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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1900
Page
6
County correspondence notes several local business and personal moves. Ira Herald sells the restaurant to Ira Miller of Washington Iowa. Harley Yost buys half interest in J O Boyd livery barn and other residents move or travel within the area.
On Wednesday evening neighbors surprised Gus Adams with a birthday gathering and supper. He received a new chair as a gift. Mrs Kate Cox suffered a serious cow injury breaking her arm and bruising. Dr Bean is caring for her. Jessie Monfort remains housebound due to eye issues. Alfred Fickle hurts his hand and may require amputation of two fingers. Lulu Cox plans a Saturday night gathering. John Samuelson visits his cousin from Moline Illinois. Ellen Carmichael teaches Wooster school and plans to close Friday due to low attendance.
Mrs Dean left for Hot Springs Ark last Wednesday evening to regain her health. She was accompanied by her son Walter. Thomas Humphrey appointed administrator of Miss Bessie Edwards estate. Guy Davidson sold livery stock to Sol Pierson and Frank McMurray. Sam Cassidy moved into the Bessie Edwards house. James Hafferty elected sub director of District No 2. John Y Hoover of West Branch will preach for the Friends during Mrs Deans absence. Frank McMurray moved into the house vacated by Guy Davidson. Most sick folks improving. Meetings are in progress at the Methodist church.
Our school closes next Friday with Mary Brown as teacher. Miss Ida Hanson has returned from St. Louis and will open a millinery store at Albia soon. Mrs. Victor Swanson fell on the ice today and injured her arm. M. Allerdice and family moved to Pleasant Plain. Mrs. John Carlson returned from Ridgeway Missouri where she visited her parents for several weeks.
A collection of clipped quips on press censorship and wartime reporting. Remarks cite Governor Taylor of Kentucky, Aguinaldo, Buller, Roberts, Otis, and suffrage groups amid U S and British actions in Cuba Luzon and Cape Town.
A Keokuk physician Dr J M Shaaffer presents a celebrated charade from a Valentine social. The witty verse puzzle invites readers to submit solutions, promising interest to the doctor’s many friends and requests publication in The Gate City.
A four syllable compound word is described by four parts each with clues. The first part suggests stains and cleaning and detracting value from gems. The second part relates to stitching and preserving fabrics. The third part hints at a cloth measure with varied regional values. The fourth part points to a container tied to law, religion, and knowledge. The full word refers to a compact item placed in a pocket like a small rocket when in use.
About sixty friends gathered at the Canterbury home to witness the wedding of Annie Mae Canterbury and Orval P. Johnson. The ceremony, led by Rev. J. F. Magill, featured a ring ceremony and a bridal procession with bridesmaids Lulu and Stella Taylor. The couple received many gifts and shares of congratulations before starting their new life together.
Sutton, Mrs. Sanford Witrow and Mr. Odie Abraham of Ottumwa Iowa joined by Mr. Charles Haifley from Four Corners attended a reception Thursday evening at the home of the groom’s father Geo. W. Johnson in Baker Iowa.
Ottumwa reports on John Blake of South Dakota pursuing a long disputed link to 1700 acres of land once held by Jesse Mudge in Jefferson Mahaska Monroe and Wapello counties. Blake claims descent from Mudge and fears relatives obstruct him as he works toward legal proof worth about 50000 dollars in farm land after costs.
Renick Hamilton of West Jefferson Ohio suffered 18 months from Recival Fistula. Doctors said his condition would kill him unless a costly operation was performed, but he cured himself using Bucklen's Arnica Salve. The ad promotes the salve as the world’s best and a pile cure for 25 cents at Geo. D. Clarke's Drug Store.
An ad claims a sallow skin and signs of liver trouble can ruin a complexion but Dr. King's New Life Pills provide clear skin and rosy cheeks. Priced at 25 cents at Geo. D. Clarke's Drug Store.
A historical advertisement extols Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a cure for kidney and bladder troubles. It warns of Brights disease from kidney damage and claims vast success, offering sample bottles and a book by mail from Kilmer Co in Binghamton New York.
Franks Fyles notes on stage kissing for Romeo and Juliet. Rehearsals require controlled passion with exact blocking. He claims most public theater kisses are actual embraces, though actresses resist real kissing except when needed for effect.
The piece describes Soraponjee in India with intense rainfall and abundant tigers and leopards. Wildlife roams hills at night while cattle are driven to higher ground to avoid wet feet. Beasts hide in caves and crevices by day, avoiding light in most cases, and people carry torches at night.
The piece stresses health as the foundation of achievement for young men, arguing that good health and a sound constitution precede all else. It quotes the Ladies' Home Journal, saying abilities cannot bring health, but health can develop ability. It emphasizes health as the cornerstone of success in life.
A humorous exchange quotes a doctor noting patients and relatives protest high medical bills while acknowledging saved lives. The line reflects tension between gratitude and financial burden in medical care.
A playful note from the Chicago Record sketches a woman's silk frock woven by a worm yet ruined by the worm's motion provoking a shriek. The quip mirrors comic misfortune and domestic timing in a lighthearted item.
A Lady's Realm writer advises lovers to avoid proposing after theater or meals. A former woman student warns the beloved should still feel romantic awe, suggesting proposals are best before or after events. The anecdote recalls Charlotte Bronte's view of Thackeray when he ate a potato at dinner.
A colonel once faced two Marines who fought continually. After failed threats and punishments, he ordered them to clean all the barracks windows, one inside and the other outside, with instruction not to move on until the other finished. They glared for a few windows, then burst into laughter and later became friends.
The buran or snow hurricane of the Pamirs is a meteorological phenomenon of great interest. In midsummer it often sees temperatures around 14 degrees Fahrenheit and in winter 1892-93 it fell to 45 degrees below zero at late January. The huran arrives with sudden darkness and whirling snow as skies clear moments before.
A witness recalls the accused and his wife exchanging words as he hurled a dictionary at her. The remark captures courtroom wit amid a tense dispute. The source humor reflects pressroom quips about manners and public space.
реклам copy promises relief from constipation with Cascarets candy cathartic. If CCC fail druggists refund money.
Letters praise W H Harvey book Coin on Money Trusts and Imperialism from readers across Indiana Wisconsin Iowa Nebraska Texas and Michigan with endorsements from publishers editors and local papers. Seven of ten Republicans who read it plan to vote this fall according to a reader.
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