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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1912
Page
7
Fire marshal Ole O Roe warns fireworks, especially small firecrackers balloons and sky rockets, cause many fires and injuries. He lists safety rules urging care and a safe and sane fourth. The article notes Iowa Territory politics with Burlington capitol move to Iowa City in 1840.
A civic call to local patriotism urges supporting the town and its shops over distant suppliers. It argues forefathers valued home produced goods and warns against mail order government, urging speakers to praise local effort alongside national pride.
The text traces Iowa’s early governance beginning with July 4 1805 in Louisiana Territory, the 1836 Wisconsin Territory act, and the 1838 creation of the Iowa Territory. It notes Wisconsin’s scope, the Black Hawk war aftermath, and cites George Wallace Jones and the Iowa City Old Stone Capitol cornerstone in 1840 as pivotal moments.
A discussion on rabies signs in dogs and the Pasteur treatment as an effective preventive. It notes behavioral changes in rabid dogs, urges observation and confinement, and cites Pasteur Institute data showing low mortality among treated people. Walter Peet remarks in Harper's Weekly.
Frank C. Pellett the Iowa state bee inspector argues Iowa overlook its honey potential and that bees boost fruit yields through pollination. He notes Ames College should train youths entering the honey business as a side line or major activity, urging state investment in apiculture.
A brief verse describes the winning man as steady and earnest, not lucky, who answers honestly, learns multiple skills, and works hard until promotion. It emphasizes perseverance, industry, and personal effort as keys to success.
Frank J. Cheney of F. J. Cheney & Co. swears in Toledo that his firm will pay a hundred dollars for every case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Notary A W Gleason records the oath on December 6, 1886. The advertisement promises internal action on blood and mucous surfaces and notes testimonials. Sold by druggists at 50 cents. also Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
Prof. W. J. Kennedy, head of extension work at Iowa State College, urged farmers to plant alfalfa and improve farms through public schools and cooperation. He cited Wright county schooling, Danish dairying, and the $500 per acre potential value of alfalfa as he noted Ames’ four year alfalfa trial yields and forecast land value rising to $250 per acre.
A call to cultivate a community by investing at home, defending during war, and promoting welfare in peace. It argues local prosperity grows from value of surrounding property and strong streets, stores, and homes, benefiting future generations and overall happiness.
Boston will launch the only hospital devoted solely to appendicitis treatment next October. Dr. William Brooks Jr. will lead with Dr. George Oliver Clark, supported by donors including Mrs. Bayard Thaylor and Mrs. Geo. Agassiz. The Phillips House on Beacon Street is acquired for ward and private patients with wards at a ten dollar weekly max, and no patient refused due to lack of payment.
Road users urge city and country residents to avoid tossing glass onto streets and highways. Glass damages auto tires and endangers horses hooves. Please carry glass to dump yards or bury it deep to prevent harm.
Sioux City on June 26 reported that police chief Mike O Shonessy ordered all picture houses to stop showing films that portray holdups robberies or gun discharges. Managers plan a test case to challenge the order and seek legal backing.
An Ottumwa Review excerpt extols the town as the source of life’s blessings and civilization, praising its schools courts libraries banks mills churches and other institutions. It urges pride in local progress over distant cities and touches on corporate policy favors for interstate commerce with federal immunity.
The piece traces tariff history from 1842 to a near 50 percent current average, arguing Republican policy enriched a few via war-time boosts and protected trusts. It cites past reductions, war escalations, and alleges presidential influence on legal actions against predatory trusts.
The 1787 Ordinance established Territorial government for the Old Northwest. Iowa, though not part of that region, gained its rights from Wisconsin and Iowa Territory acts. The State Historical Society of Iowa praises Dwight G. McCarty’s volume on Territorial Governors as a solid introduction to Iowa's government.
A country merchant voices frustration with debt collection and customer perception. He notes wholesale duns and draw on him, farmers' anger at billed goods, and rivals receiving cash in advance from mail order houses. He laments the pressure to fund causes and the double bind of public opinion.
A dealer critiques charity and credit norms, noting fellow merchants Skeers and Chawbuck avoid fund drives yet profit from cash advances. He laments price pressure, catalog matching, and harvest delays, calling himself a thief if he smiles and a grump if he doesn’t while facing a $350 sight draft against $10,000 in book accounts.
A translated diary by John Hospers recounts his Dutch immigrant voyage to Iowa in 1849. It details stagecoach travel from Peoria to Keokuk for 100 dollars, transporting seven family members and ten others with two four-horse coaches, plus 5000 pounds of baggage via St. Louis. The entry notes a long journey ending in Oquawka and a ferry ride to Burlington, a town then expanding to about 4000 residents.
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