05 Jul 1893
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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1893
Page
1
A pension office reports one man receives a pension for baldness with no other disability alleged. The president calls a special session of Congress for August 7 to push repeal of the Sherman law, aiming to gain majority support.
Thirty years after Hon. C. E. B. Whiting settled in Monona county he planted twenty rows of walnut trees five feet apart. The trees now reach forty to fifty feet tall and the largest specimens have attracted a $25,000 bid.
Governor Altgeld faces widespread condemnation over the pardon of Haymarket convicts. Critics say the pardon was a serious mistake and the reasons offered cannot be defended by the American people.
The source records opinions of Republican deacons on the mulching plan of control for saloons. It notes a proposed platform broad enough for saloon keepers to join them on stage and cheer for the goal of the GOP.
The Ottumwa Courvr notes that thirty six saloons paid a 100 monthly fine each, bragging of city revenue. It contrasts with a Democratic plan to collect legally and avoid violations, asking readers whether Ottumwa should ignore state law or enforce it for all.
Republicans in Iowa proposed naming scholar Miss Alice L Heald for superintendent of public instruction. The Columbian notes the era is women’s year and praises equal access to education as prompting women to lead.
The piece argues that Republican protection favors cheap sugar for the poor while denying cheap clothing. It advocates freeing wool and paying a bounty on homegrown wool to lower clothing costs and boost domestic wool production, asking why wool growers are left out of subsidies.
The Ledger laments Iowa Republicans dodge state issues to avoid upsetting national campaigns. It accuses them of deception, dodging prohibition and schoolhouse pledges, and fears support for a saloon aligned platform over principle.
Weekly update reports new lines of goods and novelties added to Brown's Novelty Store. The note highlights fresh items and potential savings for shoppers.
Democratic supporters urge John C Bills of Davenport as the ideal nominee to force the prohibition issue to the forefront in Iowa. The piece argues Republicans will avoid state questions, while Bills’ leadership could secure a Democratic victory and a pro prohibition platform. Des Moines Leader notes reform proposals for tax and revenue, including assessment shifts, corporate taxes, and railroad funding changes.
The piece calls for a strong Iowa display at the upcoming Des Moines fair starting September 1, aiming to attract visitors from across the state and beyond. It urges citizens to prepare exhibits of farm stock, products, workshop work, and household skill to show Iowa’s soil and industry and to convert visitors into future citizens.
A reader praises James Whitcomb Risy for his Burns tribute in Scottish tongue and Hoosier style. The poem muses on celestial singers, Rab sung echoes, and Scotland's chile, as the rustic heart listens and finds cheer in the verse.
The narrator travels via Parsonsville to Salina and Verlee noting prolific corn and oats, fall wheat gaps, and new church remodels. He visits farms of Coop and McKee, praises fruit trees including wild plums and persimmons, observes beehives and ponds with active fish, and recalls pioneer deeds and a wartime reunion with old companions.
In a Davenport Democrat letter Mr Tillinghast lists Iowa’s World’s Fair exhibits by location. He details collective exhibits in the Iowa building, agriculture near center court, wool in the northwest gallery, horticulture in the south center, geology in the mines building, education in the manufacturers hall, and women’s work in the north entrance and east needlework room. He adds livestock at Jackson Park southeast, urging Iowans to paste the note in hats or on sleeves.
A large assortment arrives at Hunts on the North Side featuring ladies low shoes, men’s congress and buckle plow shoes offered at cheaper than the cheapest prices.
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