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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1906
Page
4
Fairfield Iowa A Center Of Corn Belt Industry And Pride
Fairfield sits in the core of the corn belt with trunk line railroads foundries and factories making it one of Southern Iowa’s best smaller cities. It hosts Parsons College and boasts extensive paving and strong civic pride in the Forest City of the West.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield
Iowa
Jefferson County
Parsons College
Early Christmas buyers seek bargains amid political chatter
A Washington dispatch notes Senator Penrose seeks details on Brownsville stories. Iowa politics show 25 000 governor votes with no other state ticket votes. Indiana state schools chief Fassett Cotton pushes industrial education linking home life to math and local commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Dispatch
Penrose
Brownsville
Conneil
Congress
Fassett A. Cotton
Indiana
Tariff revision discussed in Cleveland Leader editorial
The Cleveland Leader editorial signals rising national sentiment for tariff revision. It critiques supporters of fixed tariffs, notes restless Congress members, and predicts a push for revision by Republicans aided by Ida Tarbell’s expose of log rolling and jobbery in tariff legislation since the Civil War.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Ohio
Congress
Miss Tarbell
Abundance of Coal Proclaimed by Geological Survey
The United States Geological Survey reports a large coal reserve lasting at least 5,000 years. Despite rapid consumption since 1865, coal use has grown far faster than population, with total US production rising from 584,890,055 tons in 1865 to 2,970,775,571 tons by 1905.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Geological Survey
United States
Geological Survey
Farmers Beware of Ancient Graft Scheme in Iowa
A warning about a two-stage fraud targets Iowa farmers. A first felon known as fakir No 1 sells cloth that can be turned into an overcoat and multiple suits for payment, often delivered unused. A second supposed Chicago agent then takes the cloth, promising cheaper tailoring, but no suits ever arrive after weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Fakir No. 1
Hiroeelf
Chicago
Golden Fleece lecture captivates audience at opera house
Dr. Fredrick Hopkins delivered The Golden Fleece in the College Lecture course to an attentive crowd Friday evening. He argued individuals shape their fortune through sincerity and opportunity, mocked luck and heredity, and showcased humor and impersonation to reinforce his message. The audience and Lecture Course management praised the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Opera House
Fredrick FE
Hopkins
New Gasoline Can Law Requires Red Cans
A new law takes effect January 1 1907 requiring all gasoline cans to be painted red. Merchants must not fill unpainted cans once the law is in force.
Mt Pleasant Eyes North South Interurban Rail Link
Mt Pleasant hosts a two day conference on forming a first class interurban electric railway linking Mt Pleasant with Iowa City Washington Keokuk and Quincy. Key figures from Ball Ambler and local counties seek a unified plan to connect Mt Pleasant with New London Winfield and Columbus Jct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Pleasant
Ball Company
Ambler Concern
Washington
Bail
Henry Traut
Joe Green
New London
Winfield
Columbus
Henry
Washington County
Iowa City
Cedar Rapid
Ft. Madleon
Keokuk
Quincy
Reunion of Ninth Iowa Held at Mt Pleasant
The Ninth Iowa infantry reunion opened in Mt Pleasant with strong veteran attendance. The G A R hall hosted an autoformal reception as officers were elected including President John Bonnell Secretary George Cramer and Vice President Wim Smith. Bobbie Johnson of Birmingham attended with the regiment’s original drum from Prairie Grove Ark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nineteenth
Lowa Infantry
Mt. Pleasant
Des Moines
G. A. R. Hall
Bobbie Johoson
Birmingham
Prairie Grove
Ark
John Bonnell
George Cramer
Wim. Smith
Lockridge Social Notes Highlight Local Visits
Lockridge notices list Henry Auchenbauch hosting his nephew Malvin Auchenbauch from Oregon W Raucher returning from Chicago to view Nimes woods for Raucher Bros Co store Chas Hildebrand visiting Chicago EH Hufford visiting Fairfield J C Duttweiler calling on Fairfield friends Lyda Chatterton begins ninth term of school Our Sunday school prepares for a Christmas entertainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raucher
Chicago
Raucher Bros & Co
Hollister Rocky Mountain Tea Promoted for Babies Health
Frank S. Shriner promotes Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as essential baby medicine for roving mothers. The product is offered as tea or tablet form at 3S cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollister
Frank S. Shriner
Special Sale of Implements and Machinery Declared
Special sale of implements and machinery scheduled for December 22d by 12 4 5t at King and Bosworth location. Auction lists farm tools and equipment available for purchase by local farmers and tradespeople.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King & Bosworru
Miles Anti-Pain Pills Endorsed By Philadelphia Reader
A Philadelphia reader reports relief from a ten year headache after using Dr Miles Anti-Pain Pills. The ad promises a guaranteed first package benefits with 26 doses for 25 cents and a money back offer if not beneficial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Tacoma Street
Miles
Miles Medical Co
Elkhart
Ind
The Clyde at Glasgow Ships Built and Launched Broadside
The essay notes the Clyde's transformation from a shallow creek into a harbor for colossal ships. It contrasts Hamburg's Elbe with the Clyde and describes how modern leviathans are built and launched there, often broadside due to the river's narrowness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elbe
Hamburg
Clyde
America
Glasgow
Bride price in Morocco and henna tattoo traditions described
An observer notes Moroccan bride purchase varies from cattle to cash. the bride is dressed in fine costume and decorated with henna either painted or stenciled. The result is dark body designs similar in effect to lace patterned tanning seen by society women in affluent countries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morocco
The Rocky Mountain Burro and Its Thistle Feasts
A humorous frontier scene describes a Rocky Mountain burro testing a large bull thistle. The donkey circles the plant, probes with its lip, and delivers measured kicks until the weed lies broken and eaten to the last vestige.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Hollister Rocky Mountain Tea Best Digestive Aid
It is the best safeguard against indigestion biliousness and dyspepsia known to mankind Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea or tablets 35 cents F S Shriner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollister
Rocky Mountain
Fairfield girl shines as elocutionist at Reynolds Opera House
Reynoldsville volunteers praise a Fairfield girl for rising as an elocutionist and entertainer. The Union Depot a Hecht comedy directed by Miss Chlorine Dysart drew a packed Reynolds Opera House audience. The Presbyterian ladies raised 91 dollars from the venture and plans call for Miss Dysart to return in March with The County Fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reynoldsville
Fairfield
Union Depot
Reynolds Opera House
Chlorine Dysart
the Presbyterian Church
Deafness Cure: Constitutional Remedies Emphasized
A historical arthritis style ad asserts deafness cannot be cured by local applications and must be treated constitutionally. It links deafness to inflamed mucous surfaces of the Eustachian tube, often caused by catarrh, and promises $100 if Hall's Catarrh Cure fails. The ad promotes circulars from FB Cheney & Co and hall’s pills for constipation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
Cigar Store Change Hands Leaves Buckley City
Joe Buckley proprietor of the opera house clear factory has sold the business to J. S. Kelly of the city who will run the factory. Buckley stays on until early year end then moves to Davenport. Parrfield friends regret his departure from the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Buckley
Th Opera House Clear Factory
J. S. Kelly
Mr Buckley
Ewill
Davenport
Parrfield
Mr. Buckley
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Dolliver
Grace Medica
Frederick Hopkins
Daily Journal
Roosevelt
Journal
9Th
Henry Auchenbauch
Familly
Malvin Auchenbauch
Oregon
Chas, Hildebrand
EH. Hufford
Patrfield
W. ©. Kaucher
Leonard Carlson
J.C. Duttweiler
Fairfield Friends
Ra Xuias Entertainment
Grand Opera House
Tolaho
Julia
Mr. Man In the
Moon
Hilda Thomas
Lou Hall
Cigar Store
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