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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1892
Page
7
Riske and Hufstedler announce a sale through July 4 offering heavy stock of dry goods and nations at deeply reduced prices due to poor roads and late spring. The ad highlights low prices on dress goods, undergarments, corsets, hosiery, shirts, gowns, and curtains with ready-to-wear items and a noted tailor for perfect fits.
The notice lists several train numbers with times and routes. No 77 runs Eldon to Muscatine, No 64 to Davenport, and No 16 to Eldon, with Nos 11 and 12 stopping at key towns and routing via Kansas City, while Nos 13 and 14 serve all stations via St. Joseph and Leavenworth.
Republicans praise Harrison nomination and recount county events. Cornice work on the courthouse nears completion as foundation work on E A Howards block begins. Dr B B N Gantz marries Lettie Lang this evening at the bride's home. Corn planting in the county nears completion with a ninety percent stand reported.
Mrs Helen J Scrantom of Fairfield died about noon Sunday after a long cancer illness. Born August 31 1831 in Utica New York she lived with devotion as step mother to Edward and Hiram Scrantom. Funeral at Morgan Flower residence moved to Evergreen cemetery. Rev Magill officiated. Also notes the death of Mrs Josephine Rupp at four corners aged 30.
At the Jefferson county old settlers' reunion in 1891 a relics committee seeks old time household utensils and farm tools. Residents are asked to bring items such as a flint-lock gun old plow flax break hatches spinning wheel dog irons Dutch oven log chain and other pioneer era articles to R F Ratcliff's office before the August meeting.
The fifth page prints in full the new Iowa election law by order of the board of supervisors. It urges readers to study the act carefully as its provisions are numerous and must be followed to the letter. It stresses the importance of electoral understanding for every elector.
Local retailer Brown's Novelty Store advertises new fire crackers for sale inviting customers to browse seasonal stock and celebrate with consumer fireworks offerings.
The remedy is praised as highly effective for liver and kidney diseases and blood purities. It claims to remove pimples boils and salt rheum and to drive malaria from the system. The ad promises headache digestion and constipation relief with guaranteed satisfaction or money back priced 50 cents and 1.00 at Geo D Clarke's drug store.
Geo. White offers baled hay and straw from an office north of Saving’s bank. Jones & Fullen advertise easy term Home money loans. Smoke the U. S. cigar.
The 1892 season offers the Standard Bred stallion Victor Sprague No 5607 record 2 29 at farm near Fairfield Iowa formerly Chas J Reed place north of fairgrounds Pedigree notes 2 21 by Gov Sprague 2 204 2 30 list etc 2 27 dam Silvia 3d dam Wild Harry description includes mare insur ance terms 25 to insure living colt mares from distance kept on farm 1 per month Also estate sale details 66 acres four miles from Fairfield price 30 per acre plus a testimonial for White Wine of Tar Syrup and Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy all advertised by multiple vendors.
An advertisement touts Shiloh's Cure to ease a terrible cough and promotes Bradshaw and Thoma selling it. The piece also highlights a grand display of fine millinery at Israel's and ends with a subscription note for THE TRIBUNE.
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