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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1900
Page
3
Promises of a New Pure Vegetable Remedy
An advertisement by Rev. W. Schoenhut promotes a modern antiseptic treatment claiming pure vegetable origins and heavenly purity. The copy guarantees a money back offer if the remedy fails, and lists prices of four, five, and ten dollars with payment via draft or money order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dunn’s
Bradstreet
The
P. O
Fairfield Markets Report Wide Ranges In Grain And Livestock
Market notes show corn steady 35 to 38 cents per bushel while oats rise to 21 cents. Wheat unchanged 50 to 65 cents. Live stock prices mix with hogs 495 to 500, fat steers 450 to 500, cows 300 to 350, stockers 400 to 425, sheep 350 to 400, lambs 400 to 500. Butter scarce 15 to 16 cents, eggs 9 to 10 cents, potatoes 25 to 30 cents.
The Rock Island Wall Map of the United States
An advertising notice for a large educational wall map titled The Rock Island Wall Map of the United States. It claims suitability for teachers and business offices and offers postal delivery on receipt of fifteen cents in stamps or coin. John Sebastian, G.P.A., Chicago, Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Island Wall
United States
Nia
John Sebastian
G.P.A
Chicago
Ill
No-To-Na Promises Easy Tobacco Quit
Advertises No-To-Na as a miracle cure to quit tobacco with guarantees of strength and vigor. Claims 50c or 81 pricing through druggists, with a free booklet and sample from Sterling Remedy Co., Chicago or New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stering Remedy Co
Chicago
New York
Week’s Telegraphic Chronicle of Boer War Actions
Lord Roberts reports 2000 stands of arms surrendered since Pretoria occupation. British losses include killed three and wounded five with sixty captured after a June 14 Boer attack on a Leeuw Spruit construction train. Run die’s forces attacked in the Free State. Buller advances into Transvaal. Boers struck Honingepruit line of communications but were repelled. Roberts launches four separate armies, aiming a crushing blow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Roberts
Pretoria
Leeuw Spruit
Rundie
Free State
Buller
Transvaal
Honingepruit
Local and national tragedies and political notes
Kenneth MacLennas was found dead by his wife in Chicago from self inflicted death. Brigham H. Roberts, ex congressman of Utah, has been convicted of polygamy. In Kentucky a shooting at Clay’s livery stable killed A. H. Skinner. Jessie Morrison killed Mrs. Olin Castle at Eldorado and wounded herself. Bert Roberts and Oscar Jeans fought over Miss Jennie Russell near Bedford, Indiana, leaving Miss Russell fatally shot. A 6 year old in Acorn Ridge killed his brother after a quarrel. Major Schaefer, retired army officer, found dead in New Prague cemetery. Indications point to death by self action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth MacLennas
Chicago
Brigham H. Roberts
Utah
Jack Raybourn
John McGill
A. H. Skinner
Clay
Skinner
Eldorado
Kan
Jessie Morrison
Olin Castle
Bert Roberts
Oscar Jeans
Jennie Russell
Bedford
Ind
Russell
Clark Lindsay
Acorn Ridge
Schaefer
New Prague
Minn
Rumors of Pekin crisis stir anxious reports
Unconfirmed chatter links a Purported Pekin blaze to the tsung li yamen and imperial figures. Diversions say allied columns reach Pekin, Taku bombardment and Tientsin fighting press Americans, Li Hung Chang aims for peace, while Japanese promises resist China partition amid battles and uprisings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pekin
Tsung-Li-Yamen
Prince Tuan
Admiral Kempff
Washington
Tientsin
Chefn
Li Hung Chang
Canton
London
Japan
China
Kempff
Remey
Brooklyn
Taku
MacArthur Proclaims Amnesty in Philippines Peace Talks
General MacArthur issues the president's proclamation of amnesty to all who take oath of allegiance and keep war rules. Former rebel leaders and MacArthur agree on peace terms in the Philippines. Aguinaldo is expected to accept. Volunteers may be sent to China. a Fortieth Regiment detachment was ambushed near Cayayan, with nine killed and twelve wounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MacArthur
Philippines
Aguinaldo
Manila
China
Cayayan
Republican National Convention Nomination of McKinley and Roosevelt
At the convention Roosevelt drew the loudest cheers while Hanna led the welcome. Lodge was elected chairman and the platform was adopted unanimously. The body renominated McKinley for president and nominated Theodore Roosevelt for vice president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Hanna
McKipley
Senator Wolcott
Senator Lodge
Quay
William McKinley
Theodore Roosevelt
Extra session may form to recruit volunteers for China
The president names General Lloyd Wheaton as major general of volunteers. The government orders Phoenix park murderers removed from the U S. John M Oats wrongly commissioned astmaster at Honolulu. correction will be made. A fresh note to the sultan demands an immediate reply on indemnity settlements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
China
Lloyd Wheaton
Phoenix Park
America
John M. Oats
Astmaster
Honolulu
Joseph
United States
Rival Delegations Split Montana Politics Ahead of National Vote
In the political field, Clark and Daily factions in Montana plan rival delegations to Kansas City. Republican headquarters move to Chicago. Roosevelt supporters say he won’t resign before the election. David B. Hill is announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark
Daily
Montana
Kansas City
Chicago
Roosevelt
David B. Hill
Charter Granted for First National Bank of Hawaii
Colonel G W Macfarlaine of San Francisco and associates of Hon olulu secure a charter to organize the First National Bank of Hawaii. Oliver Dalrymple reports two thirds of North Dakota wheat destroyed by drought. Representative Bailey of Texas buys a 6000 acre ranch in Dallas county. Nebraska farm stock values show state prosperity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. W. Macfarlaine
San Francisco
Cal
Honolulu
First National Bank of Hawaii
Gary
Federal Steel Company
Chicago Board of Trade
Chicago Labor Conference
A. M. Crane
Charles T. Boynton
American Steel and Wire Company
Chicago
Oliver Dalrymple
North Dakota
Representative Bailey
Texas
Dallas
Nebraska
Union
Multiple Fatalities Reported in Various Accidents Across States
A 4 year old Henry Schneider was run over and killed in Chicago. Frank Helm, 18, died after firing a gun during a prank at Coal Bluff Indiana. Louis Lawrence, 18, died in Mason City Wisconsin. A Southern Railway wreck near McDonough Georgia killed 35. Mrs Collier’s Thatcher Arizona residence burned with five children dead. Six killed and forty injured on a Depere Wisconsin excursion train. A Williams burg Kentucky mill boiler explosion killed Riley Broyles and his 15 year old daughter Carrie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Henry Schneider
Frank Helm
Coal Bluff
Ind
Helm
Louis Lawrence
Lynford Lawrence
Janesville
Wis
Mason City
Southern Railway
McDonough
Collier
Thatcher
A. T
Depere
Green Bay
Carrie
Notable Obituaries From Various Cities
A batch of obituary notices reports deaths of notable figures across the United States. Recipients include Dr. Samuel Mansfield in Los Angeles aged 79. H Walter Webb who played a role in the 1891 Knights of Sabor strike on the New York Central. Henry B Saylor in Huntingdon Indiana aged 64. Lord Monson in Paris. Baron Loch a former Cape Colony governor and South Africa high commissioner. John A Gallagher Missouri state geologist aged 58 in Warrenburg after cancer operation. W McMillan in Portland Oregon. David M Barnes in New York husband of actress Rose Eytinge. L H Thompson Vermont supreme court judge in Irasburg. and Henry Finotuh aged 81 in St Paul noted as possibly the oldest railroad conductor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Mansfield
Los Angeles
Cal
H. Walter Webb
Knights of Sabor
New York Central
New York
Henry B. Saylor
Huntington
Ind
Congress
Lord Monson
Sir Edmund Monson
France
Paris
Baron Loch
Henry Brougham Loch
Cape Colony
South Africa
John A. Gallagher
Missouri
Warrenburg
W. McMillan
Michigan Central Railroad
Portland
Ore
David M. Barnes
Rose Eytinge
L. H. Thompson
Vermont Supreme Court
Irasburg
Henry Finehout
W Y
St. Paul
Fire Causes 300000 Damage in Pittsburg Business District
A blaze tore through a downtown Pittsburg business district causing about 300000 in damage. Fire crews arrived quickly but could not prevent extensive damage to multiple storefronts and interiors. Local investigators began assessing the cause and scope of the blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Grand Army encampment court of honor contracts awarded
Contracts for the 25000 Grand Army encampment court of honor to be built on Michigan avenue from Jackson boulevard to Twelfth street Chicago have been awarded. The Irish Nationalist convention adopted a constitution and adjourned. Jockey Flynn was ruled off the turf for life at Harlem as Lord Chesterfield failed at the last hurdle. Edgar C Brackett of New York donated 30000 to Cornell college at Mount Vernon Iowa. Estes G Rathbone the Cuban postal affairs director suspended is likely to be arrested soon. North Carolina held a one week special session where members paid own expenses. A Cologne cyclone injured many and destroyed buildings. Sidney Lucas won the American Derby at Washington Park with Lieut Gibson finishing third. David L Tate, longtime Wabash county resident, dies at Wabash Indiana. Grand Trunk trains now equipped with electric headlights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan Avenue
Jackson Boulevard
Twelfth Street
Chicago
Flynn
Harlem
Lord Chesterfield
Edgar C. Brackett
New York
Cornell College
Mount Vernon
Estes G. Rathbone
General Assembly of
North Carolina
Cologne
Sidney Lucas
Washington Park
Lieutenant Gibson
David L. Tate
Wabash County
Wabash
Ind
Hailstorm Ravages Sioux City Area Causing Crop and Livestock Losses
Reports from trustworthy sources describe a severe hailstorm in Moville area causing 75 percent crop damage, deep hail drifts, and numerous livestock deaths. A girl was badly bruised by ice as the storm devastated crops worth about 50 000 dollars in Moville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Moville
Butchery by a Madman in Cedar Rapids
Chas Mefford a 27 year old insane man attacked the Fitzsimmons household in Cedar Rapids. He injured Mrs Fitzsimmons and hacked Mrs Fitzsimmons and Kate Fitzsimmons with an ax, fatally struck Mr Fitzsimmons, then wounded James Drake before shooting himself dead. Mefford, once an asylum inmate, had lately escaped and was believed not dangerous.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Chas. Mefford
James Fitzsimmons
Mefford
Independence Asylum
Beies Sees Imperialism as Campaign Central Issue
Horace Beies on his Grundy county farm argues militarism and imperialism are the lone issues in the fall race. He says the paramount question is whether the republic will stay free or become an empire ruled by military power, with all other matters rendered insignificant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldora
Horace Beies
Grundy County
Here
Bryan
McKinley
Music Teachers Marshaled At Des Moines Convention Closing
The Music Teachers National Association wrap up in Des Moines Iowa with a Cincinnati Orchestra symphony and a Richard Burmeister piano recital. Richmond Virginia lone candidate for next year but offering no guaranty leaving site undecided. Officers listed include President A Manchester Camden New Jersey and Secretary Thomas Beckett Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Music Teachers’ National Association
Cincinnatti Orchestra
Richard Burmeister
New York
Richmond
A. L. Manchester
Camden
N. J
Thomas A. Beckett
Philadelphia
Brackett Donates 30000 to Cornell College in Mount Vernon
Cedar Rapids Iowa reports attorney Edgar O Brackett a New York state senator has given 30000 to Cornell college Mount Vernon. A chair is said to be endowed though the department type remains undisclosed. Brackett a Cornell class of 72 graduate is brother of Mrs Clara Brackett Smith Mount Vernon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Edgar O. Brackett
State Senate of
New York
Cornell College
Mount Vernon
Brackett
Cornell
Clara Brackett Smith
Iowa Central Railroad Sold to Minneapolis and St Louis
Marshalltown Iowa June 22 A deal transfers the Iowa Central railroad to the Minneapolis and St Louis road. Directors met in Chicago to complete the transfer General Manager Clarke retires President Kimball resigns Edwin Hawley assumes the presidency of the Minneapolis and St Louis company
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshalltown
Iowa Central Railroad
Minneapolis and St. Louis
Chicago
Clarke
Minneapolis Road
Kimball
The
Central
Edwin Hawley
Fort Dodge Millionaire Considers Local Hotel Project
A. J. Snell of Rock Island visits Fort Dodge to discuss a modern hotel. He will build an $80,000 hotel if the building is leased. he does not want management, and a citizens committee is studying the proposal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Dodge
A. J. Snell
Rock Island
Snell
Boy Grows Nine Inches While Bedridden
Edward Robinson, a 10 year old boy of Lone Tree Louisiana, astonished physicians by growing nine inches in two weeks while confined to bed after illness. He had been four feet five inches tall before the growth spurt and reappeared on Saturday as he recovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lone Tree
Edward Robinson
Grasshopper Plague Devastates Iowa Wheat Crops
Swarms of grasshoppers menace the Floyd River valley in northwestern Iowa. Fields in the five mile stretch are turning brown as the pests ravage the wheat and other grains, with prospects that crops will fail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Floyd River
Iowa
McKinley and Roosevelt Club Formed in Valdora
Organized by young men in Valdora Iowa on June 23 shortly after the Republican nomination in Philadelphia a McKinley and Roosevelt club was formed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valdora
Philadelphia
Representative Hull Renominated in Seventh District
Representative Hull was renominated yesterday by the Republicans of the Seventh district in Des Moines Iowa with no opposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hull
Des Moines
Evans Denies Report He Will Resign Pension Post
Chattanooga Tennessee June 26 A letter from Commissioner of Pensions Evans denies the recent story that he would resign as pension commissioner and run for Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chattanooga
Tenn
Chattanooga News
Pensions
Evans
Congress
Whispers of a Wood Beset by Drought
In August heat a speaker enters a woodland where pine shadows and balsam scent crown drought. The speaker notes parched lavender and brown vistas along a rocky path, with a solitary crywig crack and a thirsting life, attributed to Cecelia Beaux in New Lippincott.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athirst
Blind horse deal ends in a sharp Memphis sting
A Memphian buys a seemingly fine buggy horse for 150 dollars only to learn the mare is stone blind. After reselling at 165 dollars, the buyer discovers the concealment and confronts the seller, who admits the prior omission. The buyer seeks repayment and a remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Harum
Memphis
Duyer
Memphis Scimitar
Epitaph Humor from Tennessee Cemetery
A Tennessee newspaper man recalls a granite monument reading Sacred to the memory of John Smith for 20 years senior partner of Smith & Jones now J J Jones & Co. Jones explains the joke, saying Smith was a bachelor with many country connections and the inscription warned locals the firm remained active.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennessee
John Smith
Smith & Jones
J. J. Jones & Co
Smith and Jones
Jones
Smith
Clever proposal ends with a twist in Cincinnati
A man debates English usage with a woman about whether to say I shall marry you or I will marry you. She bluntly cuts to the point, declaring Neither is correct and delivering the proposal instead. The wry exchange appears in the Cincinnati Post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati Post
Shoe buttons and pills mix up in tense exchange
Henry gives a small round box to a woman who asks about shoe buttons and complex ion pills. She confirms one pill was taken, and he questions the meaning. The scene ends with confusion over the objects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Times- Herald
One Way to Pay
A patient offers a partial settlement to a doctor, agreeing to pay 60 marks for medicines and refund all visits, as noted in the Fliegende Blatter. The exchange frames medical billing and repayment in a concise, period-voice style.
This Would Be a Happier World Quote
The corn fed philosopher remarks that a happier world would arise if more people received what they wanted and fewer received what they deserved. The Indianapolis Press voices a wry, reflective tone on justice and desire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis Press
Stone Street First Cobble Paved in New York
Stone Street became the first in New York City to be paved with cobbles, with the paving completed in 1657.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stone Street
New York City
Friendship Bought With Money Isn’t Proof Against the Enemy
A brief Chicago News item notes that financial means cannot guarantee safety against hidden foes. The column reflects on trust, rivalry, and the limits of wealth in securing loyalty or protection. No individuals or organizations are named in readable text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago News
Judge Gaslin's Hanging Decision Echoes in Nebraska History
In a western Nebraska district Judge Gaslin used sweeping legal grounds to convict a murder suspect. After a notorious lynching near Adams, he reportedly commented that his sentence for the two men could not be reversed by the supreme court, as described by the Omaha World-Herald.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gaslin
Nebraska
Goslin
Supreme Court
Adams
Flo
The Reporter’s Methods Revealed In Brief
The piece argues readers rarely notice a newspaper article follows a sermon like plan with a fast climax first. It contrasts reporting with rhetoric, noting reporters reveal their secret quickly while preachers save key points. Chicago Christian Advocate framing adds authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Chicago Christian Advocate
The Dish Dilemma of Dinners and Daughters
The Atchison Globe notes how household friction centers on broken dishes. Women who help in kitchens avoid most complaints about china, while daughters sometimes face fines for every plate broken. Fathers lose as savings go to meat platters or dropped pitchers, and china crashes can ruin a good mood after supper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atchison Globe
The Wedding Ring Folklore Across Ireland
Widespread belief ties a lost ring to a husband’s love and fate. A broken ring foretells the husband’s death. In Ireland a golden ring rubbed on a sore speeds healing. The ring’s tarnish warns that love may dim or fade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ireland
Treacherous Turquoise Deceptions Warned by Meshed Dealers
A faded turquoise can be dampened to seem colorless, then restored when worn in the mouth. Orientals allegedly use this trick to slip the stone into hand displays. Meshed dealers guard against fraud by holding stones for several days before buying, noting turquoise as highly treacherous.
German savant claims dying is easy and painless
A German savant asserts that dying is a simple painless process with consciousness ending before the heart stops in nearly all cases. He describes cessation of awareness as preceding cardiac death, suggesting a smooth transition at life's end.
Indpendence Praised as Key Human Benefit
Quote attributed to Parke Godwin extols independence as the greatest human benefit, essential for enjoying any other good. The remark frames autonomy as foundational to true happiness and liberty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parke Godwin
The Only Bachelor with Mother in Love Claim
A witty London note from Judy spots a bachelor of arts as uniquely gifted with a mother in love. The remark plays on social norms and clever word twist within a lighthearted column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Judy
Also Mentioned on This Page
W. Schoenhut
Eldora, Iowa
Prince of Hair Growers
Elton
Montreal
Red Cross
Wer Y Vin de Cinchona Co
Bradshaw & Thoma
Fairfield Markets
Castoria
Telegraph
Washington News
Odds and
State News Notes
Boies
Deal
Iowa Railways
Cecelia Beaux
New Lippincott
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