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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1912
Page
6
Martha McCulloch Williams extols paper bag cooking as a durable thrift method lowering gas and food costs. She outlines monthly bag usage, clips, and fats, plus a duck recipe cooked in a bag with bananas and stuffing, claiming nourishment and economy without sacrificing flavor.
Chef Nicolas Soyer of Brooks' Club London extols paper bag cooking for pastry and cakes. He notes stronger heat concentration yields lighter puff paste and faster cooking, avoiding draughts from opening ovens. He provides a step by step method for puff paste and folding with multiple rests.
These voters cast 152 ballots for the Democratic electors and 127 for the...
Whig electors allocated by the slate include two for William Penn Clark and two for Wm. Miller with one each for J. H. Dalton J. M. Roberson D. M. Kelsey and Franklin M. Street, detailing the party’s electoral assignments.
National Committeeman Wade issues a signed statement to Iowa Democrats urging there be no lingering disputes after the Baltimore convention. He defends the Iowa delegation’s actions, says both sides were satisfied, and lauds the party’s ticket and platform while highlighting Iowa hog farming fame and the Des Moines swine exhibit at the state fair August 22 through 30.
Poem praising Woodrow Wilson as savior and proving liberation from corruption. Mentions Waterloo Iowa signer Mrs. E. W. Edwards and celebrates a victorious mood with chant of eternal fame for Wilson and his crew.
One of the heaviest rains in months fell last night in Corning Iowa aiding crops that look healthy now. Local farmers report improved soil moisture and prospects for yields as rainfall drenched the area.
The Tribune highlights current merchant offerings with fresh ads. Readers see live prices, products, and services from local businesses as part of the newspaper page.
A. T. Polleys of the Minneapolis & Omaha railroad says Iowa farmers are taxed too little. In Cerro Gordo county land is assessed at 51.61 percent of value, with 419 sales showing an average price of 96 per acre and assessed value of 49.55. Across sixteen north Iowa counties the average sale was 109.38 and the assessment 50.79, with 8,671 sales totaling 1,053,851 acres and 46 percent of sale price assessed.
Sioux City drayman W. E. Huttenlocher a 24 year old soda fountain worker in the Davidson store corridor suddenly went blind while in a candy shop. doctors hold faint hopes of recovery after he was confined to a dark room. He left work at 6 PM, walking toward his room at 1007 Sixth Street.
Frank J. Cheney sworn as senior partner of F. J. Cheney & Co. in Toledo Ohio. The firm offers one hundred dollars for every case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Notary A. W. Gleason witnessed the oath on December 6. The ad promotes internal use of Hall's Catarrh Cure and Hall's Family Pills for constipation with testimonials available.
A man stopped at a candy store, spoke with an employee, and suddenly lost his eyesight. He grasped a showcase for support and was helped to his room for medical care where doctors diagnosed inflammation of the retina.
Mrs. John Huch wife of a farmer four miles west of Williamsburg Ia was found dead in the water tank. She had been uneasy sleeping lately and would cool off in the yard. It is believed she fainted and fell into the tank while seeking water. She leaves a husband eight children and a family group of relatives including parents and siblings.
Ottumwa Iowa July 16 Bequests totaling over $20 000 have come to the American Home Finding association from grateful friends. Mrs Marie Belbe of Creston left 1000 in her will and an unnamed donor contributed property valued at over 18 000. Supt A B Smith reports thirteen other bequests in as many wills. The association marked thirteen years of operation this month with remarkable growth.
Nell Barringer, junior at Iowa City High, wed C. E. Miller of Chicago at her aunt's home in Chicago after a five day romance. Barringer is daughter of W. J. Barringer of Iowa City and granddaughter of the late Rev. H. H. Fairall, Iowa Methodist publisher.
The census director reports 265,683 Redskins living in the United States, up from 237,196 a decade earlier. Some 56.5 percent are full blooded. Experts estimate at least 300,000 Indians in North America, with numbers possibly higher than prehistoric levels as hunting societies, challenging the vanishing myth.
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