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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1908
Page
5
A long compendium of farm wisdom covers feeding and stock care, crop preservation, waste reuse, and seasonal chores. It urges involving wives in decision making, gradual change in feed, clean housing, careful milking and manure handling, soil improvement, tool maintenance, and fall spraying for San Jose scale with lime sulfur.
Des Moines officials launched the Iowa Business League to promote the state and “Boost Towa.” Secretaries from Des Moines, Burlington, Sioux City, Cedar Rapids and other cities join as organizers. Secretary Lucius E. Wilson presides. papers on Iowa publicity drafted for a constitution.
Auction to the highest bidder at Langner farm two miles west and fourteen miles south of Fairfield on Tuesday December 22 1908 starting at 10 oclock a m. The sale lists 15 head of horses cattle sheep hogs farm implements and more with detailed counts and varieties followed by terms cash under five dollars and credit up to ten months with six percent interest and five percent off for cash. Lunch on grounds J H Langner and J C Gow proprietors officials and auctioneers listed.
Ohio reader reports relief from nervous headaches via Dr. A. W. Chase's Nerve Pills. Claims cure rather than relief by building up the nervous system. Product advertised with testimonial from Mrs. K. Kramer of Toledo and listing of Buffalo company address and Fairfield Iowa pharmacy sale.
The Methodist church, packed to the doors with about 1,000 attendees, heard Billy Sunday critique modern mothers and extol home duties. Sunday’s forceful oratory mixed homely slang with cultured eloquence, riveting all ages and social strata.
James Shields, who robbed the Adair post office of 53 dollars, pleaded guilty in federal court and received four years in Leavenworth. Judge McPherson cited intoxication as the sole excuse and warned that drunken acts cost. Charles R. Britton pleaded guilty to delaying a mail train with sentence deferred.
President Roosevelt prepared a final draft of a Panama Canal statement to be sent to Congress and the Government Printing Office. He seeks full light on purchase allegations and possible congressional investigation. Also reported is the disappearance of Miss Elsie Fett and Ed Krehbiel near Dover Iowa with no clear cause or leads.
State of Iowa notice to Mary B Snook John N Snook Esther S Snook and all interested in the estate of Calvin Snook deceased. Final report of Ella A Snook administratrix to be filed by January 1 1900 for approval and discharge. If not appearing by February 2 1900 default will be entered. Fairfield Iowa in Jefferson County. I D Jones attorney.
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