Editorial State Wide Primaries
A discussion of a statewide primary election law to protect party nomination integrity. It argues for a single primary day for all parties, limits cross party voting, and sets penalties for violations while outlining candidate coverage, including county officers and legislative seats. The piece notes past local practice and calls for a practical, enforceable reform.
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General Assembly
United States
Qlueens County
Republican
German Syrup Promises Quick Relief for Coughs
A health note urges mothers to maintain strong health and avoid consumptive symptoms with Dr Boschee's German Syrup. It claims rapid relief for lung and throat issues and promotes new trial bottles priced 25 cents to 75 cents. A second item records Benton township vigilance committee meeting November 16 forbidding hunting or trespass on local lands.
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Boschee
Benton Township Vigalance Committee
Myers School House
Panama Canal Purchase Costs Reported in Congress Debate
Congress debates the Panama Canal appropriation with critique of the French purchase of rights and equipment. A commission itemizes payments totaling 40 million dollars after initial bids exceeded 109 million. Wisconsin rejects Governor La Follette’s cumulative voting plan for primaries as too complex and liable to abuse.
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Congress
United States Isthmian Canal Commission
Chagres
Gatun
Wisconsin
la Follette
First Session of 459th Congress Proclaims Square Deal Policy
Both houses adjourned for Christmas holidays and will reconvene January 4 1908 to begin the session. The body aims to regulate corporations and enact the square deal for citizens with rail rate controls a key focus. Senator Dolliver and Congressman Hepburn lead the Roosevelt policy push in the Senate and House.
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Congress
Tews
Dolliver
Senate
Hepburn
Roosevelt
Maple Landing man credits Chamberlain remedies for grip relief
J S Egleston of Maple Landing Iowa recalls severe winter colds turning to grip and how Chamberlain's Cough Remedy plus Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets quickly knocked out the grip. He notes benefits of regular tablet use for bowel liver and kidney function when congested by a cold. Storie and Patton sell the products.
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Storie & Patton
Patriot offers three-dollar newspaper subscriptions
The Patriot announces a three-dollar one year subscription deal including the Chicago Daily Tribune Inter Ocean Chronicle and Des Moines Capital options. The offer expires January 1, 1906.
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Patriot
Chicago Daily Tribune
The
Chicago Daily Inter Ocean
Chicago Daily Chronicle
Des Moines Daily Capital
the Patriot
the Chariton Patriot
New Year Greetings From The Patriot To Lavas County
The Patriot extends warm wishes as 1905 ends and 1806 begins. It praises residents for steady progress, general prosperity, and self-reliant, intelligent community life. The piece emphasizes homes as moral centers and hopes continued prosperity and happiness for the county.
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the Patriot
Lavas County
The Key to Long Living for Elderly Men
An article argues that men aged eighty five to ninety are thin and disciplined in diet. It recommends Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets to cleanse the stomach, regulate the liver and bowels, and enable long life. Sold by Storie and Patton.
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Chamberlain
Storie & Patton
Corn Growers Annual Contest at Ames Short Course
The Iowa Corn Growers Annual Contest will be held at Ames during the Agricultural Short Course January 1 13. Prizes totaling over 2500 dollars in cash merchandise and trophies will be awarded across several classes including a special prize for first time exhibitors. Notables Dr Gunsaulus ex Governor Boise Joseph E Wing and other capable men will assist. The Animal Husbandry Veterinary Dairy Domestic Science and other departments will offer judged stock talks demonstrations and courses with an average trip cost under 20 dollars including rail fare.
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Gunsaulus
Boise
Joseph E. Wing
Ames
Iowa Corn Growers
Department of Veterinary Science
Agronomy Department
Iowa State College of Agriculture
Iowa
P.G. Holden
Torture of a Preacher and His Cough Cure Tale
A Harpersville New York pastor Rev O D Moore describes suffering agony from a persistent cough tied to consumption. He credits Dr Kings New Discovery for Coughs and Colds with curing his cough and saving him from consumption. Kirk Drug Co advertises the remedy at 50 cents and 1 dollar with a trial bottle offered.
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O. D. Moore
the Baptist Church
Harpersville
N. Y
Kirk Drug Co
Dissolution Notice of Brown & Butcher Shoemakers
The firm Brown and Butcher shoe dealers dissolved on December 7 1905 and all obligations will be paid by J E Brown J S Butcher. The notice invites subscriptions with Patriot liberal clubbing offers.
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Brown & Butcher
J. E. Brown
J. S. Butcher
Patriot
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Chariton Patriot
Lewis Publishing Company
Chariton, ToWa
Editorial
Nox All Club
Panama Canal
Ayer
Rena E
Whitman
Sioux Falls
St. Dak
J. Do
J.C. A ‘Ayer & Co
Lowell
Ayers
Dyers
Corn Growers Annual Contest
Anna Oughly
Chicago
Tribune
Daily Tribune
Tribune Company
Chariton
Iowa State Register and
Farmer
Joe Trigg
Iowa State Register and Farmer
Des Moines
West
Indianol
Indianola
Joe Br
Charitor Jo
Charito
Foley
Virginia St
Evansvill
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