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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1909
Page
4
Dr Shallenger, the regular Chicago specialist, has been visiting Fairfield since 1903 and will be at the town for a forthcoming appointment.
A one day only operation schedule states hours from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and calls for returning once every 28 days. The text indicates a service window and cadence for the activity described.
The article describes an ash disposal expeller for steam liners using a hopper crusher and a water tight rotating drum. Com pressed air at 70 psi is injected to push ashes through a discharge pipe, clearing the hull bottom. The system handles eight to ten tons per hour from forty eight furnaces under forced draught.
A Philadelphia Evening Post paragraph notes the charm of a placid pleasant expression in women when at rest. It contrasts tired worried faces with serene looks and suggests many women mask discomfort, while genuine calm may reveal deeper mental worry.
A New York East Side school receives a box of peonies roses and lilies from a flower mission to share with needy children. A teacher distributes blooms to eager students while one small girl, Annie, refuses saying she isn’t dead and has only seen flowers at funerals.
The article traces the senate from 100 members to 300 under Tarquinius Priscus, then to about 600 by Sulla, and to 900 under Julius Caesar. It notes Augustus reforming it to 604, its waning imperial power, a surviving form in Justinian’s era, and a Constantinople senate lasting to the ninth century. It explains senatus populusque romanus and senatus consultum as a senate law.
An audience at a German garden event watches as a man activates an escritoire crank and a voice erupts from the cabinet, drawing jokes about Caruso’s singing being captured into furniture like a phonograph. The crowd muses how soon sideboards could echo his voice.
For almost three decades the Social Democratic Federation of England has made scant progress. In the last general election it won 29,810 votes and secured a single parliamentary seat. a by election added another member to the House of Commons.
The Bonnifield cabin in Old Settler's park Fairfield was re erected by skilled builders using hand hewn logs and oak clapboards. The first Bonnifield cabin in Jefferson county dates to 1837 with a larger 1838 structure still standing or restored to its old condition. It is described as the oldest cabin in the state.
Legendary wrestler Frank Gotch plans retirement from professional sport. He will marry and live in Humboldt Iowa, where he owns property and bank stock. His last bout was against Tom Jenkins in Des Moines, and he has saved and invested his winnings.
In Beulah, Clayton County, locals recount a spectral light from an old well near a red boulder and bridge 68 on the C M St P track. The legend ties a buried treasure to a dead man’s ghost who emits fire-like signals to guide an heir to a hidden hoard.
A Putnam's essay describes carriers who lug loads up to sixty pounds through swamps and mud. They march along an elephant road, wade through water, and endure backbreaking work to keep supplies dry and ready. The piece references Roosevelt and the Baganda, noting their strength and the odd items packed, including live goats and calves tied as part of the bundle.
The Decatur county courthouse at Leon in southern Iowa was completed and dedicated in 1908 at a cost of about $100,000. It is noted as neat and attractive in appearance.
President Taft named Charles D. Ellicott an associate justice of the Philippine Supreme Court. Ellicott, a West Liberty native and 1881 law graduate, practiced in Muscatine and St Louis before Minnesota where he rose to the state Supreme Court. Taft selected him to handle intricate legal points in Manila.
In a dawn prelude, an intruder climbs to a wealthy home and surveys costly items. He notes a sleeping man and coldly contemplates theft as the season opens, the first fly signaling a grim start to a season of torture.
In the London Chronicle a writer recalls a Christmas 1642 apparition in Keniton Northamptonshire of a ghostly battle tied to the Edgehill fight. The undead combat, seen by locals and royal emissaries, is said to replay the real 1642 clash with many slain friends appearing among the fighters.
The note traces Mr. Kiser’s extensive interests from the Pacific coast south of Portland Oregon through Texas as part of a southern land venture. It highlights his major involvement and geographic spread across multiple states.
Miss Julia E. Porter of Buena Vista college will travel to New York to study with Mme Nordica upon an invitation from the renowned artist. She plans to stay at least a year before proceeding to Milan. Porter concluded a successful teaching year at Buena Vista college on June 17.
Three of the five Pottawattamie County supervisors oppose a plan to ask voters to approve bonds for a free bridge over the Missouri between Council Bluffs and Omaha. A business committee urged a special election on the bond issue.
State veterinarian Dr. P. O. Koto launches a statewide drive against disease in hogs after swift hog deaths raise tuberculosis concerns. The effort mirrors a cattle TB campaign with deputies ordered to locate and remove all diseased animals across Iowa.
Des Moines reporters note resolutions from the Iowa Associated Dailies to stop accepting circus tickets as payment for advertising space. Circulating dope and press agent stories would be avoided, with newspapers demanding money only for ad space and excluding press agent supplied news.
At the Ames State College dedication, Father Curtiss, father of Prof. F. Curtiss, recalls leaving Illinois in 1864 to seek educational opportunities for his son. He notes Charlie’s schooling in Story county and reflects on critics who doubted the West’s prospects for a boy’s success.
Michael McDonald is elected department commander of the G A R in Iowa. He previously served in the legislature and has a Republican stance, while his brother represents Carroll county as a Democrat. McDonald also serves on the state department of agriculture board, where he is regarded as among the best.
Capt. Charles Lincoln, son of Gen. James Rush Lincoln of Ames, is appointed by the war department to represent the regular army as inspector of the Iowa National Guard companies at four encampments this summer. He is the first of eight inspectors announced to Gen. Logan, and the only one from the department among the requested army men.
A Plain Dealer quip frames Peleg defending a lattice structure as a pergola, used to attract summer boarders and extract more money. The exchange shows rural wit on property use and hospitality.
Gossip column humor notes a husband offers to sing the baby to sleep but his wife objects saying the baby should cry on. The quip reflects domestic timing and popularity of musical attempts in the home.
E. O. Kiser, with his wife, daughter, and a chauffeur, departs Davenport in a touring car for a 20000 mile voyage. The journey aims to reach Portland, Maine, at the eastern end before returning.
Drought plagued Sicily last summer as peasants prayed for rain. In a procession they placed a piece of the driest fish in Saint Sebastian’s mouth to entice a response. The result remains to be seen if the unusual ritual brings wet weather.
The State of Iowa Jefferson County through A M Van Allen attorney for plaintiff N E Welch seeks to quiet title and confirm land ownership in Section 18 Township 72 Range 11. The petition names multiple heirs and claimants including James Tatum Elizabeth Martin Andrew Harris Martha Harris and others asserting their lack of interest pending court action. The case requires appearance by defendants by September 7 1909 or risk default and decree. The notice is published four consecutive weeks in Fairfield Tribune.
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