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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1895
Page
1
The text argues that six weeks more will doom the Democratic Congress and predicts the party, though now protectionist in the ranks, will become a free trade party. It notes the defeat of the substitute for the Carle currency bill on the first floor test and mocks party unity.
A state supervised census will be conducted in Iowa this year. County auditors will distribute blanks to township assessors, who will carry out the data collection work.
Strong opposition manifests across the state to the present mulci law and its liquor questions. The public finds the law unsatisfactory and expects continued debate on liquor policy.
South Dakota reports a $370 000 defalcation by the state treasurer. The amount represents the total missing funds found to date, with no additional losses uncovered as of the latest reports.
The state treasurer of South Dakota departs with a $370,000 issue in question. The governor praised him in a message the same day, signaling praise for a public official whose performance sparked scrutiny.
Local businessmen in Mount Pleasant are accused by neighboring papers of raising money to compensate Mrs Woodworth for conducting religious meetings. The aim is to attract crowds and boost local trade.
The south is contributing liberally for Nebraska sufferers. A train load of provisions has been accumulated at Atlanta Georgia and another train has just gone forward from Louisiana. The heart of the south is all right.
The text argues that vaccine points anti-toxine and many medicines should be prepared only by state-licensed concerns, equating this to the licensing of medical professionals.
Democratic Missouri reports over $700000 in treasury while Republican Ohio led by Napoleon McKinley shows a bankrupt treasury and a deficit near $1000000. Republican South Dakota sees treasury robbed of $370000 by a defaulting treasurer in a striking contrast of fiscal peril.
Some state enthusiasts push a winter pension bill for teachers after years of satisfactory service. The article argues against creating a civil pension list in America and notes the state should not compel teaching nor support teachers in old age.
A reader asks how to break an ox and the Huntington Newsman jokes with two brutal methods. One plan hoists the ox by a tail to a high pole then hoists horns with a rope to another pole and drops a five ton pile driver on its back. If that fails, start a newspaper and rely on subscriptions. The quip ends with one of the two methods working.
The commissioners ruled against raising freight rates by a two to one vote. Peter A. Dey, the dissenting member, had proposed a 20 percent increase. The majority findings say roads prospered under current rates and Iowa systems suffered less lost business this year within the state.
The Des Moines Leader calls playing for money a degrading vice among civilized people. The Dubuque Telegraph disagrees, saying it is not as bad as habitual association with vile women. The debate asks whether it is possible to measure the weights of various vices.
The fragment argues that engaging in one vice tends to invite others, much as a string of beads cannot be broken without the rest slipping off. It compares a man’s character to currency, saying all parts must be kept in parity.
Bishop Vincent urges that churches stay open 365 days a year in his talk on The Church as a Social Institution. He argues youths pass lit streets and visit theaters and shops while churches appear closed and dreary.
Gov. Boles spoke at Jackson Day in Omaha advocating a silver standard based on unrestricted use of gold and silver as money. He argued that settling the silver question on a solid basis will win broad public approval, though details of implementation remain debated.
A Port land Oregon resident, formerly from Henry county Iowa, warns readers against moving west. He cautions about real estate advertisers targeting Iowa and Kansas citizens, claiming the vast majority will lose their investment to land sharks before realizing the risk.
Keosauqua Democrat criticizes Ottumwa newspaper for partisan editorials in a piece that labels the paper as nonpartisan while citing pro democracy sniping. The column accuses the Ottumwa paper of narrow partisanship and “snake in the grass” spying in its politics.
Arkansas senator proposes a compromise currency bill granting 24 percent bonds up to 500 million dollars paid in gold for government expenses and note redemption. It allows bank notes to replace treasury notes without currency contraction, enables national banks to issue up to par with a .25 percent tax, and promotes unlimited silver coinage with seigniorage retained. The measure withdraws greenbacks treasury and small bank notes below twenty dollars and replaces them with silver certificates, while guarding against inflation or contraction.
Carlton Cornwell, foreman of the Gazette in Middletown New Jersey, praises Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as a grand cure after a cold and reports good results with whooping cough. For sale by Bradshaw and Thoma, druggists.
The Fairfield Ledger accuses Republican papers of inflating farm price declines while praising buy low tactics. The Fairfield Tribune counters by detailing misstatements on local sheep sales, naming Geo Teal and Geo Teter, and defending farmer stock values amid broader tariff debates.
The south answers a nationwide food crisis by sending corn, bacon, rice, flour and money to Nebraska. Leaders in government and industry coordinate relief with multiple rail lines offering free transport and telegraph service. Cities from Charleston to Atlanta contribute heavily, with West Virginia coal trains planned and a first train of 15 to 20 cars about to depart.
Letters from 200 points in Nebraska and Kansas report widespread distress amid famine. Officials warn that every pound of provisions and bushel of coal may be needed to aid affected western counties.
The Jefferson County Board of Supervisors meeting in Fairfield Iowa on January 7 1905 approves official bonds for the county auditor county attorney clerk of the district court and constables selects deputy clerk appoints a bridge committee and allocates funds for bridges the poor farm public property and county jail wolf bounty and township clerks and assessors bonds approved adjourns to 8:30 AM next day.
A brief ad notes a remedy claimed to cure many ailments for 26 cents from Ingraham & Co. The piece also mentions a letter home from a college student without any money worries.
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