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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1891
Page
1
The U S population center now lies 22 miles north and 35 miles west of its 1850 point, moved by growth in the Northwest.
The Arkansas legislature adopts the Australian ballot system and forbids any educational, property, poll tax, or registration prerequisites, as these restrictions are rejected by the state constitution.
Report claims Stephen A Douglas junior, son of the Little Giant, long a staunch Republican, plans to abandon his party and rejoin the Democrats, aligning with his ancestral faith.
The passage argues that preserving a poor yet broadly distributed wealth is preferable to extreme concentration of wealth among a few, criticizing Republican policy toward Governor Boies and stressing equality over national wealth.
The Jefferson Democratic Flambeau club of Keokuk sent 101 silk badges to the Spartan 101 Democrats of the XXXVIIth Illinois General Assembly. The badges bore gilt letters and carried the club's compliments to John M. Palmer. A warmly eulogistic letter accompanied the badges.
A Des Moines inquest into Wm. Protzman's death found he received no medical treatment beyond silent prayer after a December illness progressed from cold to typhoid fever. The jury concluded he died due to the teachings of a Christian Science association and neglect, saying proper treatment would have saved his life.
A St. Louis Republic correspondent from Kansas argues Gov. Boies is the strongest Democratic choice. He claims Boies would secure Alliance votes across the northwest for the ticket.
The ward where C D Fullen resides endorsed him last Monday after he protested against the office. He was nominated Saturday night and elected Monday by a 22 vote margin in a Republican ward that favored him despite last fall’s GOP efforts to discredit him as Democratic State Central Committee chair.
The Tribune backs Emlin McClain for the Iowa Supreme Court, praising his qualifications as chancellor and author of the Iowa Digest and McClain's Annotated Code. It argues Republicans should nominate a capable, clean candidate like McClain, while acknowledging likely Democratic victory this fall.
The Sioux City Tribune argues for silver as money but rejects forcing global value reassignments. It favors conforming silver to fixed standards, noting silver's stability durability universality known value and lack of government coercion.
The speaker argues that coinage at bullion value harms no one while unlimited free coinage harms everyone. He likens debasement by rulers to historical practices where kings re-coined money with baser metals to steal value, asserting that such actions violate the high standard of currency.
Burlington Gazette notes Major McKinley told a Republican audience that the tariff measure would raise prices and wages, asserting the bill mostly increases costs while wage gains lag. The piece links the claim to rising prices of necessities and hints at a missing Willie Tasco tt figure.
Headache dizziness neuralgia and nervous disorders blamed on husbands and parents who neglect their duties. Dr Miles Restorative Nervine advertised as a non opiate remedy with universal satisfaction and large sales. Woodworth Co Fort Wayne Snow Co Syracuse J C Wolf Hillsdale cited with trial bottles and free book on nervous diseases.
The article argues the Democratic party must stay focused on tariff reform and completing current work. It warns against shifting to new planks such as free silver or single tax, stressing unity while differing on means. It notes the GOP's efforts to shift issues and asserts regional gains depend on keeping tariff as a core issue.
Unanimous resolutions from the state convention at Des Moines praise Governor Horace Boles for appointing J. R. Sovereign as commissioner of the bureau of labor statistics. They commend Sovereign for advancing the bureau toward its aim as an aid to laborers and producers and as a mirror of current economic conditions.
The article reflects on Lent from a Christian perspective, tracing fasting and prayer from Moses Elijah and Daniel. It notes Jesus set an example without a direct command, and that both Old and New Testaments link fasting with penitence and spiritual growth. It mentions the church traditions of fasting and abstinence as practiced from early Christianity.
The passage extols Lent as a season for self denial in penitence and faith to aid devotion. It cautions that fasting alone does not merit salvation but helps when bodies subdue to the Spirit and prayers accompany abstinence. It notes public and private duties during Lent and urges communal fasting and prayer for spiritual life. Local notices mention community members and a health note on Dr King’s New Discovery for consumption.
Local items report Fairchild illness and Mrs. Wright sickness. Avelo Fulton left for Libertyville. Will Hail bought the Miller farm. Wray to live there this summer. Jodie House and Miss Hattie Stewart among students earning diplomas. Nettie Wilson visited Fairfield. prayer meeting weekly. Rev Powers preached at Glasgow. snow storm on the 29th.
Secretary’s report for the Fairfield Iowa Independent School District ends February 28 Isol. The document summarizes finances enrollment and administrative actions for the period, noting budget status and general operations.
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