Local Notes Show Small Town Life And Sports
A mixed column notes community updates including health improvements at home, marriage license issued to John Carr and Nora Dolly of Packwood, new meat market cash prices for hides and pelts, a new Jefferson County directory, Kate Harris limited by tonsillitis, Mrs P H Fisher hosting a ladies dinner, Fairfield high school losing to Washington high in basketball 7 to 5, Mrs G D McGaw hosting a lunch, and Muscatine Y M C A beating Company M 25 to 17 at the Armory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jno. Carr
Nora Dolly
Packwood
Fairfield High School
Washington High School
Washington
Armory
Company M
Muscatine
Local Fairfield Notes and Community Happenings
Fairfield telegrams report on new tenants Fulton & Jrady Co taking the Stubbs building for hardware and plumbing stocks. Church speakers include Rev. Pinch at Congregational and Rev. Littleton at Christian. Miss Anna Pinch sails and reaches Shanghai. Burlington Route colonist fares and homeseekers rates announced. Numerous visits, trips, and anniversaries documented among Fairfield residents, with deaths and family news shared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stubbs
Fulton & Jrady Co
Death of Mrs Barger at Home After Short Illness
Mrs Emma M Trowbridge Barger died at her home near the city last Wednesday after a brief pneumonia illness. Born February 26 1860 in Jefferson County Iowa she wed J J Barger December 25 1879. She leaves a husband and six children. Funeral services were conducted at the Christian church by Rev H C Littleton last Friday at 11 am with interment in Evergreen cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barger
Emma M. Trowbridge
Jefferson County
Iowa
J. J. Barger
Christian Church
H. C. Littleton
Evergreen Cemetery
Beatings the Music Cure Ad Promotes Dr King’s Pills
The ad features Mrs. Mary Brown of 20 Lafayette Place Poughkeepsie New York praising Dr King’s New Life Pills as reliable and pleasant laxative. It claims benefits for stomach liver and bowels and is guaranteed by Frank S. Shriner a local druggist with a 25 cent price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Brown
Lafayette Place
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Dr. King
Frank S. Shriner
Mary Elizabeth Ridinger Hawk dies at 71 in 1906
Mary Elizabeth Ridinger Hawk born November 4 1834 died January 12 1906 aged 71 years 2 months and 8 days She was mother of fourteen children five living James Henry Rebecca George C Alice and Joseph S She joined the church in 1868 under Alfred Wilson and was baptized by the same pastor Married May 5 1848 to Thomas Hawk Funeral conducted by Elder J S Miller with Methodist assistance Text Revelation 14 13
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Elizabeth Ridinger Hawk
Sister Hawk
James Henry
Rebecca
George C
Alice
Joseph S
Mother Hawk
Alfred Wilson
Thomas Hawk
Eld. J. S. Miller
Methodist Church
Notice to Property Owners on 1905 Fairfield Assessments
Notice to property owners in Fairfield Iowa states an assessment has been declared against abutting properties on streets and alleys paved in 1905. Special assessment certificates are ready for delivery to the contractor. Owners may sign waivers at the city clerk’s office within thirty days to use a seven year installment plan. otherwise the full amount becomes due after thirty days. City Clerk WM L Long dated January 11 1906.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield
Iowa
WM. L. Long
Towa
Right Thinking as Foundation for Living
A compact guide urges mastering thoughts and actions to live a higher life. It promotes guarding inner images and speech, citing thinketh in the heart as key, and offers mantras like Faith Hope Courage and Love Patience Forgiveness to lift spirits after ill treatment.
The Tribune Publishes Local News Note
A compact Tribune item records a brief local update. It notes community events and daily happenings in clear prose, highlighting affected residents and places without sensational detail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Tribune
January Special Offerings From Local Stores
A long list of discounted textiles and garments sold at low prices. Includes calicoes ginghams flannels fleece waistings blue jersey fleece overshirts men coats and jackets ladies shirt waists knitted underskirts and scarves. Also features heavy blankets cotton flannel mittens and various tinware and graniteware items for comparison shopping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simpson
S. Secreeee AC
Cunard
A. F. C. Ginghams
Miraculous recovery after Dallas cough remedy
Mrs Mollie Holt of Woodford Tennessee allegedly recovered from a severe lung infection after using Dr King's New Discovery. The account credits rapid improvement from a life threatening cough and offers a trial bottle for free at Frank S Shriner's drugstore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mollie Holt
J. O. R. Hooper
Woodford
Tenn
Frank S. Shriner
Transit schedule fragment for east and west bound trains
A fragmented timetable shows west bound and east bound train services with daily and freight listings. It cites various daily frequencies, departure windows and times like 9:50 and 3:33 PM, indicating a partial schedule segment without full context or destinations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver Express
Omaha Express
Des Moines
Chicago Express
Chicago
Burlington
Peoria
Calif
Fast Mail
Daly Concrease
Flannellettes and Wrappers Sale Listing Amid Clothing Prices
An itemized sale listing shows J.C. Thornes chalk Flannellettes in various grades and prices. Fleeced Wrappers priced at $1, with men’s outing night shirts and ladies sweaters offered at discounted rates.
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Manus
Hunt-Ireland Shoe Co
Roth & CO
Ils
Children’s Union
J. E
Grand Opera House
Frank Davidson
Willow Creek
Hopkins
Baker’s Music House
Bowman
Fast ¢ Side Bakery
Wa.t. Wells
Opera House
Will Heston
Northeast Corner
Northeast Corner Square
Will
Stedler
Mohr
Los Angeles
Taylor & WorkMan’s New Meat Market
Taylor & Workman
Jefferson County Telephone Company
Kate Harris
P. H. Fisher
West
G. D. McGaw
Pinch
Littleton
S. B. Ross
Elliott, In
Anna Pinch
Pearse Pinch
Shanghai
China
California
Colorado
Idaho
Montana
Nevada
Oregon
Utah
Wyoming
P. E. Heflin
Frank Gudgell
Siloam Springs
Arkansas
Ellsworth Turney
West Burlington Street
First National Bank
R. J. Wilson
Jnc
Stanford
Opera
Indian Territory
Kansas
Louisiana
Missouri
Nebraska
Texas
Po Ae
Turney
East
Burlington Street
Elizabeth Turney
Eloise Smith
Roberta Louden
Gladys Jane Crail
Margaret Karnes
L. Voutrebek
Columbus Junction
Bonnie Manatrey
Iowa City
Jessie
Stuart Gaumer
Danville
Chris. C. Liming
Ottumwa
Susie Brown
Panora
R. A. Harkness
Mrs. Gray
Bedford, Ia
Frank Gray
Dillon Turney
Kansas City
Jno. H. Merckens
Knights of Pythias Grand Lodge of
Mase City
Estherville
Algona
R. B. Louden
Henry Spielman
Topeka, Kans
J. A. Spielman
O. F. Lindblom
Ainsworth
S. H. Shipler
Bernhardt
W. M. Stone
Farmington, In
E. R. Toepffer
Broken Bow, Neb
H. R. Leech
Osceola
S. F. Fidlar
Vicinity
Fred Clarke
Aberdeen
South Dakota
Clark
May Heflin
Jack
Harris
I. N. Biddle
Centerville
Dick Kerrick
Claude
L. T. Gobble
Etta Stouffer
Spencer, I.a
Clyde Unkrich
Our City
Nellie Sullivan
Davenport
Kate Sullivan
Helen McElderry
Mrs
J. R. McElderry
D. R. Mesmer
William
Bonfield Home
W. W. Israel
Albia
Omaha
Jno. Lewis
T. F. Jones
Boulder, Colo
Abingdon
John Sidwell White
Martha Ellen McKain
St. Clairsville
Ohio
Buckeye
Far West
Ohio River
Cairo
Ilinois
Father of Waters
Mt. Pleasant
Brighton
John S
Haley
Clarence
Hawkeye
Haley Brice
Benjamin Sidwell
Humboldt
Jacob Martin
Bertha Ann
Oskaloosa
William Albert
Ringling Bros. Circus
Clarence Merit
Adran Rosella
Mattie Esther
Max Stemple
Qweifalr
Frank H. Wells & Co
Cor. Square
Telephone
Nts
Roth
East Side Square
C,rl& PR
Ock Island System
J.C. Thorne
Glearangé Salé
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