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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1907
Page
7
Glendale Ga Aug 5 There will be a quarterly meeting at the church Sunday the 16th Elder T J ers of Mt Pleasant preaching at and 3 Word has been received that John Toothaker died in Kansas Thursday He was an early settler of this county but went to Kan twenty years ago
Packwood Iowa records a Sunday night shower and a flurry of social visits. Residents note trips to Ottumwa Hedrick and Martinsburg, Chautauqua attendance, church activities, a measles case, livestock shipments, and property trades.
Stockton Iowa farmers continue haying and threshing amid wet weather when Sunday evening rain interrupted field work. Otto Warner has left for Bona.
A new stock of groceries has been carefully selected and recently placed on shelves. The store promises clean fresh goods and prices as low as the lowest, inviting orders to make customers permanent.
An advertisement touts several flour brands including Snow Drop Up-to-date Ceresota and Red Bird. It asserts all are strictly high grade and guaranteed to be as good as any manufactured flour.
An advertisement touts Teas and Coffees and promotes Dr Thomas Uncooked Wheat Bread at 25 cents per package. It claims the bread improves vitality of organs, cures stomach and bowel troubles, and relieves constipation as a natural health staple. It urges healthy eating for a good body and full satisfaction from purchases.
Aug 5 Elm Grove Indiana reports a large crowd at a Sunday gathering with a full program and noon dinner on long tables. The convention is described as a success from start to finish.
Parsonsville Iowa August 5. Mr and Mrs Peterson and daughter Violet of Chicago visiting at John Vedin home Eva Geral and T Y Larson spent Sunday at Henry Hoskins home Mrs Mary McDermott with daughter and son of Ottumwa visiting mother Mrs Roach Mr and Mrs Droz of Northeast of Fairfield Miss Mary Dillon Mt Sterling Illinois Miss Ethel Dillon Wichita Kansas Mr and Mrs John Fritz and Mr and Mrs Fogarty of Fairfield spent Sunday at Carrigan home Jennie and Tressie Hawkins also spent Sunday at Carrigan home
Black Hawk Township reports Mrs L Roberts visiting the Harry Ramsay home and soon departing for Lawrence Kansas where her husband works in a mill. Mrs C D McClain and children from New London visited the former’s sister Mrs Grant. The Ladies club met last Thursday with Mrs Prince.
Wm Lambert traveled to Missouri to visit friends. A neighborhood hay shower damaged several towns. O L Macy sustained a minor injury from a fall off a horse after a slip on a steep bank. Wilber Macy departs Tuesday to work in Des Moines while his brother Harry camps with his company this week.
The game warden warns hunters and fishers about recent legislative changes and penalties. It lists unlawful acts such as possessing nets and traps, taking salmon trout bass or other game fish during closed seasons, and limits on daily catches. It urges compliance to avoid heavy fines and seizure of gear.
The text lists extensive prohibitions on fishing and hunting practices. It covers distances from fishways, possession and size limits for game fish, use of explosives, gear restrictions, bait rules, minimum line limits, sale of unlawfully taken fish, dam construction without fishways, seasonal restrictions for various game birds and animals, daily bag limits, transportation and possession limits, trapping prohibitions, hunting on cultivated or posted lands, keeper requirements for non residents, and specific equipment restrictions for shooting waterfowl.
In Liverpool England some saloons posted a rule requiring ladies to wear hats to be served. The sign reads ladies cannot be served without their hats on reflecting local dress expectations.
A compact reflection on work, transgression, and pleasure. It argues that toil is valued only after job loss, many act from appetite, and the world need not pay interest on debts. It notes weariness without purpose and affordability shaping enjoyment.
Company M of the Fifty fourth Regiment Iowa National Guard travels to Des Moines for its annual encampment. A mock siege and mimic warfare will unfold near the new state camp grounds as Col Bishop leads the blue army against Col Lincoln’s brown force. About fifty members attend with roster listed including E. Lucas captain and J. Ready first lieutenant among others.
Franklin asserts that forgiveness is nobler and humility greater than revenge, urging readers to choose measured response over retaliation and to view injury with moral perspective. The aphorism promotes restraint, dignity, and ethical conduct in adversity.
The text notes that in 1840 Austrian noblemen could lawfully demand two days per week of unpaid labor from all their tenants, who were effectively serfs at that time.
The ship uses a half hour bell for time, salutes the quarter-deck on approach, and sells postal orders at face value with no poundage. The master at arms may wear a sword though not an officer, and an officer is always on watch day and night from commissioning to paying off.
A local sale showcases Summer Dress fabrics with deep discounts. Batiste clears at 8 cents per yard from 10 cents, Mercerized Striped Batiste at 11 cents from 13, Embroidered Swiss at 15 cents from 20, Paris Voiles at 19 cents from 25, Killarney Silk Plaids at 25 cents from 35, and Pearl Drops and Shadow Checks at 39 cents from 50.
Linen finished and full shrunk cotton sold at 12 cents per yard at the special price. The 18 cent quality offered at 15 cents per yard. Extra fine fabric advertised at reduced yardage price for a limited sale.
Fragmentary report mentions officers and warrants with unclear context and names. No coherent event or outcome can be determined from the readable portion.
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