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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1909
Page
4
The Fairfield Tribune publishes weekly with Bargar and Spencer as publishers and R Spencer and G L Bargar as editors. Terms show one year in advance for $1.00, six months fifty cents, three months unspecified, and the paper is entered as second class mail.
The piece notes Taft rejecting a southern judge candidate over unpaid poker debts and warns Roosevelt against reckless hunting amid a busy political climate. It mentions the Junkin murder trial in Centerville with a suggested venue change and potential unrest if moved to Ottumwa. Boston gears up for a Tercentennial exposition planned for 1820 mark.
The article describes President Taft and six consulting engineers on a Panama Canal inspection tour costing over 160000 with whitewash brushes to portray a spotless project. It critiques political tactics, arguing that public agitation over false issues distracts from real agenda and graft.
The piece argues tariffs should aid the millions of wage earners who pay higher prices without higher wages. It condemns narrow interest groups and calls for stricter punishment of crime, noting Goebel murder absolution and questioning societal tolerance of crime.
A political column argues current leaders push capitalist interests, claiming the ruling party offers little real consideration to the public. The writer contends this fuels socialist sentiment as discontent grows among citizens.
The passage notes rapid gains for socialism amid current conditions. It asserts acceptance of diverse faiths and socialist leaders exploit the situation, claiming labor sentiment is increasingly swept into socialism and the rift between labor and capital widens.
The piece portrays Senator Jonathan Prentiss Dolliver as a shrewd barometer who shifts with public opinion. It notes his past hedging between party factions, alignment with the gold standard, and recent stance against the Payne tariff, signaling a potential move to lead the tariff reform effort when the moment is right.
A critique denounces creating a tariff commission as a Republican trap to shield tariff interests. It warns such a body would shift blame from Congress, give undue influence to protected groups, and undermine public accountability while urging continued legislative control over tariffs.
A compact quotation notes a Chinese proverb about slander and praise. It contrasts behind back rumors with public compliments, implying fear and contempt in social dynamics. The line emphasizes observed behavior over spoken words.
The quote notes that excess knowledge leads to wasted effort in trying to clarify for others. It argues that over-trying to explain hampers efficiency and may complicate communication.
Roosevelt keeps silent on expedition schedule as camp near the Kapiti Plains, British East Africa, awaits departure. Baggage from the Smithsonian may delay shooting trips by a few days while Nairobi and Mombasa papers attack the exclusion of English journalists, prompting a government inquiry.
Frank J. Cheney of F. J. Cheney & Co. swears as senior partner that the firm will pay one hundred dollars for every catarrh case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Notary A. W. Gleason dated December 6, 1886. Cure taken internally. testimonials sent. Sold by druggists for 75 cents. Also Hall's Family Pills for constipation. Apr.
Des Moines, April 25. Louis R. Hough a livestock dealer and packer and F R Hancock grain broker were sued for divorce. Wives claim cruel and inhuman treatment. Hough previously divorced. bankruptcy judges heard creditors totals near 1,000,000. He now runs a small packing house and promises to pay all debts.
In Washington on April 24 Senator Dolliver plans a prominent role in the tariff debate, with Senator Cummins likely to follow. Leaders say the week will show opposition strength to the Aldrich bill. Dolliver prepares a wool schedule exposé while Cummins focuses on the steel schedule.
The United States and Standard Oil agree to split the expense of printing and binding the St. Louis case testimony. Work is at the government printing office and will fill about twenty one volumes of 500 pages each. Total cost estimated between twenty thousand and twenty five thousand dollars.
Washington reports that the post office department orders removal and relocation of inaccessible rural mail boxes to streamline delivery. Carriers have faced dangers reaching high or ground-level boxes, and post masters will census all such boxes to implement the change for faster route coverage.
M. L. Bingham of Princeville Ill resisted amputation saying he would rather die. Doctors warned gangrene would kill him if he refused. He applied Bucklen’s Arnica Salve and recovered completely. The remedy also treats eczema fever sores boils burns and piles. 25 cents at F S Shriner’s drug store. Apr.
Kansas politicians press for Representative Scott of Kansas to be named Secretary Wilsons successor as head of the agriculture committee. They expect Wilson to stay on about a year but push Kansas claims for a cabinet post while Wilsons friends call the talk premature.
Onawa Iowa April 23 Judge Mould gave Fred Broad and Lloyd Allen each three concurrent sentences totaling twenty years in the Anamosa penitentiary. The youths ages 17 and 19 broke into local jewelry stores, fled on a midnight train, escaped a county jail, and were recaptured after a posse chase. They pleaded guilty and have prior Sioux City police court records.
Chicago April 24 Representatives of railroads doing business in Missouri were to meet today to act on Burlington's 2 1 2 percent passenger rate in Missouri but failed to keep the engagement and the meeting is postponed to a later date. Officials say the notice did not provide enough time for full discussion before representatives were instructed.
Senate leaders including Aldrich devise a plan to outflank Senator Cummins income tax proposal. They will push a commission to investigate the subject and report at the next session. Opponents fear the commission could yield an unfavorable report and block passage this session.
Thomas Gibbs, the last of five miners trapped in the M and B mine at Joplin Missouri, was brought to the surface today but died immediately. The death toll rises to three from the entombment incident.
Mary Chaney aged 77 was gored to death by a vicious ram while walking to a neighbor near Zanesville Ohio. Her body was found in a field twenty miles north of the city after a severe struggle with the animal.
The eighteenth annual convention of the Des Moines district Woman's Foreign Missionary society will be held in Pleasantville on May 4 and 5, with events scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday.
The Chicago Tribune endorses moderative laxatives hot foot baths and perspiration but warns indoor rest is needed to avoid relapse and possible pneumonia. It suggests Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as a reliable alternative and notes it is for sale by F. W. Jericho & Co. in April.
Treasury announces two new fakes a five dollar silver certificate and a twenty dollar national note from the National Bank of Wessington South Dakota. The five bears an 1889 date with altered Indian chief features while the twenty is a Chicago pen and ink production printed on bleached paper.
Sluggish liver causes coated tongue ache biliousness indigestion and irregular bowels. Relief comes after using Dr. A W Chase's Kidney and Liver Pills followed by weeks of use to regulate the liver. Z M Taylor of Port Chester Md commends them and a single pill dose is 25 cents. available at Thoma's Pharmacy Fairfield Iowa and other dealers.
A statement notes that globally about 60 percent of those over ten years old must work for a living. It highlights a widespread labor participation pattern across nations and hints at economic and social implications for societies.
Frank S. Shriner's drug store sells and recommends DeWitt's Little Early Risers pills. They are described as the best known pills, easy to take and gentle in action, with the April timing noted.
W T Wilbur of Jocahontas died from a burst blood vessel at the McEwen hotel after heavy work. His body lies at the McIntire undertaking rooms awaiting word from Illinois kin.
The text notes ambergris has a distinct odor like musk but is more penetrating and enduring. It claims ambergris can exalt the flavor and perfume of other substances it contacts.
The London Saturday Review argues that if man keeps women inferior by force it proves his superiority, and if he cannot be superior by nature then how could he have developed supremacy against equal or greater powers.
More than nine out of ten rheumatism cases are muscular or chronic. external application with Chamberlains Liniment provides quick relief without internal medicines. Internal remedies are often poisonous and ineffective for chronic muscular rheumatism. For sale by F. W. Jericho & Co. Apr.
A recently purchased tenant boasts to an agent that landlord meets now with God Almighty, insisting no fear is warranted. The agent retorts with caution, reminding that God Almighty previously evicted his first two tenants.
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