14 Feb 1889
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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1889
Page
1
A dense page of local ads lists Voorhies' offerings of fresh oysters, hats, neckwear, silks, and men’s furnishings, plus a Tribune printing note. Other items include a public sale near Packwood, a Mt. Pleasant oratorical entrant, and various cures and cures ads for tonics, hair, and horse goods.
The notice explains that 100 extra copies of Col. Quaritch dated January 31 were issued to supply back numbers for new subscribers. Most copies are sold, a further 100 extras were printed, and remaining stock will soon run out. Postmasters should reserve copies dated January 31 for new subscribers and return favors by supplying them on request.
A caller compares a neighbor’s baby to her baking success with Unrivaled Baking Powder, praising the baby’s beauty as a sign of her culinary results. The remark links domestic affection with a product endorsement in a casual conversation.
A list of nine volumes donated by Senator Wilson including Blaine and Poore memoirs, Grant memoirs, and several legal and diplomatic works. Additional government publications from the Mint, State Department, and the Department of State were provided, totaling multiple 19th century reference volumes.
Mr. Asan B. Rowley reports rapid improvement after first use of Papillon Catarrh Cure, claiming complete cure weeks later. Advertisement notes large bottle priced at $1.00, sold by Clarke & Junkin. Also mentions Dr Jones Red Clover Tonic for indigestion and various ailments. Milton hazing incident ends with victim punching the leader at the door.
A Shelby county woman named Mrs. Luther Lutz suffered seven years of severe illness and prolonged coughing. After three months she found relief with Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption, sleeping through the night after one dose and reportedly cured by the first bottle. Clarke & Junkin's drug store offers free trial bottles.
One hundred sixty acres of land three miles southeast of Glasgow in Jefferson county Iowa on the Salem road. Sixty acres in cultivation and 100 in pasture, all adjoining and under a good fence. Good well and abundant water in pasture. Possession about March 1. For further particulars address Geo Chapman Vega Iowa.
The piece mocks mild winter causes tying weather to political and regional traits. It then promotes Hood's Sarsaparilla from Lowell Massachusetts claiming it lines up health benefits and satisfaction after ten years on market. The ad asserts Hood's helps impure blood and claims unique curative power.
Tickets will be on sale February 27 to March 2 inclusive and valid for return on or before March 10. Round trip rate is $26.19. C M Stinson, Agent.
Packwood notes the credit system rests on scarce ready cash, tracing a chain from manufacturers to consumers. He argues the economy relies on confidence and that widespread currency would curb speculation, a claim he says bankers warn about amid pervasive money in circulation during wartime prosperity.
Wallus Collins outlines a speech to the Farmers' Club arguing that farming must rise in respectability and profitability. He cites taxation, railroad regulation, and corporate power as barriers, urges farmer unity, and suggests shifting toward poultry and dairying with local transport improvements to boost earnings.
A catalogue of remedies from famous practitioners of London Paris Berlin and Vienna is offered for $1. Each remedy cures a single listed disease such as catarrh lung disease bronchitis asthma consumption rheumatism dyspepsia liver kidney fever neuralgia female weakness leucorrhea or nervous debility. Send stamp for catalogue to Hospital Remedy Co No 3031 West King St Toronto Canada or remit the price and we will ship direct.
A bootblack points out a missing bolster on the front wagon axis of Tom Nicholl’s crayon portrait of a boy in a cart with a dog. The artist fixes the flaw, learning that any expert can offer useful suggestions, even from unlikely sources.
A prominent botanist notes that the popular frost theory is wrong and explains the color change as a result of leaf tissue chemistry and climate. He cites that dry cold regions produce brighter foliage and maps maples and oaks show the strongest colors, though some questions remain unanswered.
A San Francisco Examiner quote praises Oklahoma as a rich, well watered rolling prairie ideal for agriculture. It highlights two railroads, favorable climate, deep summer grasses, strong corn yields by mixed-breed tillers, fertile streams, and compares fruit from Fort Reno with California. It laments perpetual Indian ownership denying settlement.
A verse by K. M. of Parsonville cautions readers that society voices doubt when one acts boldly or modestly. It warns against overreacting to rumors while noting that fashion and appearance provoke judgment, urging steadiness amid scrutiny.
The Buffalo Express quotes Keller describing a magician's pineapple trick. He explains a conspirator’s bag near the elbow and a hollow pineapple used to conceal a cobra under a handkerchief. The cobra’s raised head and the music create the illusion, enabling a secret extraction.
In a brief street exchange, Jennie explains she will start housekeeping with her family. She notes George earns eight dollars weekly, enabling purchases despite doubting mother. She cites low prices for turnips and cabbage to justify new life.
The statistician Edward Atkinson observes that labor hours have shortened over the past fifty years. Factory work averages ten hours instead of twelve or more, while building trades run nine or ten hours rather than eleven or twelve.
Dr Rutgers of England concludes after extensive trials that a vegetable diet can be easily followed and that vegetable albumen, by weight, equals animal albumen in nourishment.
The unanimous verdict from W. D. Sult of Bippus Indiana and Abraham Hare of Belleville Ohio testifies that Electric Bitters relieve rheumatism and cure kidney and blood diseases. They call it the best selling remedy in twenty years and claim thousands of testimonials. Clarke and Junkin offer the half dollar bottle.
A St Paul real estate man and his son married recently in the east. The groom received deeds to several lots as a wedding gift, signed and witnessed, later returned and torn by the father to emphasize wealth. The episode drew reactions from wedding guests and bride’s kin.
Papilon flax extract skin cure praised as superior to advertised beautifiers. It removes inflammation chafing roughness sunburn freckles blotches and leaves skin soft. Sold in large bottles for 31 by Clarke and Junkin.
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