays and a semi weekly edition on Tuesdays and Fridays. Rates include 10 cents weekly delivery and annual mail options.
Payne and Young are in charge at the Chicago office located in the 750 Marquette Building.
The Journal lists agencies serving readers including East Hill Hurlbut Grocery East 2nd street South Muscatine Toborg Bros grocery Oregon street W C A Busch's Drug Store Hershey avenue Kecklerville Chayka's Grocery West Bill J H Fuller Grocery and Wm Van Zyl Grocery New York Office 30 34 West 33rd Street.
Fragmentary text mentions Bell business and editorial offices with unclear context and vague engineering terms. No verifiable names, dates, or locations are readable to establish a substantive local notice.
The paper criticizes Republican leaders for ignoring a fair primary and hopes Lori mer, newly elected senator, acts as a statesman not a boss. It praises his ability and urges conduct that benefits Illinois, noting the upcoming political storm may hinge on his future actions.
Sworn detailed circulation statement for the Muscatine Journal in April 1909 lists totals and distribution notes. The document records circulation figures including daily, Sunday, and other day counts, with multiple numerical tallies and endorsements.
F D Throop publisher of the Muscatine Journal swears an April 1999 circulation figure. The oath was sworn before F L Bihlmeier notary public on May 3 1909 in Muscatine County Illinois.
The Chicago Tribune notes the Illinois senatorial deadlock is resolved with Lorimer as senator. It criticizes the result though acknowledges his ability and that the primary’s outcome should have stood. The paper cautions about direct primary advocates and remarks on bipartisan votes that aided the election.
A humorous anecdote contrasts Simeon Ford recalling a long windup speech with a Lady Godiva remark. A June Strand cartoon frames a terrified elderly woman clinging to a stranger as a traffic onslaught surrounds them, the man replying I am blind as he leads her safely across.
Clinton Herald reports central Illinois broom manufacturers testing broom hay brooms. If successful, broom corn farming may end as hay costs run about 8 dollars per ton versus 85 to 90 dollars for broom corn. Hay brooms could sell from 1.40 to 1.75 per dozen with higher profit.
An editor describes a queenlike figure as a country girl who wears a 50 cent wrap as well as a 25 dollar tailor made suit. She homesteads feeding chickens and patching socks, plays piano, cooks hearty meals, and speaks well to all audiences.
Reminiscences recall the Campbell Minstrels at Tremont Hall drawing a large crowd in Muscatine. The review praises the troupe for variety and mastery. Mississippi flood damages reported below, with many farms inundated. Decoration Day observance urged as citizens prepare to honor fallen heroes with business suspended 1 pm to 4 pm.
Invitations have been received for the wedding of Fred H. Eaton formerly of Muscatine to Miss Eva Bartlett of LaGrange Missouri. The ceremony will be held in LaGrange on June 4. M Bartlett L Eichelberger J Idle and S Sinnett left for Des Moines to attend the greenback convention.
The Journal notes J Phelps and John J Havercamp seek a patent for a universal envelope. Havercamp telegram from Chicago May 28 1889 offers seven thousand for the patent. Y M C A rooms hosted a symposium with Walter Scott featuring Mrs Hatch Miss Dolsen in a Wanderers Night Song duet and a reading from Ivanhoe.
The article argues for the Des Moines plan where voters choose aldermen at primaries by ballot and citizens gain initiative referendum and recall powers. It contends this system curbs graft, reduces ward bosses, and returns true representation to the people who govern themselves. It cites James J. Hill contrasts and urges brief sufficiency in praise of Northwest development.
A total solar eclipse is scheduled for Thursday June 17 visible across the United States except the deep south. The event begins about 6 10 p m and continues past sunset as the moon covers about half the sun at maximum obscuration.
Mayor Jim Dahlman of Des Moines has been appointed by Nebraska's governor as a delegate to an international navigation congress. He is expected to offer remarks on the subject of water and related issues.
The Keokuk Gate City piece notes George Fitch skewers public sentiment by saying many men would be left unable to decide simple political questions if deprived of their pocket books. It then advises Fitch to focus on his own liver.
In a Missouri farm setting, fifteen minutes before his wedding, a farmer drank carbolic acid. Witnesses note his nerves failed at the pivotal moment, signaling a shocking disruption to the ceremony and raising questions about the incident's motives and consequences.
The Burlington Hawkeye quotes the Marshalltown Times-Republican urging readers to consider safety and sanity for the Fourth of July celebrations and reflect on the value of such planning.
Editor discusses the Des Moines commission form of city government and how Muscatine could adopt it. The plan requires a petition by 25 percent of last city election voters and a special election within two months. If approved, mayor and councilmen are elected at large and current officials’ terms end.
An advertisement extols Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a universal laxative for constipation. It claims elating bowel health prevents disease and offers a free test bottle to readers who mail name and address to Dr Caldwell. It notes the liquid tonic costs 50 cents to 1 dollar and provides medical advice without charge.
Worth mourns a vanished lover as a moonlit ball in Florence unfolds. La Signorina defies danger with a prince and carabinieri confronting a staged deception while a shadowy figure watches from the grounds awaiting the right moment to strike fate. The scene shifts to a distant quiet chase seven years in the making.
A fragment notes Silent atmosphere at Villa Ariadne with warm mellow light lighting windows as Chapter XXIV hints at Measure For Measure.
The Boston sportswoman Elea nor a Sears ranks among crack American women players in tennis and excels in singles doubles and mixed events. She is also a leading amateur swimmer, a skilled horseback rider and pony polo enthusiast. In California she sought a men polo match wearing trousers and was declined. She vowed to form a women’s team strong enough to defeat any men’s squad. She also sparked headlines by calling Newport young men sissies in a past interview.
Lincoln residents recount weekend visits by Mr. and Mrs. Wm Timmerman of Lone Tree to their son A Timmerman and wife. Mrs Ed Thomas and Miss Mable Thomas of Lone Tree called at P Hann home. Mrs Wm Timmerman and Mrs A Timmerman visited West Liberty. Miss Hilda Eakman of Chicago noted in local postings.
Iowa defeated Drake 6 to 1 in a tightly contested game at Iowa field. O’Brien starred for Iowa as the Hawkeyes delivered a concise and fair afternoon battle, marking one of the cleanest on the Hawkeye diamond.
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