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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1920
Page
3
Forty years prior Fairfield featured wheat at $1, oats 25c, corn 30c, butter 20c, eggs 7c, chickens $1.25 to $2 a dozen, potatoes 40c to 60c. Street Commissioner Herring sold a residence for $1300 and 17 head of horses were sent to St Louis. Notable injuries and business plans surfaced as residents planned a plow factory and new stores while schools noted student deportment.
At the latest council meeting W. S. Henneker was appointed city policeman with a $30 monthly salary. D. Leggett remains city solicitor at $24, and S. W. Coffin stays city marshal with a $40 monthly pay.
D B Wilson the hatter promotes a wide range of fashion items with a boastful sales pitch. He presents himself as a loyal citizen and former soldier now leading a premium hatter business with partner Voorhes advising customers on hats collars scarves and other accessories.
An old time remedy Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound is advertised to darken gray hair naturally and evenly. Users apply with a sponge or brush and see gray vanish by morning, with color restored after one or two uses. The ad notes it is a toilet product not a medical cure.
An old style storefront notice invites customers to visit the P O Block sign for spring bargains. The crowd is urged to bring family members to shop a wide collection including hats and accessories as part of a regional sale event.
A note recalls Prof Derby being chosen as principal of the city schools thirty years ago. A fourteen year old son of Swan Nelson of Glendale was run over by a moving train and lost one leg. Albert F Cook born near Batavia died at Larned Kansas.
Twenty years ago William Wells known as Hussey accepted a position with Risk Hufstedler. He was an obliging clever fellow who worked behind the counter and could be relied upon to hold his own in selling goods. Miss Anna Sullivan won first in the Southeastern Iowa oratorical contest at Bloomfield and would attend the state contest at Iowa Falls on April 20. Dr Clarke gave a lecture on Right Living at the library hall.
The report recalls a 74 year old Geo A Campbell dying after a fall in a cellarway at J A Rains home. Pioneer Peter Rizor found dead in his bed at his nephew George Rizor’s home east of Glendale. Clyde Bell left McElhany store and plans to open a new shop near the square. Elk lodge installation set for April 14 with 72 members. Death notices for William Woodsides Erastus Pitkin and Mrs Lydia Bush recorded.
Frank Reid of Ames Boys and Girls club assists County Agent Deal with pig and corn club work. Poor roads limited visits. Farm Bureau funds corn planting and trials with a prize of 50 dollars for best yields. Pig club offers silver trophy and special prizes from Hampshire Duroc Jersey and Chester White groups. Breeders' banquet postponed by storm and will be held next Saturday at the Christian church.
Samples of artistic cement flower vases by artist C. B. Mullenix are on display at Mullenix Bar ber Shop and at the Orpheum basement.
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