Dr Shallenberger Visits Fairfield Since 1903
The regular and reliable Chicago street doctor who has visited Fairfield since 1903 will be at the town for a scheduled visit.
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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1909
Page
8
The regular and reliable Chicago street doctor who has visited Fairfield since 1903 will be at the town for a scheduled visit.
A one day hotel court session is held Tuesday, August 17, with weekly return every 28 days. The office operates from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
The Madison county court house in Winterset is a relic of older public architecture built with locally quarried stone. Its sturdy construction and local sourcing highlight the enduring stonework of the era.
Mrs. Julian W. Richards of Waterloo becomes president of the Iowa Federation of Women's Clubs after the Davenport meeting. She is active in social work and prepares committees for expanded club activity as the federation grows in size and influence. Nearby Woodward hosts one of Iowa’s oldest schoolhouses, erected in 1852, a legacy of pioneer days with log construction along the river.
State mine inspectors report coal mines in record safety, with 29 miners killed in the year ended June 30, down from 38 the year before.
Mary Lucas, daughter of Iowa territorial governor Robert Lucas, died at the old Lucas homestead on Kirkwood Avenue in Iowa City at age 70. She was the governor’s last surviving child. Chao Ping-chun, vice-president of China's ministry of interior, ordered to retire over opium habits.
A. E B. Kepford urges counties to use the recently enacted county hospital law to build or attach sanitariums for consumptives. Senator John Foley authored the bill enabling bond elections when 200 residents petition, with a two mill tax. The plan allows counties to create an independent sanitarium or a hospital department to isolate advanced cases for care.
The Iowa soldiers' monument beside the state capitol designed by Carl Rohl-Smith offended late Senator James Harlan who tried to have it changed. A dismissive letter surfaced ridiculing the design and its female figure atop the column, with surrounding grounds described as lacking charm.
D N Harris editor of the Missouri Valley Times is 88, vigorous, and says modestly his longevity comes from God and temperance. He notes a life of abstinence from alcohol and tobacco, a nightly bowl of hot lemonade, disciplined routine, and ten children from marriage at 23. He claims health has lasted and invites trial for others.
A old saying notes the similarity between a man seeking work and a seller seeking a job. The remark emphasizes shared struggle in finding steady pay and opportunity.
President Storms urged agricultural college students to fuse conscience with work and to balance property interests with labor. He warned that insincerity or being bought betrays a sacred trust and corrupts ethical integrity in both capital and labor roles.
James A. Sammis of Iowa, longtime politician and lawyer, emerged as head of the Elks at a major Los Angeles gathering. He had been nominated for state railroad commissioner but was counted out due to secretary errors. Sammis served as northern Iowa district collector and rose to prominence in the Iowa state senate as a strong orator before being elected supreme exalted ruler of the Elks.
The United Lutheran churches of central Iowa prepare for their annual sangerfest in August at Roland with Arne Nordskog as choir master. He will lead choirs each night as a cantata is sung in unison and each choir rehearses special songs.
Baraka aids a thirsty traveler in a perilous cave as a ruby mine lies within reach. She shares water sparingly, buries the dead man, and plots a future when the prisoner may free himself and return her love with riches. The ordeal tests endurance, loyalty, and survival instincts.
Baraka crawls from a hidden cavern after rescuing water from a stream and fleeing the men who trap her. She returns to seize a stash of rubies from a secret mine, decides to take small stones for barter, and leaves the scene, aiming for safety while the camp and pursuers fade behind.
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