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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1900
Page
6
Rock Island schedule lists trains No 16 at 7 10 pm No 15 at 10 15 am No 12 at 2 06 am No 11 at 1 42 am No 86 at 8 10 am No 83 at 3 20 pm No 4 at 12 40 pm Daily and daily except Sunday
A local drugstore advertises a wide stock of perfumes extracts and sachet powders for personal use or gifting. Bradshaw and Thoma, druggists, invite customers to West Side Square to view the refined selection.
Christmas greetings and visits across the region as families travel and host. A. D. Nelson of Galesburg spends Christmas with his father in Salina. Miss Ida M. Johnson enjoys holiday at home. Cattle shipment by Hawkins & Carrigan to Chicago. Chas. Carrigan accompanies shipment. Mary Heaton plans a trip to Indianola. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Anderson visit J. R. Nelson. Mrs. C. A. Johnson and Clara Lockridge visit. Fred Doleen visits Galesburg for a week. Margaret Swain, Mt. Zion teacher, spends holidays in Fairfield.
December 25 notes show W H Robertson and family from Pilot Grove visiting friends here for Christmas. Chas Benz of Washington County is in town a few days. Mrs Mary Copeland is dangerously ill. Ben Evins left for Wayne County on Tuesday. Israel Trout is building a new feed mill expected to open January 15.
Batavia residents entertain visiting friends and enjoy a snowbound holiday as public school children take vacation. Christ mas Eve services at M E and Christian Sunday schools drew large crowds. Miss Johnson of Ottumwa started a local vocal and instrumental class. The day also sees weddings as Miss Jessie Bradshaw and Wm Baker wed near town and Fred Stever of Batavis and Laura Brown of County Line tie the knot in Ottumwa.
Wish them a happy and prosperous life. They will make their home in Batavia. Mrs. Henry Koonz is still quite seriously ill. John Baldridge recently returned from Keokuk medical college with typhoid fever and is in a very serious condition. His mother Mrs Baldridge is able to be about. The Ladies Aid Society of the M E church will host an entertainment and supper at Nelson's hall on New Year’s Eve. Rev Ira Jones conducts a protracted meeting at the Christian church inviting public attendance.
An old ad asserts stomach and liver balance yields better feelings and social or business success. Dr King’s New Life Pills are offered as a 25 cent remedy for increased strength and a “keen, clear brain,” sold by Geo. D. Clarke, druggist.
Four Corners notes a weeklong holiday vacation for No. 8 school after Friday shutdown. Jacob Zieblman and Mary Zieblman visited Fairfield Sunday. Mary Schneider spent several days at home last week. Oscar Anderson of Burlington has visited Four Corners friends recently. Grandmother Trabert remains seriously ill. Kauffman Bros. report weeks of busy poultry handling.
A grocer notes Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a remedy for indigestion and stomach trouble, asserting lasting relief and urging readers to consider health first.
John Carroll Bradshaw a Jefferson county pioneer born November 29 1822 in White County Tennessee died at his home last Saturday after a lingering illness. Funeral services were held Monday at the M E church conducted by Rev Kemble. Interment followed at Evergreen cemetery. He married Anna F Whitham in 1844 and left six children four sons and two daughters two sons survive in the area and a daughter in nearby county. He was regarded as a noble respected figure and a model of industrious pioneer life.
An old advertisement touts Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets as stopping the cough and curing a cold in one day with a money back guarantee. The ad offers 25 cent price and a subscription pitch for THE TRIBUNE.
The article reflects on Christmas as a universal festival marking Christian beginnings in a heathen world and inspiring a grander era. It highlights joy for the poor and especially children, whose happiness embodies the season, while stressing Christmas as a spiritual reunion with God and a call to nobler destiny.
Maud R Adams of Dayton writes that after a society season with late hours and poor habits she suffered headaches indigestion and sluggish organs but recovered after using Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin describing it as a household remedy in a testimonial letter.
The Des Moines Daily News invites subscriptions with postpaid delivery at 1 dollar yearly, 75 cents for six months, and 50 cents for three months. It promises condensed news for the busy reader, daily markets by telegraph, and family readable literary matter. Address The News Des Moines Iowa.
In the south sea islands old gods still influence life beyond the missionary led church life on village greens. People attend services, wear white shirts and gaudy bonnets, and carry Bibles wrapped in kerchiefs. In jungles and on waters the ancestral gods rule in hunting and fishing, with moralists urged to consider practices seen among anglers as kinship between savagery and culture.
The piece argues that pomologists cannot force prior names like Bartlett pear or Telegraph grape due to language as a matter of custom. It cites a grammar noting it for inanimate objects but shows sun and moon gender usage as accepted by custom. It concludes reformers must act before custom solidifies the field.
The clothing for powder mill workers is pocketless and made of nonflammable material to prevent carrying knives or matches. Trousers must not be rolled at the bottoms to avoid grit collection, as even a small speck is considered dangerous.
The Boston Transcript notes Mrs. Styles as plain yet beloved by Styles and describes Fogg Styles as an odd character. It mentions his schoolboy fondness for mental arithmetic, painting a quirky portrait of the Styles household.
A Washington Star florist extols growing a peanut plant indoors in a pot as a rare decorative plant. The plant flourishes in a warm room with loose soil, develops pendent branches, and closes its compound leaves at night. Yellow flowers and nut peduncles add unique charm.
A tale of two sisters traveling together. One dreams of a key in her sister's bag pocket and the key is found there. The incident suggests the brain stores unconscious sensory records and can recall them when linked by memory or mental state.
In a village near Bobrova Moscow region robbers broke into a house while the proprietor was away. They assaulted the 70 year old mother beating her and peeling skin with a knife as she denied hiding money. Her son arrived in a wagon and found her unconscious and bloodied.
A Cosmopolitan note recalls Ibsen keeping a tray of grotesque figures on his writing table. The figures include a wooden bear a tiny devil two or three cats one of them with a fiddle and rab bits. Ibsen says the tray and its occupants guide his writing though he keeps the reason private.
A text notes a fallacy that impure water sterilizes at 32 degrees and observes bacteria are killed by sunlight or mild heat but remain unharmed by cold. It highlights the resilience of bacteria to low temperatures.
The text traces suspension bridges from primitive concepts of interlacing branches to ancient use in Tibet and Peru. It speculates monkeys may have used them before humans and notes their historical presence in rugged regions since early history.
A chrome peddler touts a product as representative of any oriental dance. The Connecticut homeowner retorts that dances in the east do not align with such claims and asserts his regional knowledge. The interchange appears in the Indianapolis Press.
The 1900 year end appeal urges readers to resolve to pay any owed amounts to THE TRIBUNE and support the paper against the Republican prosperity critique. It notes rising expenses and stagnant receipts while asking readers to drop in and help stem the tide of unprosperous prosperity.
A New York Sun quotation describes a Naples autumn illness treated with pure cold water by a hotel proprietor. The narrator recalls resisting local doctors and relying on regular cold-water doses to break a severe cold quickly. The tale contrasts Neapolitan remedies with American physician norms.
Rock Island December to January excursion sale by the R I & P Railroad offers one and one third fare round trip to points within 200 miles and to nearby corridors with return through January 2. Tickets sold December 22 23 24 25 31 and January. Hus H A Mohler agent.
Administrator J C Blackford notifies Mary J Thrash and others of Jefferson County Iowa that by December 27 1900 the final report of the administrator will be filed and a discharge sought If no appearance is made by January 7 1901 a default will be entered and an order issued J Blackford Administrator J D Jones Attorney Fairfield Iowa
A quarry near Princeton yielded a wide crack leading to a cave where about 20 bushels of rattlesnakes were found. Settlers faced deadly bites and the cave structure likely trapped snakes through winter, enclosing them in a natural snare.
Cor. London Mail reports that Paris faces a severe housing shortage for low earners with rising rents. Scarce modest rentals force families into barracklike or high story lodgings, pushing workers to outer suburbs like Villette and Cenne.
Rushen Castle at Castledown Isle of Man is an ancient seat of the kings and lords of Man. The limestone citadel endured a six month siege in 1315 by Robert the Bruce and once served as a prison. The town clock on the castle wall, gifted by Queen Elizabeth in 1597, has a single hand. The clock’s mechanics feature a heavy pendulum stone and a rope driven by wood cypher, yet it still runs after centuries of service.
A London News item recalls a comic scene where a speaker insists on dominance, saying I ain't a-arguing with you I’m a-telling you. The tale centers on a pompous character described as a pot house Ruskin and his companion listening in a parlor.
A fragmented exchange mocks weather talk as characters debate wind and rain with humorous sarcasm. The snippets reveal playful bickering between Mrs Shears and Mr Shears about shifting topics and romantic remarks.
A witty exchange involves a housekeeper and Hungry Higgins as they spar over hunger and appetite with humor. The dialogue hints at distinction between pretense and reality in a comic street setting. The brief bit showcases playful back and forth and regional speech flavor.
A historical note states that puffing air directly into flames can start a fire more quickly and brightly than blowing from below, emphasizing how direct airflow accelerates combustion.
The text notes that there are no front yards or doors in Havana as houses open directly onto the sidewalks.
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