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Newspaper
Chariton Democrat
Location
Chariton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1887
Page
1
Local business notice lists Chariton firm Malliay & Co. as proprietors of the Remorrm 35. OH. project with unspecified details and placeholder wording. The entry presents a terse business signature and indicates ongoing operations.
Wichita reports confirm the blizzard as Kansas’ worst on record with at least 60 deaths from freezing and hunger. Mayor P Pickney led aid drives while Ashland and surrounding counties suffered numerous fatalities. rescuers found families frozen in sod houses and crews amputated frostbitten limbs as towns organized help.
In Geneva Wisconsin a wool grower argues against the high wool tariff, saying it harms producers and consumers alike. He cites protectionist history, the 1867 tariff, and the 1882 tariff commission findings while urging Congress to reconsider duties on wool and woolens.
The Industrial Gazette notes steady patient effort beats spasmodic hustle in business. It argues that maintaining persistence, careful management, and timing overcome fluctuations, while constant shifting or rushing leads to wasted energy and failure.
Advertisements recount testimonials praising Swift's Specific as a cure for inflammatory rheumatism skin sores and scrofula. Letters from W F Daley Major Sidney Herbert and others endorse the remedy and mention a free mailed treatise from The Swift Specific Co Drawer 3 Atlanta Ga.
Short hay crop last summer led farmers to cut more corn and shock it, seeking efficiency. A home made horse device helps shock and load, with a four foot stick to form angles, and a fodder truck or rack to move bundles. Workers husk into baskets, bind four bundles, reseek, and haul later, aiming for increased corn after years.
A fragment discusses non irritating remedies for nasal mucous membrane diseases. It critiques medical professors for slow learning and notes the use of powders syringes and applications as part of treatment.
A letter from A S Garretson, Sioux City, Iowa, argues that prohibitory liquor laws depress real estate values and business, citing Iowa depreciation, population drops, and mortgage risk. He urges caution, notes Vermont and Kansas contrasts, and favors Western Nebraska bonds while opposing Iowa investments.
An advertisement extols a laxative described as the easiest to take and most effective for cleansing the system and relieving headaches colds fevers constipation indigestion and piles. It credits the California Fig Syrup Company of San Francisco and lists sales through UW. Q. Storie with the catalog number 1652.
A satirical male perspective classifies kisses into three types beyond family affection. The first is lifeless and dull, the second gentle yet unsatisfying, and the third intensely passionate and lingering, capable of stealing breath and spirit. The piece notes the lasting impact of such a kiss beyond mere memory.
The New York Sun argues against a government postal telegraph system as beyond constitutional authority. It cites the post office and post road clauses, warns against stretching words to cover new communications tech, and notes that amendments would be required for such telegraph authority.
In Castleton Vermont the only U S slate pencil factory produces 8000 pencils daily by a crocodile knife system. Slabs are planed and grooved on both sides to form pencils and finished on emery belts. The plant employs about twenty five workers and previously cut square pencils by hand for distribution to poor families.
Bucklen's Arnica Salve claims the best salve for cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter chapped hands chilblains corns and all skin eruptions and piles with money back guarantee. Price 25 cents per box. For sale by D Q Storie.
In a late sermon, Mr. Beecher urged young church members to cultivate cheer and hope. He argued Christianity needs a “singing” spirit, light in the face of sorrow, and warns against a dark, woe filled demeanor that misstates divine promise.
A local newspaper notes Storie's Drug Store booming trade after offering free trial bottles of Dr King’s New Discovery for coughs colds and lung diseases. The article claims the medicine cures without disappointment and invites customers to try the large bottle at $1, with a warranty.
A Carlton Michigan mill burned while a large engine operated non stop. The engine kept pumps active and supplied water to the boiler, preventing an explosion and saving about 80 from destruction.
Two U S revenue officers tried to arrest a smuggler bringing a load of liquor from New Brunswick into Maine. The suspect fled to the woods and dragged a cord that opened the gin still, releasing most of the liquor before officers could stop the flow.
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