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Newspaper
Chariton Patriot
Location
Chariton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1908
Page
1
A New York Times style panorama on New Year’s Eve in Manhattan’s Bowery and Park Row. Panhandlers, drifted revelers, and the blind, deaf, and lame feasting on counterfeit World newspapers as the crowd negotiates the dawn after midnight.
The article explains time zones and the International Date Line at 180 degrees longitude. It notes St Pauls striking noon on Jan 1 1909 marks the new year in the Pacific, opposite Greenwich. It uses Vanua Fiji to show the line divides days and years, with yesterday and tomorrow possible in close proximity. The journey of the new year reaches Greenwich after twelve hours.
The account depicts a saloon rear grotto filled with smoke and cheap liquor at five cents a goblet. Hoboes and beggars throng the room as Pedestrian Patrick and Silent James draw cheers, while Deaf and Dumb bills and a humpbacked supplicant named Bill anchor a chaotic scene. The piece notes Greenwich time and Dublin’s chronologies as the year 1909 approaches.
The long ago customes describe seeing one's shadow in moonlight as a death omen on New Year's Eve and the misfortune of leaving the house before someone has entered. People hoped for a dark haired first visitor and performed rites atop roofs and at crossroads to divine luck. The best luck noted is starting the year owing no one money.
A short poem speaks of a child seeking a fresh start after ruining a leaf. The teacher offers a clean new leaf and forgives, urging a better effort. The older year ends, and a new leaf is requested again from God, with renewed hope to improve.
The piece reviews the Queensboro Cantilever bridge project from 1908, noting cost overruns and an alleged engineering blunder amid a corruption climate in New York City. It discusses the bond, extra claims, and payments that may imperil the original carrying capacity, alongside social notes on Warwick and Trinity church history, and a New York Ohio Society dinner with Taft and other notable figures.
The general election recount in Jefferson county shows widespread ballot marking confusion after the circle was removed. About 1000 voters were unaware or forgot the change, 565 ballots were rejected for identifying marks, and precincts show irregularities. The case urges ballot simplification and voter education via state supported schools of instruction.
Lucas reports a large return home for the holidays while announcing a twenty year lease for Number Four at Cleveland. Work to begin in the New Year on the second vein four feet thick, promising four years of employment, with many locals seeking nearby jobs.
A testimonial claims Foley's Kidney Remedy grows stronger kidneys and bladder health. It asserts the remedy corrects irregularities, restores vitality, and improves appearance, with J. D. Beaman endorsing its effectiveness.
Lucas county rural route patrons of the Patriot can subscribe to the Chicago Daily Tribune for a year for $2.00. The offer excludes residents with a town news agent and the Patriot is barred from extending the deal there.
The State Savings Bank stands ready to cash all dividend checks issued by the Receiver of the First National Bank of Chariton.
Des Moines Capital urges Iowa to observe February 12, 1909, the hundredth birthday of Abraham Lincoln. It calls for churches schools colleges and civic groups to prepare celebrations as the Iowa legislature convenes in January and February to arrange a fitting observance in Des Moines and across the state.
A letter promotes a theoretical financial system that would set money abundance and producer prices while keeping consumer prices low. It challenges Bryan and followers, warns such a system is unattainable, and ends with an advertisement for Foley's Honey and Tar to treat coughs and colds.
Unclaimed letters remaining in post office for the week ending December 28 1908 include Ray Carson Mrs Ed Jeffries P L Kifer Mra J A Mauk Mrs Silas Player Dwight Sandahl Mra W W Tuttle Emil Bloom R A Hasselquist P M.
Persons in Lucas Iowa are urged to subscribe to papers and magazines for 1909 through John M. Stoke offering best prices and combination offers. Also advertised are organ cleaning and repairing with reasonable terms and vocal or instrumental lessons by Thomas Hopking in Lucas Iowa.
A.B. Cookin & Co offers quick financing on farm loans and dangles incentives for new subscribers. They provide free one year subscriptions to Successful Farming and a copy of Prof. Holden's Corn Book with Patriot subscriptions.
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