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Newspaper
Chariton Democrat
Location
Chariton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1887
Page
1
An item in The Chariton Democrat notes Mallory & Co as proprietors. The brief notice identifies business ownership and local commerce context in Chariton.
A historical overview describes Iowa from 1846 to 1872 when death could be imposed for first degree murder by judges, with jury verdicts guiding guilt and judges setting penalties. It notes abolition in 1872, restoration in 1878 with jury control, and seven deaths under the later law, including Chester Bellows in Floyd County and Benjamin A McComb in Ottumwa, highlighting notable hangings and mob episodes across the state.
An 1887 notice extols St Jacob's Oil as a household remedy for burns and scalds. It explains its counter irritant action drawing out heat while soothing pain and aiding healing. Readers are urged to follow directions and keep the bottle handy for kitchen accidents. It includes attestations from Gilbertville Fairmount and Wexford praising its effectiveness.
A brief note states compensation to brewers for losses of property due to passage of inhibitory lands, urging legislative action in the coming winter session.
Disjointed note suggests cloning breweries of St Louis and Milwaukee as a curious idea. Readers view potential benefits and risks for local beer industry and economy amid uncertain public reaction.
A Creston lover sent a love scented letter marked sealed proposal to persuade a young lady to become his partner for life. The whimsical note reportedly contributed to him being awarded a contract, linking the romance to the business decision.
An old advertisement touts a salve claiming to heal cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter chapped hands chilblains corns and all skin eruptions. It guarantees satisfaction or money refunded and sells for 25 cents a box by D. Q. Storie.
A Kansan patents a bustle with a blow off valve and escape tube. When seated, air vents up the spine loosening corset strings and lifting bangs. On standing, strings tighten, bustle expands, and the device whistles for a dog while a pin is inserted in a drowsy escort.
Nature's Own True Laxative is touted as the easiest and most effective remedy to cleanse the system. It claims to dispel headaches colds and fevers and cure habitual constipation indigestion and piles. Manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Company in San Francisco and sold by D Q Storie V 16 32.
The Kentucky investigation attributes the rise in autumn marriages to a belief that keeping bed covers on prevents cold nights. It suggests steady comfort leads cautious couples to wed, noting that in some states cold feet are grounds for divorce and that displaced bed covers cause many such cases.
A medical note argues nose disease requires non irritant remedies and condemns douches powders and syringes as irritating. It claims many dismissals of catarrh by traditional methods and touts Ely's Cream Balm as providing radical permanent relief based on patient testimony.
In a humorous tale Jack Smith finds his roan hen Bettie hawking bugs to hens in exchange for corn. Bettie assigns each hen a bug per grain of corn, with Jim the rooster supervising. Bettie has two bugs left as Jack arrives, noting the odd barter system.
A county woman credits a seven year battle with disease to Dr King's New Discovery for Consumption. After three months of coughing she took a dose, slept through the night, and says she was miraculously cured. The testimonial names Mrs. Luther Latz and W. G. Hamrick & Co., Shelby, N C.
An English newspaper likens the U S treasury surplus to a stocked shopfront, sparking debate on fiscal policy. The piece notes President Cleveland’s critique of the surplus as indefensible and extortionate, while contrasting English concerns about government cash.
In Bippus Indiana W Dy Suit testifies the electric bitters are the best remedy. he claims every bottle provides relief in every case. He notes selling for twenty years and mentions profits from six and thirteen bottle bundles.
Major General Schofield presided at Governor's Island as Lieutenant Erastus M. Weaver Jr. urged stronger coast defenses. He called for 21 inch guns for outer lines and detailed proposed armaments for New York Harbor from Coney Island to Sandy Hook, citing Portland Bath and Portland as strategic points and warning of costly losses if underprotected.
A serious coal shortage across southwestern Kansas could bring great suffering if winter turns severe. Delays by local dealers and railroads have reduced stock, while a population surge boosts fuel demand. With wood scarce, straw devices are proposed to heat homes, using inverted wash boiler shapes to burn for hours.
Rev. R. M. Pickens of Greenville recounts severe neuralgic rheumatism with erysipelas and heart irregularities lasting eighteen months. After taking Swift's Specific he improved quickly, gaining weight and returning to health, and he recommends the medicine to friends. He invites readers to write for a free Treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases from the Swift Specific Co. in Atlanta.
A Baltimore project promises an elevated framework with two rails and a third overhead cable to propel a vehicle carrying express mail and newspapers. The system would deliver New York bound papers from Baltimore in about one hour fourteen minutes, claimed as an unprecedented speed in freight carriage.
The ad extols Santa Claus Soap as thoroughly tested and unequaled for linens, laces, dishes, clothes, floors, curtains, knives, and sheets. It claims low cost and broad effectiveness across woolens and cottons.
The advertisement urges readers to use light and labor-saving products and claims Santa Claus Soap is universally praised as the best. It suggests checking with the grocer, who will stock or obtain the soap if not already available.
Accredited representatives arrive in Washington to press for settlement rights in No Man's Land, a vast tracts on the Texas border south of Kansas. Debate centers on creating a territory named Bimarron or opening lands under general land laws, with potential later action by Congress.
In Yale Oregon a jury of cowboys acquits cattleman Strode after he shot sheep herder Richards who allowed sheep on Strode’s land. The body was ignored by authorities, and Strode toasted the crowd with drinks. Deputy Haynes testified to the shooting, while Strode offered a $5000 bounty for his scalp. The crowd reacted, he left for Bois City.
In Raygsns City on December 14 a wealthy young man named Sands Hopkins committed suicide. After heavy drinking he ingested laudanum, fatally, this morning the dose finally proved lethal. Despite antidote offers he refused aid until two men intervened and he took the potion. He warned that if death did not come he would seek another means.
A regional printing office advertises readiness to perform city work with neat workmanship and invites inquiries. They note they have received an invoice of unknown origin and promise city pricing.
The editorial argues labor should receive direct tariff proceeds rather than employers. It cites glass workers and others in protected trades and proposes government books or direct appropriation to ensure wage earners gain their fair share, replacing the current employer-borne distribution.
Newton Journal editor urges readers to stay in Iowa after touring Kansas and Nebraska. He argues farming and living in Iowa offer better comfort, money making, and family life, contrasting harsher western conditions such as 12 degrees below zero in Kansas with Iowa opportunities.
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