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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1900
Page
4
The Fairfield Tribune lists terms of subscription including one year at ten dollars in advance six months and three months for one dollar. The notice notes second class mail status and a postal office entry line.
A newly formed San Pablo Company pledges 1.5 million dollars in non-assessable capital and six percent dividends while claiming 288000 acres of mahogany and grazing land near San Pablo Mexico. Directors include L. M. Shaw and other Iowa officials. critics urge Democrats to avoid this Republican backed venture amid bold promotional ads.
A two column Republican piece attacks an anonymous citizen who questions the multi tax petition. The Tribune asserts proof for its statements and dismisses the crank as a coward, promising to ignore future complaints and not publish the whines.
An antiquated ad promotes Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a remedy for indigestion and promises steady health year round. The copy cites Geo D Clarke as the seller for purchase.
Secretary Root reports serious embarrassment from the currency in the Philippines due to fluctuating Mexican dollar prices. He proposes two options: coin a special dollar投 equal in weight to the Mexican dollar or mint an insular dollar redeemable in gold at 50 cents. Both aim to place the islands on a gold standard with Treasury backing.
The British administration faces sharp criticism in London and South Africa over Transvaal policy. Johannesburg refugees with small claims gain a new platform as legislative sessions open to hear grievances, expanding public exposure of issues affecting gold mining syndicates.
The passage argues that war tax cuts target those who pay little else, shifting burden to others while supporting tariffs that benefit large trusts. It frames tax reduction as a science of class favoritism and suggests reductions justify keeping tariff taxes in place.
The appointment of the Honorable Charles Towne to the senate to succeed Mr. Davis will be generally approved. Towne is a man of unquestionable ability and courage of his convictions. He will not be a leader in debate but will vote rightly and provide sound, sagacious advice to colleagues.
Reports from Washington say an unprecedented gathering of lobbyists and lawmakers exists now as they seek to secure their objectives. The scene reflects a crowded effort by political influence groups and legislators to advance favored measures.
Newspaper round up of international and domestic politics. Mentions Nicaragua canal aim for an American system, Congress battles over mail law, ship subsidies, and tariff debates. References to England in Asia, China issues, and remarks on politicians like Bryan and Wilson.
To our many friends and readers we extend most sincere wishes for a happy and salutary Christmas.
A local testimonial proclaims Electric Bitters cure stomach liver and kidney troubles and restore appetite and energy. J A Gardner of Idaville Indiana reports renewed strength and appetite after using the remedy. Sold for 50 cents at Geo D Clarke's Drug Store with a guarantee.
An advertisement claiming CASCAR ETS cure all ailments by cleansing the bowels with a 100 cent start. It touts CAS CARETS Candy Cathartic as the genuine metal box product with CCC stamped on each tablet and warns to beware of imitations.
A brief notice invites farmers to read the Western Trail published quarterly by the Chicago Rock Island Pacific Railway. It offers a free one year subscription and directs readers to send a letter or postal card to John Sebastian G I A Chicago for address.
Advertisers are reminded that readers of THE TRIBUNE are reached exclusively by running advertisements in Tur TRIBUNE. The note emphasizes the paper as the sole channel to reach its audience.
An old advertisement promises permanent constipation relief with Cascarets Candy Cathartic. It offers a money back refund if C C C fails.
A veteran pilot recalls surviving a 1893 hurricane era drifted boy on a raft then sharing a strange rescue. The piece also notes Lincoln’s early idea for a hull raising device and discusses McKinley era politics and a vote of no confidence in Britain’s canal treaty.
A quoted reminiscence from Youth's Companion recounts John Ruskin as a child choosing to touch a boiling tea urn against his nurse and mother's orders. He describes this as his first lesson in the meaning of liberty, the initial taste of personal freedom and the last he sought for some time.
A brief note from the Atchison Globe laments the dwindling musical education for boys as they grow practical, contrasting a boy leaving with a girl tied to a piano stool and suggesting mothers rule fathers in some cases.
Henrietta tells of her papa objecting to admirers on the steps talking late at night. He says the noise keeps him from sleep. The columnist suggests papa sleep during the daytime. Baltimore American.
A London Telegraph item recounts King Humbert discovering a forester about to cut down a tall pine. The forester claims the tree grows too tall, and the king quips would you have me cut off your feet for being taller than others, prompting the forester to relent and spare the tree.
Lord Russell presided at a dinner for Sir Henry Irving on his return from America. He offered to propose Irving’s health but confessed he could not make speeches. Irving replied dryly about a past speech before the LanelI commission, and Comyns Carr said Russell’s line about a bad son.
Thackerville resident B. D. Blanton paid over $300 to doctors for two years to treat a running sore on his leg. They proposed amputation, but a single box of Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured it. Guaranteed cure for piles 25 cents a box. Sold by Geo. D. Clark, druggist.
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