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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1904
Page
2
The passage notes varied topics from medical addiction and hypnotism to graft in contracts and political meddling. It mentions Raisuli Morocco threats, mosquitoes in winter, Russian ships in the Red Sea, and peasant unrest with Goelet family marriage tensions.
The column blends remarks on Kipling neutrality war ethics and social quips. It cites Mrs Logan questioning aging roles and notes on skipping as health advice while joking about defaulters. A scientist’s flea gnat debate and Tangiers bombardment observe global tensions with Alaska codfish trade hints in the mix.
A reflective note contrasts personal honor with national honor. It suggests both forces drive violence, from private duels to large scale wars, implying a shared virtue and peril in bloodshed. The quote from Puck frames the balance between individual ethics and collective conflict.
The text notes Princess Chimay vows she hates this country and will never return, while May Yohe is described as making no such promise.
The report warns Russia may endure crop failures due to overlooked problems, suggesting that any special trouble not already seen could emerge later and affect harvests and food supply.
R. W. Gilder becomes the first American poet operated on for appendicitis. He has a regular income aside from his poetry.
A late night scare in New York was quelled when the crowd responded to Die Wacht am Rhein instead of Bedelia. The humorous remark questions how the wrong tune avoided panic and notes the unexpected musical cue prevented disorder.
The piece notes Harry Lehr is down with brain fag after trying to conceive a new tuxedo coat and red necktie stunt. It characterizes his mind as an egg shell brain box as the effort proved too much.
The Doukhobors have started another pilgrimage, noted for their unconventional views on appropriate attire for such journeys.
A dubious scientific claim argues cobra venom cures certain diseases. The idea that keeping cobras at home eliminates the need for medicine spreads credibility issues and warns against dangerous practices.
A war dispatch notes the Russians and Japanese are now about four miles apart with a constant exchange of rifle fire. The update underscores the intensifying gunfire and proximity of the two forces.
A Frenchman asserts strawberries may grow as large as pumpkins soon. He imagines the future kitchen where boxes must be redesigned to keep their bottoms up, challenging traditional fruit presentation.
A New York movement seeks to halve the 400 to 200. If reduced to about one, and that person were granted twenty minutes to leave town, New York could face renewed hope for change.
A reflective piece notes the difficulty of choosing vacation destinations after deciding to travel and compares it to choosing how to invest money once earned. It contrasts the effort of decision making with the inevitability of financial constraints and the notion that toil and poverty carry compensations.
Summary of Iowa items: F M Trowbridge of Russell struck by Burlington train No 13 and killed at 74. Robert M Vaughn of Clearfield and M A Swanson die in a Cook mine accident at Central City Colorado. Jessie Simmons of Davenport attempts suicide with morphine. Hattie Carter of Marshalltown dies from lockjaw after nail injury. Pianos and goods stolen from Williams music house in Grinnell and Burderein store nearby. A freight-car runaway narrowly averts a wreck near Florence. Mrs Henry Struntze dies in New Hartford fire explosion from possible kerosene. Thieves slaughter a heifer near Thor. Thunderstorm kills two tailors near Rock Rapids. Roy Napier drowns in Des Moines river. A carved turtle shell found by Des Moines River boys. Mrs Dan Silvius to be tried in district court over insanity. Interurban railway assessments rise statewide. State historical building contract let to Schleuter & Co. Alfred Ways crushed by car wheels near Ottumwa. Henry Schell dies after hay rake accident. Waite F Brewer drowns in Des Moines river. two friends survive with help from another boy.
Grinnell bank chaos follows cashier H C Spencer’s drowning death and a takeover as National Bank Examiner Shaw arrives to probe losses believed to wipe out the bank’s 100000 capital. Stockholders face double liability amid possible forged securities and a widening deficit.
David Hans Heinrich Stuhrer, in Davenport, left his children only one dollar each after they sought to have him declared insane. He divided most of his property among grandchildren and friends, requested cremation and delivery of ashes to his executor, who had died before the will. Stuhrer was buried before the will was opened, and he left ten dollars for Davenport’s poor.
Iowa’s executive council raised the annual valuation of railroad property by 996 719 to reach 57 538 232. The increase stems largely from new mileage not assessed last year with the Q line adding about 250 000. Major boosts occurred for Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Nebraska lines and several eastern systems while some lines such as Rock Island Illinois Central and Burlington saw little change.
Lists 100 drawn in the Rosebud land lottery at Chamberlain showing Iowans such as Thos Parkenson Knoxville Jesse Morgan Gravity Lucius Noakes Lake City and others with numbers and towns. Also brief items report a dog saving a drowning child in Burlington a fatal cigarette habit in Emmetsburg and a remark on reforming trusts from the inside.
Iowa scheduled a three mill state levy for 1904 to raise about $2,000,000 for current appropriations. The 27 month appropriation plan led the executive council to cut from higher levies, with university and college levies at 1-5 mill each and the Normal school at 1-10 mill. Former Governor Larrabee donated a pipe organ for Eldora's state industrial school, the second organ gift he has given Iowa.
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