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Newspaper
Chariton Patriot
Location
Chariton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1908
Page
2
A Philadelphia Ledger report notes European servants and hotel porters use a full sign language for tips and messages. Signs on back entrances indicate engagement status, food quality, work difficulty, and tipping prospects, with forewarned Italian porter practices spreading via hotels in Switzerland and France.
A reader recalls funny mistranslations by Americans in Paris and a meeting with a Welsh mutineer at Cairo. The Duke of Connaught exchange in Cairo reveals a veteran’s blunt advice that brains or influence beat sheer rank. Let the Patriot shop do your printing.
City of Chariton announces bidding on September 21 1908 at 3 00 p m for one block of sewer using 15 inch vitrified pipe with work to begin by October 21 and end by November 21 1908. Bids require 200 dollar certified check and 300 dollar bond with council to reject or accept bids.
The Newport crowd embraces a double veil fashion revival across casino visits. Mrs. Philip M. Lydig appears in a brown veil over a white tulle dress while Miss Anna Sands and Mrs. Royal Phelps Carroll reveal only eyes and forehead. Other guests include Mrs. Smith Hollis McKim in a lavender parasol and long drooping veils with several notable society figures in attendance.
A quick relief claim targets asthma sufferers in worst stages. The ad asserts immediate easing and even a possible cure if taken in time, promoted by Beamati's Drug Store.
Notice reads bids to pave three blocks in Chariton Iowa with vitrified brick on concrete and cement curbing plans available in city clerk's office. Bids due Sept 21 1908 at 2 pm. completion by Nov 30 1908. Certified check 500 and performance bond 5000 required. Mayor Connell and Clerk Threlkeld sign.
Fragmentary market notice shows Chariton entries with prices per unit and quantities. The readable figures include two dollars and fifty cents and several numeric tokens, but essential details are missing due to OCR damage.
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