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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1888
Page
3
The Fairfield Iowa page lists multiple goods and services including cigars boots trunks hats and gloves at Voorhies Clarke Junkin McGaw and Stradshaw Thoma. It promotes Arctics gun boots and shoes school books and blank books and offers insurance spectacles and wallpaper discounts.
An advertised loan service offers $56,000 to borrow on good security with easy terms. Witeon and HinkLe promote the arrangement.
Keosauqua and Fairfield notes report a county Farmers Alliance set for Jan 21 with two delegates per township Finances at Mt Pleasant post office show quarterly totals for money orders and postal notes A grand Army social planned Jan 20 and a bank stockholders meeting Jan 10 list re elections Fire at Stancliff poultry house and a chimney fire at Mrs Fry’s prompt firefighting effort.
Don’t waste time with imitations when lungs are at risk. Seek Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption Coughs and Colds and insist on the genuine article. Clarke & Junkin’s drug store offers free trial battles of the remedy.
Will Dougherty visits at home for a few weeks. Edward Campbell Jr went to Keokuk Monday. T J Ilysham of Red Oak spent Sunday in Fairfield. N L Brown W C Ball and James Messick attend federal court at Keokuk. Mrs J A Beck visits Des Moines. Miss Lillie Stewart of Seymour Iowa is in the city visiting her uncle and aunt Lon and Mrs Conder. M M Bleakmore and wife return from three months in Wichita Kansas.
E Bainbridge Munday County Attorney Clay County Texas reports using Electric Bitters with happy results curing his brother from malaria fever and jaundice. D I Wilcoxson of Horse Cave Kentucky.testifies he would have died without the remedy. The advertisement claims it wards off and cures malaria liver and stomach disorders. Price 50 cents and one dollar at Clarke and Junkin's drug store.
Long time money loan offer with simple terms from McKeney and Simmons. The notice promises favorable repayment options and accessibility for borrowers seeking steady lending support.
The Parsons College students faced a cold Lemon Opera House audience as seven contestants delivered speeches. F S Arnold won the top state honor, with O R Patrick second, and Mary L Huffman third. judges included J T McFarland and D N Worthington.
The January 29, 1888 gathering at Howard Grove church Penn township features devotional 10 15, appeals and talks on Sunday school methods. Present are township committee from Fairfield. chairman Thos Bei.
Llorbert Sperry of Tremont Illinois suffered erysipelas in both legs for six weeks and endured two years of itching. After using Papillon Clarke's extract of flax skin cure at Clarke & Junkin's the patient recovered fully. One dollar per bottle, prepaid upon receipt.
Referees appointed by the court announce private sale of 320 acres in Walnut township Jefferson County Iowa. The property includes a good house about 70 acres cultivated and the rest timber with white oak. Terms available by calling the undersigned or Wilson and Hinkle Fairfield Iowa. James Montgomery, Jo Ouun Kurysz, W R Hendricks.
Local retailer advertises first quality boots and shoes at lower prices than competitors in the county. Wool boots and arctics advertised as low as 1.00, inviting customers to visit for more warm-lined goods.
The report covers year ending 1857 with receipts from patrons and several named donors, expenses for lumber, glass, books, and library services, plus a total debt of 749.91 offset by 60.00 in old subscriptions. A. Tl. Wells signs as treasurer. stockholders' meeting notes follow with Flora Chester elected secretary and next board meeting planned.
The Jefferson County Library Association held its annual stockholders meeting at the library with Perry King chairing. Officers approved include James F. Wilson as president and a board with Edward Davies Ward Lamson J C Thorne W W Junkin F B Taylor Ed Hunt J M Hinkle Geo A Wells Flora E Chester Mrs T L Hoffman Mrs N M Slagle Perry King. Librarian A T Wess reported 9550 bound volumes with 350 added, numerous gifts, 5509 S specimens in museum, 28 597 visitors, and improvements in reading quality and circulation.
Fire swept through a largely furnished residence, leaving upstairs unenterable due to dense smoke. Firemen and neighbors rescued valuables before the building burned, with an estimated loss around 7000 dollars and partial insurance covering 5100. The family moved to the Ramsey house and planned to rebuild in spring.
Advert says Clarke & Junkin druggists sell Papillon Cure for catarrh hay fever rose cold corr yza et cetera. Claims eminent physicians and newspapers endorse it and that it is the best remedy. Price one dollar prepaid on receipt of payment.
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