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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1879
Page
2
For Governor TI H TRIMBLE of Davis county. For Lieutenant Governor J A OC YEOMAN of Webster county. For Judge of the Supreme REUBEN NOBLE of Clayton County or Superintendent of Public ERWIN BAKER of Mahaska county.
The text outlines Democratic Party positions opposing Republican overreach, defending strict constitutional limits, free ballot rights, army funding for defense, treasury notes replacing national banks, debt reduction, silver coinage, a revenue tariff, public economy, temperance, licensure, and strict penalties for public moneys theft and malfeasance. It urges unity among Democrats to oppose the Republican program and preserve liberties.
Campaign plans reach Centerville with Col. Trimble opening on August 9. Democratic German paper in Davenport joins against Campbell and Beck as Hayes Wheeler Sherman and Schurz tour Ohio. Greenbackers nominate W H Calhoun in Marshalltown. Caleb F Davis of Detroit discharged from war department clerkship for voting Democratic. Hayes veto humor in Norristown as Hatton debate rages in Des Moines Anzeiger.
The speaker urges fairness in political clashes, insisting opponents attack on principles not character. They defend a rival newspaperman’s honor, arguing money cannot buy integrity and urging opponents to focus on issues rather than personalities.
A Keokuk note cites R H Gilmore reporting southern hospitality and mutual goodwill despite sectional tension. It contrasts northern radical depictions, urges peace, and backs broader calls for fair treatment, with further remarks on Grant era policy and monetary questions.
A New York World editorial derides Democrats as harming the nation while claiming Republican praise of temporary economic gains. It claims six months of government disruption includes army issues and debt repudiation, yet asserts a 20 percent rise in business and rising insolvency.
The piece argues that republican decline has sparked a revolt within the party and a mass exodus. It warns that at the current pace the democrats may rescue the country unless immediate action is taken to stop them.
The piece argues Democratic party abuses by various figures including Chandler Conkling Blaine and Joyce. It cites postwar sentiment about soldiers in the South and claims the party has not carried a presidential vote with a majority in forty years.
Free trial bottles of Dr King’s New Discovery for coughs colds asthma and bronchitis are offered with strong claims of curing many cases. The ad urges readers to try the remedy and asserts vast success and necessity for those suffering to act promptly. Available from C S Clarke Son.
Flour prices per hundred pounds include Snow Flake $3.00, Centennial Snow Flake $2.90 fall $2.40 spring, Kansas White Rose $2.20, Star $2.00, Corn Meal $1.00. Rye steady 33 35. Oats 18 20, Corn 20 23 cents, Timothy $1.25, Clover $3.75, Hungarian 30 40 cents per bushel. Butter 6 10 cents, Eggs 4 6 cents. Bran 40c Shorts 60c per hundred weight. Poultry chickens per dozen $1.30 up to $1.70. Potatoes new 20 30. Salt $1.50 per barrel. Hides green 5 to 9 cents, damaged one third off. Tallow 41 cents, Timothy hay new $4.00. Cattle market quiet cows 1.75 to 2.25, fat steers 3.00 to 4.00, stockers around 3. Hogs few in market shipper price 2.50 to 3.00.
State of Iowa Jefferson County notices. Mary C Morrison petitions for divorce and equitable relief against John W Morrison. Harriett L Smith and others have petitions for divorce. Margaret Beck seeks to quiet title to real estate in Jefferson County with described lands. Attorneys listed. Court term begins September 1879. defaults may be entered if not answered.
In the November term the District Court of Jefferson County Iowa Emma K Wagoner petitions to establish ownership in fee simple of the southwest quarter of the northwest quarter of section 23 township 71 range 11 and to quiet title against Cornelius F Spear man and others claiming through him. If defendants fail to appear default will be entered and the decree granted as prayed. McCOID & WEST Attorneys for plaintiff.
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