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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1909
Page
5
Iowa county superintendents and State Superintendent Riggs will gather in Des Moines May 11 to 13 for the annual three day conference. They will discuss a possible statewide campaign for changes in school laws and consider a county unit system and rural school reforms with attendees from all ninety nine counties.
The recent law bans cigarette smoking for anyone under 21 with a $10 fine per offense. It revises prior penalties and offers leniency if the minor spills the source of the cigarettes. Statewide, Wright will lead a crackdown on impure ice cream with strict standards and enforcement.
The state board of control purchased a 200acre farm near Fort Madison for prisoner labor. The land is on high, flat ground needing tilling and fencing. Prisoners will work exclusively on this farm to raise crops and improve their conditions.
Governor Carroll signs omnibus appropriation bill and joint resolution for state office expenses. Drainage, Peterson-Lee amendment to the primary law, and East Des Moines school bonds for twenty years await copies in the State Register. The current register will be the most complete ever issued after delays for Thirty-third General Assembly changes.
Secretary Louis A. Thomas of the state board of health predicts the new quarantine will seriously cripple the board's efforts to stamp out infectious diseases and may undo years of work to prevent epidemics.
Governor Carroll plans to sign about seven notarial commissions before July 1. Each commission carries a $6 fee, totaling a modest public payroll impact.
Des Moines reports a 50 to 100 dollar fine for wearing real or similar uniforms on streets unless the person belongs to the regular army state militia or a military school. The measure, added to a big military bill, was passed quietly after its sponsor, Fort Des Moines officers, objected to the sale of soldiers effects to youth. Lodge drill wear is allowed only in halls.
Des Moines reports the new Iowa board of education closes its first session at the state house without a finance committee. James H. Trewin named Cedar Rapids president. The board will meet May 12 with the regents in Iowa City then visit Cedar Falls and Ames for joint sessions with the state normal school and state college trustees.
State library board may not name a successor to the late Mary Whitcomb who managed the genealogical department in the west wing. Proposals include moving the department under Mr Brigham in the east section to avoid filling the vacancy. Whitcomb earned 1200 dollars yearly. The board, consisting of supreme court judges and state officials, plans a meeting this week to decide on the vacancy.
Under Iowa law the county treasurer may charge 3 to 60 cents for receiving and answering tax payments by mail, with a minimum of 30 cents. Despite popular belief the fee is legal and widely practiced in this county and across the state to cover clerical costs for handling payments from non residents.
State Labor Commissioner Van Dyne touts the new child labor law as highly beneficial to his department. An amendment backed by Representative Imolines requires employers to keep a certificate of a juvenile’s proper age for quick verification by labor inspectors. The board of parole heard 75 cases at Fort Madison and 82 at Anamosa. decisions will be made in Des Moines this week.
Members of the state pure food and dairy department have been called to Ames to investigate a case alleging a local butcher sold beef seriously afflicted with tuberculosis lesions.
Guidance on exterior and interior color schemes for homes. Emphasizes matching the house size, architecture, and surroundings. Advises studying free color books from National Lead Company and notes the Dutch Boy Painter trademark on white lead as a weather-tested standard.
A lighthearted quip contrasts national demonyms with everyday words. A father answers a boy’s joke about why people from Poland are Polanders and from Holland not Hole despite similar wordplay, showcasing playful language humor.
Q O L Wilson of Puryear Tennessee describes a three year battle with black scattered sores that itched and bled and resisted doctors. After using three sets of Cutiura Remedies the illness subsided and he recovered, prompting his testimonial from Feb 8 1908. Potter Drug & Chem Corp, Solo Kops, Boston.
In a brief exchange Mrs Highfly-And is noted by Mrs Lutter as having two servants. One is on the way and the other already arrived.
A marketing notice announces a six month subscription to the Des Moines News for one dollar, inviting readers to send in a one dollar bill. The appeal targets the reading public with a daily and Sunday package.
A wary man with a steely gaze seeks a clarinet to provoke blue notes in self defense against a neighbor studying the trombone. A dealer answers with a flawless instrument but the buyer rejects it, insisting on a sound that unsettles the other musician.
One hundred dollar reward for an incurable case of catarrh promised by F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio. Endorsement by Walden Kinnan Marvin wholesale druggists asserts Cheney’s honesty and solvency. Hall's Catarrh Cure advertised as internally acting on blood and mucous surfaces. testimonials free and price 75 cents. Also promotes Mails Family Pills for constipation.
A husband remarks that his piano stool is useless for playing music, joking that nobody can play a note while he sits there, prompting a wife’s puzzled retort about company. The exchange highlights playful marital banter over a piano.
A fragment notes Chew WRIGLEY spirit promotes saliva release and digestion with spearmint chew. A separate line states an escapement wheel in a watch makes 731,860 revolutions per year.
Milwaukee schools and a public museum teach children about birds life and protection. Lectures, stereopticon views, and birdhouse building involve groups like the Audubon Society and Wisconsin game associations to foster responsible stewardship and oppose spring shooting of wild fowl.
Calves can be seized suddenly by calf cholera with infantile diarrhoea features. Symptoms include thin watery feces, sunken eyes, and rapid decline. death can occur within 12 to 48 hours without prompt treatment. Prevention stresses healthy pregnant cows, disease-free birth, and proper early care and medicines to prevent fermentation and soothe mucous membranes.
The article argues feeding alfalfa should be gradual as its high protein stimulates urinary and perspiratory glands. It praises alfalfa for growing horses colt development and for mares with foals, noting exercise prevents sweating and softness. It recommends alfalfa hay for pregnant mares to ensure strong foals and ample milk.
This piece urges building box stalls in barns to safely welcome calves or colts, noting losses from not providing stalls and urging simple, cheap construction for animal welfare and convenience.
An Iowa tornado insurance appeal cites the 25 year old OWA Mutual Tornado Insurance Association of Des Moines. It reports $133 million in Iowa risks, $600,000 paid losses, and 11 mills average assessment with annual cost under $1 per $1,000. March and April growth shown. N Densmore presides, J H Herriman is secretary.
A fragment humorously contrasts a woman hoping for sun with a quip about starch in a dress. The dialogue suggests social embarrassment and weather anxiety in a light dramatic tone.
G W Winney of Medina New York invites kidney sufferers to write for a personal testimony of Cure with Dean's Kidney Pills He says after hospital treatment pain lameness and rheumatism ended and his weight rose from 143 to 162 pounds after using 10 to 12 boxes at 50 cents each Sold by all dealers Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY
The Reverend and the Irreverent Bishop Doane of Albany New York wearing a shovel hat is a guest at dinner with the irreverent Dr Hosmer. They sat down and the bishop asks grace while Hosmer questions talking shop at the table.
If every cough were cured before gaining hold, life would lengthen. Kemp's Balsam stops a cough in minutes, and any medicine that can cure a cough will do so. Available at druggists and dealers for 25 cents.
A brief dialog features a vow to gain recognition and awkward talk about a girl who promised to be his at the seashore. The exchange hints at youthful social hopes and a prom romance in a casual town setting.
A cautionary note warns readers to beware imitations of WRIGLEY S Spearmint and to beware without being told if they have tasted the real product.
A morning scene describes a bridegroom in shirt sleeves venturing into the yard to gather kindling, a moment that tempers romance with practicality. The quiet image offers a glimpse of domestic life and preparing for the day ahead.
It's Pettit's Eye Salve that gives instant relief to eyes irritated from dust heat sun or wind. 25c. All druggists of Howard Bros Buffalo NY.
An aged health drink advertisement extols Garfield Tea as improving wellbeing and easing constipation liver and kidney ailments. The copy encourages purchase from druggists and notes long standing relevance to childhood memories.
Advertisement notes that people should not drink liquor except medicinally and promotes Wrigley’s Spearmint as a product that removes the smell of breath.
A quotation attributed to Phelps emphasizes that a true friend inspires us to achieve our best. The remark frames friendship as a catalyst for personal effort and growth.
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