30 Dec 1891
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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1891
Page
1
The Des Moines News editor is urged to stop pretending to political independence as Iowa is praised for literacy. Speaker Crisp commends Iowa by appointing Congressman Hayes as chairman of the education committee.
The Ottumwa Courier rolls out a festive eighteen-page issue printed on fine blue ink paper. Ads are neatly set and the overall typographic appearance is praised as creditable.
The two great House committees pick northern chairmen William M Slinger of Illinois heads the ways and means committee and William S Holman of Indiana leads the committee on appropriations Critics say Crisp fails to rally northern supporters amid push to raise the cry over the bloody shirt.
The St Louis Republic writes that it is a large semi weekly newspaper with fourteen to sixteen pages per issue, five regional editions Missouri Illinois Texas Arkansas and Kansas plus a general edition. It boasts a low one dollar yearly price and a special tariff department edited by Hon W L Wilson M D. Subscribe for one year and receive a sample copy.
A New York paper reports disappointment among temperance supporters as Mrs. Harrison’s at table abstinence is questioned while Mrs. Cleveland and Mrs. Hayes are praised for restraint. An official notes Mr. Harrison would face opposition from 280000 women if he seeks office again.
The essay calls for a new commission to study permanent wagon road improvements in Iowa. It argues the state is now settled, prosperous, and ready for long term infrastructure, with broad political support and no opposition. The goal is a feasible plan to begin work in this legislative session for benefits across generations.
The Philadelphia Record notes Boston elected a Democratic mayor on a Tuesday by a plurality larger than Governor Russell's margin and nearly as large as the state vote. It says both city legislative branches and most school committee members are Democrats, with women voting about 5000 in school elections without swaying the result.
The Clinton Age defends Fred White a sixth district congressman candidate describing him as sensible and farmer raised. The Des Moines remarks and accusations label him a fool, while Clinton Herald questions the insult noting his education and farm background.
A long, mixed clipping outlines a Republican appeal urging party unity and support for its press, followed by Governor Boies Iowa calls for famine relief to Russia. It notes Democratic papers’ superiority, cites Clarkson, and ends with a Russia aid proclamation and committee details.
A reflective note on how yarn and yard share etymological roots linking thread, enclosure, and tools of crafts, revealing surprising cross meanings that intrigue readers as they scan language history.
Ex Speaker Reed criticizes Blaine and Harrison in a Capitol lobby, sarcastically noting South American markets under Blaine and joking about keeping a "sick man" in the White House rather than a dead one. He avoids clear preferences on the presidential nomination.
Dr. Frederick M. Foodman of the Chicago College of Pharmacy prescribes a self treatment using inhaled hot air, alcoholic vapors, and powdered borax to combat grip. He recommends borax in rosewater for eyes, a borax lump for the mouth, throat focus for ear infections, warmth, and acetamlid for fever, plus cold cloths for high fever. He urges carrying alcohol borax and borax lumps to ward off serious grip effects.
New York expects J S Clarkson interview. He says Iowa Democrats tie Boies to Cleveland on tariff reform and prohibition. He notes west Democrats wary of Hill and Blaine, and supports local option allowing county license fees for prohibition. He avoids predicting presidential candidates.
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