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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1906
Page
7
Dr McNutt and Miss Clara Kell left by Wilton train for a visit of several days. Many residents and visitors were noted traveling or returning from trips on the Firefly and El Paso, with several messages about relatives and shops and local sales.
A Cedar Rapids Republican piece by B. L. W. recalls Muscatine’s 1840s prominence as a river port, its early traders, and brick buildings. It notes the city’s decline as a port with railroads, its water power ambitions, pearl button industry, melon farms on Muscatine Island, and hopes for future trolley links with Cedar Rapids.
David Gilbraith nine miles northwest of Wilton Cedar county was shot in the head and neck by his father in law Robert Ross at the Ross home after a long running quarrel. Gilbraith is recovering. Ross was arrested and jailed in Tipton.
Miss Amanda Rankins left on the 9 25 train Saturday night for Eau Claire Wisconsin where she will visit friends for about a month. She plans calls on St Paul and Chicago before returning home.
A McClure's feature details King Alfonso and Princess Ena meeting and courting. It notes an interview with Ena, their romance amid obstacles, and royal wedding preparations including gifts and an automo bile arrangement. The piece also previews other magazine notes and a plan for a People’s Lobby in Washington.
In a September piece by David Beecroft, Farm labor shifts from horse to a gasoline powered agricultural motor. Early 1902 saw the first successful gas tractor dominating major English agri competitions, outperforming horse and steam plows in cost and speed. Plowing tests on heavy clay showed gasoline at 1.97 per acre versus horse and steam costs higher.
The September issue covers India to Alaska and Labrador to Devonshire with four illustrated articles. Dillon Wallace continues The Long Labrador Trail, Ralph D. Paine presents The Heart of the Big Timber Country, Charles Belmont Davis recounts the Asbury Park fairy carnival and baby parade, and Arthur Goodrich writes A Day with a Devonshire Farmer.
Dr. W E Hiobbs notes in The Popular Science Monthly that American seismology lagged behind European data after the 1906 California quake. He contrasts old Furonean naval duties with a modern earthquake station, calling U S records negligible by contemporary standards.
The author revels in a primeval swamp’s beauty near a crowded city, noting trout in clear stream and cows mired in mud. The piece contemplates mysteries of nature and the surprising serenity found away from urban haste, praising the enduring swamp and its mysteries.
August Field and Stream quotes Bb. W. Mitchell praising a stream teeming with pink polka dot beauties as it remains open and unfobidden. The line evokes nature's vivid imagery and freedom of access.
Eugene Wood’s September McClure’s article on Niagara Falls blends humor and earnest reflection. He recounts the first awe of the falls, notes the common impressions, and ends with a forceful patriotic conclusion, complemented by full-page color illustrations.
The football rules committee led by JL M Dennis has revised the rules and published them in Spalding's Official Foot Ball Guide designated as the official publication. Penalties now place the ball at the one yard line for penalties crossing the goal line. The guide includes thirty full page half tones showing plays and features a clear index and in rule penalties shown within the text. Spalding's guide is on sale via newsdealers or by mail for ten cents from American Sports Publishing Co., 21 Warren Street, New York.
Thoughtful readers investigating life’s practical problems will find interest in the September issue of Suggestion magazine. It covers practical hygiene nature care mental law of suggestion subconscious mind brain building mental science and new psychology. The leading article explains the basic law of healing.
An advertisement touts Dr King's New Life Pills as quick relief for headaches caused by constipation. The copy notes the remedy costs 25 cents and is sold at Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store.
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