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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1905
Page
2
An article claims weak digestion breeds disease germs and causes gas nausea and skin issues. It promotes Mi-ona as the sole remedy to soothe the stomach and digestive tract, boost the solar plexus, and strengthen nerves, guaranteed by Frank S Shriner with a money-back pledge.
Local notes report Mrs J M Gregg on the road to recovery from pneumonia. A Swedish Lutheran church ice cream social is planned near Burlington road with proceeds for the church. A Meek orchestra event at Ray Mulkins home features Miss Effie Sherman as guest. Community activities include piano lessons, excursions to Ft Madison, and church sermons by Rev Alexander Corkey.
Advertisement notes a one hundred acre bluegrass pasture for rent or sale with good living water. Land agents Risk and Hufstedler listed as contact.
Wisecarver Bros announce a two day horse sale at their barn on June 16 and 17. June 16 features native horses including drafts and good drivers while June 17 offers two to three car loads of branded horses. The market is described as soft with buyers advised to bring funds and readiness to bid.
James Kearney a six week cigarmaker in Waterloo collapsed and died in a saloon. Heavy drinking was cited as the cause. His wife and child live in Canton Ohio. A letter from his wife requesting his return was found in his pocket.
Davenport Iowa May 31 telegrams tell that Roy Eldridge brother of Des Moines Home Insurance agent Lee Eldridge has been found dead in the Chicago river ten days after his disappearance. The body will be brought home for burial tomorrow as his mother and brother had searched in Chicago.
Des Moines Petersen Heat Light and Water Company wins Alden franchise by 125 to 25 to install a seven mile electric line from Iowa Falls. Work to start when material arrives, service aimed by August 1, powering streets stores and homes with electricity along the route. Farmers along the line expect to subscribe. Baker and Petersen depart for Marshalltown afterward.
A local firm has secured a franchise for the heating plant, authorizing operation and service within the designated district. The agreement outlines duties, fees, and oversight, with the firm committing to meet standards and timelines for installation and maintenance.
For the week ending in June the Des Moines area reports above normal temperatures and sufficient rainfall. Farm work advances with corn planting germination improving and crops overall better than last year though some fruit trees like apples show light yields. Grapes and other garden produce show fruiting and harvests are underway.
Earth cave in at Aust Ed. Thurman worksite in Burlington Iowa traps men. Rader dies and Thurman is hurt. Rader found dead at the station hours after the incident.
A man named William Cowguil Fou Packwood was killed last night after a highway collision near Burlington. He had been traveling from Des Moines, continuing to an unspecified destination when he was struck.
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