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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1901
Page
3
The Muscatine Journal lists John Mahin as Editor and Harold J Mahin as Manager in its masthead and notes entry as second class mail at Muscatine Iowa.
The Republicans of the 20th Senatorial District comprising Louisa and Muscatine counties will meet at the Muscatine court house at 2 o clock p m on the 1st day of July 1901 to choose a candidate for Senator and conduct other convention business. Delegates: Louisa 32 and Muscatine 21. All party members who support Republican principles may participate. County chairmen are asked to arrange county conventions to select delegates. J W Kelig Muscatine County Senatorial Committeeman. J W Garner Louisa County Senatorial Committeeman.
The Dallas Center Local notes a sparse Republican caucus with 38 of 160 voters present, while Iowa's state convention resolutions once praised Edwin H. Conger. It recalls the line praising Conger as a citizen of Iowa serving the country and asking prayers for his safety and family amid distant peril.
An advertisement asserts nine tenths of people are aging without care and promotes Mulls Grape Tonic as a harmless miracle cure. It claims the tonic, made from grapes, fruit and herbs, restores youth, nourishes tissues, and strengthens the body with a large bottle priced between 50 cents and one dollar.
A claim of Mull's Lightning Pain Killer relieves all aches and pains by topical or oral use prompts consumer caution as a historic product pitch circulates, urging readers to beware unverified medical assertions and potential misuse.
The passage urges Iowa Republicans to prove the sincerity of their 1900 platform. It emphasizes support for a man and his family and calls on neighbors to offer sympathy and steady interest as the day arrives for him to receive assurances at home.
The Chicago Chronicle mocks Dr. Dowie by arguing medical practice remains undefined and flexible. It notes medicines double as food, questions the limits of treatment from tea to lemonade, and suggests even surgery could be improvised. The piece concedes Dowie has a right to be a fool, and so do many others in Chicago.
Judge Bishop of Des Moines held that a church is a non profit Iowa corporation with church purposes and lacks power to enter into the contract sued upon. The Slayton Lyceum Bureau sued the Asbury M KE church but the court ruled no recovery against the defendant church.
James J Hill declares the fight is on the high seas to secure ocean commerce and feed the world. He argues America must serve the world by developing Pacific routes while avoiding tolls on eastern traffic, echoing Tom Benton’s historic westward path in Lafayette Park St Louis.
Oskaloosa resident Liston Mc Millen writes to the Des Moines Register in support of Cummins for governor. The writer notes a long history of shifting party affiliations and brief stints with many factions.
The Decorah Journal reports a boycott of the Milwaukee railroad at Calmar after station agent Olson refused to sign a petition. The action is framed as a protest over personal liberty.
The Council Bluffs Nonpareil argues that social pressure would ease if fewer girls and women were willing to be mashed. The remark reflects era attitudes toward gender and social behavior.
Railroads publish fares from the Trans Miss to Cripple Creek Colorado for July 16 to 21. Delegates and wives will spend part of the heated term in the mountains 11 000 feet high. The twelfth annual Trans Miss Commercial Congress is set to be the largest yet.
Richard Mansfield explains the stage’s nervous strain and the constant audience pressure. He portrays the crowd as a black monster fed nightly, growing fat and devouring his energy, while he questions whether it loves him or merely demands more. He compares the audience to a hungry epicurean monster with many heads and thoughts.
PRESS OPINIONS ARGUE that party men should not chase favored positions. Fonda Vimes criticizes politicians who switch support to winning candidates, urging steadfastness to principles and nominees. References to railroads backing Cummins and historical echoes of 1889 frame concerns about party pressure and integrity.
Des Moines Register warns that Cummins factionalism threatens the Republican party and Iowa state safety. It urges Republicans to oppose the looming danger and insists on firm, united action against factionalism to prevent future complaints.
The Cummins press continues its barrage against anti railroad arguments, accusing opponents of opposing progress and infrastructure development amid ongoing disputes over rail policy and public interest.
Fannie Shelton of Washington Iowa describes severe female weakness prolapsus and menorrhagia years ago and credits Dr Pierce s Favorite Prescription with help. She says she has not needed it recently but would use it again if the old trouble returns and would pay if not benefited. She has recommended the remedy to many friends and urges them to try a bottle.
Secret Service uncovers another group of counterfeiters in a New York suburb and seizes a large batch of fake five dollar bills. The article promotes Hipstetter's Stomach Bitters as a trusted remedy and warns buyers to patronize reputable druggists to avoid imitations.
A humorous line notes that while a hog isn’t a math expert it handles square-root examples as a single term, illustrating a playful take on arithmetic aptitude.
A. V. Roland of London notes England faces a flour glut from Minneapolis consignments. Bread making is rare in London households with most people buying from bakers, except in Yorkshire where home baking persists.
Tennessee senator criticizes Republicans for stoking sectional hatred with the bloody shirt and a Confederate brigadier label. He notes the repeal of the ban on bearing arms during the Spanish American War and urges progress beyond partisan rancor.
M Hernandez of Monterey notes under President Diaz that American investment in Mexican projects grows, Mexican labor commands higher wages, and distrust between the races fades as cross border contact increases with thousands of Mexicans visiting the United States and many Americans touring Mexico.
Grand Trunk Railway offers a handsome descriptive folder about the Pan American route to Buffalo. Sent on receipt of 2 cents in stamps to 249 Clark Street Chicago, the city passenger and ticket agent will mail the folder.
The passage presents a maxim on steadfast resolve quoting Corneille about choosing conquest or death. It emphasizes noble despair as rare to overcome and suggests a stoic mindset in the face of hardship.
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