09 Feb 1898
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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1898
Page
1
Gov. Shaw states he will not sign the manufacturing bill as the House refused to pass the Teller-West resolution. The measure had already advanced through the Senate with strong support.
A. W. Lee, editor of the Courier, has been appointed post master at Ottumwa. He has long served his party with partisan zeal and is commended for receiving the position.
Omaha’s Trans-Mississippi Exposition is hailed as second only to the World’s Fair, with observers declaring the preliminary arrangements the finest seen.
A committee of fifty resolved the New York Republicans cannot harmonize their differences. Platt and anti Platt followers will clash while the Democrats secure victories.
Ex-Gov Boies delivers address as two-day Farmers Institute unfolds in Fairfield. The week also features a court opening, a Welsh musical entertainment, and the city’s discovery of a “blind pig” prompting talk of metropolitan airs.
The New London Moon returns to a weekly format after readers rejected the semi weekly plan. The Ledger of the city previously tested a semi weekly cycle for a year before resuming weekly publication, citing reader preference and the end of the trial.
Gov. Bushnell says he aimed for neutrality in the Ohio race but faced pressure to back Hanna. He claims he was attacked for refusing and forced to join the opposition. The GOP frays with internal discensions and weak administration policies blamed for possible defeat.
The socialistic spirit grows with the surge in demand for city ownership of water and lighting plants. The trend points to municipal transportation and likely the next step of public ownership of railroads as the culmination of the shift away from competitive systems observed over the past dozen years.
The text notes Japan’s dramatic emergence over the last dozen years and its readiness for global competition. It argues Japan will influence diplomacy, war, manufacturing, immigration, and settlement across sea and land, marking an unprecedented awakening with wide impact on future world affairs.
A touted remedy claims to cure rheumatism and neuralgia in one to three days. It asserts rapid action by removing the cause and alleviating the disease, with initial benefits from the first dose. Priced at 75 cents, sold by J. D. McDowell & Co. in Fairfield.
Uplifting testimonial from Mr John Jamieson of Tara Ontario praising Dr Agnew Cure for the Heart for instant relief from chest pains and claimed salvation from near death after one dose and several bottles, with local sellers named J D McDowell and D G Higley.
The Sioux City Tribune reviews Senator Lodge's Scribner's history of the revolutionary era. It portrays John Hancock in a harsh light, citing a Boston private letter book that accuses him of envy toward Washington and treachery to the colonial cause. The Adamses’ patronage is noted as fatefully shaping Hancock’s career.
Jerry Simpson of Kansas ridiculed Chairman Dingley and his hat in a two minute floor speech. The joke centered on whether the hat and its London label revealed foreign influence on tariff policy and American industry protection. Dingley rejected the insinuations, calling the claims rot.
An advertisement urges readers to use Hood's Sarsaparilla when feeling weak and life weary to purify and enrich the blood. The claim emphasizes restorative effects and vitality.
A rich profile of Richard Croker as a principled head of Tammany, detailing his honesty, temperance, and loyalty. A hosted Nathan Straus anecdote shows Croker urging fair inquiry before condemning an employee, and a feud with Bourke Cockran and David Bennett Hill demonstrates Croker’s blunt honesty and readiness to confront betrayal.
Alfred Harmsworth of the London Daily Mail speaks in the Bookman on journalism beliefs. He values hard work travel public critique independence and questions size price illustrated journalism and party journalism.
Warm weather ahead means stronger health and robust blood. Hood's Sarsaparilla purifies and enriches blood, boosts appetite, and gives vigor to prepare for spring. It guards against illness during seasonal changes and helps maintain vitality.
An old advertisement claims stomach and liver disorders cause nausea constipation coated tongue and headaches. It promises quick relief with Dr Agnew's Liver Pills, stating they cure most stubborn cases. Each vial costs 10 cents and 40 pills, sold by J D McDowell and D G Higley.
An advertisement for Cascarets Candy Cathartic claims effective relief for constipation with a money back guarantee if C C C fails. It also promotes subscribing to THE TRIBUNE.
Charles Baldwin died suddenly between twelve and one o'clock Friday Jan 28 at age seventy nine. He arrived in Keosauqua in 1841 and held roles as businessman lawyer and Democratic leader. He married Rachel Wright Sept 28, 1844 and leaves two sons and three daughters. funeral attended by Odd Fellows from several towns.
Chicago Chronicle notes an assistant secretary of the treasury says legislation alone cannot fix paper currency value. It cites wartime pay in notes, gold discounts, and bondholder demands for gold. Governor Pingree asks how union soldiers would have fared if paid in gold, recalling his own enlistment and bounty.
The piece discusses Governor Pingree’s proposed problem on equal pay for Union soldiers and the backstory of enlistment length, bounties, and currency depreciation. It argues any claim for difference would be unlikely to succeed, accusing politicians of protecting lenders while soldiers deserved more honor.
An old advertisement claims No-To-Bac cures tobacco addiction and guarantees results. It promises strength and vitality, lists price 60c or 81, and offers a free booklet and sample from Sterling Remedy Co in Chicago or New York.
A historic advertisement extols prevention of pneumonia and credits Ayers Cherry Pectoral with curing many cases. Testimonies from John Henry of St. Joseph Louisiana and Francisco A Severiano of Taunton Massachusetts claim recovery from severe colds and lung involvement after using the remedy.
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