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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1901
Page
4
The Fairfield Tribune lists subscription terms: one year in advance six months and three months priced at $1.00, $0.50, and $0.25 respectively. The paper is entered at the Fairfield post office as second class mail matter. A motto is noted: a drop of ink makes millions think.
The piece argues that all but one Democratic senator oppose the Cuban and Philippine amendments, labeling them imperial overreach. It credits Democrats for opposing McKinley's policies, warns of continued U S occupation aims, and criticizes Republican leadership and perceived graft in franchise and land deals.
A heated defense argues the Spooner amendment would entrust all military civil and judicial authority for the Philippines to the president with no constitutional limits until a permanent government is formed. Critics warn it mirrors imperial rule and tramples liberty.
Washington reports Illinois manufacturers and Martin Madden pressed President McKinley to reverse Secretary Gage on Russian sugar duties. The president defended the law as written, urging them to seek court relief if they disagreed, and insisting Congress alone controls state laws, not the executive.
The Tribune notes its office is better equipped than others in the state section for all kinds of job printing including long runs and catalogue work. Readers are invited to have their job work quoted. The note uses a promotional tone.
Advertisement notes a one year subscription to W. J. Bryan's The Commoner in partnership with The Tribune for 8 cents, available to both new and old subscribers.
A brief notice invites readers to subscribe to Bryan's paper The ommoner from this office. The message emphasizes available subscription access and directs interested readers to the office for details.
A vintage ad promoting cabbage as a health aid and Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin to combat constipation indigestion and stomach troubles, with a sales point at Geo. D. Clark's.
Letters from Janet Wilson Gaire Ida Harned and Barbara Alberty extoll Peruna as a cure for cold joints nervous strain and back pains. They claim rapid relief after using Peruna with endorsements from The Peruna Medicine Co of Columbus Ohio and urging readers to request a free catarrh book.
The legendary French actress Sarah Bernhardt, touring with a schedule, performed in Sullivan Indiana after a freight wreck halted trains. With 35 cent admissions, a Masonic hall crowd packed by farmers, and Bernhardt exclaiming Mon Dieu at the sight of the audience, she delivered a Fedora role until eleven o clock.
A woman writes to a young man about a sick bird and ordered rest. She confesses constant thoughts of him. The man reads the note, pockets it, and walks off under the silent night, deep in thought. London Answers.
A Philadelphia Press quip describes the Rev Dr Thirdly arranging for Rev Dr Markthirst to speak on slum observations after Dr Thirdly’s regular sermon. The humor rests on a preacher awaiting audience reaction to the revealed insights.
A visitor asks for a week's back copies at the newspaper office while a facetious clerk suggests trying a porous plaster as a quip. The exchange captures a light moment in the Philadelphia Record.
A Dartmoor traveler spots a hat stuck in sedge on a treacherous marsh. A muffled voice from beneath asks if a chap is under the hat, prompting the traveler to realize there is a man trapped beneath. The tale from A Book on Dartmoor by Rev. S. Baring-Gould blends rugged landscape with an uncanny incident.
An Englishman writing in his will laments his wife’s overpowering nature. He compares her to legendary figures, noting that even Samson strength and Homer genius fail to subdue her perversity. The quip blends classical and biblical analogies to poke humor at domestic life.
A Poprist Host notes the old landlord of a hotel was busted up and heavily in debt to provision dealers. The clerk confirms changes in ownership, while a traveler remarks the landlord was uniquely thrifty, having spent far more than he took in. The item reflects a New York Weekly quip on misfortune and business.
A man and his wife discuss watch repair practices on Woodward Avenue. The husband complains that repair shops hand out cheap substitute watches to replace customers' fine timepieces, noting the social embarrassment and risk of misidentification if he dies abroad. He asks why jewelers do not provide substitutes matching each customer’s own watch.
A brief jab from the Indianapolis Press questions whether a drama has a villain or if the fault lies with the author. The quip suggests the play’s morality is ambiguous and the blame rests with its creator.
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