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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1899
Page
2
Holiday trade focus with dress goods silks gloves and handkerchiefs. Umbrellas priced from 34c to 3.50 and light color jackets and golf capes bought for the season. Large stock includes fancy linen battenburg lace scarfs dolls silverware and jewelry plus holiday books pictures dolls and an enormous assortment of holiday goods.
A broad inventory of men and women leather footwear offered for Christmas shopping. Shoes cover 1900 styles with many varieties and clear plain figure prices. The store advertises ample sales staff and a one price to all policy to attract customers.
Ball & Thoma’s Pharmacy features toys, gifts, and holiday goods while multiple notices share new hires and births. The piece notes a water crane installation near Third street crossing and local events from church services to Christmas programs.
An old advertisement touts Mull's Lightning Cough Cure for immediate relief. The copy offers a 25 cent price and claims quick results for cough symptoms.
G D McGaw seeks fur and sheep pelts at the highest market price. Buyers encouraged to contact promptly for appraisal and sale.
Mr and Mrs O D Stubbs hosted about forty friends at their suburban home northeast of the city with a six o'clock dinner. The elaborate feast featured rare delicacies and sparkling cut glass while a wreath of red carnations lay at the main table. Waxen tapers glowed and the informality was pleasant as guests departed with thanks for the hospitality.
John W. Eisenhart of St. Louis was adjudged sane by the board of insanity after a troubling episode in Locust Grove township. He armed himself with an ax and pitchfork as imagined assailants approached, was held at Fairfield, and later sent home to St. Louis after hospitalization attempts failed due to non residency.
Life insurance firms cut rates by 33 percent for those who agree to use Sticky Mountain Tea. The notice touts the deal as a wise measure priced at 35 cents and suggests asking a druggist for details.
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