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Newspaper

Fairfield Journal

Location

Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 05, 1907

Page

8

Weather Continues Hostile and Trade Talks on Dry Goods

The Dun and Co Weekly Review notes slow distribution of seasonable merchandise, with dry goods and millinery piling up while fall orders stay conservative. May end showed some activity gain, manufacturing runs at full capacity, cotton spinning profits rise in Fall River, and iron and steel remain active via long contract work.

New York R. G Dun & Co Review of Trade Fall River Iron and Steel

French ports paralyzed by all-branch ship workers strike

Paris reports an admirably organized strike by all branches of French ship workers halting port activity. The action aims to draw government attention to the strikers cause and includes harbor watches and calm demonstrations without bitterness toward employers. Naval reservists appeal for broad support due to seamen widows pension concerns.

Paris France Republic

Seven Die After Electric Road Collision Near Elyria

The June 1 report from Elyria Ohio lists seven fatalities from the electric road wreck. Victims include E O'Donnell a crockery merchant E M Billings aged 65 W C Allen Lake Shore Railway claim agent Donald Sala aged 5 C Porter Homer Allen and Eunice Wurst.

Elyria E. O'Donnell Crockery E. M. Billings W C. Allen Lake Shore Railway Donald Sala C. Porter Homer Allen Eunice Wurst

Notable Fatalities and Disasters Highlight Patchy News

Obituaries report Mrs. Harriet M. Bain of Kenosha aged 79. Fatal acquisitions include a double homicide in St. Louis and a Long Branch fire claiming several young victims. Other items note army desertion arrests in Sidney Indiana, severe New Orleans flooding, a failing New York longshore strike, drownings in Idaho, Harvard’s Eliot at Detroit, crimes among Scranton mine workers, and a minor Albany earthquake.

Harriet M. Bain Edward Bain Kenosha Wis Joseph KR. Gebler Daniel Dwyer St. Louis Ruth Schiffer Marion Seiffer Tilly Monthan Mary Dilter Walter Behiffer Long Branch N. J Charles Boesin Sidney Ind New Orleans New York Payette River Garden Valley Ida Charles William Eliot Harvard University Detroit Associated Harvard Clubs Scranton State Museum Albany

The Will Power Challenge Takes a Notable Lecture

A misanthropic physics professor schedules lectures on election days and preaches will power. A witty student undercuts him by stating the lecture would end quickly, only to have the session humorously extend as the professor asserts his will to prolong it.

A Miss and a Find in the Honeywood Oak

The Rev. James Spurgeon, grandfather of the famed preacher, prayed nightly beneath an oak in Honeywood park. A dream warned him of danger on his usual path. He chose the perilous route and safely reached the tree, finding a solid gold piece. He kept it, using the gold as the material for his wedding ring after marriage.

James Spurgeon Honeywood Park Satan Spurgeon

Odd or Even Gamble Ends In Run Of Breakage

In eighteenth century England a notorious gambler, losing to Lord Lorne, grabbed a punch bowl and yelled for a fair 15 000 guinea odd or even bet. He threw the bowl at the wall when his rival chose odd, and Lord Lorne ultimately won after the bowl shattered.

England Lord Lorne

Warmed by Their Perfume and City Heat Facts

Experiments by Dr. Jean Chalon show aromatic plants with essential oils release a perfume that forms an atmosphere warming nearby. Sunlit exposure preserves heat similarly to greenhouse glass though less effectively. Professor Spring notes city heat may rise partly from carbonic anhydride trapping heat rays.

Jean Chalon Professor Spring

Parker and Judge Marshall Race at Fairfield Fair Grounds

Horsemen stage the 907 season premiere featuring Parker Judge Marshall and Rough and Ready at the Fairfield IA Fair Grounds with attention on the lineup.

Parker Judge Marshall Rough and Ready Fair Grounds Fairfield

Parker and Judge Marshall Stud Notices in Kentucky لج

Parker No 2379 and Judge Marshall No 25791 marketed as speed sires with detailed pedigrees. Descriptions tout Parker progeny with 2:04 to 2:24 times and Judge Marshall’s deep bloodline, breeding notes, and high colt output. Breeding terms list insurance amounts and contact numbers for the fair grounds in Kentucky.

Parker Mississippi West Frank Yoakum Guy Caton Ainsworth Parkerfield Bud Shields Brower Parker Monona Parker Madeline Bumble Bee Jin S Elsie Parker Brewer Judge Marshall May Marshall Major Marshall Mary Marshall Ben Marshal Judge Marsall Billy Wilkes Jefferson County Kentucky Jacek Fair Grounds Farker

The New Pure Food and Drug Law Announcement

Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs colds and lung troubles not affected by the National Pure Food and Drug Law as it contains no opiates or harmful drugs, recommended as a safe remedy for children and adults by L S Bradshaw & Co.

Foley L.S Bradshaw & Co

Term of Supreme Court closes for 1906 07

The term ends with no sessions until Oct 14. Other items include a 100000 ounce silver purchase at 67 720 cents per ounce, Danube floods destroying 260 houses, and the death of A M Gilbert a Neenah Wisconsin mill owner. Sudden cold fronts sweep Michigan Kansas Nebraska and northern Missouri.

Supreme Court of the United States Treasury Department Danube A. M. Gilbert Gilbert Paper Company Neenah, Wis Shaw Lower Michigan Buenos Kansas Nebraska Missouri Wisconsin Assembly John Morridge Ohio Mississippi Cincinnati

A Man of High Principles

A Scotsman, asked by a friend to visit a music hall, refuses on Saturday to avoid laughing in church on the Sabbath, according to the London Opinion's humorous sketch.

London

Adam and Eve credited for first clothes

Feriday Times Union notes Adam blamed Eve for the apple temptation yet credits Eve with making the first garments.

Adam Eve Feriday Times-Union

Dr Shoop Cough Cure Advocated Over All Others

National law requires labeling on cough mixtures and warns against marked poisons. The notice urges mothers to demand Dr. Shoop's Cough Cure as a safe, effective remedy for children and to compare packages for safety, stating no poison marks on Dr. Shoop labels. Sold by FW Jericho & Co.

Dr. Shoop FW. Jericho & Co

Piles Relief Promised by Dr Shoop’s Magic Ointment

Ad claims Dr Shoop’s Magic Ointment provides quick relief for piles including bleeding protruding and blind piles. Sold by F W Jericho & Co with large nickel capped glass jars.

Health coffee offered as wholesome cereal blend alternative

A dated promotional blurb touts De Shoop's Health Coffee as a clever mix of parched cereals that mimics real coffee flavor. It claims similar taste to Java and Mocha while avoiding stomach or kidney irritation, suitable for children per Chas A Herring & Co.

Bhoop Shoop de Shoop Dr. Shoop Ing. Li Chas. A. Herring & Co

Preventics Cold Cure Promised By Wisconsin Seller

An ad from Racine Wisconsin offers Preventics candy tablets to treat colds at the sneeze stage. It claims early use prevents pneumonia and provides free samples and a book on colds by writer Shoop in Or Shoop. Sold in 25 and 50 cent boxes by F W Jericho.

Sterling Remedy Co Chicago N.Y Shoop Racine Wis F. W. Jericho & Co

It Pays to Advertise in the Daily Journal

Local note touts advertising in the Daily Journal as a smart move for businesses seeking visibility. The snippet frames classified-style outreach as a cost-effective way to reach readers across the town.

Daily Journal

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