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Newspaper

Fairfield Tribune

Location

Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 14, 1904

Page

3

Wool fin ished Flannelette sale at yard price

Stock of 12c wool finished Flannelette for dresses sacques and waists reduced to per yard. Limited quantity available. Bargain prices likely attract shoppers looking for fabric for garments.

Local Textile Prices Cut Amid Market Slump

Lannelettes and D Tics reduced as buyers see lower demand. Avy loc Tennis Flannel and Cambric fabrics drop per yard with lower rates at the wholesale house.

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Nickel Plate Christmas Excursion Rates to Buffalo 1904

Nickel Plate Road announces holiday excursion fares from Chicago to Buffalo for December 24 to January 2 with return by January 4 at a fare and a third round trip. Three daily through express trains to St Wayne Findlay Cleveland Erie Buffalo New York Boston and eastern points with Pullman sleepers and dining car service. Meals priced 35 cents to 1 dollar in dining cars. No excess fare. Chicago depot Van Buren La Salle Streets. City ticket offices 111 Adams Street and Auditorium Annex. Information via John Y. Calahan General Agent 113 Adams Street Room 298.

Nickel Plate Road Chicago Buffalo St. Wayne Findlay Cleveland Erie New York Boston van Buren and la Salle Sts Adams St Auditorium Annex John Y. Calahan

Wanted A bright boy to learn printing ad

A brief help wanted notice reads a bright boy is sought to learn printing. Applicants are directed to make application at this office. tf. RR ree 7

Growth of Iowa cooperative movement alarms storekeepers

In Sioux City December reports show Iowa storekeepers and coal lumber and livestock dealers alarmed by rapid expansion of the cooperative trading movement. Rockwell cooperative system grows from grain to lumber coal and a general store, now about $700000 yearly in a village of 400. Creameries and some grain ventures vary in success, but farmers press on hoping to gain by experience.

Sioux City Iowa Rockwell Co-operative Company Rockwell Rockwell Society Co-Operative

Missing Iowa native as Madill bank cashier vanishes

L T Smith former Iowa youth and assistant cashier at First National Bank of Madill Indian Territory disappears with 20000 plus dollars. Suspicion of bad finances alleged earlier, location unknown. Bank stockholders will cover loss. other banks in the chain remain unaffected.

L. T. Smith Madill Indian Territory I. T L. T. Smit Iowa Urtil First National Bank of Smith Kossuth County A. D B. Dunlap Ledyard Kossuth Minneapolis Duluth Chicago First National Bank Henryetta Mill Creek Valley State Bank Indianola A. B. Dunlap Banking Co Okemah Sallisaw Tishemingo Madill Bank

Blind girl learns to see at Iowa State University

A 22 year old woman who gained sight after cataract surgery is tested at the State University of Iowa. Researchers claim to teach her binocular vision, showing single vision with both eyes and stereoscopic depth. Findings touch Molyneux and Locke questions on adult sight. The case explores how adults learn to see, including color and form perception, with ongoing observations and a January report planned.

State University Iowa City Chesselden Lee Wallace Dean State University of Iowa State School For James Burt Minor Carl E. Seashore Molyneux Locke School For the Blind Miller Chicago American Psychological Association State University Laboratories

Death theory offered in Roy A. Phillips case

A Red Bluff letter explains Boone youth Roy A. Phillips likely died after falling ill on a train near Red Bluff. Coroner found no foul play or suicide signs, suggesting fever delirium caused him to wander from a passing car and die in a brush clearing. Phillips left Dunsmuir around November 6 or 8.

Boone Red Bluff Cal Roy A. Phillips Dunsmuir

Burlington Suit Seeks 10000 Damages Over Quarry Blast

The administrator for the late Carl H Peterson sues the city of Burlington Iowa for 10000 dollars, alleging damages from a dynamite explosion at the city stone quarry that killed him. The page also notes a holiday dessert recipe with orange petals and fruit.

City of Burlington Carl H. Peterson

Rock Island unveils fast trains Chicago to West Coast

The Rock Island System resumes the Golden State Limited on December 25 with daily service from Chicago and Kansas City to Los Angeles Santa Barbara and San Francisco using new electric lights. The California Express also begins service from Chicago Kansas City and St Louis to California, reducing Chicago Los Angeles time by about 11 hours and adding three daily fast trains each way between Chicago and Kansas City.

Rock Island Chicago Kansas City California St. Louis Los Angeles Santa Barbara San Francisco St.Louis

The Tribune ad appeal contrasts motives for advertising

A brief note argues that advertising should be driven by genuine business interest rather than mere avoidance of disfavor. It urges readers to consider ads as a voluntary boost to local commerce and visibility rather than a compliance gesture.

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