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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1908
Page
3
Representatives at Newark office 3034 West 33rd Street and Chicago office 750 Marquette Building are both in charge under Fayce and Young respectively.
The Journal shows a collection of city agencies and businesses for reader convenience. Listings include East Hill Hurlbut Grocery East 2nd Street South Muscatine Toborg Bros grocery Oregon street W C A Busch's Drug Store Ueroshey avenue Keckilerville Chayka's Grocery West Lill J H Fuller Grocery.
Fragmentary notes show Bell telephone business office presence and reference to the Mississippi Valley area. The text lacks clear actions or dates but indicates organizational tie to Bell systems and regional operations.
Average circulation for October 1908 is 6786 copies: I F Throop publisher swears to the printed and circulated total. Notary F L Bihlmeier attests in Muscatine Iowa.
The passage questions the value of a life built on misrepresentation and deceit. It argues that without inner satisfaction, a deceitful life brings only conscience pain and moral decay, equating such a person to a hardened criminal despite outward humanity.
The essay argues people can change through proper care and treatment. It centers on Peter Van Vlissingen, once a prominent Chicago real estate figure, whose years of alleged misappropriation are estimated at over 700000. The piece questions whether his suffering in jail outweighs past pleasures and urges regeneration as a moral lesson.
Senator elect Fletcher of Florida urges a canal across the narrow Florida peninsula estimated to cost 50 million dollars and capable of handling 60 million tons annually. He argues it would remove dangerous straits, shorten Atlantic routes to Central America by about 1000 miles, and strengthen the United States in world markets as part of the Atlantic Gulf inland waterway system.
Howard A. Burrell mocks Democratic prospects for 1912 with bitter sarcasm about their lack of a viable candidate. He predicts the nominee will face a wary public, poking fun at elections, euphoria and crowd behavior while lampooning the era's political mood.
Affinity Earle appears to face a strong challenge as Cedar Rapids Gazette covers a competitive matchup. Details on opponents and results are forthcoming in the report.
Persuasive sizing touts a bottle of bitters for stomach restoration and bowel relief. The ad asserts the product stimulates the liver and kidneys and opens clogged bowels, promising reliable results after 55 years of presence.
An old advertisement touts Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as ideal for poor appetite indigestion dyspepsia constipation female ailments grippe colds malaria fever and ague, labeling the product the sick man's friend.
About thirty yards of calico and a bundle of yarn were stolen from Mr. Garretson's store yesterday. John F. Dillon of Davenport will speak on The Cromwellian Age at Muscatine Literary Institute in Tremont hall next Tuesday evening. A three legged Shanghai rooster was shown by Professor R. Morford of Muscatine Island. Mrs Gurley and Lucy E Pease of the county noted. McCurdy Bros store in Conesville was destroyed by fire yesterday morning.
40 years ago, in this city on Wednesday evening November 18, Rev. Armstrong officiated the marriage of W. W. Lilley and Fannie Palmer. John Hatch couple to give another Tremont Hall reading next Saturday. all invited. Mark Twain plans a U. S. lecture tour with Davenport booked and Muscatine seeking his appearance.
Marriage notice records a ceremony in West Liberty Iowa on November 13 conducted by Rev A V Fran. The brief item notes a 30 year milestone anniversary implied by the date. No further names or details are provided in the readable fragment.
A man’s wife and his lover clash as the wife uses a chair during a heated dispute with her partner. The exit of the man seems to echo the old saying that he got what was coming to him.
In the Dubuque Times Journal a political figure named Archbold says he would retire if the parties no longer need him, signaling possible stepping back from public life and advising further use by supporters or opponents.
Copyright notice for a 1908 work by Gerald Villiers-Stuart entered at Stationer's Hall. All rights reserved.
In a continued chapter, Vandraken and Von Tarsenheim debate twins and aura. The occultist claims to fuse two men via an electric wave, outlines an aura left by birth, and places the soul on a distant star while the body remains on Earth. Vandraken questions distance and the nature of the soul.
Dr. E H Bowman of Andalusia who was thought fatally injured in the Quincy wreck has recovered. Invitations have been issued for the golden wedding anniversary celebration of Mr. and Mrs. Lindley Hoopes on November 22.
The German Methodist society will dedicate its newly remodeled church on November 27. The Journal reports the death of W. B. Van Sant in Des Moines on November 14, a former Muscatine resident. Edward Baker wed Elizabeth Burnett at the Atalissa parsonage on November 10. Billy Catton, once of this city, won Chicago’s $1,000 billiards purse game over George Sutton by 300 to 291.
An occultist explains that each soul has a recording angel and that thoughts leave lasting records. He claims to transfer thought vibrations to another soul of the same star by hypnosis, while critiquing religious concepts and the afterlife. The discussion touches on survival, fate, and universal law.
An advertisement touts Dr Miles Nervine as a cure for rheumatism offering direct curative properties and nervine soothing effects. It shares a testimonial from James H Sanders of Rockaway New Jersey and notes doctors can advise free of charge. The Miles Medical Co grants a refund for unsatisfactory bottles.
The article argues the body functions as a chain with the stomach as a key link. It claims weakness or disease of digestion causes broader ailments, and asserts Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery cures stomach disorders and allied organ weaknesses, resulting in overall health.
In a tense exchange, Vandraken seeks a method to project guilt onto another, asking von Tarsenheim to sever his own conscience and attach it to Colonel Morse’s. Von Tarsenheim explains a “wire” device that redirects moral sensing, shrinking the victim’s remorse while dulling the user’s own conscience.
An old newspaper advertises Hall's Catarrh Cure with a one hundred dollar reward for incurable catarrh. It includes endorsements from F J Cheney & Co and Walding Kinnan Marvin wholesale druggists in Toledo as well as testimonial offers. The ad notes internal action and price ten cents per bottle and promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
Literary Notes from the DC discuss Letitia by Chas A McFarlane a Vermont newspaper man pursuit of a missing heir to millions. The tale explores northern lumber camp life and the crude temperament of its people with bright entertaining prose.
In the Christmas Century Mr. Carnegie discusses his tariff views, formed in the early seventies by Adam Smith and John Stuart Mill. He says his opinions have not changed and that Smith was not the caricatured free trader, as Mill’s paragraph summarizes the matter.
Sole Referee will sell under court order on December 14 1908 at 10am at the Muscatine County Courthouse. The Krehe building on East Second Street and several Park Place additions in Muscatine are listed. Sale is cash and subject to court approval. Fred T. Nesper Referee. H C Madden Attorney.
D F Sullivan sues to quiet title to a described parcel in Muscatine Iowa claiming full ownership in fee simple and seeks to bar all heirs and unknown claimants under late Suel Foster and others. The court orders publication in Muscatine Daily Journal weekly for six weeks beginning November 11 1908 and warns defendants to appear by January 12 1909.
The speaker praises Gold Medal Flour as the only flour that brought reliable results, while a listener named Lucinda remains silent.
Mason ic Iowa Lodge No 2 A M and A A meet first Tuesday evening monthly. Washington Chapter No 4 M stated convocation second Friday monthly. Webb Council Royal and Select Masters Stated assembly third Thursday monthly in Stein's Music Hall. De Molay Commandery No 1 E T regular conclave fourth Wednesday monthly.
R M Musquitine Tribe No 95 meets Thursday at 8 pm in Yeoman. Visiting chiefs are cordially invited to attend. Daniel Borgstedt Sachem. Lester Smith C of R.
Bloomington Council No. 175 F A A holds Friday meetings at H F Bodman’s Grocery Hall Corner Second and Chestnut streets. Q I Howard president E P Day secretary. Romona Council No. 52 Pocahontas meets first and third Friday monthly in Maccabee Hall. Isabel Norton Pocahontas Luella Bell collector of wavipum A A Stark keeper of records.
Several fraternal groups announce regular meetings. M. W. of A. Muscatine Camp No 106 meets Tuesday evenings at Woodmen ball Olds Block led by Consul Coster and Clerk Leyda. Fraternal Bankers Reserve meets first and third Wednesdays at Yeomen Hall at 5 PM with noted officers Appt and Lemkau. M. L. A. Bend City Lodge No 1438 meets first and third Mondays at the Modern Brotherhood hall with King as president and Ryan as secretary.
Vost No ssl meets the first and third Tuesdays at G A ball with visiting members welcome. Commander J H Muarve and Adjutant Gus Schmidt listed among officers.
B a the Be USCATINE AERIE No. 815 holds Tuesday evening gatherings at 8. Dunbar restaurant hosts weekly lodge ball. Els Electa Chapters No. 52 meet on the second and fourth Mondays each month. Mrs. Letia Shaguitt, W. A. L, Mrs. August Uthmer, Secy.
Knights of the Benevolent order Wyoming Lodge No 76 meets every Friday at 7:30 PM in the Freemasons building on Main Avenue. Visiting brothers invited. Officers listed: B W McDougal C FE L Bihmeler K of R. and g.
Helen Blair steamer departs Davenport Wednesday and Friday at 7 a m and Sunday at 7 30 a m with return at 7 p m The Burlington boat runs Monday Wednesday and Friday at 8 30 p m arriving at Burlington 9 15 next morning W G Block Co Agents
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