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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1909
Page
4
The Fairfield Tribune lists subscription rates: one year in advance for $1.00, six months and three months options available. It notes entry as a weekly newspaper at the Fairfield Postoffice as second class mail matter and includes the motto A drop of ink makes millions think.
The Tribune greets the new year while lampooning Dr. Cook and Lt. Peary over polar pursuit claims. It notes Cook may abandon pole finding and jokes about fires, books, and risks of headline fame in 1910.
The text laments Dr. Cook failing to reach the North Pole and losing societal esteem. It notes Bradstreets reporting the cost of living near a peak while the nation enjoys peace and plenty and questions who will claim the surplus.
The senate and congress should not extend their vacation too long. A longer holiday adjournment would please the country if it continues until after the next congressional election.
A reflection on how resolutions shape character, noting that keeping them strengthens a person while breaking them weakens. The text emphasizes the value of steadfast effort and discipline beginning with the new year.
The Brighton Enterprise argues public distrust grows because leaders fail in duty. It laments that many bank failures stem from directors who do not direct and cashiers who fail to cash, reflecting broader accountability gaps.
The author argues that living and clothing expenses have doubled in ten years, reducing wage purchasing power in major industrial centers. Although wages rose, increases lag behind the higher cost of living, fueling strikes affecting US industries.
Under December 15, the Fairfield Ledger editorial condemns Senator Cummins proposed railroad measure. It grants the Interstate Commerce Commission sweeping power to set rates after hearing and to enforce them nationwide. The piece questions whether this drastic one man power serves the people or corporate interests.
The Ottumwa postmaster Nimocks suspends free rural delivery on two routes due to bad roads. the Post Office Department approves the action and suspends service until highways improve. The piece argues for enforcing local road laws to achieve year round good roads and notes the editor’s longtime postmaster tenure.
Editorial condemns congressional and senate actions as loot and injustice. The Tribune criticizes radicalism, urges a middle ground for capital and labor, and denounces party leaders for rewarding faithful followers. It calls for abolition of the current system and stresses rising prices and hardship for workers.
Article reports alleged criminal conspiracy among New York manufacturers to keep food prices high for consumers. Wholesalers accuse contracts and affidavits forcing price hikes of 20 to 30 percent, increasing costs from factory to kitchen.
The tale recounts Simple Simon asking the pieman to taste his wares at a fair. The pieman, claiming descent from early settlers of Missouri, refuses without a penny, and Simple Simon admits he has none.
Nicholas Gelskins files in Jefferson county Iowa to quiet title to the northeast quarter of the northwest quarter of section 30 township 73 range 8 west and correct a deed error. Unknown heirs, devisees, executors and spouses are warned to appear by January 10 1910 or default and judgment will be entered at Fairfield. Published four weeks in The Fairfield Tribune. Judge M A Roberts approves.
A brief note reflecting on Christmas customs, asking what men and women did for kisses before the Mistletoe. It suggests historical records show people managed without kisses, yet affirms the enduring appeal of holiday flirtation.
The Tribune covers county events with short items on local governance, public works, and community updates. Officials, agencies, and residents are referenced as events unfold across the week.
A vintage health advertisement urges women to care for their complexions and vitality avoiding constipation and liver issues. It promotes Chamberlain's Pills or similar tonics as a cure and notes sale at Thom a's Pharmacy with implied promises of improved skin eyes and energy.
Dave Devilfish recounts a whimsical Coralville wedding where a mermaid tied the knot with a seaworthy crowd. Bill Shark says Neptune attended and tossed a horseshoe crab in celebration.
The speaker asserts personal ownership of the countryside and its beauty against a claim by a Syndicate. Birds, bees, and flowers seemingly corroborate a personal right to the land, ending with the declaration that the better part of the beauty is indeed mine.
A historical note on changing bread tastes shows corn bread and unleavened bread falling out of favor. It describes Jannocks and Throdking as old fashioned loaves once common among early Dutch settlers and a bacon oatmeal combination.
Four quart strawberry baskets are repurposed into a sewing basket with four compartments. Line with cotton batting, cover with silk or satin, and create a half inch ruffle at the top for a bow center. Compartments hold buttons, thread, and related items.
Fragmented lines reflect a poem or personal musings about repeated failures and self-criticism, including sewing a sleeve, cake layering, and cookies. The text shows emotional distress and final death thoughts, with no clear news event or identifiable names or places.
A columnist reflects on changing domestic dynamics as women gain influence in home life while husbands recede from daily decisions. The piece contrasts the old ideal of the gude man with modern independence, noting tensions as marital roles diverge and mothers gain prominence at possible expense of wives.
A brief home method describes rubbing a chicken with cornmeal to loosen fuzz and feathers. The birds should hang to drain for at least an hour before cooking.
A Chautauqua speaker quips that husbands should give wives an extra dollar now and then and suggests wives might allow husbands an extra dime without explanation. The lighthearted remark humorously reflects domestic economy and gender roles in social life.
Dialogue fragment suggests a confrontation with a dead or threatened person. The lines imply calculating a lethal action and a lingering risk or display of authority. No clear participants or setting are named.
A girl named Ethel reacts in frustration as Jack spills water on her bathing dress, ruining it. The brief exchange captures a domestic mishap and embarrassment in a casual, humorous tone.
A nautical dialog recalls sailors atop the mast during long watches. The Old Salt notes waves seem to talk but avoid asking foolish questions, contrasting sea chatter with blunt shipboard realism.
Fragmentary dialogue shows a cashier demanding payment before a stranger can proceed. The line hints at a tense exchange over a tax collection, but lacks clear names, places, or dates to confirm context.
Hazel Daggett writes on the life cycle of the silk worm and the silk making process. The piece details egg and larva stages, cocoon formation, reeling, boiling and cleaning, with notes on cocoons, waste silk, and the value of silk and crape.
French police dogs chase a fleeing ex convict after he strikes a passing officer. The dogs catch and pin the suspect in a desperate struggle near Rue de la Chapelle until officers arrest him.
A reflection on daily heroism in ordinary people. The writer notes heroism exists in nearly every household and is a gift of grace, practiced without boasting or desire for praise.
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