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Newspaper
Chariton Patriot
Location
Chariton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1908
Page
1
Local advertising rates listed for The Chariton Patriot include display 10 cents per inch locals 5 cents per line per insertion and locals in black face type 10 cents per line per insertion. Church notices with charges priced per line at 5 cents.
Franklin County Recorder argues that Dolliver and Cummins had no real chance at the vice presidency in 1908. He notes presidents and nominees have typically come from the east, with few western picks. The Cummins and Dolliver efforts are described as bluff and for “home consumption” to fuel competing newspapers.
The Iowa Republican convention in Waterloo saw Cummins progressives gain influence while standpatters faced censure. Delegates hailed Senator Allison with appreciation and hissed Senator Dolliver. calls grew for harmony and focus on good candidates and sound principles over factional fights.
This ad urges taking a vacation and visiting woods, fields, mountains, and seashore with Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. It claims trains cannot supply it and warns travelers to bring the product, sold by Williamson Drug Co.
The Philadelphia Record urges confidence in the next four years, citing declared Republican candidates for president and vice president, growing steel orders, fewer freight cars, easy borrowing, global peace, and rising prosperity as reasons to reject despondency and embrace the sunlit outlook.
A Lucas County political brief urges Republicans to back the 80 candidate ticket from governor to coroner after a primary. It condemns unfriendly criticism by progressive papers and calls for unity and loyalty to the party.
Colonel Hepburn argues James S. Sherman is fit to be president if needed and aligns with the Republican mood. He praises Sherman as a strong public speaker likely to campaign heavily, anticipating Taft and Roosevelt also delivering speeches this fall.
Oklahoma gains a new star for the flag representing its admission. The addition follows an 1818 act and will occur on Independence Day 1908. The nine remaining stars keep a symmetrical arrangement, but eight stars in select rows alter the prior pattern.
A four year old boy nearly died from dysentery until his parents used Chamberlains, with castor oil per directions, and the child recovered. W H Stroling of Carbon Hill Alabama reports the cure as lifesaving and urges use for similar cases.
At a Waterloo meeting, dairymen heard Prof G J L McKay claim Iowa cows can produce 30 million dollars more butter. He said the average Iowa cow yields 140 pounds of butter fat annually, well below potential when knowledge reaches dairy farmers. The dairy association plans a legislative appropriation to fund district schools and fieldmen to boost statewide dairy production among about one million dairy farmers.
Notice bids to furnish coal steam and mine run for the city of Chariton for the year ending April 1 1909 will be received by the city council on the first Monday night in July. C P Connell mayor.
The Humansville Star Leader notes shifts in transport from luxury wagons to rubber tired buggies and cars. It recalls funeral processions with wagons, and contrasts past frugality with modern spending on clothes and travel speeds.
Unclaimed letters for the week ending June 29 1908 include Hess Frank J W Parr C A Morris Mrs Lola Motes Mrs Mintie Morrison M Rhoades Wm Bolden Mrs Annie Taylor H E McAndrew J F Smith R A Hasselquist Postmaster. For sale a high grade piano case slightly damaged Owens Jewelry and Music Store.
An advertisement touts Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets as ensuring a pleasant bowel movement without disagreeable effects. The product is priced at 25 cents, with free samples offered and sold by William Bon Drug Co.
A damaged OCR snippet mentions illnesses like diarrhoea and dysentery in 1872 and a note about visiting care. The fragmentary text references years and places but lacks full context or clear actions.
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