Muscatine Button Strike Escalates With Clashes
A Muscatine strike near the McKee & Bliven plant led to daily clashes between police and protesters. Police, deputies, and factory guards dispersed about 250 women and many strikers, with rocks and clubs exchanged and several arrests made. Extra guards and militia threats circulated as sheriff Vanatta vowed to handle the unrest without state intervention.
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Muscatine
Assembly
McKee & Bliven
Sheriff's Office
Uptown
Hawkeye
Sheriff's
Bers
Front
Linn Street
Vanatta
McKee and Bliven
South Muscatine
Taft Plans Chicago Address At Mining Convention
President Taft visits Chicago for a mining interests convention address amid Alaska coal policy talks. He will then tour Pittsburgh for steam boating centennial and a national mine safety celebration before beginning a southern tour through Morgantown Hot Springs Cincinnati Louisville Frankfort Hodgenville Nashville Chattanooga Sewanee and Richmond for various events and openings.
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Chicago
Taft
Pittsburgh
Washington
Morgantown
W. Va
Hot Springs
Cincinnati
Louisville
Frankfort
Lincoln Farm
Hodgenville
Nashville
Chattanooga
Sewanee
Des Moines to Open Women and Children’s Hospital
Des Moines will host a new hospital dedicated to medical and surgical care for women and children. Planned by the philanthropic committee of the Des Moines Federation of Women's Clubs, the Des Moines Woman's Clinic, and the state King's Daughters organization. An option has been taken on the Third and Forest residence, previously Benedict Home, tied to the WCTU.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Woman's and Children's
Des Moines Federation of Women's Clubs
Des Moines Woman's Clinic
The
King's Daughters
Third and
Forest Avenue
State Organization
of the
Benedict
Fort Dodge
L. S. Coffin
Hope Hall
Hall's Catarrh Cure claims universal cure
A 19th century advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a positive cure for catarrh, a constitutional disease, with a $100 reward for any case it cannot cure. The offer includes testimonials, and the product is sold by druggists for 75 cents, with Hall's Family Pills also recommended.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Envy Turns On The Motorcycle Policeman
A humorous exchange quotes Gee and Mr. Chuggins about envy. They joke that only the motorcycle policeman feels true envy because he can violate speed limits without arrest, highlighting playful satire of wealth and law.
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Mr. Chuggins
Jameson Confusion in Puck Exchange
A comic exchange ends with a caller identifying Jameson as the person wanted. The skit features rapid questions about names like Benders Ludlows Harklys Pendergasis and Halloways before the speaker declares, This is Jameson.
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Benders
Ludlows
Harklys
Pendergasis
Halloways
Jameson
Puck
Incident at watch factory sparks laughter
Facetious police tale describes a burgler who entered a watch factory and was caught. When asked how he did it, the officer says inside he found many hands were present.
Not Interested. A pair of silk stockings hangs from a window
A brief dialogue notes someone uninterested as another asks about stockings seen hanging from a nearby window. The exchange hints at a mundane domestic moment with casual dismissal.
Prince of Sharks Snarl Sparks Child's Odd Remark
A playful exchange unfolds as a boy asks a landlord if he is related to the Prince of Wales. The landlord denies and the boy quips that his father called him the prince of sharks, adding local humor to a domestic moment.
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Mr. Grinder
Bobby
Pop
Trusts and dividends spark a sharp corporation debate
A downtown exchange prompts Dustin Stax to declare a corporation a good trust, noting it yields millions in annual dividends. The exchange centers on financial returns and the standing of the trust in question.
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Dustin Stax
Jokes Clash Between Two Press Humorists
A playful exchange unfolds as two humorists spar over jokes. The first accuses the other of stealing, while the second retorts that if improvement is impossible, one should refrain from copying. The lighthearted quarrel echoes classic newspaper humor.
Precaution Shows Up in Don’t Work Club Reunion
Jigson reveals he just joined the Don’t Work club and Higson asks why. Jigson answers he is to be married next week in a forthcoming ceremony.
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Jigson
Higson
Make-Believe Curtain Lectures Among the Lonely
Jibberwong feels lonesome with his wife away but finds solace in a phonographic recording of one of her curtain lectures. He listens to it each night before sleep, turning absence into a private ritual.
Spelling contest boosts county school pride
The Washington county superintendent of schools is praised for supporting Farmers' Short Course efforts to host a spelling contest with fourteen cash prizes totaling 40 dollars. Local school winners will compete in a countywide speldown during the short course, aiming to raise spelling standards and common English usage.
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Muscatine
Washington County
Iowa
Pete
Early morning comet sighting promises sky show
Wake at 4 a.m. to see a bright comet near the eastern horizon with a nebulous head and long tail. Observers note it rivals Halley in brightness, may be same as the western comet at sunset, and urges setting an alarm to enjoy a silent, cost free celestial display with Venus.
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Venus
Breathe Hyomei The Catarrh Cure Sold At Lemmon’s
Society promotes Hyomei as a cure for catarrh with claims of quick relief from hawking snuffling and spitting. The inhaler and bottle combination costs $1.00 with separate bottles at 50 cents, marketed as pure antiseptic air from eucalyptus and other ingredients.
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Lemmon's
Fatty Felix at the Graham theatre October 31
Local theatregoers may see Fatty Felix a three act comedy drama with music adapted from Mr. McDougall cartoons. W C Herman author has woven a love story and vaudeville acts with electrical effects offering hearty laughs and dramatic climaxes guaranteed to please with money back after the first act. Prices affordable and show runs October 31 at Graham.
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Graham Theatre
Fatty Felix
Nover
Graham
Failing of the Race and the Old Lawyer’s Caution
An old lawyer warns his son never to write or destroy love letters in relationships with women. The text suggests the warning is ignored as passion leads a man to begin writing love letters whenever he is consumed by a fever for a particular woman.
Hamlet Quote Reinterprets Hat Fashion Parody
A humorous note reworks Hamlet to joke that a hat, male or female, cannot withstand time or complexion and must eventually be worn to the lady's chamber. The quip plays on Yorick’s skull and fate of fashion.
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Hamlet
Yorick
Lesson of Grief Echoes Emerson on Suffering’s Staged Truth
A reflective quotation asserts that seeking meaning through prolonged grief often yields only superficial, scene-like reality. The speaker argues true truth lies beyond such artificial displays and emotional theater.
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Emerson
Funeral Tomorrow for Thomas Putnam at Pleasant Hill
Thomas Putnam died at 9 30 this morning at his daughter’s home near Havre after a long cancer illness. He was 62, born March 29 1849 in Virginia and lived in this county for 56 years. Survived by three daughters three brothers and three sisters. funeral at Pleasant Hill church tomorrow at 2 pm with interment in Pleasant Hill cemetery.
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John Thompson
Havre
Pleasant Hill
Virginia
Washington
Mr. Putnam
Mind and Appearance Reflections in Actress Traits
An essay notes that actresses' warmth and cheerfulness reflect their minds and faces. It suggests a reciprocal link where the face mirrors the mind and the mind mirrors the face, a longstanding saying echoed by observers.
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Muscatine County
Sheriff
Han
Big South
Hershey Avenue
McKee
Mem
Hoffman
J. L. Klein
O'Leary
Wilton
Davenport
Fidelity Loan Company
Anna Smith
Addie Elliott
Frank Preston
Smith
John Pauly
Madison Street
Harwood's
J. A. Harwood & Son
Muscatine Journal
Ments
Thomas Putnam
Ters
Pleasant Hill Cemetery
Harry Lauderman
John, Thompson
Frank Earl
John Putnam
Charles Putnam
Rachel Gammon
Jacob Putnam
James Shrader
John Kuhn
Laura B. Essley
Rothschild’s
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