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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1906
Page
7
A breakfast dispute reveals a tricky ruse by Mrs Henshaw to test her husband. Miss Pinkerton pretends a letter from an old flame to provoke jealousy, sparking a confrontation that ends with the spinster escorted from the house as tensions peak.
Lucile narrates her trouble with friends as she engineers a theater outing for Alice Maltby and Canby Fuller. She arranges details to please Alice, defends her choices, and later blames Canby for lateness while fearing her father’s anger and siblings.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer quip notes a Fifth Avenue baby making early sounds. The remark contrasts polished talk with a blunt “dough” reply, reflecting affluent satire.
The interstate commerce commission heard testimony that Pennsylvan ia Railroad officials held stock in coal companies and that stock was presented to them. Jamison Coal & Coke president testified his firm gave stock to railroad officials to gain better treatment. He also said Robert Pitcairn declined stock in favor of cash. Wigton charged rebates by the railroad as recently as 1993 and cited discrimination in coal car allotment.
The Mormon church plans to exit business holdings in Salt Lake City with Utah Light and Railway to be sold to a 25 million dollar syndicate. Salt Lake and Los Angeles railroad also sold for 510800. The leader says the church withdraws from commerce as converts stand on their own.
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court upheld the state law protecting traders against unfair competition. The decision ruled the statute constitutional and involved Continental Tobacco Company, whose agent was found guilty of favoring certain dealers with better terms to secure exclusive dealing.
President Roosevelt transmitted to Congress the complete Garfield investigation report into the alleged oil trust. A full synopsis and a presidential message accompany the inquiry, sent to Congress on Friday the 4th inst.
In a spirited contest at the Presbyterian general assembly Des Moines missionary Hunter Corbett won the moderator post on the third ballot with 329 votes to 308 for Rev Dr J M Barkley of Detroit and 4 for Rev Dr J F Hendy of Missouri.
John B. Jackson American minister to Greece hosted a dinner in Athens Thursday night for King George Queen Olga Crown Prince Constantine and Princess Olga. The text notes Jackson assisted her husband during the event.
The Connecticut Fire Insurance company will meet on Tuesday May 29 in Hartford. Officers state the current surplus is exhausted by San Francisco expenditures and will be replaced.
In a historic Senate exchange, President Roosevelt directly denied charges read by Senator Tillman and rebutted accusations by Senator Bailey. The confrontation centered on the Hepburn railroad rate bill and calls for court review, drawing sharp political rhetoric from Tillman and Bailey while Dolliver Carter and Lodge defended the president.
St. Petersburg reports the lower house of the national parliament sat into Friday morning to adopt the address in reply to Emperor Nicholas' throne speech. The document outlines the aims and aspirations of Russia's millions as part of the first great act of the new assembly.
Pendleton dispatch reports a freight car fire near Foster with two deaths. One man is thought to have been murdered while the other was shot by a sheriff's posse member who believed him to be the killer.
George W. Jiminez, the New York policeman who went to Panama to reorganize the police department, quit the task and returned home to Brooklyn. He said Panamanian police are a national body with no effective method of governing them.
The Robeiro cabinet resigned Thursday after King Charles refused to defer the cortes meeting. Lisbon officials signaling a strained constitution as political leaders react to the monarch’s stance.
A compilation of curious statistics including Bank of England production cost per note, Church of England income, inhabited islands in the Indian Ocean, Japanese departures from Hawaii in 1646, watch time gains on high peaks, light distance per tick, Nile region attendance, parliament member presence, piano wood aging, British treasure sunk on the sea route, and drowning as a leading accidental death cause.
A. C. Barnett of Avard Oklahoma recalls treating his son’s severe eczema with Cuticura Resolvent Soup and Ointment after a doctor failed. Within three months the scalp sore healed hair grew back and no recurrence. He praises Cuticura as keeping skin soft and healthy and endorses the remedies for eczema. March 30 1905.
A vivid overview of ocean life highlighting coral reefs sunken gardens and diverse marine animals. It notes depth ranges from 12 000 to 30 000 feet and tides at Fundy reaching 70 feet, urging readers to seek accessible books about sea life.
In a blunt vignette from Chicago Daily News a meek tramp pleads for a raw turnip at an old farm gate to ease hunger but is refused by a hard working laborer, illustrating harsh urban labor life.
The ad argues quitting coffee is easy by switching to Postum Food Coffee. It claims Postum tastes better, resembles Java to connoisseurs, and within ten days to two weeks removes coffee’s nerve-poison effects, replacing it with nourishing liquid. It ends with a slogan There’s a reason.
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