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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1922
Page
4
A local writer denounces the idea of using the Ku Klux to enforce laws, arguing that lynching is mob rule. The piece condemns lawlessness, defends orderly enforcement, and questions why liquor and other violations are treated differently, urging lawful, not vigilante, action.
Uncle Sam states corn is the main food source for the country, used directly or in animal products. About six and a half million farms exist, five million of which grow corn, predominantly in the corn belt and extending from the frost line to the Gulf. The crop supports the South’s diversification efforts, with a U.S. tally up to three billion bushels.
An Agricultural Year Book synopsis notes most corn goes to animal feeds with 40 percent to pork 20 percent to horses and mules 15 percent to cattle and 10 percent for human food. Future profits hinge on supply demand and meat demand, urging farmers to cut costs boost seed methods and marketing, and convert more corn into beef pork and work animals.
A Des Moines burglary case ends with three men jailed, one a preacher formerly leading Iowa churches. All pleaded guilty. the Rev George L Roper faces one to forty years. The Knoxville Express condemns idealizing crime and argues religious leaders should work honestly.
An editorial condemns the Fordney McCumber tariff imposing a 70 percent duty on imported German toys. It argues the policy harms American toy makers while shielding a few wartime beneficiaries, raising Christmas costs for children nationwide. The piece asserts German toy production remains high despite inflation.
The Knoxville Express denounces freeloading spectators who spy at baseball and football games from outside the fence and condemns Americans who send official observers to the League of Nations as contemptible. It argues the nation should quit the league or share duties and privileges.
The piece blends satirical notes on the Iowa supreme court ruling about defamation with light quips about auto mechanics and small town oddities. It recalls a traveling linotype fixer’s charges, humorous takes on political perks for presidents, and local anecdotes from Ohio towns along with a fire department headline.
Joe Miller of Des Moines and his three brothers James of Portland Aaron of Parsons and F J of Indianola have enjoyed a reunion since the September encampment. They visited the old Miller homestead near Norwalk still owned by the Miller descendants.
A duck narrates a grim monologue about its fattening for slaughter. It boasts of abundant food and comfort, then hints the owners will soon kill it for a feast. The piece blends comic animal chatter with a dark end as the turkey anticipates the ax.
A porter reveals how gaining townwide reputation changes his life and invites envy. He embellishes his status with a luxury car ride from a cousin who drives a de luxe vehicle, sparking neighborly curiosity and whispers. He jokes about incurring entertainment plans while facing social expectations.
Jefferson county teachers convention opened with six attendees and rose to forty six with Tardy arrivals. Buffalo robes advertised by Voorhies reflect era offerings. Weather records recall twenty below zero December 7 and a heavy early month snow. A mass courthouse meeting sought a federal court for the city. A Thanksgiving rabbit hunt yielded 308 total game with Nels Smith leading 199 points to Gad McGaw 148 and 28 for Smith’s top score. Supper at Hurts’s restaurant hailed as finest. Fairfield Microscopic club led by Alberta McCalla with T L James and J Fred Clarke listed. Occident Dining Hall run by Thomas Hurst nearby.
The school festival and supper raised more than a hundred dollars to fund needed school equipment. Frank P. Myers died in Abingdon at twenty one. Townley’s jewelry store advertised.
Baker Bros. in furniture Harris Cuddy in clothing J F Wilson in shoes. Mike Damm dug a 36 foot well at Glendale with 33 feet of water. Ab Shoults and Art Snider ran a shooting gallery east of the square. Frank Millina injured hand by self shot. November post office receipts reached 872 dollars. Frequent rain left streets muddy. Tile floor laid in the pew courthouse with completion expected soon. Loehr and son to open a grocery near Taylors wagon shop. Real estate tax total about 80000 with only 20 delinquent taxes to be sold. Miss Bertha Bidwell and Elvin Woods wed at the Leggett home.
The paper features a half page advertisement from Baker Brothers, the largest in the issue, as Christmas approaches within two weeks.
A columnist notes how new ideas meet conservative resistance earlier in history such as bathtubs and gas lighting and ponders future reception. The piece cites 1840s Bath controversies in Philadelphia and tax on tubs in Virginia, plus gas-light objections and social concerns. It ends recalling a Tama county gravel pit condemnation with a $2350 award to Charles Leuthie.
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