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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1907
Page
6
About two hundred new laws become effective with the Fourth of July. Some acts now legal will become crimes, and vice versa. Cities gain power to supervise billboards, license upkeep, and order removal, with enforcement subject to council action and possible challenges.
A 19th century Iowa notice warns husbands to desert or stay with their wives under a new law. It explains prior practice allowed leaving based on temper and cooking. After tomorrow, leaving without food and fuel could bring a year in prison.
The notice urges quick action on automobile purchases and registration. It warns that registering at the state house in Des Moines under the old law costs $1 now, but after tomorrow the price rises to $5. The piece promotes urgency and outlines a price increase.
After the Fourth a new statute bars remarriage within one year of decree for both sexes. Those planning to wed again must marry within today or risk the upcoming law, which will be in full force after tomorrow.
Coroners in Jefferson county and other counties plan to hire a stenographer paid at 50 cents an hour. Applicants must be available for inquests to preserve witness testimony, and the coroner selects the stenographer.
Law expands billboard regulation, outlining permitted sizes locations and times. It includes enforcement rules and penalties for noncompliance and sets a review timetable for future adjustments. Public hearings and agency citations are noted as part of the rollout.
Omaha Neb June 29 The Bryan campaign for delegates to the Democratic national convention has opened in earnest. Mayor James C Dahlman Bryan's closest personal and political friend sails for a two week canvass of Wyoming to win delegates and promote Bryan's candidacy. Dahlman, national committee man from Nebraska, says he will speak in most states before the convention and that Bryan knows his actions though he does not claim explicit consent.
A historical sketch recounts brutal child and wife punishments, colonial discipline methods, and early legal penalties. It notes crucials such as ducking stools for scolding women, ear mutilation for theft, tongue bored for detractors, and corporal punishments deemed common in 17th and 18th century America.
T. E. McLean attended the state jewelers convention in Des Moines last week and described an instructive meeting. Topics included price cutting blame, stock turnover, and social talks with competitors. A. Weidman spoke on costs to protect fixed selling prices, and the group toured Des Moines Smelting and Refining. Next meeting slated for Des Moines.
Mrs. Sara Hefford of Logan Indiana spent several days with Mrs. S Coffin in this city recalling her father John Ratcliffe a Fairfield pioneer who laid out the town and owned its first grocery. She located his grave with local help and met old settlers before returning home.
A collection of maxims on wealth, investment, and work ethic. It contrasts proactive investing with mere saving, notes bank deposits masking risky loans, and counsels disciplined behavior. It also warns against vanity in dress and the impulse to chase fads rather than solid returns.
A tranquil coastal retreat offers sunny days and peaceful evenings. Guests enjoy leisure activities, scenic views, and friendly service aimed at a memorable, restful stay.
Captain E. E. Lucas reports a general order from Adjutant General Thrift at Des Moines. The guard maneuvers are set for the coming summer with camp near Des Moines from August 5 to 12, as previously stated.
Goods advertise time to buy summer wares with prices on dress lawns India linens wash silks and furnishings. Listings include ladies waists summer footwear and men’s furnishings with sturdy basement bargains and plain figure markings.
Brown and blue armies encamp north of the city with regular army aid and a Fort Leavenworth machine gun platoon. The year’s maneuvers promise unprecedented scale, dividing soldiers into brown and blue divisions for skirmishes and battlefield simulations.
In Eldon a clash between evangelist supporters and saloon keepers triggers anti saloon league interest. Saloon owners relocate goods to safety while keeping limited stock. Threats circulate of arson against the evangelist tent and possible bloodshed as both sides push to prevail.
Miss Ercel Flinspach completed No. 1 school at age 13 and Parsons College preparatory course at 16. She has never been absent or tardy since first year, and never missed a recitation since starting Parsons. Wade Flinspach also shows perfect attendance at No. 1 School. Both are children of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Flinspach, praised for home training and health.
A Memphis Scimitar piece lists famed figures and their afflictions from greed and poverty to imprisonment madness and chronic illness. Names include Bacon De Foe Cervantes Tasso Peter the Great Le Sage Mohammed Selden and Charlemagne. The article emphasizes shared human misery across eras.
Fragmentary prose poem recalls youth and a return to hard living as the speaker laments aging and the loss of easy plans. The passage meanders through memories of eighteen and a world that seemed slow, contrasted with present struggles for meals and purpose. It mentions a woman, prize fighters, and labor chores in a reflective, unfinished style.
A brief moral about inner strength, noting that steadfastness helps avoid resenting insults. It contrasts Napoleon and Alexander the Great with meals, warns worry harms nerves, and likens fear to a sting. The piece recalls Miles Standish and a cavalry drill prompted by habit after danger.
A jumble of humorous quips sifts through social mores and Money talk. Notes on dating women editors and high finance mix with playful proverbs and a vignette of a troubled Atchison home.
A jumble of garbled lines references a gambler daughter mother politician and a street incident with a touching or inappropriate scene. The piece reads like fragmented reflections from a New York Press page with vague social commentary and odd phrasing.
A cheerful debate among railways questions the roads in Scotland and the idea of setting out on a journey without caution. An incident is recalled where a clergyman's servant narrowly escaped injury when a window was broken during a train journey, prompting grim remarks about corpses on the line.
Market notes show grain at 85 dollars per ton and provisions listed alongside butter eggs and various poultry items. Mention of Emry's Eggs and Emry's Ace appears with prices or availability not fully clear.
Iowa farmers urged to join the 1907 Chicago Exposition contest with over 14000 in prizes and numerous special awards. The Ames contact lists the Department of Iowa College and Growers' Association as coordinators for premiums and selection of corn entries.
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