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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1913
Page
6
The Pleiades, a small star cluster over which ancient cultures cast rich myths, is linked to flood legends and All Saints celebrations. Observations show seven or six visible stars, with modern telescopes revealing thousands of stars in the region and a distant, nebula-enveloped cluster bound by gravity.
Miss Iva Scheffel’s students performed a recital at the Scheffel home, 105 West Adams Street, drawing about twenty relatives and friends. The program included pieces such as The Doll's Dream by Theo Oesten, Esther Workman, Irene Fleming, and selections by A Jul Biedermann, Winetka Hanson, Burl Fleming, and Narcisaus.
Old Fred a twenty year old horse of the Turney Wagon Works was bitten by a stray dog near the factory. Veterinary surgeon T. J. Bates declared hydrophobia and ordered the horse shot after symptoms worsened and the animal tore at its manger. The horse had worked for sixteen years and was valued like the factory whistle for the plant.
The Fairfield high school notes 78 students exempt from all finals after achieving an average of 90 percent this semester. First year leads with 33 exempt. second year 21. third year 13. seniors 11. Alvin Wendt stands out as the only senior boy on the honor roll.
A supposed kidnaping of C. C. McClain by friends in Packwood last night sparked wild rumors in the city as Sheriff Campbell was summoned. A Packwood message says the event was a joke and neither McClain nor his New Year bride were alarmed.
E. C. Letts a Mt. Pleasant real estate dealer met with Ralph W. Lamson Theodore Hochuly and the school board to discuss buying the Franklin school building for salvage. The decision reached was not made public today.
Hints for Housekeepers advise keeping Foley’s Honey and Tar Compound ready to prevent colds with its soothing effects and lack of opiates. An advertisement by L. S. Bradshaw & Co. promotes the yellow package. A Philadelphia production titled A Critical Situation by Mrs. George Dallas Dixon, formerly of Baltimore, is noted.
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