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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1907
Page
2
Local notices advertise bakers Kellogg and South Side Bakery, a bicycle for sale, and farming goods. Social items note a Chautauqua Aug 14 23 and a baptism in Cedar River with about 25 candidates. Community tidbits cover picnics a wedding plan spoof and school talks at Fairfield Hall.
The article notes the first summer weather of the season arriving Friday and confirmed by weekend warmth. It recalls prior worries about corn prospects and watermelons, but now cherries peaches and gooseberries will be produced, though not in last year’s abundance.
Weather and social highlights in Fairfield include a sunny day boosting soda and ice-cream vendors. A Presbyterian sermon series highlights Sabbath value and Gospel of Gladness. June church activities feature Sunday school socials, a Fairfield township convention, and a music program. The Wallick Mitten Mill reports a strong year under Fred Hunt with officers re elected. Good Cheer Society plans ice cream social for the Christian Home.
The City of Fairfield invites sealed bids for coal to supply the waterworks for the coming year. Bids last accepted at six o'clock p m on June 20 1907. For details on quantity and terms contact GEO Y ROSS Fairfield Iowa. Chairman W and L Com.
To The Public Thornberry Bros announce preparations to open a hand laundry in the building one door west of Neibert's blacksmith shop and expect to be ready for business by Monday June 24.
A collection notes the famous noses of leaders and thinkers. It mentions Lycurgus Solon Ord Scipio Nasica Alexander the Great Wolsey Richelieu Cyrus Artaxerxes Washington Caesar Mohammed Franklin Shakespeare Johnson Napoleon and Frederick the Great with remarks on their nose shapes and symbolic meanings.
Mendelssohn paused during work on the overture to A Midsummer Night's Dream to study a buzzing fly. He recalled the insect as the source of a passage where the violoncellos move from B minor to F sharp minor, noting the fly "buzzed past us at Schonhausen."
A New York superintendent, known for probing teacher orderliness, asks a female teacher to open her desk. Finding it in chaos, he quips about housekeeping. She retorts with a sharp joke, ending the exchange with a pointed reply.
A baloonist may encounter a hole in the air a vortex like maelstrom that causes a terrifying fall until sand bags are dropped to steady descent. Holes are rare and the atmosphere generally holds steady carrying power.
A quarian notes a period when dogs turned spits for roasting meat. Spit dogs, descendants called spitz, kept chickens and birds from burning. The practice persisted in 19th century Philadelphia inns on Second and Third streets as late as 1816.
A proud millionaire berates his chauffeur François for driving the new sixty horsepower car without permission. François replies the four large cars demand effort for two men, highlighting class and labor tensions in a light anecdote from the New York Press.
New York City boasts the continent’s greatest concentration of historical points with forts and houses ranging from Fort Amsterdam at the Battery to Fort George Fort Washington and the Van Cortlandt Manor on the north, highlighting scores of sites of interest.
A historical note states the male larynx averages twice the size of the female, yet women use their larynges more than twice as often, balancing the disparity in vocal function.
A brief dialogue unfolds as an agent touts a neat opener while a businessman, who confesses marital status, responds with a subdued remark about his marriage. The exchange hints at social friction and personal boundaries in a small interaction.
A Massachusetts surgeon, Dr. Perry, woke to be seized by Dr. Hayward and found a moccasin snake coiled behind his neck. The pair restrained the reptile as the snake entered the coat pocket, then a its mysterious entrance to the room.
A life insurance agent furnishes the listener with a half hour lecture on the benefits of life assurance. The reply reveals the listener is also a life assurance agent seeking novel ideas for his own business.
The article recalls King Edward in his Prince of Wales days attending the London premiere of The Ring of the Niebelungen. He stayed in his box through the performance despite confessing fear. He dozed during a difficult scene with Wotan and was jolted by crashes. Afterward the prince praised the performance and pledged continued patronage if similar Wotan roles appeared.
A fawit named Nasr-ed-din asks the sultan for permission to levy a penny tax on every tax byways. He gathers wealth after months, bringing a train of gold laden mules. He claims a Georgii slave as his prize, then hides the secret from the sultan’s wife by adding one more penny to his hoard.
The meeting debated which sex adds most to life happiness. A woman speaker argued men contribute most to a woman’s happiness, then softly noted the man is often her husband. The exchange mixed humor with reflection on partnership.
A father warns his son Tommy of severe punishment, accusing the boy of misdeeds he claims to know. The exchange reveals a clash over innocence and discipline as the child retorts that the father has no idea where the strap is hidden.
A Patriot editorial pleads for a reformer tone in education and public discourse asking for words mild enough to make swearing look like baby talk. It urges educators and reformers to adopt temperate language and curb coarse speech in public life.
A quotation by Phelps frames employment agents as laboratories where human lies are vivisected, provoking discussion on truthfulness in hiring practices and the ethics of recruitment.
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