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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1912
Page
6
A new Night Show replaces the usual spectacular act at the State Fair with a reenactment of Cheyenne frontier days and Wild West Show. Managed by C B Irvin the performance will be staged on the rack track in front of the amphitheater and feature top frontier animals and the world's greatest riders. It will be the fair's amusement feature and appeal to western sport fans.
The Iowa Babies Health Contest at the state fair becomes a national standard adopted by American women. A Child Welfare Exhibit under the Iowa Congress of Mothers will also be featured, adding strong public health focus to the event.
The list ranks New York as the top foreign shipping port among world cities, with London dropping to third behind Antwerp. Hamburg Hong Kong Liverpool Montevideo Marseille Singapore Cardiff Kobe Genoa and Buenos Aires follow, highlighting two South American entries and Japan’s Kobe rising as a major port.
A Somerville Journal note reflects on fashion as a whimsical, ever changing force that dictates trends worldwide. It portrays fashion as a tyrant whose changing decrees compel public obedience, even amid protests.
Workmen digging for a new YWCA foundation in Burlington uncover a log cabin buried twenty feet down. The find suggests a prior ravine at the site with logs and buildings later buried when the Baptist church of 1850 was built nearby. The piece traces Burlington’s early settlement from 1833 by Simpson S White and the arrival of U.S. troops led by Lt Davis.
Wireless operators in Seattle organize while asbestos workers in Cleveland achieve 100 percent unionization. Louisville carpenters gain wage increases, and Egyptian telephone operators must speak multiple languages. Edwin Lane becomes president of the Steel and Copper Plate Printers' Union. Germany’s clothing trades employ 1,526,000 women. Belgium's race industry employs about 45,000 women and girls. Los Angeles building trades report 640 union workers employed in one week. Chicago elevator operators win a $5 monthly raise and better conditions. UK railway unions expand. New York New Haven Hartford foremen seek eight-hour Saturdays and time-and-a-half overtime. Twin City Rapid Transit raises wages about ten percent for 2000 trainmen. Massachusetts counts 379,775 women wage earners, with 91,000 married and mothers of four children. Los Angeles union membership rises by about 1,000 weekly. Illinois Central pension rules allow early retirement for long-serving workers with permanent disability.
Heavy traffic movement accompanies a statewide grain and livestock boom as rail freight officials prepare to ballast lines. The Burlington plans to burn gumbo soil from a 300 acre site between Havelock and Waverly Nebraska, producing 100000 cubic yards of ballast this fall for next spring track work.
Washington Aug 4 A bill agreed by the Senate committee on privileges and elections tightens campaign finance rules. It bars corporations from contributing to presidential elector or congressional nomination elections. Individuals may contribute up to 5000 to such nominations or elections, with exceptions for candidates themselves.
Pittsburg driving club readies Brunot's Island track for the opening of the big trotting meeting in Pittsburg Pa August 5 marking the city's return to the Grand Circuit after nearly twenty years. The card features a Matron stake of 10000 for 3 year olds and purses promised daily. The fastest horses on the circuit are entered with confidence for a successful meet.
The article describes a simple one foot square by two to three foot high trap using screen wire and a funnel leading to a sugar vinegar lure. Flies are drawn in and die, with merchants urged to place traps where flies are thickest to reduce danger from insects.
The passage contrasts dangers of travel and activity with the dangers of staying home noting ships, trains, cars, horses, and pedestrians pose risks and ends with the idea that remaining indoors still invites many perils.
A history of Iowa's two constitutions adopted in 1846 and 1857, and the 50th anniversary celebration with surviving delegates. The piece also offers printer etiquette guidance urging clear, readable manuscripts and proper spelling for accurate printing.
The Progressive Party promotes Foley Kidney Pills as a remedy for backache rheumatism and kidney bladder irregularities. The ad claims the pills heal strengthen and quickly yield benefits with no harmful drugs and never sold in bulk. The genuine product comes in a yellow package by L. S. Bradshaw & Co. August.
A quip on how rumors bend facts and caution against letting rumors prune honest work and trees, highlighting social caution in craft and community.
The greatest comic artist drew a caricature of a woman's hat and nearly laughed at it alone. His wife was unmoved, replying that she liked it, calling it dearest and sweetest while revealing her steadfast reaction.
A line about a woman admiring a beauty hat and ordering a crafted copy from a milliner. The anecdote ends with the moral that caricaturing a woman's hat backfires, underscoring the allure of elegant headpieces. The piece emphasizes fashion impact and personal style in a brief social vignette.
Luther Burbank faced a humorous intrusion as a stranger grabbed his arm in San Francisco and asked about his latest work. He revealed a playful secret grafting milkweed on eggplant to produce custard, prompting amused interest.
A young coal magnate from Pennsylvania, Mr Chestnut, visits Mr Hendricks at dusk. The elder man realizes the young man's purpose is to discuss whether a stockpile of coal has been laid in. The scene focuses on family banter and business ambitions.
A Courier Journal note shows residents pledging effort to energize a quiet suburb. One resident quips they have a rusty lawnmower as a symbol of ready determination to wake the people up.
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