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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1904
Page
4
The Fairfield Tribune lists terms for subscriptions including one year in advance and a six month option. The note appears in the publisher’s weekly paper, marked as second class mail matter in the Fairfield post office.
In 1008 Root Taft Shaw and Fairbanks debate a quiet end to a dispute with a progressive euchre game like action. Mr Odell refuses to name the next Senator and will likely indicate his choice by finger only.
The American Federation of Labor rejected socialism at its St Louis gathering yet cheers erupted when the socialist vote rose from 90 000 to 600 000, signaling growing support.
David B Hill steps forward to seek peace amid turmoil. Critics quip that his role looks like making pieces, recalling a dangerous cannon named Peacemaker that once exploded unexpectedly.
The Chicago scrub women reject organizing as The Scrub-Women's Union and refuse the title Floor-Operators and Knee-Workers. They insist on being named Janitresses.
Secretary Taft urges the Pana maians to read the Bible, echoing his call to Filipinos. He reportedly explains a new reading of the text that frames theft as permissible in the interest of collective civilization.
The article notes corn and cotton dominate agriculture with 2,453,000,000 bushels of corn produced this year. It adds that loading all that corn on freight cars would wrap five times around the earth, underscoring vast yields.
The Presidents lectures on modesty strain observers as Parson Wagner dominates the discourse. Critics question the value of a famed author such as Carlyle who published thirty volumes to celebrate silence.
The text questions why Ellis cannot speak until Secretary Loomis addresses the matter. It hints at undisclosed digestion in certain circles and asks how the President might compel Loomis to speak quickly and loudly, noting the growing mystery.
The speaker laments that a woman could kill a man in private without punishment, challenging the supposed protection offered by petit juries and questioning whether such a state of affairs is wholesome or justifiable.
The text notes that 600,000 votes for the Socialist party show ferment but not guaranteed progress. It argues that even with six million farm owners and three million homeowners, a proposal to divide property would unlikely become dangerously popular.
The writer urges the new political reality to favor silence. He mocks named leaders Parker Teller Hill Taggert Belmont Harrison Tillman and others as overly talkative. The piece argues restraint lets the public speak and faults excessive speech as causing poverty and ignorance. Cicero is cited on learned wisdom versus loquacious folly.
The text ridicules the proposed name United States of America or Usona as a British suggestion by Sir Edward Clarke. It notes Americans would resent a culinary style pseudonym and references John Hay possibly approving or composing a poem about the term.
The article details 1 923 extra officials guarding the President in St Louis including track patrolmen, crews on the presidential and pilot trains, and Secret Service. it notes officials would support higher costs for officer safety but questions whether conspicuous protection truly safeguards public officers and the public.
Washington hearing ends with merchants insisting the United States cannot afford to own ships or compete with European labor. They urge continued reliance on foreign-flagged vessels and outsourcing sea transport to Europe’s pauper labor, blocking domestic ship ownership.
In a Christmas Eve dream Walter writes a simple letter to Father Christmas and is taken by a silver angel to the heavenly workshops. He witnesses toy making in three divisions, admires dolls and ships, and learns Father Christmas governs all, while a night visit ends with Walter waking in his bed with toys by his side.
H. B. Hummell of Webster City left a long pocketbook containing about 60 dollars on a seat of a Northwestern train at Ames. He had the mileage book with it, and after the conductor tore out the mileage he set the pocketbook aside and forgot it. The pocketbook vanished during smoking time.
A Chicago Evening Post excerpt notes a mother’s remark about a stocking hole at Christmas. The daughter becomes diligent in learning to learn, a subject she previously ignored, highlighting a shift in attitude prompted by a festive warning.
A nostalgic note describes a noiseless drum as a cherished holiday gift that fills a quiet longing in a young boy during the season.
The Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis ends after seven months with wide world interest and high praise. Attendance nears 18.8 million for the exhibit period, while total expenditures reach about 31 million. receipts from admissions and royalties run around 10 million, leaving a small balance for stockholders.
George Wilson of 510 West Second Street says he was held up within fifty feet of the police station late last night. The robber relieved him of $120 and a gold watch and shot Wilson in the wrist, taking his gun and firing its contents into him. He staggered into a room behind City Hall for help.
Low excursion rates offered on the Nickel Plate Road for Christmas holidays with round trips between Chicago and Buffalo. Special sale dates December 24 25 26 and 31 1904 and January 1 2 1905 return by January 4 1905. Three through express trains daily and no excess fare. Modern sleeping dining cars and a la carte meals. Trains depart La Salle Street Chicago and office addresses listed for tickets and inquiries.
A Town Topics line notes a holiday quip about mistletoe fruit and a playful parent child exchange. The brief item reflects seasonal humor and a domestic anecdote without further details or context.
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