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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1908
Page
8
A Philadelphia Record medical note urges sleeping in a cold well ventilated room with windows open top and bottom and doors closed to avoid drafts. It claims fresh air all night leaves one refreshed in the morning and offers blank ets for warmth.
A compilation of numerous social visits and travels across Ottumwa Burlington Charles City New London Libertyville Spencer Spokesman for weeks end. Many residents including R S McKee Chester Carlson Rev Geo Magill Eddie Wallace and others are noted visiting relatives in Ottumwa Burlington Des Moines and surrounding towns. Several locals depart for homes or trips to visit family while attending events and conferences in nearby cities.
A Chicago Journal editorial warns that in 1900 over one third of U S farms are tenant operated, up from 25.5 percent in 1880, with Germany at 12.3 percent. It argues tenancy undermines ownership, urges easier land access and cheaper credit to prevent Britain’s 86 percent tenant farming.
For sale native lumber offered by R. T. Allender with phone contact in Salina. Millet seed in recleaned German variety priced at 1.00 per bushel from Yost and Sherrick in Libertyville, Iowa. Notice states James P. Moorhead will start teaching music class next Monday June 8. students may register for vacation study this week.
We express gratitude to friends who assisted us in our hour of bereavement after the death of our father Hiram S. Smith. Albert S. Smith and Della M. Yocum sign.
The First Greek letter society for women was Kappa Alpha Theta founded at De Pauw University in Greencastle Indiana. Phi Beta Phi formed January 27 1870 at Monmouth Illinois originally known as the I C sorority, organized April 1867.
A rural editor proclaims the happiest life is guided by sun time and simple living. He urges drinking water from a gourd, paying the preacher and the editor, and avoiding worries about the world’s shape or heaven’s height.
United States Consul General Wynne in London warns Americans about swindling lawyers who claim British fortunes are owned by heirs and managed by the government. Wynne notes no verified claims in 40 years of searching and warns against credulity and snobbery fueling such schemes.
M. Abraham argues the best telephone transmits to a car no more than one thousandth of the energy it receives from the line. The claim highlights inefficiency in long distance or mobile transmission.
It claims prevention over cure for germ diseases and recommends Zenoleum Disinfectant Lice Killer Sheep Dip and Kreso Dip for cattle sheep swine and other animals. Lice Powder for chickens also offered with guidance on use. Emphasizes best quality at reasonable prices and special pricing on formaldehyde and potassium permanganate for fumigation.
A New York American note explains that a man of average size bears about 14 tons of pressure, yet the force is evenly distributed in all directions through the body and causes no discomfort.
A compact advertisement offers household moving services with quick, affordable options. It promises customer satisfaction and invites calls to phone 1224, noting location near Residence one block south of Depot.
A reflective poem urging renewal with each day. It speaks of leaving past sorrows behind and embracing fresh beginnings, inviting the soul to listen to the glad refrain and begin again. It credits Larona Miller and The Commoner as the source.
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