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Newspaper
Chariton Patriot
Location
Chariton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1901
Page
4
County correspondence lists weekly office items and social visits from Chariton to Lucas and Osceola. Citizens travel for auctions and fairs, with farm activity and obituaries noted. Community events include church fairs and gatherings, with multiple residents moving or visiting relatives across nearby towns.
Simon Scott buys a piano. Charley White held a horse sale at Milo Saturday. Oakey Gookin returns from campment in Dubuque. Mrs J M Wilson and daughter Eric visit Salem from Ottumwa. Miss Ella Gookin visits relatives in Nebraska. Luther Keller travels to Hemingford Nebraska seeking new location. Arnold and Gookin Parker threshing for Salemites last week. Shakers Davis and Scott assist Goo kin Parker.
George Stacy and wife returned from an extended stay to Ottumwa. Edgar Elliott spent last Sunday with friends in Marshalltown. P. H. Steck is visiting his brother William in Carleton Nebraska. Walter Brewer his wife and baby of Chariton were guests of Mrs. Aaron Scott Sunday.
Derby notes list visitors and trips across Chariton area including Mrs Margaret Aldrich with daughter, Bert Curtis from Des Moines, Walter Stearns from Boston, Dr Lawrence from Cedar Rapids planning practice, and many short visits. A wedding of Bert Platts and Miss Minta Adams is reported with ceremony at M V Adams home. Regional social highlights include church events, a Presbyterian ice cream sale, and an Ariel Ladies Quartette performance at the opera house.
Bills Patterson’s baby is ill. Jesse Gladson visited Chariton on Tuesday. Mrs. Jennie Cline visited Mrs. P. H. Grimes last week. F B Grimes and H B Cooper plan a trip to Alberta. Mrs Charlie Smith of near Pella stays with her mother. H B Cline and daughter Myra visit Des Moines county. Neighbors rush threshing before rain. Mrs P H Grimes and daughter visited north Sunday.
Stephen Randall and wife visited Jack Lutz and family. David Baughman attended Bethel church. Mr. Keene sold his farm to Clerk Wells and plans to relocate. Threshing is ongoing and grass seed yields are poor. P H Shulland and wife visited nephew William Woodall's family. Cora Harter and Stonebraker from Lincoln township visiting. Joe Culver went to Adair county for his mother's death. he was with Thomas Sellers.
A plain view notice for Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin marketed to cure dyspepsia and stomach troubles. Sold by D Q Storie.
Derby audience praises Miss Mabel Horner of Lamont for a fine reader and singer. Residents recount visits, business trips, and social calls among Worley, Pulliam, Kinsey, and Gardner families. A farmer fined for cruelty, a choking rescue, and a bell frame incident at M B church are noted.
The piece argues that suppressing natural animal competition through domestication causes epidemic diseases in young domestic animals. It warns that selecting for color or form disrupts natural law, leading to higher mortality in pigs, calves, colts, sheep, and chickens, and urges greater heed of this principle.
A local writer laments frequent farmer deaths at railway crossings caused by overconfident horse teams racing mogul locomotives. He notes five fatalities, five widows, and five lawsuits seeking damages, arguing for caution and train right of way.
A practical plan to care for a hog herd from mid August to mid October. Plant three acres of evergreen sweet corn in May, sow Dwarf Essex rape at 1.5 pounds per acre, then fence half an acre for hogs as the corn hardens. Hogs water, finish growing, and fertilize the land for the next crop.
The article urges farmers to educate themselves with literature, short courses, institutes, affordable books, and experiment station bulletins. It notes modern machinery frees time for thought and highlights practical tasks like plowing and mowing as reading opportunities. It also promotes a 45 cent cigar for end of piece.
Travel notices from Burlington Route announce homeseeker and event excursions with dates in 1901. Listings include Pan American Exposition in Buffalo with 30 15 and 10 day passes, plus one fare plus $2 round trip. Knight Templar triennial conclave in Louisville with Aug 24 25 26 sale and Sept 16 limit. B Y P A International Convention in Chicago with July dates and return extension. Agent E O Wilson signs.
Market prices listed by G. J. Stewart & Co for Chariton including corn oats wheat flax timothy seed and clover among grains and seeds. Groceries and provisions reported by Geo VorBehren cover potatoes beans butter eggs honey salt flour and other staples with prices and units cited from 1901 records.
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