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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1909
Page
4
The Fairfield Tribune lists subscription terms: one year in advance one dollar, six months fifty cents, three months twenty five cents. The paper is entered at the Fairfield post office as second class mail matter with the motto A drop of ink makes millions think.
The corn plow is the busy implement these days. They state that Wright Bros were formerly from Iowa. If that is true, how could they help but rise.
Fort Dodge will host the state G A R encampment with plans to beautify the city and clear weeds from alleys and vacant lots. The piece also reflects on Taft signing the tariff bill and questions about Roosevelt’s third term linkage.
A trend shows many Republican papers supporting free list coverage while calling for high tariffs, arguing the public benefits from accessible paper news despite party lines.
A cited remark suggests Aldrich is yielding to Dolliver in a manner similar to a prior exchange with the Democrats. The tone implies Dolliver dislikes the current role or dynamic compared to earlier times.
Senator Root signals movement toward peace with the insurgent faction and the Republican party begins to show signs of cracking the opposition. The outlook suggests momentum toward a more favorable balance for traditional Republican leadership.
Residents appeal for careful handling as rainfall variability tests city water system. Officials warn of potential shortages if leaks persist and demand remains high.
The passage describes Senator Dolliver pushing actions against Aldrich, but in each vote Aldrich appears to control the outcome, effectively keeping Dolliver from advancing his aims. The text characterizes Aldrich as holding the strings to prevent tangling in legislative proceed ings.
Senator Gore of Oklahoma, known for his blindness, appears to discern tariff details clearly and aims to help other supposedly blind senators understand the issue.
Bishop Quale calls shooting wild animals on Sunday undesirable conduct and vows to raise the issue with Mr. Roosevelt as he nears another presidential bid.
The text compares annual wages of $468 for an employer in protected industries and $542 for unprotected ones, arguing the tariff benefits American laborers. It urges laborers to support a high protective tariff and to vote straight.
The women of Rolfe Iowa acted as a group to break up an illicit love affair driving out a milliner who had disrupted a local home. The incident is cited as a model, showing when a community is united and earnest women can strongly promote moral standards.
In a Gettysburg speech President Taft argues for expanding peace instead of arms. He condemns costly shipbuilding and military contracts as harming the public and insists nations should avoid war while maintaining defenses.
Advert says Bucklen's Arnica Salve cures cuts corns burns bruises sores and more including sore eyes cold sores chapped hands and piles. Sold for 25 cents at F S Shriner's in June.
The Burlington Gazette recounts the founding of Des Moines lodge No. 1 in 1841, tracing Iowa Masonry from its 18th century English roots, Missouri charters, and early American development. It notes key figures like Hiram C. Bennett, T. S. Parvin, and Oliver Cook, and outlines the spread of grand lodges from New Jersey to Massachusetts and beyond, ending with Masonry’s modern standing amid public scrutiny and its perceived merit.
Bert R Lean of Cheny Washington owed his recovery to Dr Kings New Discovery after failing with a Spokane lung specialist and California treatment. He credits the cure to a product used for lung trouble bronchitis coughs and colds asthma croup and whooping cough. Trial bottle free and guaranteed by F S Shriner.
In Chicago, a forty year separation ends as Mrs. Mirria Coffey of Afton Iowa seeks relatives she believes were her family, the Lelands, who lived near Chicago. She asks police aid to locate her kin and clarify her past once believed stolen as a child.
Eldora Iowa June 4 C W McClure known as Win McClure the evangelist has stayed at his home and will go to Belle Plaine to lead a church until fall then return to evangelistic work among railroad men He has long been an engineer and evangelist and plans gospel meetings for railroad workers this summer
In Waterloo Iowa on June 4 Miss Ethel Mosby of Nottingham England wed William Ashmore of Waterloo. Ashmore and five friends once loved five English girls who followed soon after to the United States. The five weddings occur this week with three brides in Chicago and one in Seattle joining Miss Mosby.
Marshalltown business leaders and church members plan a petition drive after Billy Sunday meetings to revoke licenses and shut the city’s twenty one saloons. Mass meetings will run all next week in the Sunday tabernacle ending with Governor J Frank Hanly’s address.
Des Moines writer D S Chamberlain and sister toured Kilauea lava basins and the molten lake. They described fiery eruptions, volcanic dross, and the perilous rim view from a distance, noting sulfurous gases and dramatic lava waves.
New traveling clocks appear as thin leather folded devices about four inches by four inches. They fold flat like leather frames and tuck neatly into a bag pocket, freeing space in travel bays compared with bulkier square models.
A brief note extols DeWitts Little Early Risers as a renowned gentle liver pill. It mentions Frank S. Shriner’s drug store as the seller and ends with the time marker June.
A Philadelphia Inquirer item records a toast to caution in marriage with the quip about Irene and Evelyn. The dialog underscores prudence as a girl learns about a suitor before marriage.
A vintage ad proclaims Olis ter's Rocky Mountain Tea a blessing for kids, claiming it keeps away summer troubles and helps them sleep and grow. It lists a 35 cent price and offers Tea or Tab lets from F. S. Shriner in June.
Jim Nesbit, cousin of Evelyn Nesbit Thaw, was picked up intoxicated by police in Boone County Missouri. He was placed in custody and awaits Mayor Wilder's direction for commitment to a state institution in Knoxville. Nesbit had previously sought voluntary court commitment after a major spree and is to be moved to a treatment facility as soon as travel can be arranged.
Advertisement for DeWitts Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve sold by Frank S. Shriner. Promotes use for cuts burns bruises and piles with emphasis on DeWitts as the original brand. Mentions June as the time reference.
A light exchange from Har vard Lampoon features a joke about dropping a watch and it stopping. The punchline contrasts expectation with a blunt response about the floor impact.
An advertisement extols DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder Pills for kidney and bladder ailments. It promises a free trial box from EFCC DeWitt & Co., Chicago, with sample distribution through Frank S. Shriner's drug store. The copy emphasizes backache and rheumatic pains as related issues and urges readers to try the product.
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