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Newspaper
Chariton Patriot
Location
Chariton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1902
Page
4
A persuasive note praises Royal Baking Powder for its purity and wholesome ingredients. Hygienists and physicians note the product aids digestion and reduces distress in growing meals. The advertisement cites the Royal Baking Powder Company at 100 William Street, New York.
Local notes report numerous visits from Decatur to Humeston and Chariton, moves to farms near Warren and Derby, sales and farm transfers, a teen anniversary celebration at the Molesworth home, and a lifted smallpox quarantine amid ongoing church and school activity across townships.
Mrs Charley Drake remains on the sick list. Miss Ida Mitchell visited over Sunday. Rev Blackburn filled Bethel appointment and plans farewell sermon March 16. Mrs Davis and children depart for Canada March 5. George Cavit moves to J R Julians farm Cedar township. Rev L P Mitchell returns to Lovilia circuit after illness. News notes include farm and road conditions and local visits.
A crude bill design for a public sale deters progressive buyers who assume cheap stock. The Patriot office prints attractive sale bills with correct pricing and stronger impact, improving buyer interest and perceived value.
Oakley residents report illness and visitors while several families relocate. John Burgett of Omaha visits his parents. D V Early moves to St Charles. Robert James moves into a new Oakley home. Miss Jesssie Mauk returns from Akworth. Maud Krutsinger visits Chariton. Robert Mumford moves on W Keyser farm. John Robertson visits family. Edna Clark heads to Des Moines for summer. Nell Van Wink visits the past week.
Louis Howard returned to Chariton Monday after a visit with his parents. Mr. John Beevens and aunt of finois spent Friday in Chariton with A. C. Riebell and family.
Mrs. McFee is sick. Rev. Krell assists Rev. Girtlish. F. E. Butterfield and family moved to Missouri. Ida Tareskeld spent time with grandmother Musselman. Rev. Allen assisted in communion services. Allie Freeman visiting Lacona. Myrtle Hastman and Effie Wallace called on Lacona friends. Mrs. Eliza McBeth died. Mr. Needle died after a fall at Whitebreast township. Mr. S. H. Needles dies after hanging meat in a Lacona home.
In Laconia, Amycle once stood as an independent town. A fear of false alarms led to a ban on reporting enemy approach, allowing a Spartan conquest with little resistance. Another tale cites Pythagoreans forbidding speech to snakes, driving residents away and turning Amycla into a snake den.
Rough Shool recounts Macdonald of Ross who robbed a widow. She travels on foot to Edinburgh to seek redress, is mocked with iron nailed shoes, and after appealing to James I the chief and 12 followers are executed after three days exposure.
A farm home gains social value and practical profits from local telephone service. A farmer linked to four market towns sold 60 hogs by morning quotations, earning $30 more than usual, nearly covering installation costs.
A letter from A. J. Nusbaum of Batesville Indiana recounts a three month severe cold. He tried a druggist medicine and a physician without relief before using Foley's Honey and Tar which cured him after eight doses. Refuse substitutes. Sold by D Q Stortn.
A humorous survey details royal doubles from the Duke of Cornwall and York to the czar of Russia, and even a London cook who mirrors a duke. It notes the Kaiser’s double in a Prussian regiment, a Russian statesman mistaken for the czar, and the czar’s wary caution toward impersonators.
A New York Times report quotes a historian arguing that Washington avoided formal handshakes, preferring intimate contacts to prevent illness. The discussion links Washington and Napoleon to suggest curbs on casual greetings for sanitary reasons.
The Philadelphia Ledger notes that Egyptian soil is too sandy for tobacco, yet Egypt grows and manufactures the best leaf and paper for cigarettes. It adds Turkish tobacco dominates American markets with blends containing up to nineteen varieties for top grades, while cheaper brands mix native tobaccos.
A New York City rope walk at One Hundred One Eleventh Street and Amsterdam Avenue shows hand spun hemp ropes. The process uses a turning wheel and spinner, producing stronger but shorter ropes, priced higher than machine made rope but lasting longer.
France debates a proposed old age pension law with strong labor opposition arguing the pension age of sixty five far outlives the average worker. An Irish nurse offers a telling quip about paying for a flag at half mast after death.
A Worcester slipper maker holds a morning chapel in his workshop believing daily prayers are as vital as stock. Attendance is sparse with only a few workers present, including the proprietor who leads the services. Noon prayers were dropped as business grew.
Chambers' Journal explains how wind parallel to the sea surface can drive currents without visible waves. It describes how wind inclination induces抯 a low mood, generating leeward and windward waves, with rising and fading motions that create parallel ridges as long as wind stays steady.
Natives on southern seas use hollow wooden bands fitted from ankles to armpits to encase the torso for a rite marking the start and end of the rainy season. Sumard notes the extreme restraint of participants who cannot free themselves even with help, while the plant foods they rely on cause discomfort even without bindings.
A Chicago Herald quotation warns that the decline of home life and motherhood in France and the rise of intemperance in England and Germany foreshadow death by own action as a national sin in America if the trend continues. The remark frames self harm as a growing social vice tied to national character.
Dialogue follows Mrs Ranger and the cook with a note on satisfaction at their home. The speaker frets about fitting expectations and cooking duties as they discuss how real ladies should behave. The Boston Transcript excerpt preserves period speech and social dynamic.
A Chicago Post excerpt describes a playful scene where a resourceful young man proposes a game likening a Venus of Milo to a statue that cannot slap a man who stole a kiss. The exchange highlights humor and wit in a domestic setting.
A western justice defends kissing at a wedding amid jokes from a jealous bridegroom. He quips he kissed over 200 brides last year and has not seen a single sick day, disputing theories about kisses spreading disease.
A Meandering Mike narrator recalls a long journey seeking another pie like the one given last year. A housewife responds with irony, noting a similar waiting pie she kept for months hoping someone would eat it, as reported in the Washington Star.
A light exchange shows a character planning to inform a father by wireless telegraph. The Cleveland Plain Dealer quote captures old expressed curiosity about a modern communication method.
A brief Brooklyn Eagle item notes a card game quip. Fairchild recalls winning two dollars at bridge whist from Dolly last week, and Dolly has since stopped speaking to him. The exchange hints at luck in games and trouble in relationships.
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