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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1900
Page
3
Irregular or tardy delivery of The Journal should be reported promptly to the business office. Each copy should be delivered before 6 30 p m. Complain if the delivery is late. Subscribers should provide secure delivery boxes or designate a safe place to leave the paper.
The Journal guarantees changes to ads only if copy is in the office by 9 a.m. The Journal is sold daily at R. A. Holmes EB. E. Davidson and C. W. Hodges' Bowl stands. All customers can be supplied.
W B Martin is listed in Adair County as a candidate or official associated with the Secretary of State role. The notice appears to reference a filing or designation tied to his name within the county.
The document lists first district Thomas Hedge Burling ton second district J N W Rumple Marengo third district David B Henderson Dubuque fourth district Gilbert N Haugen Northwood fifth district Robert G Cousins Tipton sixth district John F Lacey Oskaloosa seventh district John A T Hull Des Moines eighth district Wm P Hepburn Clarinda ninth district Walter Smith Council Bluffs eleventh district Lot Thomas Storm Lake
Electors at large John N Baldwin of Pottawattamie County Ole Roe of Johnson County for Congress Second District. J N W Rumple of Iowa County listed as elector.
The document presents candidate names for county offices: Auditor A C Noble from Goshen Township, Clerk Charles Richman of Muscatine, Recorder C H Reesink, Attorney E P Ingham of Wilton, and Supervisor D D Webster of Fruitland.
The departure of Democratic chairman Jones from New York signals the collapse of eastern headquarters plans and a confesssion that the eastern situation is hopeless. The imperialism issue has failed, Bryan’s stance on corporations and income tax appears as a universal smasher tactic. The east prefers Bryan’s defeat to any risk to safety or common sense.
The Journal launches a political editorial series titled Editorials By the People featuring prominent Republicans. The editorials aim to guide readers and emphasize the election outcome with concise statements from well known community figures.
A polemic arguing that Democrats hypocritically oppose McKinley era policies after Spanish American War victories. The piece praises McKinley’s leadership and warns against Democratic governance, urging agreement with the author’s stance and urging reconciliation.
The passage argues that insurgents fear an industrial panic from Bryan's election and that Dick Croker would mobilize New York to secure his reward, with other states likely to fall in line by default. It reflects partisan critique and the hope that New York’s stance decides the national outcome.
Bourke Cochran, campaigning in Iowa for Bryan, must defend past charges that Bryan was a candidate swept in by a wave of prejudice and greed. The text labels Cochran’s current stance as a flop from four years ago and accuses him of selfish ambition and Tammany influence.
The author contrasts Iowa and Georgia to argue that Georgia’s large black population is counted in the census but not at the ballot box. He cites 1890 population figures and 1896 vote totals to claim Georgia’s representation remains 13 in Congress and electoral college, highlighting disenfranchisement amidst debates on consent of the governed.
The author argues Congress must intervene regarding Georgia reducing its vote to one third of Iowa’s. Under the fourteenth amendment this would limit Georgia to one third as many Congressmen, creating injustice to Georgia’s citizens and northern freemen, demanding swift congressional remedy.
The Ottumwa Courier argues Iowa’s two doubtful districts decide whether Republicans or Democrats control the next House. It warns that losing two Iowa congressmen could yield a Democratic majority, blocking McKinley’s policies and hindering national progress. The piece urges voting Republican to ensure continued Republican governance.
Brief urban column warns against simplistic health myths linking umbrellas to preventing brain swelling. Experts caution that water on the brain requires medical treatment not everyday objects.
A Des Moines Capital query about a youth named Bryan spurs a response from the Gate City. A rat trap with a mirror intrigues, while an Omaha elevator worker reports profitable, elevating work. A Denver minister jokes on death as hymns commence. A Sand Prairie correspondent disputes a Fort Dodge tale of a train incident. A Sand Prairie mare punishment tale circulates. The gold medal prize bar contest grows more spirited.
The ad claims Beggs German Salve gives fast relief for itching and irritated skin. It says it cures eczema chafing heat rash and other skin diseases in children and also treats cuts burns scalds and piles. It urges mothers not to be without it.
Madison county will host a paper mill relocating from Greenfield Indiana to Glassboro, producing paper for butcher shops and newspapers, with corrugated packing paper and bottles. In Marion Ohio on October 4 the W C T U district convention awarded Miss West of Anna Illinois first prize and Mr Pelley of Anna second in the silver medal contest.
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