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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1896
Page
1
A fifty sixty Republican bloc opposed the bond bill in the house last Saturday while the Democrat and Populist members voted solidly against it. Mugwumps and Wall Street money bags are cited as exceptions. The passage underscores a broad American stance against English encroachments, supporting the president and congress.
The Atlantic Monthly January issue carries an article titled A Congress out of Date. It examines abuses from Congress convening thirteen months after elections and the resulting governance gap.
A reflection on values, arguing that life gains meaning through noble aims rather than wealth alone and that money cannot replace loss of higher pursuits.
The mugwumps became critics of Grover Cleveland for favoring a vigorous American policy toward England. The Democratic party welcomes the change, dismissing mugwumps as lah-de-dah in politics.
The Indianapolis Sentinel praises Mr. Cleveland's plan to settle the Venezuelan boundary by drawing the line and telling Great Britain to stay on its side. It calls the method novel but effective and says the U S should stop begging Britain to act decently.
H M Eicher of Washington is appointed by U S District Attorney Chas D Fullen as his assistant and confirmed by the attorney general. He fills the position left vacant by T E Casady. The Tribune praises the appointment as excellent and notes Eicher's character brains and first class ability and his Democratic affiliation.
Washington correspondents report the president will veto a bond bill not relieving treasury strain. He prefers bonds redeemable in silver or gold and doubts coin bond provisions offer any advantage. He appears committed to the war effort despite Republican pressure and political maneuvers.
Readers are asked to mail ten cents to Demorest Publishing Co at 110 Fifth Avenue New York to receive a free sample copy and a Pattern Order for any pattern shown in the magazine over the last year. The magazine costs $2.00 yearly and offers club incentives for bulk orders.
The piece condemns the Republican House for passing tariff and bond bills not sought by the president. It argues the treasury has $175,000,000 on hand and stresses the need to restore the gold reserve, which neared $63,000,000 last Saturday. It asserts Senate approval of these bills would prompt the president to act, calling the measures political tricks and frauds.
Citizens of Fairfield urge Gov Jackson to appoint J S McKemey to fill the railroad commissioner vacancy caused by Capt Luke's death. He is described as clean capable independent and free of railroad ties or passes, a man of resolution and conscience.
The piece lauds the American individual as decisive in war and peace. It cites 1812 naval battles, praises marksmanship and self reliance, and asserts that national strength comes from capable citizens who adapt, invent, and persevere. It imagines future success from homegrown initiative and resourcefulness.
H E Evans documents how Speaker Reed wields committee assignments to influence legislation. The piece notes regional rewards, with New York, Pennsylvania and Massachusetts receiving many chairmanships while others, including Iowa and Ohio, are sidelined. It questions whether Reed serves national interests or his own presidential ambitions.
Massachusetts Senator Hoar delivered the Pilgrim Society Forefather’s Day oration in Plymouth praising religious liberty. He condemned religious intolerance as a historic error shared by all churches and noted contrasts with Catholic nations, citing Pope and local Catholic figures to illustrate universal calls for freedom of conscience.
An explains that for the Great Northern line the annual interest would require vast crops and livestock, including 53 million oats and 65 million potatoes, plus 150 thousand horses and 400 thousand cattle, illustrating the political stakes of the transportation problem and its match with national production.
Electric Bitters advertised as a universal headache remedy promising permanent cure. Claims to relieve habitual constipation by toning the bowels. Available at Clarke's Drug Store for fifty cents and one dollar.
Mr Robert Rawls of Hollands Va recalls his winter grippe experience and credits Chamberlain s Cough Remedy with improving his health after trying other remedies. He reports work resumed after the first bottle and a full cure after the second. Sold at Bradshaw Thoma druggists for 25 and 50 cents.
An 19th century style advertisement touts a salve claiming to cure cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter chapped hands chilblains corns and all skin eruptions and piles with a money back guarantee if no satisfaction. It notes the price as 25 cents per box and naming Geo D. Clarke as the seller.
In a November 1895 letter from San Francisco, Mr. Shirk outlines Southern California’s lure and risks. He notes inflated real estate, boomtown schemes, and ruined hopes for many newcomers, while detailing orange and raisin farming, sugar beet expansion, and petroleum growth in Los Angeles. He cautions midlife migrants to expect hard work, high costs, and irregular returns, yet endorses a bright but challenging future.
G Cailloutte a Bea versville druggist says Dr King’s New Discovery saved his life after La Grippe left him near death. He tried many physicians but found no relief until using three bottles, then recovered fully. Clarke’s Drug Store offers free trials.
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