28 Nov 1901
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Newspaper
Chariton Patriot
Location
Chariton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1901
Page
1
Chariton residents report visits across nearby towns including Shellsburg Albany and Des Moines. Several patients and friends are mentioned with illnesses pneumonia grippe and stroke, plus travel notes from families and public notices of local events. A range of names and places cover social calls and updates.
The piece notes that American railroads prosper due to scientific operating-cost cuts. It cites western lines borrowing at about three percent after earlier high rates for riskier expansion. The Burlington System, about 8,000 miles, invested heavily to reduce grades and eliminate curves, enabling heavier trains, improved travel, and fewer claims for damage and injury.
Drugstore advertisement for Smith’s Sure Kidney Cure offered by C. R. Kirk. It guarantees a refund if one bottle does not satisfy the customer after trying it, priced at 50 cents. The copy urges trial and cites the druggist’s money back promise.
An advertisement notes Foley's Honey and Tar as a cough remedy that clears phlegm without strain. A customer from Corning Ohio praises Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin after using it for two years and asks for three or four bottles to be mailed to Corn ing Perry County Ohio. Also mentions D Q Storie and local goods like a five cent Smoke No 7 Cigar and Chariton Fuel Company coal and wood.
A historical ad claims Foley's Kidney Cure can restore bladder function and cure kidney issues, promoting multiple liter quantities and broad health benefits.
A county school official warns that board consent given out of session is not binding and purchases must be paid from contingent funds. He cites a chart vendor selling with inconsistent district prices and urges thorough vetting before buying school apparatus.
S A Whitcomb transfers land in Jackson township to BL and EGM Wey for 300 dollars. Chas Saffka and wife sell 120 acres in Jackson two to Wm Win slow Sr for 8450 dollars. J A Brown and wife sell 120 acres in Otter Creek two to E F Pumphrey for 3000 dollars. W J Kazebeer and wife sell 80 acres in Washington two to Perry J McKinley for 3600 dollars. Geo G Anderson and wife sell 40 acres in Otter Creek two to Alvie L Baker for 1150 dollars. J J Smith and wife sell 40 acres in Cedar two to J A Brown for 718.60 dollars. H O Bowman and wife sell 120 acres in Cedar two to J A Brown for 3180 dollars. E Copeland and wife sell 1 lot in Chariton to Emma V Adams for 300 dollars. GW John sells 1 lot in Chariton to JH Robbins for 1100 dollars. NG Rich and wife sell land in Cedar two to FM Thompson for 4800 dollars.
In a hot July New York tenement a Romanian mother and an English speaking neighbor bond without words over shared motherhood. A bottle of sour milk, then daily ice deliveries keep her dying child nourished, until the alive boy glimpses a donor on a fire escape. The two mothers exchange a “Poor Free Ice Fund” ticket.
Passengers on a Long Island train laughed and residents protested after a brakeman misplaced two notices in one coach. A health warning stood in the center while another card declared this car for Babylon with a stiff penalty of five hundred dollars or one year in prison, or both.
A 60c bottle and a 1.00 size are available as the unanimous choice of customers. Sold by D. Q. Storie.
The State of Iowa Executive Department issues a pardon application for Byron Guinn, convicted of first degree murder in Lucas County in 1891 and sentenced to life. Grounds include reform in prison, good conduct, marketable skills, and a proposed job at Fort Madison if pardoned. Presented to the next General Assembly without recommendation.
Popular lore claims Russell Sage keeps alive with crackers apples and water during downtown lunches. The article notes Sage as a hearty eater and authority on meals. He visits the Western Union building daily at 1 pm and shares a refectory with Gould family General Eckert and other Gould railroad officials.
For two years members of a Saco Maine Baptist church were bothered by a constant unknown sound. The sexton finally discovered the source last week a swarm of bees and about fifty pounds of honey tucked away in a gable end.
The daughter of Mr J N Powell in Forkland Va stepped on an inverted rake of ten penny nails. One nail pierced the foot fully and another half. Chamberlain's Pain Balm was applied, pain vanished in five minutes, and by three days the child wore a shoe again with no discomfort. Powell is a Forkland merchant and Pain Balm is sold by D Q Storie.
A Bishop Museum expedition in Waipio Hawaii reports a 600 foot cataract with a single sheer fall. The dry season allows the river to run 8 million gallons daily, enabling descent to the falls by crossing the riverbed.
The church stands as the treasure home of noble traditions and high ideals. It is the dwelling place of uplifting aspirations and en nobling hopes, made holy by the worship of innumerable multitudes.
A damaged line of text references a woman at a location named Dest and an event at Billowsnesness with unclear details about a fall or accident. No specific names, places, or dates are readable to confirm exact facts.
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