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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1901
Page
2
Local brief items report quarantines at Kearns store and scarlet fever at Little Genette. Socials at Lutheran and Episcopal churches, installation of church officers, and a hospital meeting are announced. Odds and ends include medicine ads, a cattle shipment to Chicago, a barber’s business shift, and warnings about theft and dangers on the streets.
W J Bryan reveals a new weekly paper named the Weekly Commoner to debut on Wednesday with 50 000 copies the initial issue will have sixteen magazine like pages no current news no advertisements from trusts and editorial work mainly by Bryan with Charles W Bryan as business manager he will christen the paper on launch day.
Nancy Cameron Prewitt born February 10 1821 in White County Illinois moved to Iowa in 1837. She married Anthony Prewitt October 14 1846 lived near Birmingham before settling in Fairfield in 1880 and died January 16 1901. She was a Presbyterian and left six children. Funeral Friday January 18 at 10 a.m. on West Burlington Street.
Last Friday afternoon the high school held a preliminary contest judged by Rev Spelman Mrs Gobble and Prof Johnson in a tight race. The twelve winners George Caviness Lulu Cox Helen Dougherty Grace Fisher Floyd Goodban Linna Huston Ralph Huston Eva Kann Clara Merckens Arthur Moss Coy Ward Lulu Welch will perform at the opera house Friday night February 1st with the top winner advancing to Villisca for the March 29 southern Iowa high school contest.
Queen Victoria custody dies after a calm departure at 6:30 pm. England grieves as King Edward VII is notified of her passing and begins the period of royal succession and mourning.
The notice promotes combined subscriptions for THE TRIBUNE with partner papers including Fairfield Tribune Homestead Weekly Republic and Des Moines Weekly Leader. It mentions renewal and new subscriptions with a savings offer and extension across papers such as Cincinnati Enquirer.
W E Mikesell announces readiness to handle shooting and find trial dogs at his kennel northwest of the city. For particulars and terms write 206 W Jefferson St Fairfield. Break in puppies for next season with Petigreed Pointers and Letters for Sale.
In the Temple of Justice Judge Fee reconvened the district court last Monday morning. Probate and other cases were disposed of. The petit jury was first called in the state of Iowa vs A J Boyd, and certain intoxicating liquors, verdict sustaining the lower court. Several probate matters heard, including guardianship, estate settlements, and bankruptcies. Court rests awaiting attorneys to prepare for trials with various cases continued or dismissed.
A. B. Scorr & Son advertises 500 English Semi Porcelain Decorated plates at five cents each. They urge immediate purchase to close out within thirty days.
Rev. W. J. Funkey organized a catechism class last Sunday morning. There are 12 scholars already and others are invited to join by next Sabbath. The class meets every Sunday from 10:15 to 10:45 a.m. in the east room of the church through Easter.
Advertiser J A Beck seeks to purchase 50 or more ewes and ten tons each of straw and hay. Delivery or stacked storage acceptable. contact 248.
Farms for sale here and buyers for farms near Fairfield. If you want to buy or sell or arrange a loan or borrow money contact 41 43 A. M. KAUFFMAN at Four Corners.
Des Moines Daily News offers postpaid home delivery for $1 a year 75 cents for six months and 50 cents for three months. The paper promises condensed news for the busy reader with market reports by telegraph and family reading material.
A Topeka man lost an opal from his ring and asked a jeweler to replace it. He later found the old set, swallowed it for safe keeping, and urged the jeweler to use the new opal. After a gulp and a sheepish reply, he admitted the old stone must be used. The man needed Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin, sold by Geo D Clarke.
A Davis City resident endorses Grain-O from Genessee Pure Food Co saying coffee caused illness for her brother, who improved after switching. She asserts long use and gratitude to the product and signs Lillie Sochor.
The Tribune announces its office relocation one block west of the old site three doors south of the opera house in the Alston block, guiding patrons to the new address.
Lichty s Cough Cure is a scientific remedy by experienced chemists that stops coughing at once and provides temporary throat and lung relief. It claims to not cure consumption but assists with croup whooping cough and colds. Sold in 25 and 50 cent bottles by Bradshaw Thoma druggists.
Mrs Florence Frasier of Lidgerwood North Dakota says Krause's Headache capsules cured her severe sick headaches and she recommends them. She also praises Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as very beneficial. Sold by Bradshaw Thoma DeWitt Iowa and Geo D Clarke.
In a humorous exchange Hetty protests making bread to avoid getting dough on her engagement ring. Mother urges and teases about serving guests, while Hetty worries about the ring getting dirty.
A Blackpool man running a home business selling athletic requisites is asked to prepare a bottle of arnica paper court plaster and an arm sling for an afternoon cricket match against Jack Crossland, reflecting the era’s famed sporting giants.
An old ad claims S. S. S. purifies blood and strengthens circulation to prevent disease. It cites a Urbana Ohio man with eczema and a Cape May patient with breast cancer linked to the remedy. The text touts mineral‑free roots and herbs and promises permanent cures.
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