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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1912
Page
6
The page lists Jefferson County and state offices with candidates including Woodrow Wilson and T R Marshall. It also notes local supervisors and county officials. Comments poke at Roosevelt's Bull Moose movement, fashion notes, and reflections on the Chautauqua show in Fairfield.
Four years hence Jefferson county Republicans will be referring to the kind of corn, wheat, and oats they grew under Taft's administration.
The paper reports the party is now at Almont Colorado about 8 000 miles above sea level praising the high altitude joke.
One day of rest in seven is proposed but publishers in the country press remain doubtful despite President Roosevelt's assurances. The note hints at friction between federal promises and local newspaper concerns.
Fair officials state no truth to rumors they caused the Cedar township farmer’s arrest for painting apples red and entering the largest pumpkin prize.
Proceedings at the Chicago convention suggest Roosevelt avoids the dark by sidestepping from the negro delegation, contrasting with claims of bravery in his Bull Moose book.
Dispatches report a Swiss man who swallowed 147 nails 69 screws 24 glass fragments nine bits of lead twenty two brass head nails three collar buttons and blades from a knife and chisel in an apparent suicide attempt. He survived the self harm with what the article calls hard luck.
The northwest calls for harvest hands from the Dakotas and Montana, but Iowa reports strong demand for labor. Iowa cities have ample work this summer, and the state labor commissioner says there is no reason to leave Iowa for employment and no excuse for idleness.
A passage notes the Bull Moose as selfish and protective, whether roaming alone or foraging. It quotes Colonel Roosevelt’s description from The Wilderness Hunter and ends by comparing the idea of fitness to political leadership and party nomenclature.
The community shows strong finances as Jefferson County Fair attendance and fair spending rise. Chautauqua opening sales are strong signaling optimism. crops look promising and merchants anticipate a busy fall. The tone is upbeat about regional abundance and economic health.
A man buys a saw in Oklahoma and learns mail order terms from Sears would save money but require cash sendings. The dealer charges cash only and adds postage, money order, and express fees totaling $1.67, two weeks' wait, proving the mail order route was slower and more expensive.
The Tribune notes prizes for best papers on the value of good roads to be read at the Good Roads picnic at Chautauqua park next Saturday. Few entrants will be mercenary. prizes are liberal for the youth movement and county efforts to improve roadways.
Catarrh cannot be cured with local applications, internal remedies required. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally and acts on blood and mucous surfaces. Claims it is not quack medicine, proven by physicians, with testimonials offered free. Sold by druggists for 75 cents. Also Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
Citizens express broad interest in highway improvements and urge full attendance by county board township trustees and road bosses next Saturday to gain practical guidance for roadway work. The gathering will show public support and inspire donors to participate. Attendance at noon is requested.
The county fair proved successful but stresses the need for entertainment beyond exhibitions. Air ships drew crowds, but multiple wholesome attractions kept visitors satisfied. Organizers should plan early for more features next year to extend the holiday experience.
The Tribune notes Fairfield plans for an Old Settlers Day reunion with homecoming sentiment. It stresses the need to cover entertainment costs through local business backing and calls for broad community cooperation to make this year’s event the most successful yet.
A Stated exchange at a whist party features a gentleman asking why tobacco use is so common. The reply, sharp and humorous, notes chewing tobacco as the reason, reflecting light social banter of the time.
A quirky observation contrasts hiding secrets with fashion trends, noting how some keep private matters private while others lean into bold eccentric styles, reflecting cultural tensions between discretion and expression.
Dolly insists on installing kitchen linoleum the same night. John toils all evening as Dolly guides with a lantern and tacks. The heat, splinters, and stubborn flooring wear them down until dawn.
The story follows Harold and Freddie fresh from college who become bank runners. They face taunts and hard tasks from a scornful third teller as they start at the bottom. Harold, son of a railroad VP and Harvard alumnus, endures a harsh initiation on the meanest routes.
A weary route clerk at Harvard's bank fumes over a low salary then furnishes six large cigars to the third teller, declaring farewell as he exits. The stunt abruptly ends his banking career, readers told by Puck.
Maurice Beagarie a Los Angeles antique dealer claims to bring Bunyan’s anvil from Bedfordshire to show in Los Angeles and San Francisco 1915. He cites a 1905 London Telegraph and Bedfordshire Times account of the find at St. Neots and promises Bunyan cottage recreations with the artefact for exhibitions. The relic, not for sale, has long belonged to his family and appears unlike typical anvils with inscriptions including J Bunyan and 1647.
Iowa farm land and buildings outperform those of many states in value and growth. Over the past decade Iowa farmland increased by about 57.34 per acre, surpassing the average acre value in all states except New Jersey, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and California.
In Farmersville Texas Professor W E Foster superintendent visits a negro school and tests students on sentence building. A pupil raises a hand and offers the sentence Blow out de light a vivid example of language use in the classroom.
A Pennsylvanian poultry expert summarizes methods to preserve eggs, stressing fresh unfertilized eggs and avoiding air exclusion. Germany tests show brine and varnish fail most often. lime water and water glass work best. Candling helps judge freshness. practical storage options include water glass immersion or lime solution for long keeping.
The article notes a shift in manners where shaking hands with a lady is replaced by kissing her hand as in French habit. It warns that etiquette requires measured, not random, displays of affection and stresses careful restraint in social gestures.
Dr. C. H. Ellsworth of 16 Baldwin Street Rochester N Y testifies Foley Kidney Pills gave immediate relief and strengthened him from chronic kidney and bladder troubles. He recommends their use and notes personal satisfaction from the remedy. August noted by L S Bradshaw & Co.
The seller must act now and stop waiting in his shop for customers. People no longer buy by chance. They search through newspaper ads and current news to find what they want.
Writer promotes summer travel from Colorado through the Rocky Mountains to Yellowstone with Burlington Route fare offers. Advocate P. E. Heflin invites readers to request fold ers and reserve Pullman berths, noting dates for Pike's Peak Region Shan River Summer Carnival on August 27 28 and 29 at Colorado Springs Manitou.
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