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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1900
Page
4
Iowa Democrats invite conservative reform citizens to Cedar Rapids on August 16 1900 at 10 am to nominate candidates for state offices and judges. Representation is two votes per county plus one per 200 votes or fraction from 1899 governor Fred E White race.
The Democrats of Jefferson County Iowa will meet in a delegate convention at the Fairfield Court House on Saturday August 4 1900 at 11:00 am to nominate candidates for County Clerk County Attorney County Auditor County Recorder and County Supervisor and to select eight delegates to the State Convention in Cedar Rapids. Representation is by precinct votes plus bonuses for votes cast for Fred E White in 1899 with listed precinct entitlements for Walnut Penn Black Hawk Batavia Fairfield city wards and Fairfield township.
The Democratic precincts in Buchanan Lockridge Round Prairie Cedar and Walnut Cedar townships announce primary conventions on Thursday August 2 at 7 30 pm at usual election sites to select delegates to the county convention and to choose township committeemen.
The piece laments a hidden power grab by “opulent” interests and the McKinley administration. It accuses Congress and leaders of seeking to subvert law, undermine the Supreme Court, and prolong a colonial policy to plunder islands and strip them of wealth.
The piece critiques Republican rhetoric on imperialism and Chinese policy, arguing the real fault lies in aiming to create a subject class and pressuring a can versus ought debate. It notes figures like Hanna, McKinley, Debs, Gear, and Rathbone in a broad political roundup of the era.
Director J. R. Sage of the weather service says Iowa will yield about two thirds of its usual timothy seed crop this year. He notes Iowa supplies timothy to many foreign countries, with thousands of carloads shipped annually and the state being a major factor in the global timothy seed trade. He doubts census estimates of 725 000 bushels and suggests the true figure is much higher.
A dated column critiques US expansionist moves in the Philippines. It cites AP on manpower needs, warns of a permanent force post July, and notes Virginia Democrats delaying campaigning. It also mentions fears of German-voter defection and creditors of Senator Lodge and Representative Champ Clark.
Public health approval allows Theresa Roles to operate as an undertaker in Cambridge, while her husband works in Boston. A Sydney doctor reportedly built an adjustable artificial larynx, enabling voice types from soprano to bass. In Wyoming County a man sells his wife to a woodcutter for 810 dollars, with conditions including education of the youngest child. England plans canine palace cars for comfort on trains. Buckeye PA public officials face dubious exam results. Various spellings of dying conditions are recorded in the orphan’s court notes, including hart paralias and liver complaints.
Envious of those with stomach and liver troubles. promotes appetite, digestion, and regular bodily habits. Claims to ensure health and energy. Price 25 cents at Geo D Clarke s drug store.
L N Habercom longtime Republican Committee figure repudiates the party and endorses Bryan. He rails against imperialism and warns the United States is entangled with Britain. he claims the GOP pursues militarism while the Democrats defend the republic and constitution. He cites monetary assurances and urges friends to understand his support in the crisis.
The Davenport paper reports proven pearls in Mississippi river sands after dredging for channel improvement. Governors dredge mouth of the river yields pearls valued up to 500 dollars, attracting many locals to inspect the pumped sand daily.
Medical advances bring Bailey’s Laxative Tablets as a cure for constipation and liver troubles. Active Cascara Sagrada promises real relief with chocolate coating. ten cent package contains twenty tablets and twenty-five cent package contains sixty. Genuine products bear W. J. Bailey Chicago signature. Sold by Bradshaw and Thema.
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