22 Nov 1906
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Newspaper
Chariton Patriot
Location
Chariton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1906
Page
1
An editorial warns that U S land is vanishing as cultivated acreage rises from about 81 million in 1865 to 236 million today. It cautions that corporations aim to buy whole counties, making land less affordable, while youths seek independent homes on cheaper tracts, fearing no endless supply.
The piece argues that small towns lack unique advantages and must rely on local business initiative to create factories and employment. Once locals prove profitability, outsiders will invest. It likens enterprise to a fisherman proving a hole is good before others fish nearby.
With dry cold weather parents should watch for croup signs and keep Cham berlain's Cough remedy at home. Early dosing at hoarseness or onset may ward off attack. Mrs Rosinthal of Turner Mich endorses it highly for family use and recommends it. Sold by Storie and Patton and Kirk Drug Co.
Classified note seeks a capable housekeeper for hire at the Patriot office. Contact details not provided, and the notice emphasizes immediate inquiry.
The article explains that readers can stop a paper by notifying the publisher if they owe nothing, and warns against using nonpayment as a tactic. It compares editors to merchants, stressing editors earn by selling column space and should not be asked to give free space.
A call to residents to invest effort in local growth and county development to attract newcomers and stimulate regional progress. It urges confidence in the town's future and collective action to benefit the wider community.
The passage notes that cities with a majority of homeowners show prosperous homes and satisfied residents. It argues this leads to vigilance for the town’s moral welfare, while places lacking homeowner presence fail to display similar communal interest.
Citizens boast of substantial investment in new school facilities described as inviting and comfortable. The message presents the town as offering superior educational advantages and a school home that all residents can be proud of.
The Knoxville Journal labels the Marion county standpatters copperheads and accuses them of defeating four Republican candidates for county offices. Ironically the four defeated men were all standpatters.
Citizens of Leon decide whether to add a clock to the upcoming court house tower as the project advances toward construction. The question frames local discussions about the building’s design and public amenities.
The poultry industry is an important factor today and will require study whether pursued as a side line or an exclusive occupation.
A note promotes Becker and Meadows barbershop offering a high quality shine for shoes. It touts skilled service in a classic shop setting and invites customers seeking a pristine shine.
A collection of Iowa editorials notes contrasting labor markets with plentiful work, urging rural development and roads, and critiquing error in gubernatorial and national politics. It cites Marshalltown Times Republican Mason City Globe Gazette Sioux City Tribune Knoxville Journal Grinnell Register Davenport Times Osceola Sentinel Nevada Representative Daven port Times Muscatine Journal Des Moines Capital and others.
The Oskaloosa Herald reports Ward Two finished vote counts by Thursday morning using a method that tallies straight party tickets first and then scratches. Clerks read through county straight tickets and then the entire ticket batch, speeding records without thumbed pages, with only a few governor to constable ballots noted.
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