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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1907
Page
2
Aug 6 reports span family visits and social events in Tyville and Packwood Iowa. Residents attend funerals, church gatherings, and community meetings while reporting new trades, arrivals, and everyday chores across local towns.
The obituary notes Grace Hinkle daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hinkle died July 29 after a long illness. The funeral was at Mound church with Rev. Schofield and burial in Mound cemetery. Additional items mention a medicine show in Merced, the death by suicide of Willie Lefler, and local community notes including visits and family news.
Glendale Iowa August 5 There will be a quarterly church meeting Sunday the 16th Elder T J ers of Mt Pleasant preaching at Word has been received that John Toothaker died in Kansas Thursday the 4th He was an early settler of this county but went to Kansas twenty years ago.
Stockton Iowa August 5 farmers finish up haying and threshing as Sunday evening rain halts work for a time Otto Warner has gone to Bona-
A store announces a freshly stocked selection of eatables with careful curation. Emphasizes clean, fresh, new goods and prices at the lowest level to attract customers. An order or two is promised to win long-term shoppers.
advertisement copy touts Best of Flour Snow Drop Up-to-Date Ceresota Red Bird as strictly high grade flour guaranteed to be as good as any manufactured.
An advertisement touts Teas and Coffees stock and promotes Dr Thomas Uncooked Wheat Bread at 25 cents per package. It claims the bread boosts organ vitality, cures stomach trouble and constipation, and guarantees full satisfaction from items bought here. It withers into a pitch for healthful meals and natural food benefits.
The ad claims a full line of staple and fancy groceries with high quality produce and courteous service. It notes a first door north of Iowa State Savings Bank and invites customers for a fair trial to prove it’s the best trading place for groceries with delivery across the city and phone 220.
Residents and relatives from Parsonsville and neighboring towns visited friends and family over the weekend. The list includes Violet Parsons, Mrs. Peterson of Chicago, Eva and Geral Larson, Mrs. Mary McDermott of Ottumwa with her children, Mr. and Mrs. Droz of Northeast Fairfield, Mary Dillon of Mt. Sterling, Ethel Dillon of Wichita, John Fritz and Fogarty couples of Fairfield, Jennie Jakins, and Tressie Hawday visiting the Carrigan home.
Blackhawk Township notes Mrs E Roberts visited the Harry Ramsay home and plans to move to Lawrence Kansas where her husband works in a mill. Mrs C D McClain and children from New London stayed with sister Mrs Grant last week. The Ladies club met last Thursday with Mrs Prince.
Wm Lambert Perlee of Iowa planned an August visit to Missouri but weather and travel details remain. A shower last night drenched several nearby haystacks as towns reported wind and rain damage. O L Macy fell from a horse Saturday night injuring himself slightly after the horse slipped on a steep bank. Wilber Macy will leave Tuesday night for Washington to work in place of his brother Harry, who is encamped with his company in Des Moines.
Des Moines hosts the annual encampment of Company M Fifty fourth Iowa National Guard. The mock campaign features a blue army led by Col Bishop and a brown army commanded by Col Lincoln to test siege, river crossing, and city defense in a safe training exercise. About fifty members are in camp with E E Lucas as Captain and J F Ready and Chas Cummins among officers.
A special sale offers Summer Dress Fabrics in new colors and designs at reduced prices. Batiste at 10c yard regular 10c, now 8c. Mercerized Striped Batiste 15c, now 11c. Embroidery Swiss 20c, now 15c. Paris Voiles 25c, now 19c. Killarney Silk Plaids 35c, now 25c. Pearl Drops and Shadow Checks 50c, now 39c. Includes a long list of service members’ names.
A local game warden warns anglers about mportant fishing laws and penalties. The piece lists unlawful gear such as nets and spears, seasonal fishing bans from November to March, daily catch limits, trot line rules, and illegal methods. It stresses ignorance is no excuse under the recent legislature.
In Liverpool England some saloons display the rule that ladies cannot be served without hats on a sign aiming to enforce propriety. The sign reflects social norms of the period and public attitudes toward women in public spaces.
A short reflective piece argues hard work is valued only after job loss and that people seek help to feel useful. It notes the world may owe individuals nothing and questions pleasure found beyond affordable cost. It suggests some misunderstand enjoyment without expense.
A Benjamin Franklin aphorism argues forgiveness is nobler and manlier than seeking vengeance, suggesting moral restraint over retaliation.
In 1840 Austrian noblemen could legally claim two days a week of unpaid labor from all their tenants who were effectively serfs. This feudal duty underscores the era’s harsh manor system and the legal framework enabling exploitation by landowners.
A fragment describes naval routine with the ship bell tolling every half hour and the quarter-deck saluted on approach. It notes postal orders at face value, officers on watch without intermission, and the master-at-arms as the sole enlisted officer armed with a sword from commissioning to paying off.
Textile sale notices offer linen finished and shrunk cotton at 12 cents per yard, down from 15 cents or 18 cents. The extra fine 18 cent quality will be sold at 15 cents per yard for a limited time.
A partial OCR fragment notes water rationing for officers and crew. It mentions water before serving and special provision for warrant officers and petty officers, but the rest is unreadable.
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