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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1916
Page
3
Bookish campaign rhetoric and a vivid report from Paducah Kentucky describe a public push for campaign expense transparency while detailing a double lynching in the city. The piece condemns mob violence and notes the failure of authorities to punish the mob, signaling a troubling view of justice and public order in the South.
A critical column denounces lynching as a social scourge linked to southern politics. It contends mobs cow crowds, condemns democratic leaders for inciting violence, and warns that northern states share in the stigma unless law and order prevail nationwide.
The article discusses the shift in U S exports due to World War I, noting that 64.7 percent of this year’s exports come from seventeen war munition and supply items, up from 31.7 percent in 1914. It cites fiscal year 1916 exports of these items at 2.73 billion dollars, a gain of 3.96 billion, and warns that ending the war could cause massive job losses as war trade collapses.
On Saturday evening Democrats held a second campaign rally at the Grand Theatre. A brassy band was used to draw a crowd for three speakers to address the day's events. The account notes the crowd and the staged nature of the event.
Charles Mullion of Philadelphia suffered rheumatism after a rainy day hunting trip. Prolonged exposure left him unable to work until Sloan's liniment eased his pain. He credits the treatment with rapid improvement and lasting relief. The ad claims Sloan's soothes bruises sprains toothache and neuralgia with external pain relief in cel.
A lively, unsponsored Republican meeting drew over 200 attendees at Rodman Hall. Supporters united behind Flynn and the four-year campaign, praising past efforts and predicting a landslide victory on November 7th, signaling strong party enthusiasm unseen in Democratic ranks.
Sybil Webster, a store helper near Blairville, finds solace at a spring by the copse and recalls her hoped for future with Elson Denne. She shares a simple lunch but is interrupted by the approach of a bent old man named Jooklag, hinting at a turning moment.
Sybil shares bread and a peach with a hard faced stranger who questions her life and future. The enigmatic man later inherits the Warner estate and offers Ellson a five year agency contract, enabling Sybil to fund schooling for children and plan a wedding as they welcome a new home.
An advertisement claims Mayr's Wonderful Remedy drives out disease germs in the stomach, cures indigestion gas pressure and liver issues, and ends suffering. It touts endorsements from judges and professionals, asserts no alcohol, and offers a free book and refund.
A vintage advertisement describes society women washing their own hair to ensure safety and beauty. It promotes using a homemade canthrox shampoo mix dissolving a teaspoonful in hot water for about three cents per shampoo, claiming it cleanses, adds luster, and strengthens the scalp for better growth.
Sybil receives a papier mache peach containing a folded note and a thousand dollar check from Adam Burt. The odd pensioner proffers the memento and departs, leaving Sybil to piece together his identity amid town gossip and a romantic subplot. Mrs. Myrone Pickard of Memphis endorses Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for her children in this period advertisement.
A summary of Louis Marshall's rebuttal circulated by David S. Barry defending Justice Hughes in the Danbury Hatters Case. The piece argues Hughes, later a Supreme Court justice, did not oppose labor and notes the 1907 1908 unanimous rulings and the 1915 reaffirmation. It portrays critics as undermining due process and liberty.
NEW BOSTON Wisconsin Oct 17 The Rock Island District convention of the W F M A was held in the M Y church Tuesday and Wednesday. A large attendance and an interesting program rewarded the efforts of those in charge. Several residents, including Mrs Bessie Wade, Mrs W D Bauguess, and Mrs Nancy Pleming, are noted in attendance and travel events. A variety of social and civic activities fill the week with dances, visits, and preparations for Halloween.
Oct 17 itemized social, church, and town news from Lone Tree Iowa. Mentions visits by Fred Hinkley of Minnesota, Lieut Glenn Farrall on furlough, Ray Fesler and family from North Liberty, Miss Leonora Kine, and many local happenings including a town drama at the Grand Opera House, a Halloween social for the Epworth League, and moving notices for Postmaster Harry and family.
A rural snippet notes that women should be glad to sit at home and rest their feet while a faller can do anything yet still be a good pool player.
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