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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1905
Page
14
A long list of residents and visitors from Ottumwa, Albia, Colfax, Cadiz, Keosauqua, Des Moines, Portland, and other towns are seen travelling for summers, visits with relatives, and vacations. The notes mention departures to Oregon, Colorado, and California, plus several people staying with relatives in Cedar Falls, Creston, and Centerville.
The notice promotes a general sale with items for children’s suits and hot weather footwear at reduced prices. It also records the death of Stoner Brumback, his funeral, and a memorial by Beardstown’s Methodist church Brotherhood, plus obituary details for William K. Alexander of Fairfield and Knoxville Ill. with funeral arrangements and church affiliations.
Charlotte A Dubois born September 17 1890 in Fairfield Iowa died at the home of grandparents Mr and Mrs Jno Marcy on Tuesday morning July 25 after a short illness Funeral services will be held at the Marcy home on East Burlington Street Thursday at 2 30 PM with Rev Thos Osborne in charge Interment Evergreen cemetery Thos Dubois brother left for the west last week with Mr and Mrs Robert Wilson following the sister in health
Last Wednesday evening at 7 30 Father Nodler officiated a church wedding uniting Fred Clark and Emily Dwyer at the parochial residence. The newly married couple received their marriage confirmation and began their life together as husband and wife.
The couple plans to go to housekeeping in a cottage on South D street after spending a few days visiting in Burlington and Ft Madison. They are well known locally with many friends, and well wishes are extended for a long and happy life together.
Tuesday morning at the home of Mr and Mrs T L Emry in Brighton Iowa the marriage of their daughter Wade to King Cornell of Afton Iowa was held. Rev Cornell father of the groom officiated. The couple will reside in Afton after a wedding breakfast and a trip to Fairfield. Both families express best wishes for their happiness.
Sunday August 13 Forest City Band sponsors a round trip excursion from Fairfield to Davenport for 2.00. The Rock Island depot train leaves at 7:00 a.m. for Muscatine and chartered steamer W. W. will shuttle Muscatine to Davenport and back with a stop at Suburban Park. Arrival Davenport 1:00 p.m. depart 6:00 p.m. Return train reaches Fairfield 11:00 p.m.
A jumbled humoristic piece argues women fear aging, men dodge work, and caution about marrying to reform a spouse. It riffs on salary, strikes, dating, and the absurdity of armed forces with missing barbwire pinchers, reflecting social attitudes of the era.
Tess says Miss Hussle is constantly doing something while Jess notes she won t admit the one thing she does most is growing older. The Philadelphia Press quotes about a photographer making it hard to be natural.
Every bit of Summer Merchandise in stock must be cleared out with low prices used to lift them from counters. Customers will benefit from the sale as items move quickly.
A brakeman A J Ryan and conductor E R Chambers of the Northwestern, operating between Mason City and Belle Plaine, were arrested on theft charges after a series of in transit goods disappearances. Both men received heavy fines in justice court. The case suggests a wider scheme among train crews, with prior losses of about 300 dollars in clothing. Chambers had notable roles at railroad union events in Portland and Buffalo.
Hogs advance 5 to 10 cents with top at 6.05 as 15 000 head run. traders say light runs ahead. Cattle trade slow but steady. Montana cattle sold 4.00 to 4.85 with limited quality improvement. western season near. Sheep mostly steady. native lambs around 7.00, Westerns down 25c. feeders and cows show varied prices.
A fragment from the Sioux City Journal presents pithy aphorisms on optimism, courage, youth, and social behavior. The items reflect a humorous, observational tone about fireworks, romance, and personal resolve amid everyday life.
A collection of aphorisms touching on manners and public life. It ponders sports talk, patriotism, marriage, personal conduct, and the social pressures of appearance. Notable lines reference baseball, Fourth of July, nerves about gossip, and age, urging self examination and prudent judgment.
The Philadelphia Record argues children must learn reading writing and arithmetic with eye and hand training. It warns against encroaching core skills with less essential topics and emphasizes knowledge of the country and time to master basics.
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