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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1908
Page
3
The publisher D Throop and managing editor L P Loomis lead an official city and county paper. It claims circulation surpasses all Muscatine rivals and ranks highly in state associations including Associated Press and Iowa Evening Press Association.
Terms to Subscribers list Daily Journal publication frequency and prices. Daily by carrier within city and by mail. Weekly delivery 10 cents per week. Annual rates: Daily by mail three dollars, Semi Weekly by mail one dollar fifty.
The notice lists the New York office at 3034 West 33rd Street with Payne & Young in charge and the Chicago office at the Marquette Building. The fragment indicates regional representation and management locations.
The Journal lists city agencies for reader convenience including East Hill Maribut Grocery East 2nd street South Muscatine Toborg Bros grocery Oregon street W C Busch's Drug Store Hershey avenue hecklerville Chayka's Grocery West Hill J H Fuller Grocery.
A fragmented telecommunication notices item shows Bell Telephone office address at 30 Mississippi Valley with editorial and business office references. It records a local phone service listing and location details from the era.
The piece argues Bryan’s election risks stagnation with a Republican Senate or aristocratic rule via a Democratic House. It labels southern Democrats as elite rulers and warns that Bryan, though a commoner in name, may become a figurehead under aristocratic pressure. It invokes Roosevelt and historical figures to defend or critique aristocracy.
The Republican literary bureau is mailing a large quantity of prosperity literature to persuade voters. It stresses a calm, earnest appeal for business, administration and stability, arguing against sentimentalism and for concrete progress. Democrats dread this tactics as coercive, though the mailings appear unobtrusive from headquarters.
A Clearfield Louisiana reader writes as a consumer a tale of rising costs since decades past noting higher prices for butter eggs meat poultry horse feed and wages and asks how voting for Taft will help. The paper replies that readers should vote for Bryan hoping the old days he mourns may return in Iowa.
A Chicago paper attacks William Jennings Bryan over union labor support noting four of his eight books since 1896 were printed in non union shops and two in union shops. The piece links his speeches and profits to a long labor struggle.
The passage notes a lengthy struggle that lasted years with the union spending several millions of dollars in its campaign. It emphasizes the sustained, costly effort without detailing specific organizations or dates.
The piece urges cigarmakers to consider how removing the high protective tariff on cigars, as proposed by Bryan, could lower wages and boost foreign competition. It argues that tariffs support American wages, limit foreign cigar production, and protect workers from prolonged downturns, noting past wage trends and times of hardship.
Hugo resigns from the Society and mocks reform plans while dreaming of Joy. He becomes a Lancashire MP as Burgess wins support among miners. Three months pass before a tense reunion with Angela and a joyful hug from Poppet as Hugo returns home.
Claiming to cure indigestion and related symptoms, the ad urges readers to buy a 50 cent Pape’s Diapepsin from a pharmacist and take one 22 grain tablet to stop fermentation within five minutes. It links symptoms to weak digestion, promises relief after meals, and touts instant relief after use.
Angela and Hugo converse with guarded affection as Angela defies her mother and hints at hidden knowledge. A child’s departure underscores family tension while Hugo meets Angela's steady, wary gaze, suggesting deeper schemes behind polite banter.
A coupon offer lets readers obtain one of Havercamp’s best selling medicines at half price. Cut out the coupon and present it at J. J. Havercamp’s drugstore to redeem the discount.
Dr Howard's specific for constipation and dyspepsia is featured as a proven remedy in Muscatine. Druggist Havercamp extols its superiority for dyspepsia, constipation, sick headache and liver troubles and offers a half price sale with money back guarantee. A mail order option includes a 50 cent box sent prepaid for 25 cents plus a coupon.
Character Angela rebukes her lover for failing to court her, noting he showed disinterest five months ago and has sent only two letters since. She challenges him to compare those with letters from a year earlier, hinting at unresolved affection. The scene ends with a promise to continue.
Chicago October 21 Wheat led a volatile session with a strong undercurrent as prices rose on higher cables and frost damage claims in Argentina plus unseasonably cold Europe. Corn eased then firmed on wheat strength while oats stayed in a narrow range. Local hogs rose 5 to 10 cents, with top at 6.05, boosting provision buying as packers sold.
W F Mann presents Meadow-Brook Farm a play rooted in New England life portraying Yankee character and settler scenes. Low Streeter plays St Holden in Meadow-Brook Farm to be staged at the Grand on Friday evening drawing back city audiences to youth memories via its familiar characters.
The Citizen of Des Moines lists early state bank branches with officers in Davenport Des Moines Dubuque Iowa City Keokuk Mr Pleasant Muscatine and Oskaloosa. F Fisher now runs the ferry grocery urged readers to check Journal ads. South Muscatine youth driver fled a Sunday crash. C Weeks & Co hire George Barnard as assistant to handle growing trade duties.
A widow named Miller died suddenly at Bluetown Illinois with no illness hinting at cause. Residents tied the death to superstition after an owl alighted in the house shortly before. West Liberty meeting drew a large Republican turnout with speeches by D C Cloud of Muscatine and L A Ellis of Lyons Illinois. A locals’ torchlight procession followed the rally.
A fragment notes Joe Baunerbach owned a horse with details cut off. The brief hints at a personal equine claim or ownership context from three decades past, leaving the full story unreadable in the surviving text.
Prices listed include 50 cents 1.00 1.50 and two dollar box seats Seats go on sale Tuesday at 9 a m for the event with various seating options and prices.
Twenty years ago October 21 was a Sunday. Ten years ago Moline Mail reports Mr and Mrs J M Scott returning from Zurich. Mr and Mrs Van Zant welcome a baby girl. James H Selden resigns as street car superintendent. Mayor Fulham to lead temporarily until new manager arrives. The Muscatine Nobles of Kaaba with J W Eells plan a pilgrimage to Burlington to initiate a large class.
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