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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1908
Page
3
The Daily Journal delivers every evening except Sunday with 20,000 carriers and a weekly rate of 10 cents. The Semi-Weekly Journal prints 10 pages yesterday and 5 pages Friday nights, mailed for 1.50 per year. Delivery is citywide and subscriptions include annual mail options.
New York address 45 West 34th Street Mono lith Bidg and La Coste Maxwell in charge. Chicago Office 750 Marquette Building with Payne and Young in charge.
The Journal publishes a directory of city agencies for reader convenience listing East Hil Muribut Grocery East 2nd street South Muscatine W FB Miksch's grocery Oregon street W C A Busch's Drug Store Vershey avenue Kecklerville Chayka's Grocery West Hill J H Fuller Grocery with telephone numbers for the business and editorial offices.
The excerpt lists a slate for presidential and local offices including William Howard Taft for president and James S. Sherman for vice president. It names electors and multiple state and county posts with their respective counties such as Warren Cerro Cordo Scott Ida Union Shelby Keokuk Marion Marshall Hardin O'Brien and more, plus district elector F D Letts and county officers A S Lawrence A C Shiflet W S McKee.
A publication declines mudsling and urges fair coverage while scrutinizing Mr Bryan's Chicago speech on labor. The writer questions sincerity toward laborers, cites perceived cynicism, and requests readers judge future remarks for genuine intent.
A local directory reports Muscatine population around 19 000 and notes rising real estate values. The piece praises the city’s uninterrupted industry, ongoing development, and numerous large-building projects, urging residents to boost growth and support greater Muscatine.
At Chicago on Labor Day Mr. Bryan joked about Hearst saying he is after big game now. The piece notes Hearst formed a new party and may draw votes from Bryan. It suggests Hearst could be seen as a hunter of Bryan rather than a pursuer of small game.
Citizens gathered in Muscatine to hear Hon Fred E discuss the Democratic outlook after a meeting at the Grand Opera House. The event drew an estimated 250 to 300 residents, with Pauchet's band parading beforehand adding to the local spectacle.
Backache tips warn readers not to treat as muscular and explain kidney inflammation from causes like cold or overwork. Promotes Doan's Kidney Pills with a Muscatine testimonial from Mrs. L. Bronner praising relief and urging others to use the remedy.
Fifty years ago notes recount a wedding of William Walder to Phoebe Scott in Wapsinonoc township. A steamship arrived from St Louis with a fire origin unknown in the state room. Steamers Envoy and Courier to be sold in St Louis. Westbrook barn fire destroys farm structures and four horses with a missing hands. Sawyer couple return from the east. Conductor Fox and family take residence at Parham on Fourth and Linn Streets.
Forty years ago the county Republican meeting at the court house appointed committees for the September 12 rally. Stands and seats under Col Keeler Capt Banks G Smith A C Mays J B Betts. Music R T Thompson. Speakers reception Jacob Butler George Meason D C Cloud J W Jayne Major Henry O Connor. Torchlight procession arrangements John W Jayne A M Meath D C Cloud Col Keeler Col Horton Major Dill Capt Banke J Butler L H Washburn Samuel McNutt George Conner W H Stewart John Keckler Cant Bitter A Fry M L Mikesell. Thirty years ago word arrived in this city.
Mr White was in a most happy vein and entertained his audience with many original jokes and borrowed quips. He kept the mood buoyant and the crowd responded with laughter and applause throughout the gathering.
A 1908 novel by Horace Annesley Vachell copyright entry notes it was entered at Stationers Hall and all rights reserved.
Joy visits Hernshaw Parva with her dogs and notes Mr Charters digging in Burgess’s garden. She confronts Uncle Sir Giles about pigsties and property trust while Burgess’s future with Charters unfolds amid town talk and county notices.
Twenty years ago today September 5 marked a Sunday with readers recalling events of the era. The note highlights the calendar alignment and the passage of time since that weekend.
John Betzold receives a pension raise from eight to ten dollars. Local officials assess damages to land used by Muscatine North and South during a country flight. Columbus Junction Safeguard denounces the work as a wooly job. Emil Moore returns home from Jacksonville and is seriously ill. J C Hubinger of the Mississippi Valley Telephone Company visits Keokuk to pursue new interests, promising soon usable "hellos."
Miss Olive Foster, visiting with her mother, left Monday for Davenport where she will work as a stenographer. Mrs Ray Nyemaster went to Davenport after visiting relatives. Oak Nyemaster accompanied her and returned Monday. Mrs Nyemaster will stay with her husband, the private secretary to Congressman Dawson.
Itching disfiguring eruptions disappear quickly leaving velvety clear skin. Product is promoted as pure wholesome and safe with no poisonous ingredients. Sold at druggists for 25 cents or directly from the manufacturers, Eynon Adams, New York.
Illinois City reports the new school term with Emma France at Cole school Carl Nelson at the city school and Lulu Morehead at White Oak. Residents travel visiting and relocating as families plan trips and home projects continue around town.
A band and orchestra provide entertainment as prices are listed for Parquet 59c Dress Circle 30c Balcony Circle 30c Balcony 20c Gallery 10c Box Seats 50c. The show features Mr Frank Whitcomb in the title role.
Local and through trains listed with numbers and times. It notes arrivals and departures between Davenport Chicago and other cities, referencing freight and mail trains. The snippet shows typical 1908 timetable formatting with agent signature W. S. Linderous.
Train schedule for Wilton branch shows daily trains with exceptions and stop rules. Labels list numbers 501 through 20 with times from early morning to evening and notes on daily operation and no stops. Chicago Milwaukee St Paul Railway times also appear, including passenger No 12 8 passenger No 3 and freight No 92 with varying times.
Northern and southern Muscatine rail times show daily and Sunday exceptions. Timetables list arrivals and departures at Muscatine Round House Fruitland Grandview Wapello Elrick Junction and connections with Iowa Central and Burling. Train No 5 links at Wapello Saturdays and Elrick Junction at 7 53 PM with through routing to Muscatine.
The White Collar Line operates steamers Columbia and Helen Blair to Davenport on weekdays at 7:00 a.m. and Sundays at 7:30 a.m., returning at 7:00 p.m. A Burlington boat runs weekdays at 8:30 p.m., arriving 9:15 a.m. the next morning. W. G. Block Co., agents.
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