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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1898
Page
2
A vintage ad copy asserts twenty nine years of business in Fairfield with bold claims of lower prices and high quality. It emphasizes advertising what is stocked, selling what is advertised, and enduring value through spot cash buying for remarkable low prices on good goods.
An old newspaper shopping ad lists Good Lawn Dimities and lawn varieties at 6c per yard, gingham at 6c, Good Organdies 10c, imported French Organdie 18c, silk stripe Organ die 27?4c, and a Best Sewing Machine in market priced at $16.75 cash.
Time table data shows train numbers and daily operation notes for eastbound service. No. 16 at 7 10 pm No. 15 No. 12 at 2 06 am No. 11 7 20 am No. 86 12 40 pm No. 94 daily except Sunday with daily operation noted.
Fairfield items report social visits and entertainments by the Johnsons Labagh Lam bertson and Kerrick families. church services and a new glass front at Higley’s drug store. local industry moves and a burglary attempt. postmaster Junkin takes office with longer hours.
An old advertisement offers one hundred dollars reward for an uncured case of catarrh by Hall's Catarrh Cure. It cites F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo as proprietors and lists endorsements from local wholesalers West Traux Walding Kinnan Marvin. The cure is described as internal and affects blood and mucous surfaces. Price is 75 cents per bottle and testimonials are free.
Grain-O is a delicious, appetizing food drink to replace coffee. It tastes like the finest coffee when prepared properly and is free from its injurious properties. Grain-O aids digestion and strengthens the nerves and is suitable for children and adults. It costs about one fourth as much as coffee, 15 and 25 cents.
For sale a 492 acre stock farm known as the Crawford farm four miles south of town. Well watered and good quality land. Inquire of Thomas Crawford.
Richland Clarion reports G B Perry, former Libertyville and Pleasant Plain publisher, moved to Packwood with a plan to supply merchants with ads and weekly copies. The Post Office then billed one penny per mailed paper, ending the Packwood Review after only a few weeks. Local towns struggle to sustain weekly newspapers due to ongoing publication costs. Also noted is a plan to reopen Mitchell's old furniture factory in Fairfield, leveraging idle machinery and local demand.
Mrs. A C Thomas of Marysville Texas praises Dr King's New Discovery for Consumption as a miracle cure after years of consumption and hemorrhages. She says gold pales beside this remedy which cures asthma bronchitis and lung ailments. Free trial bottles at J D McDowell's Drug Store with guaranteed results or money back. Regular sizes 50 cents and 1.00.
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