06 Mar 1895
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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1895
Page
1
It notes relief at congressional adjournment and suggests foreign title gains please some while American millions please others. The Chicago Herald purchased the Chicago Times and merged it into the Times Herald last Monday, forming a long awaited Times Herald.
The text argues free coinage at 16 to 1 is unlikely to be advocated by either major party in 1896 and warns such a stance would lose. Gen. F. M. Drake of Centerville is favored for the Republican governor nomination, noted for prohibitionism and railroad friendship. It also notes Senate and House picks for the international monetary commission.
The State Line Democrat accuses the Fairfield Ledger editor of deceit over a claimed dealer who promised sheep at $1 to $1.25 per head and the paper’s refusal to accept a $100 reward for naming him.
The article directs readers to a Dry Goods Ecumenist piece discussing wool tariffs and their impact on wool growers and the domestic wool industry, noting the publication’s balanced stance on low duties.
The piece argues Republicans abandon high tariffs while Democrats push a revenue tariff with protection removed. It claims the public increasingly accepts free trade as a fair principle, balancing rights of buyers and sellers.
The Bloomfield Democrat quotes that over solicitous Republican politicians warned of higher sugar costs, yet shows that more sugar and all clothing are purchasable for $1.00 and savings range from twenty five to fifty percent.
Leading silver Democrats at the capital reject joining a new silver party and aim to steer the Democratic organization toward the white metal. They issue a manifesto and seek signatures while the party prefers bimetallism by international or domestic agreement, not at 16 to 1, suggesting a possible internal split.
The Tribune reports a Fairfield meeting of the Teachers' Association with about 700 teachers present. Described as the best looking and finest dressed assemblage, the event is hailed as the best ever held in the state by readers and exchanges.
The Fairfield Tribune received a vote of thanks from the teachers of the convention and Jefferson County for a two page, well written report of the teachers meeting.
McCoid's law office advertises Farmers' Insurance plans offering low rates. The notice highlights coverage options and available quotes for local residents seeking affordable protection.
Washington dispatch assesses the fifty third Congress as disappointing for the Democratic Party due to lack of cross house cooperation. It cites repeal of the Sherman Act purchase clause, tariff reform struggles, and the staged resistance in the Senate, noting the Wilson tariff act and the repeal of the federal elections law as key outcomes.
English lawmakers approved a motion urging international cooperation to address the fluctuations in gold and silver values. The debate featured liberal Sir William Harcourt opposing any silver monetization and conservative Henry Chaplin advocating reopening India’s silver coinage, signaling a pro and anti remonetization divide.
Rent notice invites inquiries to Mrs Eliza Keekert on East Burlington Street for a residential lease.
The piece argues free wool under the new tariff reshapes the industry with more mills and steady domestic wool prices, while foreign wool markets lag. It also contrasts town and country manners in Fairfield, noting social teasing of farmers and courteous conduct, ending with endorsement of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy by A. W. Baldridge.
A critic questions rural manners after a police order at Ward McAllister’s funeral contrasts with New York society heat. The piece notes farmers and wives rarely face such scrutiny and urges balance between polished society and rural realities.
A patent medicine pitch touts Begges' German Salve as the most perfect pile remedy on the market. It claims cures others fail to, with a positive guarantee and notes D. C. Collins as the popular druggist keeping it in stock.
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