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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1907
Page
8
A seller invites customers to view a new product line and assess value before deciding where to purchase. The pitch emphasizes confidence in their offerings and aims to prove the store is the right choice for buyers seeking quality.
Original notice in Jefferson District Court Sept Term 1907. Lee T Gobble sues Hugh Workman Sample Esther J Sample unknown claimants of blocks in Fairfield Iowa to quiet title and establish plaintiff as owner. Defendants warned to appear by Sept 23 1907 failing which default and decree may be entered.
An article urges residents to build savings and invest in Fairfield real estate as a stable, growing market. It argues home ownership offers solid value, income from rent, and long term growth as population increases. The piece also includes a satirical scene about dry goods stores and thrift.
A reflective piece contrasts mourners with public figures and questions motives. It notes stock market gloom yet signals hopeful signs in bank clearings rail earnings and iron output. It cites Adams Express dividends under ICC scrutiny and argues capital can endure regulation and that socialism is not the only path.
A fragment recounts a boy named John with possible surname Wanamaker or Moneymaker. It mentions he owned 500.
The Saturday Evening Post questions why newspapers endlessly repeat the Rockefeller tip story about John D. Rockefeller and his son. It argues readers deserve a page to skip such items, proposing the verbose notes be moved separate from news or sports.
Ossian H. Lang argues in the Forum that compulsory schooling is essential for national welfare yet not enforced due to unenlightened selfishness. He stresses education drives resource development and economic exploitation, urging strong public support and rigid enforcement of meaningful, life‑useful schooling.
The Keokuk humorist dispatch notes Lee county Republicans favor ex Congressman Tom Hedge for governor. They may want him in Lee county near where Congressman Oscar Kennedy lives, but no one in the First District knows about it.
Des Moines lawyers and some district judges may be exploiting a loophole in the new divorce law. The bill barred remarriage within a year unless spouses remarried each other, but a judge can grant permission to remarry sooner. Attorneys reportedly insert a clause permitting remarriage at any time, with judges often not reading decrees carefully.
The article previews approaching fair season after Chautauquas with a JV Jefferson County Fair report and lists fair dates for southeastern Iowa towns. Burlington runs August 7 to 9, Mt. Pleasant August 13 to 16, West Liberty August 20 to 23, West Point August 20 to 22, Columbus Junction August 27 to 30, Eldon September 3 to 6, Donnellson September 4 to 6, Tipton September 11 to 13, Fairfield September 11 to 13, Winfield September 17 to 20, Wilton Junction September 17 to 19, and Wapello September 24 to 27.
Public notice to Wm H Byers and heirs of Jacob Replogle and to unknown claimants. Emery Murphy seeks to quiet title to 3 2 acres in the northeast quarter section 31 township 71 range 11 west Fairfield Jefferson County Iowa. The case, I D Jones attorney for plaintiffs, bids judgment if not answered by Sept 23 1907. Published weekly in The Fairfield Tribune for six weeks.
In Jefferson County Chancery September Term 1907 Franklin W Campbell and Charles L Cummings sue William Henry Augdeon and unknown heirs to Lots 2 and 3 in Block 31 New Plat Fairfield Iowa. Plaintiffs seek to establish title and quiet adverse claims noting defects in chain of title and misnamed grantees. The petition will be filed by September 1 1907.
A prominent citizen, long in office, tried manual labor and found unexpected refreshment. After weeks of physical work, he feels rejuvenated, enjoys the toil, and urges deskbound men with poor digestion to abandon doctors and mud baths and take up outdoor hard labor to boost vitality and longevity.
State of Iowa Jefferson County District Court notice to Emra P Crenshaw Benjamin F Jacobs and heirs that real estate in Jefferson County was owned by Crenshaw and prior owner W Crawford with noscom of interest. Known heirs and claimants must answer by Sept 2 1907 or a default judgment will be entered. Publication three weeks in The Fairfield Journal.
A lioness attacked Mab Vera and a Patterson show worker in Dubuque yesterday. The enraged animal sprang and mauled the woman, using a red hot iron tool to threaten her. The lioness killed two people earlier and the injured woman is reported in ugly condition.
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