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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1907
Page
9
The piece surveys long and short care tips for hair and skin, then concentrates on children’s clothing with gingham frocks, dimities, and white fabrics. It highlights summer waists, embroidered polka dots, and home made wraps like boleros and capes with matching belts.
Ottumwa visitors Mrs Ida Liming and sister Mrs Walter Wilson spend Sunday in Fairfield. Many locals and guests travel, visit relatives, and depart for trips to Lake Okoboji Denver Kansas City St Paul and other towns. Frequent out of town guests include families of Kirkpatrick Erickson Ogden and Ward with notes of work travels and summer outings.
Fairfield Gas and Electric Co advertises Coke delivery at current hot weather prices with flexible timing. The brief notice promotes fast service and home delivery.
Sunday morning Marshal J S Kelly arrested seven young men found throwing dice in a freight car in the Rock Island yards. They were brought before Mayor James Monday afternoon who set August 20 for the hearing. The postponement was due to City Solicitor J F Ready's week to ten days absence from the city.
The Grand Lodge of Iowa Knights of Pythias will meet in Cedar Rapids next Monday. Delegates chosen from the local lodge are Jno A Huglin W E Harris and W F Bevering. Pythian Sisters meet at same time and place represented by Mrs W F E Harris and Mrs Levi Peasley. Jno H Merckens Assistant Grand Keeper of Seals will attend. They leave for Cedar Rapids Monday.
A fashionable English newspaper carries a playful advert titled Would Exchange Scandal. It invites lonely ladies to trade scandal with another in the best society, asking replies only from those already connected to high society circles.
Mrs Mary Scally died Wednesday at her West Stone Street home. Her husband passed away five to six months earlier. A devout member of St Marys Catholic Church she was 83. Funeral held in Sacred Heart Church Ottumwa with interment beside her husband.
John Adams reported his horse and buggy stolen near the show grounds in the west part of town while he viewed carnival sights. Sheriff Niebert was notified and a $50 reward is offered for the arrest of the thief.
All former Illinois residents now in this and nearby counties are called to meet at the court house in Fairfield at 2 30 p m on August 10 to plan and choose a date and location for an Illinois picnic in or near the city.
The community promotes upcoming events from Chautauqua to the Jefferson County Fair and Old Settlers Sailors' Reunion this fall. Citizens are urged to participate in festivities and enjoy the processions. Local dealer R H Spence offers discounted surreys and buggies to get into the social parade.
Hamilton Smith a well known citizen of this city and county died Saturday night after a brief illness. He served in the Union Army from the Civil War's start to its end. Funeral services were held in the Presbyterian church with Revs Condit and Snook officiating, George Strong Post No 19 G A R attending in a body. Interment followed at Evergreen Cemetery.
Ordinance 95 repeals section one of Ordinance 49 and enacts new rules for hitching posts on paved business fronts and along building sides. It states iron posts not over twelve feet long may be placed, at least three feet above the curb, with roughly ten feet between, taking effect after publication in the Fairfield Tribune. Approved August 1 1907 by Mayor T L James and City Clerk Wm L Long.
Saturday night around 9 o clock Barney Lewis was robbed by a lone highwayman between the Ratliff and Frame farms southwest of town. A gun was flashed and $5 80 taken after which the bandit fled toward a sideroad. Lewis gave a brief description and authorities were alerted with no clue found.
An ordinance vacates the north south alley between Lots 1 2 3 4 in Block 1 Railroad Addition Fairfield Iowa and confirms title to Sanford Zeigler for 25 dollars. City officers are directed to execute a deed for the land and the ordinance takes effect after publication in the Fairfield Tribune. Approved August 1 1907. City Clerk
The piece quotes William Gladstone describing time as a valuable resource. It urges thrift of time as a means to greater intellectual and moral stature, warning that waste leads to decline beyond measure.
In the era of Louis XV a chemist named Depre displayed a rapidly devouring fire along a Versailles canal that water only fueled. Lours forbade public disclosure and the inventor died soon after, taking the secret to the grave.
A compact riddle notes human bones count and body details. It lists 208 bones for the adult skeleton and mentions four ear bones, four stomach coats, and a brain largely water, prompting curiosity about anatomy.
A North American piece notes that many never oil their watches though expert watchmakers insist on cleaning and oiling every eighteen months. It warns the balance wheel clocks billions of turns in 18 months and that watches vary in age and maintenance across users.
The Maya of Sonora are described as fair skinned with blue eyes and light hair. Ethnologists ponder their lineage while a folklore tale links them to a Swedish shipwreck. The tradition lacks substantial evidence beyond legend of long-ago arrival by sea.
A frog in South America nests in hollow tree stumps high in virgin forests. It lines the cavity with resin from nearby trees to form a rainwater basin where eggs hatch into tadpoles. How the resin is collected and the pieces weld to make a watertight nursery remain mysteries.
A serious man asks a young man if he considers time’s passing toward the end of life. The youth replies that each tick also brings payday closer, framing a witty exchange on work and mortality.
A plantation resident with white hair receives medical counsel about aging and diet. The doctor urges chicken consumption and avoidance of damp night air. The patient questions how to stay indoors and still obtain his chickens.
A village gossip recalls a man who never rose in life until he stumbled on two lots of dynamite. The tale notes he never knew what he was fit for, capturing a cautionary moment in a local arc of ambition and misfortune.
A saying on classification and humility remarks that differing views should not place a man in one class with fools. A wiser voice may place both in the same category.
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