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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1904
Page
3
RISK HUFSTEDLER offers a selection of useful China ware ideal for Christmas gifts. Decorated creamer pieces are advertised at 15 cents each, with many other items labeled at very low prices.
Our stock of 12c wool finished Flannelette for dresses sacques and waists is reduced per yard. Also tension release and a full set of cold rolled nickeled steel attachments are offered with sewing machines at special holiday prices.
Holiday round trip fare from Chicago to Buffalo and eastern cities for December 1904 and January 1905. Three daily through express trains to Ft Wayne Findlay Cleveland Erie Buffalo New York Boston and other eastern destinations. Pullman sleepers dining car service and club meals from 35 cents to 1 dollar. No excess fare. Chicago depot Van Buren La Salle streets City offices Adams Street Auditorium Annex. Information from John Y Calahan General Agent at Adams Street Room 298.
A notice seeking a bright boy to learn printing invites applicants to apply at the office. The ad emphasizes hands on training and opportunities in the craft for interested youths.
Mrs. Sarah Wadsworth Clarke died last Tuesday evening at age 89. Born in Vermont and married in Ohio in 1837, she and Dr. Charles Shipman Clarke moved to Mt. Pleasant Iowa in 1843. She was a writer, active in war work and early Fairfield library efforts and hoped for a local hospital. Funeral services were held at the family residence in Mt. Pleasant and interment in Evergreen cemetery.
John Wesley Quillen born October 28 1840 in Harrison County Ohio died November 30 at his Jefferson City home after years of poor health. He came to Jefferson County in 1866 and was a longtime local business man. He married Martha J Frush in 1870. survivors include Elmer E Martin Luther Velda R Mrs C Shaner and Chas W. Funeral services were held Friday morning at the home conducted by Rev Thomas Osborn with the I O O F assisting.
Cedar Rapids city clerk and recorder George L. Mentzer has been missing since last Friday. Friends fear distress over finances and possible suicide, noting his loss from a failed collection agency venture and the misappropriation by his partner. His city accounts are reportedly in order.
An insane man at Waterloo Iowa on December 1 brandished a large knife and menaced a depot full of passengers. Police intervened to stop the threat and prevent harm amid a tense standoff.
The article traces mistletoe traditions from Saturnalia in Rome and Persian roots to German midwinter rites. It describes Druid ceremonies with a golden knife and bull sacrifices, notes Mona groves fell to Romans, and explains old beliefs of mistletoe as all healing. It adds English practice of removing berries after kisses.
Berlin preserves odd customs during the holiday season. A loft dread of bad luck for hanging clothes lines between Christmas and New Year. Dreams in that period are believed true, and December 25 births are linked to prophecy. Fish roe on Christmas Eve is said to attract wealth, with carp scales kept for prosperity. Poor folk may use herring roe. A grim practice involves sand heaps under a thimble for each family member. the one whose heap falls is feared to die in the year.
The remains of John H. Charles a Sioux City pioneer will be cremated per his belief. They will be taken to the St Paul crematory in Minnesota where a grandchild was cremated five years ago. Funeral services are planned in Sioux City.
The article traces Christmas boxes from ancient charitable gifts to a modern nuisance. It notes priests reading masses for profits and ships carrying boxes under patron saints. In England Boxing Day marks the day after Christmas, tied to these historic boxes.
Be quick when a child shows croup symptoms. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy given as soon as hoarseness appears prevents the attack. It never fails and is pleasant and safe to take. For sale by Israel & Kramme. Dec.
A Brooklyn Life humorous note questions why Mr Clicker gave his rich brother's nephew an expensive Christmas present. The writer implies the gift was a strategic move to secure future reciprocity for seven of Clicker’s own children.
A horse frightened by unknown cause bolts through a street with riders thrown clear. Advertises Bucklen's Arnica Salve as a remedy for burns cuts sores eczema piles, promising rapid relief. 25 cents at Shriner and Swayze's drug store. Dec.
A fragmentary note speaks of a Christmas gift from a mother figure to a beloved recipient, hinting at festive expectations and domestic warmth. The language suggests a sentimental, perhaps handwritten message surrounded by holiday cheer.
Henry notes a visitor will stay about a month, a plan mentioned in Brooklyn Life. The exchange suggests a guest arrival and temporary living arrangement.
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