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Newspaper
Chariton Patriot
Location
Chariton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1906
Page
1
The piece argues the Republican primary has degenerated into a numbers scramble with open Democratic participation. It calls for state wide reform to curb abuses while preserving some form of primary, advocating gradual evolution and caution against drastic early changes.
A discussion on party loyalty in Congress over the New Mexico Arizona statehood bill notes that a Republican insurgent minority split from the caucus while a strong majority upheld party policy. It argues loyalty is necessary for governing, but when representatives cannot defend party policies they should resign rather than undermine the party from within. The piece draws a church analogy and cites William Allen White’s speech, urging readers to weigh a Crossley state wide primary bill and local reform momentum in Lucas County and Des Moines.
The Iowa boards of supervisors should allocate 200 of the 1 mill road fund and contract for about 200 King drags to be turned over to township trustees. The plan would secure pledges to use the drag and start a worthwhile road improvement effort, per the Iowa State Register and Farmer.
Foley & Co. of Chicago touts Foley’s Honey and Tar as a trusted throat and lung remedy in a yellow package. They warn that numerous imitators use similar sounding names, urging customers to ask for the genuine product and refuse substitutes. Storie & Patton, Druggists.
Damaged stomach sufferers are urged to try Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea offered by Storie & Patton, druggists, for 35 cents. The ad promotes a herbal tea as a remedy after pills and bottled medicines failed.
A Fairfield Ledger critique notes the Crossley primary law forces four trips per voter: to register, declare party, vote in the primary, and cast a general election ballot. The piece argues the law increases effort more than participation and questions fairness for rural electorates.
Charles Wightman, a farmer near Plattsmouth Iowa, found $1200 in bills concealed inside a kitchen table he was destroying for kindling. He wonders if the money was hidden there when he bought the piece years ago.
Transfers include William Edwards to H M Taylor for 91.1 acres in Pleasant, 3200 dollars. D Lower Jr to EF D Shellenberger for Ottercreek land 15700. Henry Bingaman to John M Crandall in Pleasant 100. OC Kyner to F T McKibben 205 acres in Jackson and Union for 6800. Charlesa Kells to George S Blue 80 acres in Washington for 2800. Henry M Taylor to Etta B Taylor 64 acres in Pleasant for 2000. J H Peck to G W Peck 80 acres in English two for 2400. E S Jones to Edward V Lawrence part of lot in Chariton for 1800. Chas A Kirk trustee to George W White lot in Chariton for 110. O B E Lamb to C E Blanchard lot in Chariton for 1600. Savilla McDowell to Lee Maxwell lot in Chariton for 1400. S H Smith to W E B Clark lot in Chariton for 900. Jessie O Blanchard to Nathan Pierce part of lot in Russell for 65. John B Tacker to Cora B Tacker lot in Chariton for 550. Jay J Smyth to Eirza Bailey 50 acres in Whitebreast two for 1025.
The Rev Amos Parker of Magnolia North Carolina lived eight years with a lame hip from rheumatic pain. He was permanently cured by a free external application of Chamberlain's Pain Balm. Sold by Storie and Patton.
The author describes Berlin sparkling after work hours with electric glow. Tall palaces and statues soften under a clear northern night, millions of lamps casting a magical radiance along long avenues, making Berlin feel like the grandest city in the world.
A humorous mix up involves an editor praising a local citizen as a noble burgher while the compositor writes a burglar prowling in a naked state. Another gaffe shifts Renan's Westminster lecture topic from The Influence of Rome on the Formation of Christianity to The Influence of Rum on the Digestion of Humanity.
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