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Newspaper
Chariton Patriot
Location
Chariton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1908
Page
8
Rural route No. 2 carrier H. B. Crouch nearly froze to death in a Tuesday blizzard until his horse kept him alive by standing guard over his prone figure. A passerby named Frank Otis found him, revived him at a nearby house, and Crouch returned home to Boone to recover.
A country editor’s charity extends beyond alms to withholding harsh details and shaping community perception. The piece argues editors boost churches, banks, and enterprises through careful omissions and supportive editorials, while also noting the financial and social costs of unpaid labor and occasional overreach.
Lucas county Iowa Board of Supervisors meetings from February 11 to February 20 1908 are recorded. Actions include bond suit initiation for F P Wright treasurer, adjournments, a 10000 bond issue to cover indebtedness, and a bond to fund sheriff’s office claims. The file notes inspections of the insane hospital inmates and a ministerial association dispute over Billy Sunday’s revival.
An early 1900s notice extols Foley's Honey and Tar as the only safe cough remedy for kids, claiming it saves many little lives and contains no harmful drugs. It urges mothers to keep it at home for the first signs of croup and mentions subscription dues for The Patriot due by April 1, 1908 with cash or note.
Mrs. Fann of Griffen Troy Alabama says Chamberlains Salve cured a facial skin disease that persisted for almost twenty years after treatments by several physicians failed. The salve is sold by Williamson Drug Co.
Notice states that after this date the Patriot will bill five cents per line for all Resolutions of Respect printed in its columns, outlining the payment requirement and conditions.
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