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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1908
Page
3
Terms to Subscribers describe the Daily Journal issued every evening except Sunday and the Semi-Weekly Journal on Tuesday and Friday nights. Daily delivery in the city via carrier costs weekly rates, with annual options priced accordingly.
New York office at 3034 West 33rd Street is managed by Payne and Young. Chicago office located in the 150 Marquette Building handles similar representation duties.
The Journal names multiple city agency points for reader convenience. Locations include East Hill Liurbut Grocery on East 2nd street South Muscatine Toborg Bros grocery WUregon street W. C. Busch's Drug Store Hershey venue Kecklerville Chayka's Grocery West Lills J. H. Fuller Grocery.
Editorial items from Bell office section mention Taine in relation to the Mississippi Valley area and local telephone business notes. The brief entries reflect office activities and line updates in a small regional context.
Publisher F. D. Throop swears the Muscatine Journal printed and circulated 6 800 copies in September 1908. Notary F L Bihlmeier affirmed the statement on October 2, 1908 in Muscatine County Iowa.
An editorial urges women to vote and influence politics as suffrage expands. It praises female humanity and intuition, warns of new societal challenges from women entering business, and calls women to register and vote while reflecting on right and wrong in public life. The piece concludes with a prompt: what do you think, women?
In Wilton A C Shifler became the Republican choice for Muscatine County treasurer. A lifelong resident born near Wilton he ran a Wilton grocery business until last spring, served as city clerk here and fourteen years as township clerk. His integrity and experience are cited as ensuring safe county finances if elected on November 3.
A. C. Shifler, whose likeness appears in The Journal, is the Republican nominee for County Treasurer. He has a proven business record and experience that endorse his candidacy. The Journal urges his election on November 3.
The Charles City Intelligencer reports a Saturday announcement that a political boom has started for Walter I. Smith of the Ninth district as a candidate for speaker of the next U S House of Representatives.
The advertisement touts Dr. R V Pierce’s Favorite Prescription as a cure for debility, irregularity and female weakness, claiming non alcoholic ingredients and printed on the bottle-wrapper. It cites professional endorsements, offers a free medical adviser and pamphlets, and promises confidential correspondence with the doctor in Buffalo, New York.
An advertised claim says Scott's Emulsion nourishes nerves and muscles with fat and blood, making children hardy and fearless of cold. It promises rapid weight gain for thin people and invites readers to mail the ad with paper name, address, and four cents to receive a world atlas from Scott & Powne, 409 Pearl Street, New York.
Hugo faces poverty and travel anxieties while John quarrels with Angela over love and money as Poppet charms the crowd. Cynthia reflects on separation and a distant happiness as Edward remains unimpressed and the Mayfair world twirls on.
Fifty years ago October 24 was Sunday. Forty years ago O W Boyd returned from a Michigan trip reporting good business and feverish politics with Republicans ahead by 40 on the train vote. A city land sale involves Col Jsett’s bottom lands and a Methodist church roof completion. Twenty years ago Mary Franklin thanks the Journal for a fragrant bouquet. Charles Tappe sought clerkship and L R Frutig constable at a Democratic convention. Gottbrecht Hogan Strohms Tappe Lynch returned from Cedar Rapids after Chicago All Americans won 6 to 0.
A carload of new iron conduit for the water works arrived this morning. Mr. Baker’s operating barges near the dam are ready, and conduit laying may start Saturday. J. J. Childs and Charles Smith arrange music for the Reform Club meeting next Wednesday. Rev. Richards of Princeton Illinois has accepted the Baptist church call in Muscatine and will start around November.
Ten years ago Ed Hacker and Jake Martin returned from a camping expedition at Whiskey Hollow where they were seen blazing away at birds and small game. A journalist witnessed them dividing a haul that included many ducks and squirrels. Miller Beard, formerly of this city, visited Davenport. Mr and Mrs B H Black of Nichols visited relatives. Henrietta McPike, formerly of this city, died at Elmwood Illinois. John Frizzell wed Maggie Grosjean at Rev J I Grieser's Muscatine home.
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