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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1901
Page
3
The Muscatine Journal lists John Mahin as Editor and Harold J. Mahin as Manager. The publication is entered at the Muscatine post office as a second class master.
Rates listed for daily and semi-weekly delivery by carrier with weekly collection. Term is 20 semi-weekly issues on Tuesdays and Fridays payable in advance. The price is 150 dollars per year. Orders via postal card or telephone No. 27. Remittances by draft express or money order to Journal Printing Company.
The Republicans of Louisa and Muscatine counties will meet in a delegate convention at the Muscatine county courthouse Iowa at 2 oclock p.m. on Wednesday the last day of July A.D. 1901 to nominate a candidate for Senator and conduct other business. Delegation from Louisa and Muscatine counties is set by the state call and both counties will send their allotted delegates. All interested in Republican principles are invited to participate in the caucuses. County chairmen are to organize the conventions to select delegates. W Erlis and J W Garner are the senatorial committeemen for Muscatine and Louisa counties respectively.
The Republican electors of Iowa are called to a delegate convention in Cedar Rapids on Wednesday August 7 1901 at 11 am to nominate candidates for governor lieutenant governor supreme court superintendent of public instruction railroad commissioner and other business. Representation by county is listed with counts and voting history references. W. Phillips and W. C. Weaver serve as secretary and chairman respectively.
The piece compares sensational journalism in city papers with honest country reporting. It recounts a Minneapolis Journal claim about Rev Samuel Jones of Tioga Pa engaging in a checkers match with a suitor for Miss Jones hand and the resulting engagement. It notes the New York Methodist Advocate questioned the minister's standing and sought confirmation from Tioga district officials.
The Advocate rejects claims about the Rev Samuel Jones of Tioga Pa and his daughter and notes no church debt in Tioga for years. It states there is a single Jones in Genesee Conference, a probationer living in Naples NY, and denies any Jones in the district holding superannuate license. The piece condemns the Minneapolis Journal for alleged munchausinism.
Illinois senator Billy Mason visiting his brother Ed Mason, clerk of the Federal court, in Des Moines. He told a News reporter he strongly backs the Hepburn Nicaraugua canal bill and urges its passage at once, noting other nations consent and the United States, as the strongest nation, should act without waiting for England.
Tipton Advertiser lauds Muscatine figure Musser as a wealth matched philanthropist akin to Carnegie. It highlights his donation of a cemetery chapel and a public library and urges others to act locally rather than rely on distant benefactors.
The Carroll Herald notes that mileage books circulated here were not from N W Hubbard, J W Blythe, or their affiliates. They originated from a reformist moral center and claimed to push purity, while denying support for any specific candidate. The piece accuses railway transportation influence as coming from outside Burlington or Cedar Rapids.
Keokuk receives many congratulations as progress toward harnessing the Mississippi at Muscatine and Mos cow Canal signals a vast development. The plan would turn Keokuk into a major industrial center with numerous factories and thousands of jobs, boosting real estate values and creating a regional home market for farm products.
Rev. J. L. Jones of England lectured in Montreal arguing the Anglo-Saxon people are the ten lost tribes of Israel. He described Israel as a mother of nations keeper of the Sabbath chosen protected unconquerable and possessing the gates of enemies with ships in many waters. He asked if this fits Great Britain.
E. B. Howard, superintendent of the State employment bureau in Kansas City, estimates a need for 20,000 men to harvest the state's big crop. Workers can be employed from June 10 to June 20, earning $1.50 to $2.00 per day plus board.
The Des Moines Capital reports a witty scene as a boy flies a kite on the Platte with the slogan I will not be a candidate again. A paper on the string reads Unless I get the nomination, highlighting playful political humor of the era.
The Lincoln Journal notes Texas lawmakers have stopped promoting a sixteen-to-win stance and now push oil reform. The shift toward kerosene policy is seen as financially beneficial for Texas and may yield broad regional benefits.
Substantial incentives are offered to locate manufacturing or other industries at several points on the Iowa Central railway, which has good facilities and natural advantages. Interested parties should contact Geo. S. Batty, general passenger and ticket agent, Iowa Central railway, Marshalltown, Iowa.
The Iowa statute prohibits fishing for salmon or trout from November to March and bass pike and other game fish from April to May in state waters. It bans devices that obstruct fish passage, certain baits, explosives, electricity, and hunting from streams. A trot line may be used May to December with limits, and possession of a spear or seine near public waters or ice is prima facie evidence of intent to violate.
A Treasury official criticizes federal clerks who moonlight in real estate, rooming houses, shops, and professional fields. He notes long tenure and high pay reinforce dual careers, mentions sundown doctors, and says several schemes persist despite past crackdowns.
Authorities seize a large batch of fake five dollar bills and expose a counterfeit operation in a suburb of New York City. The article warns about imitations of Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters and urges buyers to shop only at reputable druggists to avoid fakes.
Rates from across the Trans Mississppi territory to Cripple Creek Colorado July 16 21 set for delegates and wives attending the twelfth annual Trans Mississppi Commercial Congress The sessions promise to be the largest in its history with mountain travel and Colorado points of interest noted for the trip.
A Chicago Journal reflection praises Mexico’s mixed Indigenous heritage, noting Maya Tarascan and Zapotec lines and the potential rise of an Indian Mexico. It claims Indian blood brings gravitas, will, loyalty, and stamina, with educated Indians exhibiting strong work and culture.
A new heating and ventilation system by Prof. Fischer in Berlin uses hot air chambers up to 80 feet high to keep air at 15 C. The design routes warm air toward the ceiling, introduces four air strata, and recirculates cooled air to prevent stagnant breath in the congregation.
In Orono on May 31 Rev Millice will preach at the M E church Sunday at 3 PM. Mr and Mrs Field are expected home from Southern California this week. Five carloads of cattle were shipped from Conesville Tuesday with Mr Coulter among the shippers. Children’s Day will be observed by Methodists on June 9. Miss Nellie Gunderson graduated from Letts high school last Friday.
The article defends eating meat as part of a balanced diet, arguing meat provides concentrated nutrition and aids digestion. It promotes Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a safe aid, claims they supply pepsin and diastase, and notes the product sells for 50 cents with a free booklet from F A Stuart Co., Marshall, Michigan.
Local notes tell of a lively Oakland box social Saturday evening raising $750. Several visitors stop by including Mr. and Mrs. J. W. McKee in Conniesville and Mr. McKeown with another gentleman. Longtime resident Mrs. Sarah Trautman, stricken with paralysis almost three years ago, remains sociable and active in church work despite limited mobility.
At the request of the Alumni Association the Western Passenger Association offers visitors a fare and one third for a round trip over its Iowa roads during the annual commencement.
In Paris a light exchange about a woman prompts the remark How do you know she is an American The reply I heard her talking French reflects on language as a marker of nationality and raises questions about perception and belonging.
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