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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1896
Page
1
A satirical critique notes politicians masking jobs with prosperity rhetoric. The Iowa christening water proposal evokes ridicule over scarce champagne. In Nebraska a pastor seeks to lift church debt with a wheat crop and pledges of labor and sixty acres. A South Dakota divorce trial features a jury with half women, highlighting gender assumptions and courtroom dynamics.
An analysis of the eleventh census and the need for a permanent census office. It reviews territorial expansion from 1790 to 1890, population growth, and economic progress, then argues for elastic currency and bond currency convertibility to prevent panics and improve financial policy.
A Kansas tramp assaulted a woman who fed him at the door and, upon her husband’s arrival from the field, knocked him down and beat him. The offender claimed fatigue from “hand outs” and a wish to sit at a table, insisting he was merely human despite the violence.
Champaign county grand jury indicted the university trustees for neglecting to fly the national flag over school buildings. Gov Altge reputedly among the trustees named. Public opinion heated as the writer argues the law is misconceived and partisan. A King's Jester.
Condensed testimony from Chas B Hood a Columbus broker and manufacturer’s agent asserts Dr Kings New Discovery is without equal for coughs. J D Brown proprietor St James Hotel Ft Wayne Indiana reports a two year cough cured by the remedy. B F Merrill of Baldwinsville Massachusetts says it never failed and he would rather have it than a doctor. Mrs Hemming Chicago keeps it on hand for instant relief of croup and attends free trial battles at Clarke’s drug store.
The ad highlights rapid calls for immediate care and urges every home with young children to keep Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral. It claims the remedy has saved hundreds of lives and should be widely available.
The Illinois Supreme Court ruled that Mr. Hopkins was legally elected mayor of Chicago. Republicans had pressed to have the court declare his election illegal, but the high court upheld the result.
Jefferson county received all of the $4,000 insurance on recently burned county buildings. The money was placed in the general county fund and should reduce taxes when the levy is next set.
An error in the third paragraph of last week’s board proceedings was corrected and re published this week. The revised text fixes the mis read wording and ensures the record reflects the intended sequence of events.
Will Hollingsworth of the Signour ney Review is a delegate candidate to the Democratic National Convention and is openly opposed to free coinage at 16 to 1. His stance on monetary policy is clearly stated.
Amos J. Cummings, a leading eastern Democrat, argues the Republican party will split over the silver question more than the Democrats. He says the Democratic outlook for success is unusually bright.
New York Democrats favor Morrison as the strongest candidate with Illinois and Missouri support cited. Senator Hill and other trusted Democrats say New York will cast its vote for the Democratic ticket this year.
Henry Wallace of Wallace's Farmer highlighted code changes at a county farmers club meeting led by Hon. Edward Campbell Jr. The adjustments, though valuable to railroads, were crafted by corporations to avoid easy detection.
The Mail and Forpress calls Governor Morton hopeless and cringing to Platt and the Raines bill, deeming his candidacy preposterous and predicting New York will remain democratic. The Tribune and others echo strong anti machine rhetoric as campaigns unfold.
The Des Moines News accuses Democrats of blundering for putting up a straight party ticket in opposition to the paper's favored candidate McVicker. It brands the paper partisan and influenced by corporations despite claiming independence.
A group of astute Republicans believes McKinley is a weak candidate and seeks to defeat him. The radical faction pushes to sway the lead, while McKinley gains support. The author hopes radicals will nominate McKinley, viewing him as the strongest opponent for Democrats to defeat.
Advertisement urges trying Electric Bitters for female complaints and nervous symptoms. Claims to restore strength and tone, aid loss of appetite, constipation, headaches, fainting spells, sleeplessness, and dizziness. Available at Clarke's drug store for fifty cents and one dollar.
The Iowa Democratic Party schedules a delegate convention in Dubuque on May 20 1896 at 10 a m to choose four delegates at large and two per district for the National Democratic Convention in Chicago July 7 1896. Counties gain two delegates plus one for every two hundred votes and fraction over one hundred for Governor W S Babb in 1895. The district totals 947 delegates with county and district allocations listed.
The piece notes Senator Allison of this state was linked to Credit Mobilier years ago. The Chicago Chronicle covered the affair, but Republicans would not be hurt, as the party forgives sinners when they are theirs. The editorial argues Allison’s chances depend on party politics, not the scandal.
Representative McArthur introduced a bill to make a liquor debt valid in counties under malci law. Not a single Democrat voted for it, a few against it. The Ledger condemns hypocrisy across parties, arguing Democrats oppose the sham mulct law and Republicans show hypocrisy elsewhere.
A vintage advertisement touts Shaker Digestive Cordial as a remedy for stomach discomfort and indigestion. It claims the cordial aids digestion, acts as a tonic, and restores health, urging trial bottles at ten cents and noting availability from druggists.
A vintage advert promotes a salve for bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter chapped hands chilblains corns and all eruptions. It guarantees satisfaction or money refunded and offers a box for 25 cents. Sold by Geo. D. Clarke.
The advertisement states that Ayer s Sarsaparilla is preferred by the medical profession for blood purification. It claims to be the standard and the only blood purifier admitted at the Chicago world’s fair.
Des Moines Iowa March 30 report on code revision by commission led by Senator Healy of Webster. Healy accuses changes to favor railroads and other corporations, claiming emasculation of railroad provisions. The code commission replies. politics and possible extra session loom as petitions urge leaving current laws intact.
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