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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1906
Page
8
A playful Chicago News quip contrasts literal and figurative phrases. It notes that a delegation is not a collection of amputates and that phrases like horse cars or ice chest defy literal interpretations, while illustrating oddities in everyday terms.
An 18th or 19th century style oath is printed claiming to bind officers to truth and justice. It swears to execute laws impartially between the king and subjects, between parties, as indifferently as a fish's backbone lies in the middle. The archaic wording invokes divine witness and miraculous works.
A physician notes that middle aged and older patients report numerous diverse symptoms. He cites a fifty year old patient who describes feverish spells, migrainelike pain, dizziness, stomach upset, sore throat, cough, earache, loss of appetite, lassitude, and great weakness as he studies a wide range of ailments.
A quiet mother Mrs Snow boasts Angie’s immunity to measles only for the illness to prove her point. Tibbie, a hardworking Scottish housekeeper, reveals her plan to marry Rabble after years of waiting and jokes about life, money, and a talking machine.
A London Tribune item presents a witty exchange where a sweet girl asks about happiness and an old bachelor replies the peak moment was when the jeweler reclaimed the engagement ring and exchanged it for collar studs.
Mrs Uptowne explains she bought socks and a drum for her boy while the driver says the drums arrived but the socks are in the hose cart. The exchange reveals a comic misunderstanding in the band wagon supply route.
An express agent notes the annual Christmas rush causes nationwide congestion as deliveries peak after Christmas. High demand and prosperity outstrip capacity, with every express office and train overwhelmed by packages and inadequate facilities to handle the volume.
The Original Foley and Company Chicago promotes Foley's Honey and Tar as a trusted throat and lung remedy. They warn that many imitations with similar names flood the market and urge buyers to demand the genuine yellow packaged product.
A Kansas paper reports a man wounded by gunfire described as shot through and through. The account uses strong phrasing to note the severity of the injury and the comprehensive damage described by the local press.
Among our stores many pretty show windows celebrate Christmas with red and green decorations. F F Jericho Co and F H Shriner Co showcase holiday goods in large windows. Toilet articles perfumes statuary draw crowds and Frank Crail’s display features bon bon box designs today.
Daily schedule notes trains with numbers and names such as No 1 Denver Express No 2 Chicago Express No 4 Passenger and No 6 Chicago Express. Some trains do not carry passengers and several times are listed with 24 hour timing.
Cureo of Bright's Disease from Lisbon writes that after years of illness and failed treatments Foley's Kidney Cure relieved his symptoms. He says a half bottle helped and four bottles cured him, noting frequent urination and brick-dust substances before using the remedy, sold by F. W. Jericho & Co.
A testimonial from James H. Sanders of Rockaway New Jersey credits Dr Miles Nervine with easing inflammatory rheumatism. He describes severe pain, immobility, and eventual recovery after using Nervine plus salicylate of soda and guidance from Miles Medical Co. The ad promotes Nervine as an alkaline remedy to neutralize uric acid and restore rest, with a guaranteed first bottle result.
In 1859 Denver welcomed the first through coach of the Overland Mail, linked to the Pony Express. Red shirts gathered, bartenders prepared, and locals cheered as six mules then a swaying stage rode through dust toward the town, signaling a bold step toward connecting western towns with the eastern United States.
Readers learn of a claimed universal cure for catarrh by Hall's Catarrh Cure. The firm offers one hundred dollars for any failure to cure and invites inquiries and testimonials from the medical franchise. The ad also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
The piece contrasts English law allowing name changes with legal limits in France and Germany. English courts permit adopting any name unless deception or financial loss occurs, while French and German systems restrict names to those registered or penalize false titles. The Dundee Advertiser is cited and a note invites job work.
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