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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1909
Page
8
Promotes Mother Gray a nurse at Entldren's Home New York claiming cures for constipation feverishness teething disorders stomach troubles and worms. Contains testimonials and sample free. Sold by druggists for 0 cents with address Allen S Olmsted Le Roy New York.
A clipped Courier-Journal passage notes a father drinking again and insulting a janitor. The excerpt shifts to an advertisement promoting Wrigley’s Spearmint chewing gum, claiming it aids desires, nerves, and digestion, then pivots to a line about money as a man's greatest necessity.
Des Moines reports Iowa's 1910 state fair will run from August 26 to September 2 after approval at the Chicago meeting of the American Association of Fairs and Exhibitions. Secretary John Simpson expresses pleasure with the dates, noting no other fair matches the period. He cites benefits for exhibitors from nearby states and anticipates the fair becoming the state’s greatest exposition.
Des Moines reports the Iowa fruit crop in 1909 at 48 percent of normal overall, with summer apples 47 percent, pears 29 percent, peaches under 1 percent, grapes 69 percent, and berries ranging from 37 to 79 percent. The 1909 receipts totaled 472.83 dollars and disbursements 549.53 dollars, leaving 76.75 dollars due to Secretary Wesley Greene.
President sends to the senate nominations for census supervisors in 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 December 8 postmasters nominated by the president include Valley Junction Albert Burnett Lehigh Hal Buller Mobil e Chas Anderson Pleasantville Andy Cleveland Marathon Joel Johnson Panora Warren Spurgin Traer B F Thomas Dexter Frank Downey Victims omitted.
Robert Burrus, a Burlington businessman, was held up on his way home by two highwaymen and robbed of a large amount of money and a gold watch on December 8.
Miss Elsie Long a Westminster University mathematics teacher formerly of Maine Iowa slipped on ice in front of an interurban car in Denver and died instantly.
Des Moines December 8 Niel Pierce aged 35 a trusted post office clerk was arrested by federal officials charged with rifling the United States mail after a decade of service.
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