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Newspaper
Chariton Patriot
Location
Chariton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1902
Page
7
Multiple Lucas County parcels offered with acreage details near Chariton. Listings include 160 acres for 37.50 per acre with house and barn, 120 acres at 57.50, 60 acres seven miles from Chariton with cultivated land and fruit trees, 160 acres seven miles from Chariton with new house and barn at 43.50 per acre. Terms include cash and monthly payments.
A narrator relates a comic mix up where a bedroom intrusion leads to a forged engagement and a fictitious marriage between his roommate Billy Panning and his own fiancée. The mother, unaware of the deception, ladles on concern as the ruse collapses into a public wedding and the couple’s eventual reunion with family approval.
A humorous exchange recalls a Yorkshire man losing two fingers in a steam saw incident. The foreman hides the fingers in sawdust by tossing a shilling, and the coins flush out the missing digits, teaching the Lancashire man a rough lesson in searching for Yorkshire fingers.
A modern surgeon enters a specially purified operating room kept near 100 degrees. The room is sterilized daily with bichloride solution, and the surgeon arrives in civilian clothes but must be clean shaven. He dons a white duck gown, a hood, and sterilized rubber gloves handed by attendants with tongs, ensuring no human contact before he begins to saw and slice.
John Fiske notes that languages die as generations pass, giving example of Cornish fading after Dolly Dentreath’s death in Cornwall. The passage argues slow, unseen shifts drive planetary changes as new forms rise while old ones vanish.
The piece argues that business men suffer fatigue from toxin buildup and propose two meals daily and active exercise as prevention. It emphasizes walking as the best exercise and warns against mere sauntering, urging brisk intelligent walking as the remedy.
The Orkneys MP is the lone representative who sits for about 200 islands, though only sixty are inhabited in a 60,000 plus electorate. The constituency includes historic Norwegian transfer to England and voters must travel by boat with some trips as long as eight miles to reach polling sites.
The head of the stationery bureau of the post office department emphasizes prompt action. He says thinking about doing a task is more tiring than doing it and favors cutting wasted time by meeting the real task promptly.
A reflective fragment discusses truth as constant and ready within, while describing how deceit and tricks require many adjustments to appear good. It provocatively links honesty with practical craft and the burdens of allure.
The New York Weekly notes cautious remarks about human nature and a tense mood around Colonel Crore. The speaker suggests easing tensions and avoiding threats, while stating no direct threats have been made yet.
A retired elder praised for saving a life after a railroad wreck near town. Washington Vines recalls the moment and credits the woman with courage and quick action during the incident.
A Philadelphia Press quip captures a poor man remarking his dinner lacked effect despite a grand appetite. The exchange highlights humor in everyday meal talk and the newspaper’s light tone.
A dialogue in Brooklyn Life where a man asks if another can support his daughter and confesses he doubts his own ability to do so. The exchange highlights concerns about financial readiness and family expectations within a civic-age social setting.
A collage of promotional blurbs urges local merchants to advertise to keep town shoppers home. Ads tout Kodol Dyspepsia Care and Foley’s Kidney Cure with testimonials from D. Q. Storie and others, plus notices on smoking bans and a variety of medical products and cures.
The report notes that in Canadian cavalry regiments the sword is being replaced and the sword will soon be paired with or replaced by the battle-ax in their equipment.
An advertisement asserts Foley's Honey and Tar cures colds and prevents pneumonia, promoting its use as a remedy and preventive medicine.
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