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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1904
Page
4
A Fairfield grocery advertises a modern store offering complete stock, low prices, and a money back satisfaction guarantee. It emphasizes fresh produce, poultry and eggs buys, and cash paid for poultry. The ad lists varied canned goods and produce with numerous prices, and notes oysters shipped direct from Baltimore.
Nickel Plate Road offers low excursion fares for Chicago to Buffalo and all eastern points with tickets on sale December 24 25 26 1904 and December 31 1904 January 1 2 1905 good return January 4 1905 three through expresses daily no excess fare and shortest line to Cleveland Buffalo New York Boston and beyond Modern sleeping dining cars meals from 35c to 1 00 service a la carte trains depart La Salle Street Chicago ticket offices listed and agent John Y Calahan 113 Adams Street Room 208.
One year in advance, six months, or three months terms. Entered as a weekly newspaper at the Fairfield Postoffice as second class mail matter. A drop of ink makes millions think. .25
Iowa board rules in favor of public safety at Carroll grade crossings. Chicago Great Western and Chicago Northwestern must post flagmen at Carroll streets and maintain joint protection on Main street. Authority affirmed despite city council limitations. Case began 1904 with E M Parsons et al.
The governor revived hopes by granting parole to a young woman jailed for a 1897 crime after a favorable prison record. Captain and Mrs. Putnam agreed to take her in for a year, she pledged to obey terms, and earn an unconditional pardon. She later confessed marriage to ex convict J L Firman, alias Frank Bunn, at Marion, but claimed he played no role in the crime. Both are jailed in Cedar Rapids. she will be returned to Anamosa when parole is revoked. She faces about six more years. supreme court ruling preserves earned good time.
Rockwell City Iowa December reports a post office burglary last night. About $230 in cash and $187 in one and two cent stamps were stolen from the safe. The front door was unlocked this morning and the safe lay open but undamaged. Four dollars in stamps were later found on nearby tracks. Authorities were notified and detectives expected. no clues yet.
Governor Cummins revoked the parole of Delilah Fails, sentenced for the Jerome Kern murder near Waverly. Fails confessed to robbing her Cedar Rapids employer, hiding the loot, and binding herself to feign robbers. Prison officials and board members were present as action was taken.
The Methodist choir of thirty five under Prof. E S Luce will present Josephs Bondage at the opera house on Tuesday night December 20. The production features roles for Jacob the Patriarch Joseph and his brothers with a large chorus and period costumes. Reserved seats 25 and 35 cents, tickets from choir members or Thomass drug store. Also in Muscatine a laborer becomes heir to a fortune after moving to New York following notice of a vast estate near Albany and New York City.
Two registered male hogs are offered for sale by Jno Shaefer located at 30-Tt. The note provides concise sale details and identifies the seller and animal type for potential buyers.
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