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Newspaper
Chariton Patriot
Location
Chariton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1906
Page
1
Display advertising costs ten cents per inch Locals five cents per line per insertion Locals in black face type ten cents per line per insertion Church notices and other society notices with charges priced at five cents per line
Notices list candidates for the Republican nomination in Lucas county. L. W. Wilson of English Township seeks sheriff. Frank B. Wright of Lincoln Township seeks treasurer. Don E. Lewis of Chariton seeks sheriff. N. G. Lutz of Chariton seeks sheriff. Primary election decisions pending voter support.
The Des Moines Capital condemns railroad free passes for lawmakers as improper and unsafe, urging abolition and stricter self restraint in legislators. It argues passes violate legal equality, threaten fair judgment, and burden paying passengers, urging a consistent public policy against gifts to officials.
The piece accuses anti-pass reformers of law violations, saying leaders from top to bottom took favors from railways. It labels them as graft propagandists traveling the state with passes while denouncing passes, and condemns their rhetoric as contemptible.
A political column urges Iowa Republicans to study Ohio conditions showing how leadership is essential and factional strife ruins party unity. It calls for a new, unified Republican program to restore reform and public confidence, warning against labels and personal ambition.
The Chariton Leader declares it will do its own thinking and not be among papers that stand with Hearst papers in Chicago and New York. The statement emphasizes an independent editorial approach rather than following national media cues.
A bill to ban high school football is introduced but urged to die in committee. Advocates say the matter should be left to local schools not state lawmakers.
Hon N E Kendall of Albia promotes a public declamation contest with a $20 prize to the top student and disinterested judges. The first contest is set for April and the idea could be adopted by Chariton schools.
The Patriot will publish the opening chapters of Hesper in its upcoming issue next Thursday. Readers are invited to preview the serial at the newspaper and follow the unfolding story.
A Birmingham clockmaker learns rivals selling loud cheap clocks to Africa attract buyers while his quieter, more accurate clocks fail. The natives prefer noise, and the loud tick sells best. The piece warns demagogues thrive on noise, not merit, and that quiet integrity endures.
In Chicago a theater fire killed nearly six hundred, while pneumonia claimed over five thousand that year. The ad claims Champlain's Cough Remedy could have prevented many pneumonia deaths from colds and influenza. Testimony from W. D. Wilcox of Logan New York endorses the remedy, with Storie & Patton selling it.
Collier's Weekly argues that modern schools favor stimulation and interest over harsh discipline and that the major challenge remains shaping girls' education. It predicts future thinkers will devise an approach that unlocks girls' best potential without exhausting their strength through male-oriented methods.
The Rev. J. Warren of Sharon Baptist Church Belair Ga claims Electric Bitters cured his lame back stiff joints and physical collapse. He says two bottles strengthened him enough to walk three miles in 50 minutes and promises similar relief for stomach liver and kidney troubles at Kirk & Co Drug Store with guarantee.
Physicians in Fairfield adopted ethics resolutions months ago banning advertising and requests to newspapers to avoid naming doctors in sickness or surgical cases. A recent Southern Iowa physicians convention in Fairfield was noted by The Ledger as well attended and pleasant but too promotional for comfort, with the paper declining further comment to uphold ethics.
It will pay you to keep Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy in your home. It only costs a quarter. Sold by Storie Patton.
The Western Publisher notes the railroad’s move to drop passes for newspaper ads and require cash payment. It quips that if church social attendees and grateful readers also pay cash for ads, editors may stop suffering financially and enjoy a sturdier livelihood.
A pharmacist advertises Chamberlain pain balm as a cure for rheumatic pain avoiding internal drugs. It cites Rev Amos Parker of Magnolia North Carolina who suffered eight years from a limp hip yet found permanent relief from balm. The note ends with a jab about an Osseo Recorder joke at a china shower and a bride’s mug remark.
An advertisement promises druggists will refund money if Foley's Honey and Tar fails to cure coughs and colds. It touts lung protection and freedom from opiates in a yellow package. A separate vignette recalls a young poet bargaining with an editor over payment for a submission.
A vintage advertisement claims Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea relieves stomach distress after failed pills and medicines. Sold for 35 cents by Storie & Patton, druggists, offering a natural remedy alternative.
An official of a railway, returning from his wedding leave, presented a marriage certificate to a ticket collector instead of his pass. The collector inspected it and replied that the certificate proved a long journey, but not on that railway. Smoke Noxall Club cigar 5e.
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