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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1909
Page
4
Terms of subscription for one year six months and three months are listed with prices. A humorous editorial aside discusses Fourth of July plans and current political remarks about tariff and government. The piece notes commencement week has passed and comments on Uncle Sam and political factions in a light satirical tone.
The piece mocks Democrats who favor a high protective tariff, likening them to traitors and arguing that every party has its black sheep. It draws a parallel to historical dissent and defends the Republican stance against intra party criticism.
A circulating pamphlet promotes a ship subsidy and claims support will push a bill before Congress. It criticizes Democrats for defeating prior subsidies and questions tariffs while urging readers to join a no-fee League. The piece questions campaign funding and warns against a shipping trust, arguing Uncle Sam should build vessels himself to avoid guaranteed profits and war losses.
Paris June 12 news reports French savant M Gaston Bonnier presenter to the academy on experiments with bees. He claims blind bees show a sense of direction and can locate their hives despite obstacles during his lecture.
Researchers detail experiments with bees showing straight-line hive returns from distant foraging sites and organized sugar carrier bands. Bonnier concludes bees possess a dedicated sense of direction directing homeward travel, distinct from smell or sight.
In Dalton Georgia two large gray rats were fed to a seven foot rattlesnake. The rats attacked the snake as it pursued one, then the other, keeping up the assault for over an hour until the reptile died. One rat was nearly dead. the other unharmed and released.
Iowa City on June 12 reports Coach Griffith has crafted a plan to lift the gold banner in the upcoming football campaign. Alumni promises of help bolster coaching staff for the largest season in university history. Veterans Edson Frank Moore Hastings Hobbs Ely Brockway are named as potential assistants.
Claims Bucklen Arnica Salve cures cuts corns burns bruises sores scalds boils ulcers eczema salt rheum sore eyes cold sores chapped hands and piles. Ad notes price 25 cents at F S Shriner's with a June reference.
The Panama Canal employment total for April shows 26 835 workers on the canal and 6 078 on the railroad with 786 on the railroad commissary staff. Combined total at work on canal and railroad is 33 690. Barbados laborers totaling 750 were imported that month 500 to the railroad and 250 to canal construction divisions.
Des Moines opens a unique summer school where teachers join children in outdoor play with no books or ink.Classes run 8 to 11:30 with two 25 minute play periods, then girls cook and sew while boys do basketry and carpentry. Enrollment rises from 1,290 to an estimated 1,500 to 1,600. Bryant and Lincoln show all boys or all girls enrollment patterns.
Iowa Governor B F Carroll issues a proclamation urging all public buildings and homes to display the Stars and Stripes on June 14 1909 to honor the 132nd anniversary of the flag. The notice calls for ceremonies and displays to teach patriotism and symbolise national unity and freedom.
In Tabor Iowa on June 10 a 16 month old baby girl of Mr and Mrs Hal Evans was found dead in bed smothered under a pillow. The mother found the child after making several trips up and down while workers papered the lower rooms.
The mother believed the infant slept long but discovered the baby dead with a pillow covering the face. A doctor was summoned immediately, yet life was extinct.
Lord Minto opens a new system in East Indian postal service using thumb impressions for money orders to prevent forgery. Officials note fingerprints offer a far surer identity than signatures, lasting from birth to death, with examples from ancient Egypt and mummies.
Bert R Lean of Cheny Washington recounts a life threatening lung trouble that resisted doctors in Spokane and California before Dr King’s New Discovery cured him. The remedy targets lung trouble bronchitis coughs croup and whooping cough priced 50 cents and 1.00 with a trial bottle free guaranteed by F S Shriner.
Berlin report describes a Berlin merchant visiting Cunnersdorf in Silesia to cure “soul storms” by tossing cash and jewels. He paid a $25 cab fare, a 4 cent toll with $12.50, and handed out $2.50 or $5 coins to townspeople, sparking wild scrambles as he claimed to shed $750 in coins and jewels after his wife’s death.
A promotional notice touts Dr A W Chase's Nerve Pills as a cure for weakness and fatigue by boosting red blood. Testimonial from George Harkins of Wilmerding Pennsylvania claims rapid improvement in nerves sleep appetite and vigor. Available 50 cents a box from Dr A W Chase Medicine Co Buffalo NY and Thoma's Pharmacy Fairfield Iowa.
Steve Marsh discovered almost 3000 bills totaling about 4867 dollars inside an old family Bible left by his Aunt Sarah Marsh thirty five years ago. Smaller denominations included shinplasters pulled from circulation in the early 1870s. The treasure may be worth more if 16 25 or 50 cent notes fetch collectors premiums.
Stomach troubles are said to be relieved by Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. A man who spent over a thousand dollars on medicines was cured after using a few boxes. Price 25 cents. Samples free at F. W. Jericho's store June.
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