Parsons College Oratorical Contest Crown Goes to Max M Kann
Max M Kann wins first prize in Parsons college oratorical contest held in the opera house last Thursday evening. Audience present. Judges scored based on thought, composition and delivery. College Orchestra, directed by Prof. Luce, provided notable music including Our Heritage and The Crime of the Century.
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Parsons College
Opera House
Max M. Kane
Prof
Luce
Max M. Kann
Fairfield
Bailey's Laxative Tablets Offer Constipation Cure
Medical science advances with Bailey's Laxative Tablets claiming cures for constipation headache biliousness and liver troubles. The active cascara sagrada is said to produce real relief in chocolate coated tablets packaged as twenty for ten cents or sixty for twenty five cents, with the Bailey signature on the wrapper. Sold by Bradshaw Thoma.
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Bailey
W. J. Bailey
Chicago
Bradshaw & Thoma
Watch Night Service Planned by Methodists on New Year Eve
The Methodist church will host a watch night service starting at 9:00 with a sermon by Rev. Cooper the presiding elder. An Epworth League officer installation and memorial service follow then a testimony meeting ends promptly at 12:00. Everyone is invited to attend any portion.
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Cooper
Epworth League
No To Bac Tobacco Cessation Ad
Quit tobacco with No To Bac the wonder worker. Be magnetic and vigorous as weak men become strong. Available from Sterling Remedy Co in Chicago or New York. Booklet and sample free. 50 cents or 1 dollar.
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Sterling Remedy Co
Chicago
New York
Two Vacant Lots for Sale Cheap by E F Simmons
Real estate note listing two good vacant lots offered at low price. Buyer urged to contact E F Simmons for details and purchase arrangements.
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E. F. Simmons
Startling Cost of War in the Philippines
Deficiency reports prepared for Congress show total fiscal year 1900 deficits at 50.3 million dollars with war department needs at 45.2 million. If funded, military operations could cost 10 million monthly, threatening removal of the revenue tax and prompting investigations into war excesses and spending.
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Washington
Congress
Navy
War Department
Fifty-Fifth Congress
Philippines
Cuba
Porto Rico
Hawaii
Quartermaster’s Department
Treasury
House
Senate
Committee On Appropriations
Fifty-Sixth Congress
A Bright Holiday Attraction at the Opera House
The burlesque and Vaudeville Vanity Fair revised show earns praise from large audiences in several cities. Manager Hill’s company features Carlin and Brown, Williams, Harbeck, Leonard, Fulton, Hawthorne, La Belle Parsons, Melrose, Gussie Hill, Bucklin, Walker, Armstrong, Becker, Magime, and Edith Gray. Opera House on Tuesday January 2.
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Hill
Carlin & Brown
C. W. Williams
Kitty Harbeck
John B. Leonard
Jessie Fulton
Williams & Albion
Hilda Hawthorne
la Belle Parsons
Edne Melrose
Gussie Hill
Anna Bucklin
Maude Walker
John Armstrong
Frank Becker
John R. Magime
Edith Gray
Opera House
Grain-O Health Drink Promises Digestive Aid
Remember the name for a nourishing drink to replace coffee. Grain-O is a pure grain beverage that aids digestion and nerves without being a stimulant. Sold by grocers, it costs about 15c to 25c per package and benefits both children and adults.
Farm in Cedar town ship with timber and improvements
A 120 acre farm in Cedar township with good improvements and thirty acres of timber. Inquire of Mrs. Agnes Flynn in Fairfield town.
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Cedar Township
Agnes Flynn
Fairfield Towa
Awful Mishap On Atlantic Liner Ends In Misunderstanding
Two aboard an Atlantic liner, an American and an English passenger, clash over farewell courtesies. The American explains the captain forgets to wind the compass, leaving everyone joking about the steering error aboard the ship and the Englishman becoming the butt of the tale.
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Boston
Boston Post
Lyon Playfair and the Scotch miner on a distant inquiry
A narrative recalls a Scots mine manager who challenges a claim to be a mining professor named Lyon Playfair. The exchange reveals how the name travels and the manager’s sharp remark about footprints. The piece comments on Jainism’s ahimsa and its global growth, noting the sect’s noninjury ethic and large population.
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Glasgow
Playfair
Lyon Playfair
Skunk Challenges Lion and Beecher Anecdote Spread
A skunk taunts a lion claiming fame from combat, the lion declines saying others would know he met a skunk. The tale recalls Henry Ward Beecher's father Dr Lyman Beecher who chose silence after a harsh newspaper attack, recalling a youth with books hurled at a small animal.
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Henry Ward Beecher
Lyman Beecher
Seashore Encounter Sparks Question About His Methods
In a dialogue quoted from the Chicago Post, a pink wearer reports a proposal from Harry last night, while a blue wearer asks to hear all about it. The speaker hints at comparing his methods to those used last summer at the seashore.
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Harry
Chicago Post
The Nominee Company Fails to Arrive in Fairfield
The Nominee Company to perform at the opera house last Saturday did not arrive, stranded in Creston, Iowa. Manager Thoma will refund the advance seat sales. Fairfield theatergoers face an unusual disappointment after years of reliable shows. Stop that cough right away with Mull's Lightning Cough Cure. 25c.
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Opera House
Creston
Iowa
Thoma
Fairfield Theater
Mull
Queen Victoria
Timothy Day
To Cure Constipation Forever Take Cascarets Candy
An advertisement touts Cascarets Candy Cathartic with a 10¢ or 25c price and a money back guarantee if it fails. It notes prescriptions correctly compounded at D. G. Higley and mentions fresh oysters at C. A. Woelhaf's.
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D. G. Higley
Agricultural Fairs as Indicators of State Farming
Read before the Recent Farmers Institute. The article argues fairs reveal county and state farming conditions, promote premium competitions, and educate producers. It recalls Iowa's early efforts, key organizers, and the 1854 Fairfield state fair, noting challenges, social value, and racing's pull alongside agriculture.
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Jefferson County
C. W. Slagle
Dr. Shaffer
Caleb Baldwin
Thomas W. Claggett
James W. Grimes
Charles Negus
Lowa
Frazier
Salem
Iowa
Shaffer
Claggett
Doc
Baldwin
Adjourned Session Reviews Yearly Board Actions
Proceedings at the adjourned Friday session December 22 1800 show a full board present and reviewing committee reports to finalize year business and retire J W Taylor with his report. Warrants are ordered for per diem and mileage for J W Taylor Frank Hurst Alfred Armstrong totaling five dollars and forty cents and four dollars eighty? cents.
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J. W. Taylor
Frank Hurst
Alfred Armstrong
Attest
Gro
HORN
Farmers Clubbing Offer Brings Five Papers for One Year
Our readers can secure The Iowa Homestead Special Farmers Institute editions The Poultry Farmer and The Farmers Mutual Insurance Journal along with our own paper for 1.50 per year. The quartet is acclaimed across the west and aimed at improving farming practices and cooperative efforts. Take advantage now.
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Iowa Homestead
Farmers’ Institute
Poultry Farmer
Farmers’ Mutual Insurance Journal
West
Homestead
Milk cows on dry feed Raven food boosts milk and health
Raven food increases milk flow and quality, helps cow health and prevents abortions, also cures scours in calves and aids digestion in cattle not doing well. It saves feed and promotes fattening. Sold at Warwick's harness shop in Fairfield Iowa with money back guarantee.
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Warwick
Fairfield
Iowa
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Parsons
College Orchestra
Royal D. Ww OM
Birmingham
J. McCabe
Burlington
Lee
Eowee
Watch Night Service
Philippine Islands
Ernest M. Bowden
Raja Sivaprasad
Bowden
C. A. Woelhaf
H. Heaton
Hammon
the Tailor
Commonwealth
Musical Department
Pix
Junkin & Baker
Board OF Supervisors
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