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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1900
Page
4
The Fairfield Tribune lists subscription options including one year in advance six months and three months. It notes mail handling at the Fairfield post office as second class matter and includes the slogan A drop of ink makes millions think.
The notice details Democratic party conventions in Iowa from February 1900 through April 1900, naming Des Moines and Jefferson County as sites and outlining delegate quotas, primary dates, and representation rules tied to votes for Governor Fred E. White in 1899. It also includes an editorial note from National Rural and Family Magazine critiquing monetary policy and prosperity linked to silver coinage, bank notes, and currency reform.
The piece laments the lack of strong leadership amid monopoly threats and laments no major reforms for the common people in years. It condemns tariff and currency changes as pro bank interests and questions prosperity under current monetary policy. It argues for decisive governance and blasts imperialism and entrenched interests.
Chicago, March 26. J. G. Johnson, chairman of the D N C executive committee, denounces articles linking prominent Democrats to abandoning the silver issue. He says the claims are unfounded, notes Gen. Weaver as a populist not a Democrat, and asserts no Democrat has urged dropping silver. The Kansas City convention will decide the party’s money plank.
A test of party sincerity hinges on instructing Kansas City Convention delegates to back the Chicago platform reaffirmation and nominate only loyal supporters from 1896. The piece condemns those who deserted Bryan in 1906 and aided McKinley and monopoly.
The advertisement asserts Cresco corsets fix the common waist line weakness causing breakage. It claims the design maintains symmetry and invites buyers to test Cresco when shopping next time.
A fervent editorial warns against readmitting returning renegades to the Democratic fold without proof of pledge to the Chicago platform. It alleges conspiracies funded by plutocrats and calls for rigid delegate instructions to secure loyal candidates in 1896 and beyond.
The piece details Democratic praise for tariffs benefiting the administration and boosting votes, while senators note Cuban sentiment for an early Republic of Cuba not matched by McKinley. Oregon Republicans trade compliments, Ex Senator Mitchell attacks Senator Simons, and Japanese papers accuse the U S of breaking pledges in Hawaii. The tobacco executive asserts a 16 percent Porto Rico tariff would exclude Porto Rican tobacco from the U S.
The text criticizes Republican handling of McKinley era policies and praises Democrats for exposing how a War Department opinion was obtained on constitutional reach to Porto Rico and the Philippines. It notes Representative Richardson proposing a House resolution to probe war tax receipts and press for tax reductions. It also mentions a rising interest in an original and brainy woman as a rare stimulant.
At a Boston Twentieth Century Club meeting Thomas Wentworth Higginson relates Henry Ward Beecher’s solution to church dozing. A clergyman asked how to handle sleepers. Beecher said the sexton should immediately wake the minister from the pulpit if he sees someone asleep.
Advertisement promotes Cascarets Candy Cathartic as a cure for constipation. It offers a money back refund if C C C fails. The claim targets general consumers seeking laxative relief.
A Tribune advertisement extols Grain-O made from pure grains as a coffee substitute. A reader reports preferring Grain-O after a week, claiming it nourishes the system and strengthens the body. Children may drink it freely. Packages priced 15 and 25 cents from grocers.
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