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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1907
Page
3
Unusual prices for goods of high quality promise value versus rivals. The listing highlights rare beauty items and attractive comparisons to similar offerings elsewhere, emphasizing favorable pricing and experience.
Glendale Iowa December meeting of the Old Settlers Park board reports the log house near completion with firePlace porch floors and plastering. contributions reach nearly 1500 including 500 from Wim Bonnifield and 2500 brick from Rainey & Co. A custodian is to be chosen and grounds kept orderly.
Miss Mary Heaton spent two days in town visiting friends. Rev. Luther Bright joined Emil Johnson Thursday to visit his parents. They enjoyed a fine day hunting quail despite not bagging any. The Ladies' Assembly meets at Mrs. Oscar Larson's Thursday the 26th. Mr. Joseph Havell's mother visits from Glasgow.
Libertyville Iowa residents report Mr and Mrs Henry Kracht and son Charles arriving home tonight after a three week Illinois visit. Agnes Abram travels to Mt Pulaski Illinois to visit sisters Mrs H A Lawrence and Mrs J S Joyce for an unspecified period.
Packwood Iowa residents report holiday travel and church meetings with strong interest. Mrs Lemley and Gumne Lin e visit Richland relatives. Berna Williams attends from Farcen. Millie Bacon from Abingdon attends church. Asbell recovering from illness. Jonathan Harris visits Harris family in Packwood. Grace Bottorff visits town. Frank Johnson and wife plan fiftieth wedding anniversary at Mount Union. Ethel Clevinger visits relatives north of town.
Chas Spencer, returning from his father in law Mr Hurd, misplaced a two bushel sack of hickory nuts from his wagon. The Ladies' society surprised Mrs James Grant with a pleasant gathering and left a salad dish as a memento. Mr and Mrs T M Rider returned from Montana to spend Christmas with friends in town.
Elm Grove reports C D Mc Pherson loss of fifteen Galloway cattle over two weeks with three sick yet. Poison from corn stalks blamed. H Stark shredding corn nearby. Chas Harriott rushed to Illinois due to ill father. Rev Parker and wife from Packwood visited J M Fisher. Isabelle and Albert Wilson at Sam Berchtold’s. Mrs Chas Salts sick. George Horn taught Plum Grove school last week. J W Wilson and family attended Fred Walker’s child funeral in Batavia. T M Junkin home visited by Harry Junkin family.
Perry Smith trains in telegraphy under M C Mott. Frank Hull from Dudley Ia visits. Eli Turnham and James Fox open a short order house in the Alvey building. Mrs J M McCarty from Ottumwa visits her son J H McCarty. The Hamlons visit Fairfield. Ed Walker and Dee Io have a ten pound boy. Arthur Stout goes to Rock Island for the winter. Various locals including May Allender and Marguerite Beswick on sick list. See Uncle Rube at the Opera house Wednesday night.
Merrimac residents share holiday visits with Fairfield relatives Coppock neighbors and Peoria visitors report a cloak and fur sale at the W O W hall with coats advertised as low as 50 cents A Lutheran confirmation is planned for next Sunday and several locals return from Minnesota and other distant places for the holidays
An endorsement from A. J. Filkins of Newark New York claims Dr. A W Chase’s Nerve Pills cured his sleepless nervous condition. He states the medicine steadied his nerves gave him strength and sleep and recommends it as reliable. 50 cents a box at Buffalo dealers and Thomas Pharmacy Fairfield Iowa.
Iowa State College students dominated the Chicago stock show scoring in horses and cattle with Wentworth of Ames leading in cattle and hogs. Ontario and Missouri teams followed, while Iowa placed poorly in sheep and swine though overall top in combined standings.
The Fairfield Tribune urges readers to shop early for the holidays. Stores show strong stocks and eager clerks as shoppers learn the advantage of not being rushed. The piece advises local ads for options and cautions about crowds closer to Christmas.
A detailed catalog of ladies garments and home goods with wide price ranges. Includes waists, dress goods, petticoats, bedspreads, portieres, rugs, cloaks, silks, skirts, dressing sacques, furs, and accessories. Also lists linens, lace curtains, blankets, and various small items with prices.
In a brief Outing Magazine passage the author contrasts Europe’s art treasures with America’s hummingbirds. It notes about four hundred species, mostly tropical, with only eighteen crossing into the United States from Mexico. The hammer bird is insectivorous and feeds on flower-dwelling insects, aiding blossom health.
A witty, period voice questions vanity and the value of money. It mocks conceit and the idea of success tied to earning wealth, noting how belief in illness comes from doctors and how experience shapes a woman’s sense of being kissed.
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