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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1900
Page
6
County correspondence notes the Christian church conference to be held at Antioch church starting August 23. The second Sunday basket dinner will be postponed to the conference Sunday. Various local people are mentioned visiting, moving, or ill, including Rev. Coop receiving a bound Bible from Antioch members.
Cedar Township reports a bountiful corn and fruit crop with plentiful summer apples and excellent potatoes and vegetables. The piece contrasts Iowa abundance with Kansas losses due to hot winds and mentions local deaths, relocations, and social notes including Mr. Jacob Metz’s death, funeral at Mt Zion, and several residents visiting or moving.
Libertyville notes report Jake Platt and family from Carlton Nebraska visiting friends. J F Miller and family visit Mrs Miller's mother Mrs Nelson Potts. Rev Erskins and family return from a two week vacation. Capt B H Watkins made a business trip to Ames and back. Ladies Aid Society met at Mare Clinkenbeard's home. Mrs A G Hague away in Pennsylvania.
Rev. C Springer preached at Hebron and Bethal. Mrs. C H Linder visiting Pekin. Mrs. Minnie Baker visiting sister in Janesville. Mrs. Smith Pollick from Cass county visiting nearby. Fla Speese family from Birmingham spent Sunday here. L E Warner family from Fairfield called Monday. Odd Fellows hall gets new paint by Leady and Howard. Boyd and Yost add a new bus to livery. Mrs. Ira Peebler sick. Barney Gifford visiting Rock Island. Mr. Gregory and wife from Fairfield called Monday. Mrs. Wm Gifford returned from Kansas City. Rev. C Springer visited Rev. Caldwell at Troy and heads to Drakeville. Geo Bragg clerking for F A Clarridge. Rev. E Copeland from Iowa City visiting sister Mrs Ira Peebler and preached at M E church. Mrs. Vina Mason and daughters visited Fairfield Saturday. Dr. Bert Rider of Donellson spent weekend here. Rev. J K Alexander from Des Moines preached at Presbyterian. Dr. Carl Bishop and family visiting friends. John Wolf on sick list.
Theresa Kurtz Aggie Kafka from Pleasant Plain visited Philip Kurtz last week. Edith Porter from Brighton and Tisha Kendall visited Beckwith. Davis sisters of South Dakota visit their aunt Mrs Geo Keintz. Nettie Wray of Perlee visited J T Rogers. Minster returned from Wilton. Wm McWhirter Cedar township spent Sunday with W Bates. Walter Coppock Beckwith visited friends. Threshing sounds indicate a fine yield. Philip Kurtz and family spent Sunday with relatives at Pleasant Plain. Ralph Clarence Rodgers visited relatives at Libertyville. George McClelland of Chicago called on old friends in Fairfield. Mrs Joe Kendall and daughters Mell and Mrs Campbell of Fairfield visited here Saturday.
The week’s average temperature ran 2 to 4 degrees below normal with reduced sunshine, except in parts of the southeast where showers saturated the soil from July 14 to 19. Harvests slowed due to wet weather and cloudiness. hay and small grain suffered in northern and western districts, but rains overall boosted crops. Corn advances with above average yield promise. pastures are lush. meadow aftermath should help hay losses. Early apples abound while the winter crop may fall short of bloom prospects.
Lexington man M A Hogarty turned yellow from jaundice and suffered until two bottles of Electric Bitters cured him. Trials prove its merit for stomach liver and kidney troubles. 50c at Geo D Clarke druggist.
Cornelius Condor, a St Louis native employed by FlickJohnson railroad constructors near Batavia, was struck by the Fast Mail at College Street. He suffered a skull fracture and severe head injuries, leading to his death at 1 30 this afternoon. His body was moved to McIntire Sullivan undertakers for burial.
At a Jefferson County Soldiers and Sailors Association meeting the annual reunion was scheduled for Wednesday August 15 1900 in the public park Fairfield A committee of H Heaton Newton Williams and N H Baker was appointed to revise constitution and by laws and report August 15 A list of new committees was drawn Local Finance A Gantz J S Gantz Program S J Chester M Graham J T Axline Martial Music G B Waltz George Mower Willis Strong Decorating A Gantz H C Smith James Montgomery J S Wilkerson Each soldier and sailor is asked to contribute 25 cents to cover reunion expenses to be paid to the vice president of the township J T Axline Secy
An advertisement promises a fair offer with a dollar draft in each box if Mull's Pioneer Cures fail. It lists separate tablets for kidney and bladder, liver and impure blood, stomach, dyspepsia, rheumatism, and female complaints. Prices are 25 cents and one dollar.
A vintage ad promotes Cascarets Candy Cathartic as a remedy for constipation. It claims relief and offers a refund if C C C fails, noting price 10c or 5c?
Payson Tucker’s railroad career is illustrated by two anecdotes showing his attention to detail. He corrected a station’s brick pile with gloves on and later questioned losses at a back road station, noting tidy conditions and even sending a new broom when a missing cleaning tool was suspected.
This article explains parole in wartime, noting it is voluntary and not binding beyond a set period. It outlines limits on parolees, differences between British and U S practice, and the consequences of breaking parole, with reference to Pearson's Weekly.
The stories recount Dr James Freeman Clarke's dog enjoying a station visit while avoiding recognition of the master. The dog pretends not to know him when near the railway, yet greets him with joy elsewhere. The tale hints the dog fears being found out for disobedience and jokes about the master's nearsightedness.
In a Chicago Post item the dramatist asks for a revision to the script accusing Walker of being the villain. The manager insists Walker is the only available actor. The dramatist demands the return of the play to revise and notes the villain is not killed off until the last act.
The article urges flooding homes with light and air for several hours daily to maintain health. It condemns keeping a house in darkness from morning to night and stresses the importance of sunlight and fresh air for family well being.
The Jefferson County Iowa Board of Supervisors met July 20 1900 at the Auditor's Office with all members present. Ben McCoy was authorized to sue in the county treasurer's name for unpaid county taxes on personal property held from assessment. Per diem and mileage for Frank Hurst Alfred Armstrong and Newton Williams were approved. Minutes read and approved. Frank Hurst chairman. Attest Gro R Horn auditor. Totals: 4.60, 4.50, 5.10.
In 1899 Americans bought nearly five million boxes of Cascarets Candy Cathartic an increase of over a million from 1897 The ad touts Cascarets as honest up to date natural laxative tablets that regulate the liver bowels purify blood and freshen breath It urges readers to join the approving public and try Cascarets if they have not already used them.
A nostalgic advertisement promotes Cascarets candy cathartic as a permanent cure for constipation with prices ten and twenty five cents and a money back guarantee from druggists if it fails.
An office advertises Cain's latest book as a tool for readers aiming to stay informed about current political issues. The promotion urges readers to purchase a copy at the office for insights and analysis.
The Des Moines Daily News offers postpaid delivery to any address for one dollar per year sixty days for six months or thirty days for three months. This condensed daily paper includes markets by telegraph and family reading material.
Vintage tobacco cessation ad touts No-To-Bac as a wonder-worker that makes weak men strong. It claims easy, permanent quitting with a money-back guarantee and offers a booklet and free sample from Stering Remedy Co. in Chicago or New York.
A Chicago Times-Herald excerpt presents a humorous contrast in a couple’s letters over 17 years of marriage. The wife recalls the husband’s wordy beginnings, then concise closings from engagement and marriage days, ending with a single initial in a recent note from him to Joan Weston.
A satirical exchange argues that in politics one must be quick to claim credit when reforms succeed. The Washington Star, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, and Chicago News offer quips about ambition, aging workers, and simple arithmetic in public life.
Conversational exchange about a clock and perception of time. A man and woman discuss the watch being slow and compare it to themselves, noting no perfect alignment between person and timepiece.
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