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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1909
Page
2
This snippet highlights Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children with claims of cures and testimonials, plus general ad copy for WRIGLEY'S Spearmint and a Louisville Courier-Journal joke about a drinking father. It mixes product promotion with a humorous exchange and a pull for cheap health remedies.
Des Moines reports Iowa's 1910 state fair will run from August 26 to September 2. Secretary John Simpson praised the assignment as unique and beneficial for exhibitors from surrounding states. He noted the Chicago meeting confirmed the dates, and he expects the exposition to be the greatest in Iowa history. Simpson also covered a Shorthorn Breeders' association board showdown favoring western representation to balance premiums distribution.
Des Moines reports the 1909 fruit crop in Iowa was seven points above 1908. The season produced an average of 48 percent of a normal crop with varying percentages by fruit type. Receipts totaled 472.83 dollars, disbursements 549.58, leaving 78.75 dollars unpaid.
Washington D C Dec 8 the president sent to the senate the following nominations for census supervisors for the Iowa districts First district John W Rowley second Asa A Hall third Conrad B Scheer fourth Louis P Barth fifth Jeremiah Morrissey sixth W H Asbury seventh Cambridge Culbertson eighth Wm C Chubb ninth Emil A Larsen tenth Gay F Rankin eleventh Thomas McCulla.
Washington names Iowa postmasters chosen by the president including Valley Junction Albert S Burnett Lehigh Hal C Fuller Moville Chas E Anderson Pleasantville Andy J Cleveland Marathon Joel F E Johnson Panora Warren C Spurgin Traer B F Thomas Dexter Frank C Downey.
Burlington December 8 Robert Burrus a businessman was held up on his way home by two highwaymen and robbed of a large sum of money and a gold watch.
Miss Elsie Long a mathematics teacher at Westminster University formerly of Iowa slipped on ice in front of an interurban car in Denver Colo and was instantly killed. She came from Maine Iowa and had arrived a year ago to teach.
Des Moines reports that Neil Pierce a 35 year old trusted post office clerk for ten years was seized by federal officers charged with rifling the United States mail.
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