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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1920
Page
15
140 acres plow land and 49 acres finest blue grass sod for sale near Libertyville. Well watered with a school house on the farm. Well improved and in a fine location with a fine view.
Advertisement touts a farm for sale at 200 dollars per acre with 5 000 dollars down and balance financed over 10 years at 6 percent. Claiming a proven Iowa rule, the text promises the property will appreciate to more than double the purchase price in a decade.
The listing shows a price of 150 dollars per acre and a cash amount of 4000 dollars with the balance due over ten years at six percent interest.
The statement suggests that renting any of these farms would generate enough income to pay the annual interest and property taxes, indicating favorable rental prospects for landowners seeking cash flow.
An advertisement extols Iowa farmland as the sure path to wealth, claiming no one loses money buying a farm in Iowa and that Jefferson County offers greater profits than land investments in Texas, Canada, Kansas, or Oklahoma. It challenges readers to name a more lucrative alternative.
A long list of visiting relatives and friends appears including Elizabeth May of Pomona visiting her son, Mrs. Geo McClain of Memphis, and many others from Ottumwa Belvidere Des Moines Richland Fairfield and Batavia. Social events include Ladies Aid at R B Stephenson home and W F M S meeting with a lunch. Memorial services and cemetery association plans are noted along with hospital updates and funeral attendance.
Des Moines visitors Lindy and family spent time with cousins A and B Ramsey. News of travels includes Mrs Lucy Book leaving H G Book's home and R L Scott's eye treatment in Ottumwa. A Packwood resident Samuel Nelson and sister Clara head to Chicago for possible surgery. The Hedrick, Truro, and Pekin area links appear with several calls on friends. W M Barngrover prepares to move to Burlington. An infant of V A Nelson is reported ill in Fremont.
Advertisement notes that headaches often stem from constipation or stomach disturbances. It suggests Chamberlain's Tablets as a simple remedy, stating the pills are easy to take and mild in effect.
Vera Herslow returns from Chicago to Salina and Ralph Jacobs makes a Fairfield visit. The Swedish Lutherans report a large, successful mission sale with a fine dinner and program. Memorial services were held in Fairfield attended by multiple Salina residents. Farmers advance corn planting amid labor shortages and tractor use. Salina Tiny Tribune notes seed corn demand centered on Jim Keller and a local film at the Liberty theatre starring Carl Quick and Violet Engwall this Saturday.
A promotional notice extols Chamberlains Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy as essential for quick relief during severe colic and cholera morbus. It claims universal success and rapid cures, presenting the product as a staple in household medicine.
Packwood Miss Ruth Samuelson visits Fairfield friends while E. E. Edwards and family tour Pleasant Plain and Brighton. Several residents travel to nearby towns. updates on illnesses, operations, and a death in Chicago affect the community.
Buchanan Township reports visits and family events including Mrs Frank Ogden and Edna in Ottumwa, J M Smith sheep shearing, a Bucher sister visiting from Illinois, and a family reunion in Fairfield. Mrs Arthur Johnson recovering after operation. Various social visits, a nurse Miss Josephine Van Winkle visiting from Canfs Nebr, and congratulations to Mr and Mrs Will Comstock after their bridal tour. Helen Vannestrand earns a position in England. Farmers Union meets. new No 4 schoolhouse project. auto and train scare near Beckwith ends safely.
Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound darkens gray hair evenly, restores gloss, and gives a youthful appearance. The age old folk remedy, now enhanced with additional ingredients, is applied with a sponge or brush to one strand at a time. It is advertised as a cosmetic, not a medicine.
A farm advisory style note urges screening pests like flies to protect bread and milk, then promotes durable farm improvements. It advertises rust prevention for equipment, selling a gate called CAN'T AG GATE, and highlights concrete watering troughs as easy to build and keep clean, urging immediate construction.
A conversational note suggests a wife might be told thanks for a fine dinner. Light woodwork and pale walls and draperies uplift the room’s appearance, making it seem larger and brighter than it is.
Concrete storm cellars offer strong protection during cyclones and serve as reliable storage for fruits and vegetables year round, combining safety and utility in one structure.
The notice urges creameries to keep milk cool and clear to prevent souring and promises concrete floored milk houses will protect dairy products through clean storage. Eclipse Mile house plans are offered free.
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