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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1907
Page
5
A collection of brief notes and quips from The Fairfield Tribune touches on topics from Taft and Gibson Girls to anti Standard Oil sentiment, weather jokes, and jokes about a proposed eight hour day for wives and mothers. Carrie Nation’s arrest in Washington is noted with a $25 fine.
A satirical piece mocks a Philadelphia pastor ousted for sloppy trousers. It also parodies pro Russia sentiment in the United States, predicting a name change to La Plus Belle Russevelt and comparing the bear symbols of Russia and Teddy Roosevelt.
Massachusetts speaking campaign by Henry M Whitney for tariff reform draws White House praise as an original Ananias Club member. Schwab's brother declines two million dollars and a private car amid chatter on capital and politics while Cornfield lawyers argue constitutional meaning. Southern crops weaken and dark horse Democrats, Culberson, Hoke Smith, Daniel, Williams, Folk named as fit but unelected. The key point remains: a candidate who can win.
The St. Louis Globe-Democrat editor rails at Chicago Tribune claim that no Republican party exists in the South. The piece notes few Republicans beyond Federal officeholders and reports about 700 votes cast at New Orleans caucuses amid more than 700 Republican officeholders.
A growing tendency is noted toward observing the great national holiday. The report hints at broader participation and civic sentiment as communities mark the occasion with customary ceremonies and public acknowledgment.
The Davenport Leader urged a safer celebration to reduce fatalities and injuries from fireworks. It praised police enforcement of ordinances banning torpedoes cannons crackers and dynamite caps and urged ongoing public support for safer traditions so children can enjoy the holiday without harm.
An aging Batavia physician died after directing his son, also a doctor, until shortly before death. The son failed the state exam and faced a $300 fine when the Jefferson County Medical Association pressed a suit after the father could no longer supervise. The piece lauds doctors’ ethics as sacred and enduring beyond death, contrasting professional standards with lay views.
Playful paragraphs joke about Marie Henry and a dark horse in the party race. Entries close next year, leaving time for a Democrat to name a presidential candidate. Hope that Mr. Watterson trains a capable contender for a decisive final heat.
The piece argues that in Germany, a leading protectionist nation, rising cost of living and very low wages prevail in 1906, with consular reports from Magdeburg and Zittau noting earnings as low as 8 cents per hour and an average of 4 cents. It contends tariffs fail to improve workers’ conditions and cites high wages in the U.S. as evidence that labor organization, not tariffs, drives wage levels despite immigration and material access limits.
The Merchants and Advertisers Association of Binghamton N Y heard C S Connor of the International Time Recording Co speak on the value of newspaper advertising to retailers. He urged merchants to advertise wisely, hire skilled help, and avoid gambling with campaigns while stressing the science and know how behind effective ads.
overheard exchange jokes about Mrs Elderly and her son with a playful jab at the son being a poor wrapper. two speakers in a light local humor segment reflect family banter and social commentary.
Langdon Warner recalls a tiger in Khiva near his living room cage. A Turkoman keeper enters with a short stick, touches the tiger’s nose, then calmly strokes the beast as it yawns. The man secures a collar on the tiger and leads it away amid a watching party and snapping camera.
The star Mira, known for 300 years, spends most time invisible, with occasional brilliance and dramatic flares every 831 days. It resembles a dying patient, brighter than our sun at peak yet fading to red. some propose surface hydrogen flares illuminate vast distances.
A short taste from the Th n newspaper saying an Irishman tapped a poky hedge and urged it to move with a witty line about feet and fate, capturing a rural, humorous local voice from the Th n Globe.
The readiest and surest way to get rid of censure is to correct ourselves quoted as a line attributed to Demosthenes.
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