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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1920
Page
5
Fairfield reader Mrs. F L McFarland of 505 W Kirkwood St credits Doan’s Kidney Pills with curing back lameness dizziness headaches and kidney pains after one box from Jericho & Easton’s Drug Store. Price 60c at all dealers. Dean’s Kidney Pills by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
A skin specialist touts Mentho Sulphur cold cream for itching burning and broken skin. It claims rapid relief and healing of eczema and psoriasis with germ destroying properties, leaving clear skin. available at drug stores.
The Fairfield area reports several life events including the birth of Donald Bruce to Clarance Young and his wife. Marriages occur for Fanchon Wilson and Earl Abby at the Free Methodist parsonage and for Helen Reams and Fred McIntire with Rev. Tenant presiding. Other couples wed include Madeline Brown with Dr. Arthur McElderry and Beulah Walters with G H Schreckengast. Various relatives and visitors arrive from Washington, Ottumwa, Erie and Pasadena as residents travel for extended trips or family visits. William Zeigler is born to Harold and wife.
F. E. Butler undertaker successor to A. V. Frazey lists phone 1382 for the Drake's Quitting Business Sale offering half price on all hats and caps.
The annual stockholders meeting of Farmers Savings Bank Libertyville Ia will be July 1 1920 at 8 30 p m for electing directors voting on increasing capital from 15000 to 20000 and other business. Frank Dustin President W D Koons Cashier. 15-4-c $7 Mallory hats sale price 3 50 at Drakes.
A Detroit woman reports strong relief from backache and kidney and bladder symptoms after using Foley Kidney Pills. She says sleep improved and pain decreased, and plans to continue the treatment. Jericho & Easton distribute the product as advertised.
Advertising copy notes half price sale at Drake's offering hats gloves and sweaters. Mentions a historical reference about Uncle Sam and faith with a price tag of hats reduced from six to three dollars.
Animal husbandry experts from Iowa State College report a 50 percent drop in Iowa hog production this year due to spring losses and reduced sow numbers driven by high corn costs. They advise pasture grazing with clover or alfalfa, supplemented by grain, to mitigate losses and note expected higher swine prices this fall.
Iowa fruit prospects indicate strawberries 90 percent of full, cherries 81, red raspberries 82, black raspberries 87, apples 85, blackberries 83, gooseberries 80, currants 82, grapes 85, American plums 78. Peaches 40, domestic plums 69, Japanese plums 62 pull average down. Overall fruit crop forecast rises 14 percent from May to 76 percent.
County agent Robert Combs educates on poultry culling to reduce flocks. Farmers urged to cull 85 to 50 percent of hens to sell while prices stay good. Examples show egg production drops after culling but overall returns improve. Meetings for township officers follow with social refreshments. Wool market woes persist with efforts to stabilize through graded wool and state agreements.
A vintage advertisement promotes Hamburg Breast Tea as a home remedy for colds. It instructs to brew a tablespoonful in boiling water, drink a teacupful several times daily, and claims it cures the grip by opening skin pores, easing congestion and loosening bowels. It emphasizes safety, vegetable ingredients, and low cost.
The first rattlesnake of the season in the Maquoketa area was killed west of the town by farmer Will Little from Nash ville. It measured five feet one inch, with a conservative sixteen rattles, making it unusually large for the region.
Linen collars offered at 25 for sale with tote price 150t for quitting business. One cent per item as stated.
Walter Farrand of 1093 Springfield Ave Irvington New Jersey says his back and his wife’s ached until Foley Kidney Pills provided quick relief. He recommends the remedy to anyone with kidney or bladder trouble claiming it clears impurities from the blood.
Darken gray hair and restore luster with Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound. A famed old-time mix enhanced with additional ingredients promises natural darkening and a youthful appearance. Use a sponge or brush to apply a strand at a time. by morning gray hair disappears.
Ad shows half-price sale on sweaters and hats at Drake's business liquidation. Text notes discounts and sale items available to shoppers during the event.
Fragmented ad copy lists bacon oleomargarine various pork cuts and processed meats including chuck roast shoulder roast neck boil brisket boil rib chuck steak hamburger fresh side pork fresh shoulder pure pork sausage bologna wieners and pure lard in 5 lb lots.
Testing of kitchen cabinet designs shows Hoosier models outperform rivals. The best concepts are now standard, while other alluring paper plans failed under practical use.
An advertisement urges readers to stop internal dosing for rheumatism and rub St Jacobs Liniment on the affected joints to relieve pain in minutes. It claims the remedy eases pain, stiffness, and various aches without skin burning and promotes timely relief with a 30 cent bottle.
An advice column attributes sluggish kidneys to regular meat consumption and urges readers to flush kidneys with four ounces of Jad Salts daily. The remedy is described as a grape and lemon juice acid with lithia, claimed to clear urine irritation and prevent bladder weakness.
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