Daily Journal Circulation and Delivery Rates
Circulation is stated as the largest among Muscatine papers and three times any other daily. The paper is part of the Lee Newspaper Syndicate and Iowa Evening Press Association. The Daily Journal is issued every evening except Sunday. The Semi-Weekly Journal runs 10 pages on Tuesday and Friday nights. Delivery by carrier within the city costs 10 cents weekly. by mail the yearly rates are 3.00 for daily and 1.50 for semi weekly.
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Muscatine
Daily Journal
Representatives in Charge at Chicago Office
Payne and Young lead operations at the Chicago office located in the 750 Marquette Building overseeing client accounts and local assignments.
Local Grocery Agencies Listed by The Journal
The Journal lists several city agencies for reader convenience. East Till Maribut Grocery on Fast 2nd street and South Muscatine Toborg Bros. grocery on Oregon street are named along with W. C. A. Buschs Drug Store on Hershey avenue. Kecklerville Charlin's Grocery West Till J. WW Fuller Grocery and Wm Van Zyl Grocery also appear. New York Office 30 34 West 83rd Street is noted.
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East Till
Maribut Grocery
Fast 2Nd
Telephones and Bell Offices Audience Notes
Brief items list business and editorial office notes for Bell in Mississippi Valley. includes scattered references to telephone services and organizational mentions. The readable text is fragmented with uncertain details and lacks clear events or actions.
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Bell
Mississippi Valley
Circulation Statement for Muscatine Journal April 1999
I F D Throop publisher swears the Muscatine Journal printed and circulated six thousand eight hundred fifty copies in April 1999. The affidavit dated May 3 1909 before Notary Public F L Bihlmeier confirms the statement.
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F. D. Throop
The
Muscatine Journal
A Thought for Tomorrow Memorial Day Reflection
The article contemplates Decoration Day in Muscatine and across Iowa, urging Memorial Day as a sacred day tied to pride in local veterans and the sacrifices of comrades. It notes the coincidence of Memorial Day with Sunday and invites readers to reflect on devotion, remembrance, and reverence.
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Muscatine
Memorial Day Reflection on Freedom and Duty
The author honors Civil War veterans and warns that liberty requires ongoing effort. He contrasts past courage with today’s threats from wealth concentration and urges moral resolve, self government, and remembrance as duties on Memorial Day.
Reminiscences and Memorial Day Observances Recap
A historical note recounts events from 50, 40, and 30 years ago. It mentions Abbie A. Cadle and Frank W. Mahin wedding on May 28 in Muscatine, with over 300 friends attending. It also covers Greenback convention delegates John Idle, M. M. Bartlett, L. Eichelbarger, Aaron Cannot, and notes Idle's take on bonded debt. Memorial Day parade details follow with the order of march through the city including bands, posts, batteries, and relief corps units.
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A. B. Robbins
East Water Street
Abbie A. Cadle
Frank W. Mahin
Muscatine
C. Cadle
John Idle
M. M. Bartlett
L. Eichelbarger
Aaron Cannot
Muscatine County
Idle
Bartlett
Cannot
Feichelbarger
Temperance lecturer Angis F Newman to speak in Stein's Hall
Twenty years ago the WCTU celebrates securing Mrs Angis F Newman to deliver a temperance lecture in our city. The talk is slated for Tuesday evening at Stein's Music Hall and is described as a very fine address.
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Angis F. Newman
Our City
Stein's Music Hall
Memorial Day as living tribute not a ceremony
A call to honor a public figure’s memory by serving in one’s own sphere. The message urges turning Memorial Day into a living practice of service to country rather than a passive ceremony for the dead.
Keota Cars Lead Town to Record Auto Taming
The Keota Eagle praises a town of about 1100 for twelve domesticated automobiles and two more ordered, aiming for one car per eighty residents, comparing Keota’s auto culture with Muscatine and noting booster exchanges with nearby towns. It also quotes editorials from Marshalltown Times-Republican and Davenport Times on politics, health, and public life, referencing Senator Lorimer and Illinois figures.
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Keota
Eagle
Muscatine
Muscatine Boosters
Letts Record on Brightness and Help for Women at Home
A Letts Record editorial laments too little brightness in women’s lives and insufficient assistance in domestic duties, noting the “nurse” in a.
Window Shattered by Horse Iron Whirlwind at Toben Malone Store
Upper pane of Toben Malone's shop broke after a horseshoe struck it and a small whirlwind then sucked glass outward, leaving small fragments on the sidewalk. The passage notes a memorial service adding a new feature honoring the dead with flowers carried by the Father of Waters.
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Toben & Malone's
Waters
Muscatine Wins Dry Ban After Enforcement Petition
Judge Jackson enjoined several individuals from selling liquor in Muscatine after a petition by law enforcement league members. The dry action aligns with the earthquake shock reported in Muscatine yesterday.
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West Liberty Index
Muscatine
Law Enforcement League
Jackson
Nichols residents resist illegal booze vendors in Muscatine
Muscatine efforts defend Nichols from illegal liquor sellers as local residents face pressure fromPedestrian vendors selling pints on street corners. The tone praises the stance and notes safety concerns for Nichols residents amid ongoing streetcorner solicitation.
Traffic in other forms of dishonor echoes in Africa
A Sioux City Journal fragment notes a lurid cultural thread as Bwana Tumbo continues to pursue big game in Africa, suggesting a colonial gaze that links wealth with domination and appetite for danger.
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Sioux City Journal
Bwana Tumbo
Africa
Oskaloosa Herald: Cheap papers, costly subscribers
The editor voices skepticism about newspapers built on low prices and questions whether readers truly receive value for their money. The remark targets the business model that emphasizes affordability over quality and substance.
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Oskaloosa Herald
Senator Stone Praises Bryan Yet Disagrees With Advice
Cedar Rapids Gazette reports Senator Stone says he likes Bryan but rejects Bryan's advice, noting the stance reflects a common trait among many Democrats.
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Cedar Rapids
Stone
Bryan
Roosevelt Plans Silent Noah's Ark for Smithsonian
Davenport Times reports rumors that President Roosevelt intends to reshape the Smithsonian Institution into a quiet repository akin to a silent Noah's ark, preserving artifacts and specimens. The piece notes the proposal as a major cultural conservation shift with uncertain implementation.
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Davenport
Roosevelt
Smithsonian Institution
Iowa City Citizen Hints At Air Ship Navigation
The Iowa City Citizen speculates that Iowa could become navigable for air ships, outlining potential routes and implications for local travel and commerce. The brief notes curiosity about future aerial movement and regional impact.
Notice of Letting Drainage District Five Bids
Bids due by noon June 8 1909 at the Muscatine County Auditor for Drainage District Five to build a six foot base ditch with slopes of 1 to 1 in Goshen and Wapsinonoc Townships. Requires 10 percent certified check. project must start within 30 days and finish by September 1 1909. Board may reject all bids.
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Sealea
County Auditor's Office
Muscatine
Iowa
Goshen
Wapsinonoc
A Night at Villa Ariadne Ends in Tense Confrontation
In the ballroom the departure of guests turns chaotic as Enrico, Prince of Monte Bianca, returns as amused observer to confront his wife Sonia. She declares she is his wife in law but not in faith, and demands he leave as a tense scene unfolds over estates and infidelity. Hillard and Merridew witness the charged exchange.
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Principi di Monte Bianca
Enrico
Villa
Ariadne
la Signorina
Rome
Grosvenor
Bacchus
Sonia
Hillard
Mr. Merridew
Carabinieri
Allen's Foot-Ease Promises Quick Foot Comfort
Allen S. Olmsted offers Allen's Foot-Ease powder to relieve painful feet, ingrown nails, corns, and bunions, claiming instant relief and comfort. Sold by druggists and shoe stores, 25c by mail, trial package free. address in Le Roy.
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Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy
Wilson and guests honored at Washington receptions
President Woodrow Wilson and Mrs Wilson were feted in Washington this week with numerous entertainments. A major reception hosted by Mrs J W Foster, wife of the former treasury secretary, drew support from Mrs James Sherman and other notable women including Mrs Bryce and Mrs Elkins.
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Washington, D. C
Woodrow Wilson
Princeton University
Turbulent confrontation unfolds between Hillard and Prince
In a dramatic scene Hillard flirts with danger as he teases a prince about his wife and a bold affront to a rival friend. The exchange hints at murder, jealousy, and a looming confrontation as tensions mount and a dramatic resolution seems near.
A Woman’s Idea of Summer Comfort
A guide to summer home ease focuses on kitchen comfort for housekeepers. The piece highlights the burden of cooking and heating water in hot weather and presents the New Perfection Wick Blue Flame Oil Cook Stove as a solution that makes kitchen work quicker and less arduous.
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Abel
Che Journal BY Journal Printing CO
F. Db. Throop
L. P. Loomis
Associated Press
Lee Newspaper Syndicate
Iowa Evening Press Association
Journal Agencies
Muscatine Co
State of
Lowa
F. L. Bihlmeier
Dick Mo
Association of American Advertisers
New York City
New World
America
Ostetter
City Cornet Band
de Molay Commandery
Shelby Norman
Grand Army of the Republic
William Vail
Muscatine Rifles
Woman’s Relief Corps
de Molay
Marshalltown Times-Republican
Midas
Marshalltown
Davenport Times
Topeka
New York
Washington
Sioux City
Nichols News
Nichols
Iowa City
Aids
Dr. Pierce
Golden Medical
Nature
J. W. Foster
Thompson Bros
McQuesten
Sawyer
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