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J. E. Roth announces closing sale of 60 shirt waists with prices greatly reduced and cost not considered, urging customers to take advantage of the bargain.
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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1898
Page
7
Lace Curtains Go On Special Prices This Week
Local store advertises the largest lace curtain stock ever shown with special weekly prices claiming the best value in the city.
Rope Portiers See Our Line Good Assortment
Advertisement notes rope portiers and line of door hardware offerings with fine combinations for both single and double doors. It highlights a varied assortment and emphasizes quality options for home or shop use.
Best Summer Corset for Men and Women Sale
Advertisement announces a double zone corset with long waist and strong stay for sizes 18 to 30 offered at 33 cents. The copy markets it as the best summer corset ever available at a low price.
Fairfield Tribune Subscription Rates
The Fairfield Tribune lists subscription terms by duration with prices: one year in advance, six months, and three months at $1.00.
Social notes from Ottumwa and surrounding towns
Mrs George D Clarke visits Ottumwa. Several relatives and visitors from Burlington Texarkana Chicago and Burlington include Miss Nellie Stever and Miss Jennie Wilkins. Travel and visits span Iowa Illinois Missouri Minnesota Wisconsin and Illinois with church and lake trips noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George D. Clarke
Ottumwa
M. F. Black
Fairfield
C. D. Tomy
Maude
Mabel Clapper
Downing
Missouri
J. B. Monfort
Macomb
Illinois
Fred Shaffer
Chicago
C. Springer
Libertyville
Kerrick
Nellie Stever
Carrie Jones
Cantril
Amy Dye
Milton
I. D. Jones
Fred Cooper
Laura Mahon
June Chidester
Cedar Falls
George A. Wells
Salt Lake City
Utah
Corawall
Washington
Muscatine
Petersburg
Gertrude Parrett
Peoria
Ills
W. W. Israel
Omaha
G. D. Gable
Margaret
Winstead
Connecticut
Kittie Tracey
St. Joe
Iowa City
Clarence E. J. Clarke
New York City
Wilkins
Joseph Ricksher
John Hisel
Excelsior Springs
Miss Blanch Skinner
Milt Skinner
This County
Holister
J.C. Huston
Merrimac
Z. H. Held
Burlington
Kansas
J. C. Thorne
Lake Minnetonka
Minnesota
Bernice McCord
Albia
Lohrville
Des Moines
Syrup of Figs Promoted and Home Writing Jobs Offered
A child enjoys the pleasant flavor and soothing effect of Syrup of Figs as a laxative and family remedy. The California Fig Syrup Co markets it as a trusted product. Also advertised are at home writing jobs paying twenty five cents per hundred words, with ten cents for details, via The Sioux City Business College in Sioux City, Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
California Fig Syrup Co
Sioux City Business College
Sioux City
Iowa
Tragic Accidental Shooting Claims Local Youth
The Tribune records the death of Wray Black, 15, from an accidental gunshot in Wyoming while visiting a friend. He was the cherished eldest son of T. R. Black of Salt Lake City and a native Fairfield youth, beloved by family and community who mourn his loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune
T. R. Black
Salt Lake City
Geo. Wray
Wray
Wyoming
Salt Lake
Black
Utah
Fairfield
Large Land Owners in Jefferson County
A county list compiled by County Auditor Geo R Horn shows Jefferson County landowners with five hundred or more acres. Led by Ward Lamson of Fairfield and B F Bowers of Round Prairie, the roster includes A S McPherson Black Hawk Andrew Anderson Polk and many others in Fairfield Des Moines Round Prairie Walnut Cedar Locust Grove and Polk townships with holdings ranging from 510 to 1 054 acres.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. R. Horn
Jefferson County
Ward Lamson
B. F. Bowers
Loudon Bros
Cedar
Ile A
D. P. Stubbs
Fairfield
Peter Diers, Sr
Walnut
Dan Fiedlar
Round Prairie
Chas
John Crawford
Geo. E. Estes
Polk
Harrison Collins
Locust Grove
J. P. Manatrey
John W. Hayden
Penn
Perro
Packwood Abingdon
Batavia
Brookville
Fairfield Township
Buchanan
Lockridge Round Prairie Cedar
Liberty
Des Moines
PEER
OUR
Taken Under a Chattel Mortgage at Burnett Stand
The stock of hardware and book accounts owned by John Goehner at the old J. W. Burnett stand near the C B & Q depot was taken under a $3,000 chattel mortgage held by Jacob Goehner. A bill of sale was later issued to Jacob for the same amount and the business now operates under his control. Other unsecured creditors estimate total indebtedness at $1,200 to $1,500. Some unsecured creditors may seek relief in the United States court under the new bankruptcy law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Goehner
J. W. Burnett
Jacob Goehner
United States
Jefferson County Soldier Boy Heard From
Charles A. McCoy, oldest son of J. B. McCoy, now captains Co. K of the 2d United States Volunteer Infantry. The immune regiment from Louisiana, home at Lake Charles, is headed to Santiago for garrison duty. They were stationed in Covington Louisiana and sailed from New Orleans on July 25 aboard the City of Berlin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles A. McCoy
J. B. McCoy
Co. K
United States Volunteer Infantry
Louisiana
McCoy
Lake Charles
Santiago
Covington
Duncan N. Hood
J. B. Hood
New Orleans
City of
Berlin
Epworth League News and Local Notes from July
Charles Johnson of Nebraska lectured to the Epworth League Sunday night. Miss Mary Light plans a Temperance lecture next Sunday. The League will visit New Sweden on August 7. Harry Whitney of the 49th Iowa spoke with H. and Mary Heaton. he ends a Fort Leavenworth trip with a commission exam. Mrs. Parker died after months of suffering. burial at Salem. Beulah Root cut her face severely from a glass jar accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Johnson
Nebraska
Richard Nelson
Johnson
Epworth League
Mary Light
Temperance
League
New Sweden
Harry Whitney
49Th
Iowa
Mary Heaton
Cedar Falls
Fort Leavenworth
Soldiers in San Francisco recount voyage to Manila
J. E. Hague of the 1st Nebraska Volunteer Infantry writes from Camp Merritt near Golden Gate Park about military life in July 1898. He notes large celebrations, hospitality, and plans for deployment aboard the Pennsylvania ship bound for Honolulu and then Manila, with morale high and resolve to avenge the Maine in the Pacific.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Merritt
San Francisco
California
Hostor Tribune
Jefferson County
Fairfield City
Phillipines
1St Nebraska Volunteer Infantry
Old Jefferson
Sam
Bratt
Golden Gate Park
Sutro
Grand Old Pacific
Seal Rocks
Liberty
Chinatown
Peru
Pueblo
Pennsylvania
Honolulu
Manilla
Maine
Tropics
Pacific
Santiago
J. E. Hague
Nebraska Volunteer Infantry
Electric Bitters Guaranteed Miracle Cure Ad
An 19th century style advertisement touts Electric Bitters as a cure for back pain, kidney trouble, malaria, and nervous complaints. Claims to toning liver and kidneys, purifying blood, and restoring vigor. Promises relief from constipation headaches fainting and melancholy with a vegetable laxative formula sold for 50 cents at J. D. McDowell's drug store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. D. McDowell
Call for Democratic County Convention in Jefferson Iowa
The democrats of Jefferson county Iowa will meet in a delegate convention at the Fairfield courthouse Saturday September 3 1898 at eleven A M to select delegates to the State and congressional conventions and nominate county officers including Clerk Auditor County Attorney Recorder and Supervisor. Delegates based on township and vote counts with invitations extended to all supporters of honest government to attend primaries September 1 7:30 P M at local voting places. By order J F Ready Chairman. Ohio Excursion to G A R Encampment at Cincinnati Thos Bell Fairfield Ia announces an excursion leaving about September 1 with cheap round trip rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson County
Iowa
Fairfield
Marshalltown
Party
Democratic County Central Committee
Cincinnati
BELL
Frequent False Fire Alarms in Second Ward This Week
The Second ward saw three alarms last week with fires at Turney Wagon Works paint shop, John Wisecarver’s kitchen near the college, and Mrs. Bessie Schriner’s woodshed near the Catholic church. All were extinguished before main firemen arrived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turney Wagon Works
John Wisecarver
Chicago
Bessie Schriner
Ellis Hose Company
Farm for Sale Crawford 492 Acres Near Town
For sale a 492 acre Crawford farm four miles south of town. Described as a good stock farm with ample water. Inquiries directed to Thomas Crawford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawford
Thomas Crawford
Sentiment and the Jolly Tar in Fairfield Tale
A young seaman named Harry Fiona, discharged from the U S Navy at San Francisco, traveled overland from Boston and reached Omaha with twenty five dollars. He recounted ties to Lieut McCrackin and Lieut Clarke of the Marietta and Mare Island Navy Yard, met by Sheriff Black in Fairfield, then aided and sent on to Chicago to seek work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Fiona
U. S. Navy
Fairfield
Alex McCrackin
Marietta
Charles Clarke
Mare Island Navy Yard
Boston
Navy
Eliza McCrackin
McCrackin
Lieut
Clarke
Geo. D
Finn
Chicago
Also Mentioned on This Page
J. E. Roth
McElhany
McElhany’s
Mason
King’s Grocery
Christian Science
Leggett House
Fairfield Tribune
C. M. McElroy
Glendale
Manila
F. E. White
J. F. Ready
Ohio
Cincinnatii
South Side
Gopner Grogefy
Tures
A. Updegraff
L. C. Phillips
Southwest Corner Square
Stransky
Sively
Chas. H. Gage
West Side Square
Dr, B. C. Elms
McCord Building
Joiner Square
Fairfield, Iowa
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