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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1908
Page
4
Ink Motto Adopts Postal Class at Fairfield Office
A weekly newspaper was entered at the Fairfield Post Office as second class mail matter. The item carries the slogan A drop of ink makes millions think, reflecting the publication’s masthead motto.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield
Christmas Shopping Pace Quick As Holidays Move
A brisk reminder highlights the pressure of gift buying as the Christmas season approaches, noting many have yet to start or finish their shopping with gifts and plans still pending.
Des Moines Water Deemed Unfit to Drink
Des Moines water is pronounced unfit for consumption drawing grim amusement from local men who fear tainted supply and rising costs. Citizens express concern over testing and safety while officials promise action and possible remedies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Chicago undertakers form burial trust
Chicago undertakers have formed a burial trust amid concern about the reach of trusts after death, highlighting the moral issue of being bound by arrangements even in burial.
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Chicago
South Dakota Moves to End Divorce Mill
A news item says South Dakota plans to abolish its divorce mill, which would affect Sioux Falls by lowering public mood and shaping local morals through the change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Dakota
Sioux Falls
Farmer holds stock and grain worth forty thousand dollars
A Grundy county farmer has stock and grain on his farm valued at 40000 dollars. this is in addition to land value. The article suggests he could argue why remaining on the farm is beneficial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grundy County
City markets showcase cotton tails in abundance
Visitors passing the city markets remark on the plentiful display of cotton tails, noting the animals remain as common as ever and seemingly far from extinction.
Nation must confront terror and lax immigration laws
The text argues that fear of a bomb in New York is less than the threat of anarchist violence and calls for harsher immigration measures to curb such dangers nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Russia
Formation of $50 million theatre trust across major cities
News notes a $50,000,000 theatre trust uniting top theatres in leading cities. The piece suggests prior efforts to break the original theatre trust failed and implies Taft as a heavyweight trust buster faced no major hindrance to this venture’s progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theatre Trust
Taft
Hull
Earth
Iowa Press Feud Between Capital and Register and Leader
A feud erupts in Des Moines over alleged theft of subscription lists from the Capital by Southwell of the Register and Leader. The Capital previously charged theft in its columns and Southwell filed a criminal libel suit against Safe Young, promising weeks of searing exchanges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Des Moines
Capital
The
Register and Leader
Southwell
Safe Young
Surprise in tariff fight over devil wagons profits
The piece argues American manufacturers oppose tariff cuts on devil wagons noting no 100 percent profit in auto production. It recalls bicycle price history from over $100 to 30–40 dollars and asserts profits of 200–300 percent after price reductions, claiming a similar pattern in automobile manufacture.
Public spirited boosters drive Jefferson County Show success
The success of the short course underscores the unselfish effort of a few public spirited men who spent long hours advertising and preparing. Their dedication keeps Jefferson county from failing in initiatives, boosting Fairfield and the county as attractive residence and business centers in Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson County
Fairfield
Iowa
President's indictment of the Republican Party argues legal flaws
From the President's Message the piece accuses corporations and billionaires of shaping statutes via top lawyers and secret agents to render laws unconstitutional. It cites the 1906 employers liability law, Hepburn act losses, and Sherman act enforcement as demonstrating distortions. The piece claims the indictment targets the Republican party, long in control of Congress for forty nine years except two under Cleveland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republican Party
Dubuque
Supreme Court
Interstate Commerce Commission
Supreme Court of the United States
Roosevelt
Congress of the United States
Grover Celveland
Roosevelt's Final Message Draws Mixed Reactions
The Tribune critiques President Roosevelt's last message to Congress as a diplomatic mix of platitudes and qualifiers. It notes Rooseveltisms tempered by cautious afterwords that appease corporate interests while offering a mild reform tone, contrasting hard lines with softened conclusions.
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Roosevelt
Congress
Mr. Roosevelt
Ceils
Tribune
The
Iowa urged to advertise resources to boost population
Secretary John Simpson of the Iowa department of agriculture urges a public advertising campaign and appropriation to promote Iowa’s advantages. He notes two years with little population growth and rural decline, arguing persistent statewide promotion could attract residents and raise land values.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
John Simpson
Iowa Department of Agriculture
Simpson
Iowa’s Iona poised to rise with vast soil riches
The passage argues that Iona possesses unmatched soil wealth and natural resources and urges rapid development and property growth to bring prosperity to its people, warning against leaving the area undeveloped for another generation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Iona
Said Love to Loveliness in a Poetical Exchange
A January Smart Set piece quotes Madeline Bridges framing a dialogue where Love asks Loveliness to shed adornments, while Loveliness rebukes the notion of becoming a beggar maid for love. The verse contrasts material beauty with inner identity, ending with Loveliness asserting independence from Love.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loveliness
Madeline Bridges
Hall's Catarrh Cure Claims Cure for Catarrh
A 19th century advertisement promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as the only positive cure for catarrh a constitutional disease requiring internal treatment. It offers a $100 reward for any case it fails to cure and invites readers to request testimonials from F. J. Cheney & Co. in Toledo Ohio where it is sold for 75 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Hook wins prizes at national corn show in Omaha
W A Hook of Packwood, Jefferson county exhibitor, wins multiple premiums at the National Corn Show in Omaha. He takes first on ten ears of corn not yellow or white worth 50 dollars and third on a best single ear of yellow corn. His daughter Gladys wins first in the junior class on ten ears not yellow or white and fourth on yellow corn. Hook retires to let a rival take second. Premiums include two Duroc Jersey gifts from Jefferson county supporters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Hook
Packwood
Jefferson County
Omaha
Gladys
Ile
Look
Hlook
J. H. Copeland & Sons
S. P. and
M. Carr
Birmingham
London critics deride Roosevelt message as long winded
London newspapers praise Roosevelt but critique his congress address. The Chronicle mocks the length, saying 30 000 words would stretch any orator. The Daily Graphic calls it a beautiful dream while The Standard says his doctrines fail in practice and the message reads as an elaborate homily with copybook maxims.
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London
Dee.p
Roosevelt
Congress
the Chronicle
Daily Graphic
Standard
Bucklen's Amica Salve touted for cold sores
Leo F. Zelinski of 68 Gibson at Buffalo New York says he cured a severe cold sore with Bucklen's Amica Salve. He applied it once daily for two days and the sore disappeared. Sold under guarantee at F S Shriner's drug store for 25 cents. Dec.
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Leo F. Zelinski
Gibson
Buffalo, N. Y
Bucklen
F. S. Shriner
Awards at the Jefferson Co Short Course Corn Contest
The Jefferson County Short Course awards list winners across numerous classes for yellow, white, and other corns plus breads and agrarian produce. Winners include J C Frame, A S Heaton, W A Hook, J E Prince, C P Blucher, and many others across classes A through T, with grand and class sweepstakes prizes announced.
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Jefferson CO
West Pleasant Plain
D. R. Sasseen
J. P. Turner
Ard
Bob
Macy
Seth Hoskins
Libertyville
J. S. Glotfelty
T. B. Lewis
Ward Yost
W. W. Gearhart
Sth
J. L. McCleary
C. R. Winsell
W. A. Hook
Merwin Laughlin
A. D. Reed
J. E. Prince
Ward Wost
J. C. Frame
Public Sale of Farm Near Pleasant Plain in 1908
A public sale at 214 miles southwest of Pleasant Plain on December 22 1908 begins at 10 am. The auction features 86 acres of land plus a four room house and outbuildings, livestock including 8 head of horses 12 to 15 head of cattle and 23 hogs, and farm equipment and tools. Personal property credit terms 10 months on sums over 5 dollars or 5 percent off for cash. notes bear 7 percent interest if not paid on time.
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Pleasant Plain
Center School House
H. P. Waterloo
Steve Wood
A. F. Arndt
N. S. Miler & Son
Aues
Harry McGraw
R. Duttweiler
Itchen Furniture
Jefferson County Short Course awards and stock notes
The report lists awards in Class V and Class X including first prizes to Francis Spence Hazel Dyer and Helen Van Nostrand with others noted for rolls and darning. It praises Live Stock judging, Corn School, Domestic Science, and cooperation, and discusses horse stock studies, Belgium imports, and plans for prize orders. The piece compares the Jefferson County Short Course favorably to Mt. Pleasant and notes generous county support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Spence
Esther Miller
Hazel Dyer
Rolls
Helen van Nostrand
Jessie Prince
Marshall Massey
T. Y. Larson
Wm. le Gresley
Wayne Krueger
Ames College
Holden
Towa
Europe
Cal Estes
Packwood
Belgium
Jefferson County
Ames
Mt. Pleasant
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A. L. Casady
J. P. Manatrey
T. C. Ross
Perry Monfort
John Fickle
Wfairfield
W. G. Burkhart
C. W. Sullivan
John G. Oliver
Walter Brock
Lockridge
J. T. Cline
Chester Hickenbottom
Andrew Cassel
Mary Heaton
Fred C. Nelson
Batavia
H. H. Miller
Wm. James
F. C. Bradshaw
Geo. Whitmore
Ransom Whitmore
A. M. Kramer
T. A. Whitaker
C. E. Krueger
R. H. Stever
Jennie Prince
Eva Dole
Corn Bread
Hattie Stite
James Young
L. Rolls
Hattie Hite
Sadie Gossick
C. W. Whitham
A. E. Cassel
W. K. Edmunds
Mary Fryman
Ele. Edwards
Ella Short
C. D. McPherson
Ida Larmer
A. I. Cassel
P. Butter
W. V. Linder
T. B. Short
J. C. L’rame
Anna Gilbert
Joe King
Stella Clark
John Roth
To P Short
G.ice Chandler
Joe Lawson
F. S. Thomas
Store Cline
Laura Ross
H. Fry
Bertha Greeson
Big Horn
Bain
Wyoming
Huntley
I Valley
Montana
AF Hutt
Utids
D. Clem Deaver
Landseekers
Neb
H. D. Bridges
the Novelty Store
D. C. Bradley
W.G. Ross, D.C. Bradley
R. B. Louden
H.C. Taylor
Higley
K. West
Cashier
V. J. L. Beach Asst, Cashier
Ellsworth
Ross E
Guste
Rene
Dion
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