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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1907
Page
16
Approximately two hundred new laws take effect on July 4 in this state. The piece notes the change will alter what is legal and illegal, and urges careful review to avoid tomorrow's violations while highlighting potential money saving moves before enactment.
An Iowa law change warns men against deserting wives without food and fuel. It notes prior practice allowed leaving if meals met temper, but after the new law takes effect tomorrow, leaving without provisions could mean up to a year in prison.
A tip urges quick action to register an automobile in Des Moines under the old law. Registration costs $1 now at the state house. after tomorrow the price rises to $5. Readiness is advised to avoid the higher fee.
After the Fourth a new law bars remarriage within one year of a divorce decree. Divorcees are warned not to delay. once tomorrow comes the statute will be in full force.
After Thursday Coroner Gaumer of Jefferson county along with other county coroners will accept applications for a stenographer to the coroner. The position pays 50 cents an hour and requires work whenever there is an inquest to preserve witness testimony. The stenographer is chosen by the coroner.
A legislative bill titled Billboard Regulation seeks to govern outdoor displays with provisions covering size placement and display duration. It aims to clarify permitting processes and enforcement, balancing advertiser interests with neighborhood aesthetics and safety considerations.
Tomorrow cities gain authority to supervise, license maintenance, or order removal of billboards. The measure aims to improve aesthetic standards and is left to council enforcement, with potential for challenge if privileges are enforced.
Omaha June 29 The Bryan campaign for delegates to the Democratic National Convention has begun in earnest. Mayor James C. Dahlman travels a two week Wyoming tour to drum up delegates and plans speeches across the nation before the convention. Dahlman says Bryan may not fully approve but understands his actions. Dahlman is Nebraska's national committee man and aspires to chair the national committee next year.
A sketch of eighteenth century punitive practices from England and Virginia. Describes public shaming methods such as the ducking stool for scolding women, ear mutilation for theft, tongue bored for detractors, and lashes for vicious husbands, with historical anecdotes and a 1700 account of Betsey Walker under the ducking machine.
A compact reflection on prudent money use and early action in wealth building. It contrasts investing in chicken farming with speculative counting of chickens, notes the value of steady effort, and warns against complacency and bank dependency. It closes with a remark on child mischief versus personal habits.
A man laments his attachment to a suit his wife dislikes, highlighting marital strain over clothing choices. The line reflects personal discomfort and social expectations surrounding appearance within a relationship.
A fragment notes a summer resort scene with well wishes and a sense of casual good time. The readable text hints at a convened gathering or message but lacks clear names or dates.
T. E. McLean of this city attended the state convention of jewelers in Des Moines last week. The meeting covered price pressures, stock turnover, and social talks with competitors. A. Weidman discussed costs to protect fixed selling prices, with Hamilton Watch experiences shared. The group toured Des Moines Smelting and Refining Company and will meet again in Des Moines.
Capt E E Lucas reports a general order from Adjutant General Thrift at Des Moines. The guard will maneuver this summer with camp near Des Moines from August 5 to 12.
Summer ce Goods McELHANY'S offers summer dress lawns India linens wash silks and ladies waists at reduced prices. Special prices on summer footwear and men's furnishing goods advertise basement bargains with plain figure pricing.
The brown and blue armies encamp north of the city with regular army assistance and a Fort Leavenworth machine gun platoon. Two armies in brown and blue will skirmish to simulate real army life in the most elaborate maneuvers in guard history.
Mrs. Sara Hefford of Logan Iowa traveled to Fairfield for several days to locate her late father John Ratcliffe’s grave and recall early town history. She stayed with Mrs. S Coffin, met old settlers, and revisited landmarks before returning home. The Tribune will keep her posted on Fairfield events.
A heated clash between evangelist supporters and saloon keepers in Eldon spurs anti liquor league interest. Saloons retreat, goods moved to safety, while threats of arson and bloodshed circulate amid intensified factional tension. Subordinates continue business as sensational developments loom.
Miss Ercel Flinspach finished No 1 school at 13 and Parsons College prep at 16. She never missed a day or a recitation since first year, with brother Wade matching perfect attendance for five years. Children of Mr and Mrs Fred Flinspach credited for their achievement and health.
A Memphis Scimitar excerpt lists famous figures and their enduring troubles. It cites Bacon greed, Defoe in Newgate, Cervantes creditors, Cowper gloom, Gibbon or Gibson’s gout, Palestrina poverty, Tasso madness, Peter the Great temper and drink, Le Sage dependence, Mohammed epilepsy, Selden imprisonment, and Charlemagne leg ulcer.
A reflective poem recounting youth's confidence fading with age. The speaker laments lost certainty and comfort as adulthood brings hardship and hunger, contrasting boyhood ambitions with the dullness of daily struggle. The verse traces a shift from grand plans to survival and insignificance after death.
A condensed excerpt notes that gritty men carry inner power that spares resentment. It contrasts Napoleon and Alexander the Great with meals and ambition, warns worry harms nerves, and cites Miles Standish with proxy action. It adds cavalry horses rallying to bugle despite drivers being shot.
A collage of local quips and wit from the Atchison Globe touching on money, investing, marriage, gender, journalism, baseball, and rural life. It ribbed editors, editors, and readers with playful if pointed anecdotes and aphorisms.
A garbled passage contrasts a woman with a hand and broom to prize fighters and climbers. It suggests that idle effort yields less than diligent work, using imagery of bees and mountains to imply a lesson about motivation and purpose.
A fragmentary Times notice recalls a railway journey interrupted by a cleric’s servant and a warning about corpses on the line. The speaker mentions Dr N and a famed journey halted by disaster, implying a grim tale from the railway.
Market price listing features hay per ton baled wheat corn oats butter eggs and poultry items including geese ducks turkeys spring chickens and old hens at Emry and Zeight with assorted farm provisions noted.
Describes a 1907 Chicago Exposition with over $14,000 in prizes for national and state corn contests. Ames Iowa and Iowa farm groups coordinate with officials in Chicago for premium lists and entry details. Farmers urged to contact Ames or the Great Northern for information.
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