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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1905
Page
4
The Fairfield Tribune lists subscription terms for one year or six months and notes second class mail status at the Fairfield postoffice. The paper carries the motto A drop of ink makes millions think.
A string of pithy lines mocks governors and public figures. Carrie Nation calls Folk a lobster, while suggestions to label the Shah of Persia’s remarks surface. The piece also notes a seven marriages in seven days case and hints at a legal spat between Cummins and Shaw.
Community praise follows a successful chautauqua and calls to rally for Old Settlers Day and the Jefferson County Fair, urging residents to unite and push for continued local success.
A playful note reports John W. Gates challenging John D. Rockefeller to a monetary golf contest, doubting Rockefeller will join in such a bold act. The piece quips at others foolish stunts and carries quips about a New Jersey boarding house pie explosion and failed swim attempts. It contrasts Fairfield Western Union Telegraph service unfavorably with freight trains for quick, cheaper communication.
John H. Merckens sent a telegram from Davenport to The Tribune and followed with a letter two hours later. The letter arrived three hours before the telegram. A shipment from Chicago arrived the same evening, arriving as swiftly as the telegram. The note compares Western Union speed to Wm. Coop's "new broke" oxen team.
The passage argues publicity can deter dishonesty by exposing Frasher’s alleged back rent to John A. Spielman and Chas. D. Leggett. It suggests publicizing debts could prevent him from posing as honest while potentially curbing harmful behavior behind a bay window.
Le Matin argues peace between Russia and Japan hinges on money for war reimbursements. It implores John Rockefeller to fund Japan’s claims to avert renewed hostilities, suggesting a philanthropic path where Russia saves face and the world gains peaceful resolution.
The piece argues that letting rich individuals or groups pay costs of war could remove a key war deterrent. It questions whether Russia or the czar would accept such generosity, and recalls a prior idea to fund Franco-German ties by funding university research in Berlin, Paris, and London, noting many good ideas fail to take root.
Special correspondent CHAS. A. EDWARDS argues the Republican leaders will deliver a do nothing Congress. Roosevelt is accused of political fakery, wavering to party bosses, and using foreign policy as spectacle. Francis of Missouri is mocked as a potential Democratic nominee, unlikely to win support from past opponents of Bryan.
An old newspaper fragment advertises Dr. R. V. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription as a modern aid for motherhood and vitality, with testimonials from Mrs. Katie M. Annis. It also promotes Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets as a gentle remedy for headaches and digestive discomfort.
An advertisement warns that summer illnesses stem from weak stomach digestion and promotes Mi-o-na tablets as a cure. It claims the product makes the digestive system healthy and destroys germs, offering a money back guarantee from Frank S. Shriner if it fails to cure.
A Broadway shoe salesman notes patent leather shoes cause comfort issues in heat. He recommends small holes near the instep to vent air and keep feet cool, claiming this beats foot powders for relief. The quote is attributed to the New York Times.
J M Lewis recalls The Laughin Man who walked crowded streets and cheered children by kiss and song. Though he laughed for years, he has passed from this world and the verse imagines him dancing with baby angels.
A humorous poem by J. M. Lewis printed in the Houston Post ponders dislikes from rain and dust to poker losses and bluffing. The speaker laments about weather, cigars, shy players, and a free spirited wife, ending with a note that a world with everything right would be tiresome.
W T Taylor of Winslow Alabama reports Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy relieves diarrhoea and colic promptly and pleasantly after using it himself and with workers on his farm. For sale by Frank S Shriner. Aug.
The Pittsburg Dispatch notes that England’s premier seeks the United States to occupy its rightful world position but says the United States already leads the international ladder and is thriving in its current role.
Joplin Missouri druggist Obe Witmer cites that no patent medicine equals Chamberlains Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy for bowel complaints. He notes customers seek it and that he sells and recommends the remedy. Aug. Shriner also offers it.
The four top plays of the season were by American authors, with the two best sellers focusing on American life and conditions. Despite lingering skepticism from managers, playgoers appear to agree that there is no place like home.
Two Baltimore architects outline plans for a six story building made entirely of reinforced concrete and steel with metal doors trims and sashes. Frontage 41.5 feet and windows with wire screens. Steel show window frames fitted with plate glass. Concrete walls columns and floors with cement topping. Concrete stairs slate treads and wrought iron balustrades. Elevator shaft enclosure and stair hall also concrete. Cellar and roof cement. Flagstaffs on top steel.
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