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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1900
Page
4
A gathering recalls past events as President Fultz reads an original poem At Rest praising Christian hope and eternal rest. The speaker extols the home as the nation’s mainstay, describing home life as sacred refuge and a force shaping early America’s pioneer virtue and future uplift.
The Hickory Grove column melds personal life with local politics. Reports include Fred Holling’s new house, school clock trouble, harvest prices, and farmer views on the Republican ticket. Mentions travelers, weddings, a new preacher, and community events amid political critique.
Advertises railroad service from all stations through New York to Paris with steamship connections. Invites travelers to contact Burlington Cedar Rapids and Northern Railway agents or Jno G Farmer, A G P and T A.
The Central Passenger Department of Iowa Central releases a pamphlet titled Clear Lake, Iowa, and the Oaks. Distributed to summer resorts and readers, the brochure describes Clear Lake as a charming summer resort in a brief neat format.
A period review extols a pamphlet featuring frontispiece views and engravings of Clear Lake areas The Oaks Flow to Get There and Bath House and Toboggan Slide highlighting the resort’s appeal The piece urges readers to obtain copies from railway agents or Geo S Batty G P T A Iowa Central Ry Marshalltown Iowa
The piece argues that the Democratic party previously opposed anti trust laws when in power and supported a Wilson era bill viewed as favorable to trusts. It notes a GOP anti trust bill faced opposition in Congress and cites President Cleveland declining to veto the measure that became law without his signature.
The article notes a surge in U S wool growth under the Dingley tariff. It cites 1895 sheep numbers at 38,298,783 valued at 65,167,735 and current flocks at 2,121,881 worth 246,175,335, with the value quadrupled since the Wilson law era.
Local merchants offer a free Grand Schaeffer Piano as a prize for the church lodge or organization with the largest ballots cast by November 1 1900. Ballots, dated, must be deposited with Jerry Carl at Vienna Bakery within a week of purchase and are issued with cash purchases to encourage early settlement.
An old advertisement touts Mull's Lightning Cure as a safe cough remedy for all ages. It promises quick relief from coughs and consumption with bottles priced at 25 cents and 50 cents, endorsed by druggists.
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