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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1906
Page
4
The note warns against alum in baking powder and advises choosing a cream of tartar based product. It touts Royal Baking Powder as the safest and best cream of tartar option available, urging readers to inspect labels for ingredients.
A succession of brief items reports births and illnesses, visits and travel, social events, shop openings, and local business notes across Libertyville, Fairfield, Ottumwa, and nearby areas. Highlights include a newborn February 11 to Mr and Mrs Walter Bowen, a horse accident injuring Harry Kiger, postponed events, and shipments of 39 horses from Ottumwa and Fairfield to Milwaukee at $297 per head.
Saturday visitors include Miss McCoy at her Washington home and J O Caviness in a new car. Rev Pellett from Ollie visits the Rev Orcutt home. Robert Ryman returns from Chicago business trip. Infant son of Mr and Mrs Nate Thomas is ill. S F Steigleder returns from Davenport. Mrs J L Everett of Mt Pleasant guests here. Rev Carl Davis of Iowa Falls visits P B Grafton home. Mrs P I Mitchell and Mrs Hammer visit Richland Thursday. Dr and Mrs spend Friday at F W Gobble home near Abingdon. Freecy Baldwin of Hedrick visits brother J M Baldwin. Mrs E A Miller returns from Mt Pleasant and reports her son’s wife is improving. Rev and Mrs O G Creult host former’s father from New Sharon.
Des Moines Township resident Milliard Taylor and his wife traveled to Fairfield for a visit on Monday. Thornton Fordyce journeyed to Fort Madison on Monday for a short stay. Rollie Moore has accepted a new position or role.
Lockridge resident Mrs Elmer Smaithberg is reported quite ill while Mrs Minnie Craft visits. Mrs Albert Larson recently paid a Fairfield visit and shared news of her travels.
Foley & Co of Chicago promotes Foley's Honey and Tar as a trusted throat and lung remedy. They warn that many imitations with similar names are sold, urging customers to insist on the genuine product in a yellow package and refuse substitutes.
A baffling note raises questions about the signature on a purported S&P document. Officials caution readers against assuming authenticity while reviewing the stated claims and related timelines.
Rail schedule shows numerous express passenger and fast mail trains with inconsistent times. Several train numbers are flagged as not carrying passengers or run daily exemptions. Details are unreadable in parts, but include Chicago Express and Denver Express services with local passenger and express variations.
Advertisement promises one hundred dollar reward for an uncured catarrh case and endorses J. Cheney Co. of Toledo. It notes 15 years of acquaintance with F. J. Cheney, asserts financial reliability, and claims Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally to affect blood and mucous surfaces. Returns testimonials and lists price per bottle.
The clumsy OCR shows schedule entries for west bound No 11 daily No 3 daily and local freight Nos 71 and 72 with times around 2 90 am 2 30 pm and 9 34 am. An east bound pairing lists No 88 ADI and No 30 daily with times near 2 90 am and 7 09 pm.
Geo A Sherman of Lisbon Red Mills Lawrence County New York says after twelve years of kidney disease and failing treatments Foley's Kidney Cure relieved pain after the first dose and cured him after four bottles. He reports frequent urination and brick dust in urine before using the remedy and credits it with saving his life. Sold by F W Jericho & Co.
Mrs Charles Hisel has left for an extended visit in Colorado. She will be away for an undetermined period, visiting relatives and enjoying the mountain state.
John E. Bowermaster, reachable at 261 Airfield, Iowa, ventures into Jefferson County political or civic airfield discussions seeking a leadership role. The terse notice highlights contact and regional focus without extended details.
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