Community notes and local events in Fairfield
The Fairfield Tribune lists multiple local items from a recent week including lectures at Friend's church, a spring term start at the academy, public school teachers named Bertha Orr and Maud Frazey, and Rev. Nicholson beginning Brighton meetings. It also mentions social visits, a carpet rag tacking, piano delivery, a funeral, and a courtroom anecdote involving John Morrissey and a sheriff's cash payment.
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Sylvia Brown
Washington
James Hedly
Friend’s
Academy
Bertha Orr
Maud Frazey
Rev
Nicholson
Brighton
Ed. Crumley
Joseph Votaw
Grace
Elva Votaw
John Lynn
Walter Ellis
Harvey Hoskins
Waukee
Milton Hoskins
Chas. Robb
Fairfield
G. J. Emry
G. Baker
W. Alter
D. H. Mealy
E. Edwards
Iowa
Maude Foote
Local Notices and Social Happenings in Libertyville Area
Libertyville and surrounding towns report recent property purchase by Libertyville resident Liberty Yost and George James property livery business. Local births include a nine pound boy to Lew Peebler and wife and a big boy to Wilson Dustin and wife. Residents listed visiting or on streets include John Carter returning from Wyoming, Russell Smith of Fairfield, W H Robertson family from Pilot Grove, and David Clinkenbeard of Des Moines visiting friends. John Famuliner announces a stock sale on Thursday March 22. Rev Van Winkle of Des Moines preached at the M E church. John Garber injured on ice and using crutches. Mrs Winsell seeking eye treatment in Ottumwa. Adam Rodibaugh improving health. H L Rodibaugh on business trip to Fairfield.
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Libertyville
Boyd Yost
George James
Lew Peebler
John Carter
Wyoming
Russel Smith
Fairfield
W. H. Robertson
Pilot Grove
Wilson Dustin
J.G. W. Smith
Ames
Goodland, Kane
Allbaugh
Polk
Des Moines
M. E
John Garber
David Winsell
Ottumwa
H.L. Rodibaugh
Adam Rodibaugh
Local News Briefs From Horton Area Items
Frank Smith moved into the sole vacant house on Horton farm yesterday. Looney Elmore fell from No. 16 last Saturday evening and broke his left leg below the knee. Miss Nettie Wray will teach the spring term at No. 6 school. Mrs. Iua Stecker of Seymore Iowa visits Fay Bates. Ira Westenhaver visited County Line last Friday and returned Saturday. Nettie Wray visited grandparents Mr and Mrs James Wray in Fairfield Sunday. A S Miller moved into a house on Safe Coop farm vacated by L C Simmons. Groundhog day notes caution about cold weather with a light rumor of criminal liability for the rodent, then dismissed as a tale.
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Frank Smith
Horton Farm
Here
Looney Elmore
No. 16
Nettie Wray
Iua Stecker
Seymore
Iowa
Fay Bates
Ira Westenhaver
County Line
Fairfield
James Wray
A. S. Miller
Safe Coop
L. C. Simmons
Noah Miller
Glendale News Briefs: Illness, School Director Elected
Mr M Damm fell ill but under Dr Fordyce's care is recovering. Scott McCormick injured by a heavy leg fall while using a power saw and remains laid up. John Dutweiler welcomes a daughter. Mrs Gus Bright visited Ottumwa. Scott McCormick elected Union school director. M Damm & Son shipped two carloads of hogs. Mrs Dutweiler of Lockridge visited. Mr and Mrs Strand and children of Packwood visit Wm R Smith.
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M. Damm
Fordyce
Scott McCormick
John Dutweiler
Gus Bright
Ottumwa
Union
M. Damm & Son
Dutweiler
Lockridge
Strand
Packwood
Wm. R. Smith
Madonna of the Tubs woman disputes Ward tale
Visitors to East Gloucester meet a self reliant local woman said to inspire Mrs. Eliza beth Stuart Phelps Ward’s Madonna of the Tubs. She claims the story is a lie and she sassed Ward when she sought her out.
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East Gloucester
Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Ward
New York Sun
Hall's Catarrh Cure advertisement and endorsements
An 1870s advertisement offers 100 dollars for a catarrh cure Hall's Catarrh Cure priced at 75 cents per bottle. Endorsements from West Truax and other Toledo druggists assert the product’s efficacy and the honesty of F J Cheney & Co. with testimonials offered free.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co., Props
Toledo
Ohio
F. J. Cheney
West & Truax
O. Walding
Kinnan & Marvin
Pendulum Advice From an Austin Clock Shop
A humorous Texas Siftings excerpt describes a darky visitor to an Austin jeweler asking to regulate a pendulum while leaving the clock’s inner works at home. The shopkeeper counters about needing the whole mechanism, noting if the pendulum works the clock performs, illustrating local dialect and wit.
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Texas Siftings
Liver Complaint Boarding Twist in Plain Verse
The dialogue frames Harris as ill with a liver complaint and Duddy and Puddy joke about finding a boarding house where liver is not part of the meals. The exchange preserves the comic tone and city newspaper voice from the Boston Transcript.
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Fuddy
Harris
Duddy
Puddy
Boston Transcript
Dolly's Chaperone in Detroit Free Press Verse
A verse by Roy Farrel Greene ponders Dolly and her chaperone. The speaker imagines courting Dolly while her chaperone remains unobtrusive and steady. Blue eyed Dolly, gray eyed chaperone, and a plan to win the chaperone’s heart arises.
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Dolly
Roy Farrel Greene
Detroit Free Press
Tender Hearted Leader and a Nurse on Board
Portrait of Lord Lawrence showing a tender side as he consoles a crying infant on a voyage to govern India. It contrasts his blunt action with a rare softness, recalling a personal hymn moment with his son Bertie and a shipboard nurse scene.
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Lord Lawrence
Micros
India
London
Bertie
Stocking Superstitions and Protective Wear Across Borders
The piece notes Welsh border beliefs that wearing the left stocking wrong side out wards off witchcraft. It cites bed time stocking arrangements to prevent cramps and nightmares, and claims left foot gear first wards off toothache, though such claims are doubted. It references Burns and a general skepticism toward superstitions.
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Burns
Introduction of horses to Egypt by shepherd kings
The text notes horses entered Egypt by the shepherd kings before 1700 B C and that early Egyptian monuments lack horse figures.
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Egypt
B. C
Editor Corrects Neighbor Fire Story In Soap Business Assertion
A puffy man calls the editor to dispute a report of a fire next door arguing the tale is wrong. He says he spells his name with two s's and notes he makes soap, not shoe polish.
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Philadelphia
North American
Arabs greet with repeated handshakes and embraces
The Arabs show their friendliness by shaking hands six to eight times upon meeting and, for those of distinction, embracing each other several times as a sign of warm welcome.
Farmer Confronts Hearsay in Right of Way Trial
In a right of way case before the lord chief justice a farmer insisted he knew the path for 60 years by hearsay from his grandfather. The judge barred hearsay but the farmer persisted and his side won as the jury weighed hearsay testimony on the footpath.
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Eanent
John Morrissey
New York
Morrissey
Washington
Farmer Giles
Grandfather's Hymne Revealed By The Contributors Club
The Atlantic recounts grandfather’s hymns with images of New England meeting houses and stern visions of divine judgment. The text depicts fiery concepts of heaven and hell including the “burning day” and graphic depictions of torment and the “living worm” within the condemned.
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Atlantic
New England
Doubling Joy in Marriage Proposal
A Chicago News item humorously reports a suitor answering a father's warning by promising to live with him after marriage, asserting the union would bring him two children instead of one. The exchange highlights wit and family dynamics in a courting scene.
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Chicago News
The Club Dinner Complaint Exchange
A humorous exchange from the Detroit Free Press features a couple debating dining at the club. The woman argues the dinner would deprive him of the chance to complain about the meal, while the man questions why she would oppose it.
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Detroit Free Press
Sailors Adopt Trombone Pants to Ease Water Escape
Sailors trousers known as trombone pants flare at the ankles to allow easy removal if the wearer falls into the water. The bell shaped design aids quick freeing of legs and flotation in emergencies.
Estate and guardianship docket entries continue in probate court
The record lists multiple matters including estates of Susan Alexander dec'd and Isaac Horton admr actions, guardianships for Albert Blosser Mary Hoppel Carl Danielson Katie Heyde and others, wills probate for Peter McReynolds Maria Dunne John Williams and Joseph Gordon, final reports final discharges distributions and court orders with hearings set for the third Tuesday and fourth week. a complete report will be given in the next issue.
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W D Shirk
Peter A McReynolds
Mary E Hoppel
Chas.e van Nostrand
Katie Heyde
Philip Heyde
R M Johnson
Bertha D Blosser
Deec
Carl Danielson
Swan Danielson
L G Abrams
Mary A Wiggins
William Wiggins
F Simmons
Fredrick Rauscher
Mark J Wimer
Thomas H Clover
Cynthia A Marshall
Dee
Isaac B Grant
James Grotfelty
Joseph Gordon
Anne Glotfelty
Joanna Starkey
C E Noble
Apps
Mariah Dunne
John Williams
Bert Hutchison
Margaret Hutchinson
John Schlarbaum
Ellen Daives
Sakubona Kaffir Greeting and Respectful Salutation
The Philadelphia Record notes Sakubona as the first Kaffir greeting a stranger learns, meaning I see you. Delaying the greeting signifies the native’s reverence toward a visitor.
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Philadelphia
Man Healed Self After Doctors Said Fatal Fistula
Renick Hamilton of West Jefferson Ohio suffered 18 months from a rectal fistula and doctors warned of death without a costly operation. He reportedly cured himself using Bucklen's Arnica Salve, praised as the world’s best. Piles also treated with 25 cent boxes at Geo D Clarke's Drag Store.
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Renick Hamilton
West Jefferson
Bucklen
Earth
Geo. D. Clarke
What Your Face Worth With New Life Pills
A local drug ad touts Dr. King's New Life Pills promising clear skin and a rosy complexion. It claims a sallow, jaundiced look and liver trouble signs can be reversed for 45 cents at Geo. D. Clarke's Drug Store.
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Dr. King
Geo. D. Clarke
Jefferson County Democratic Central Committee Meeting Notice
To all members of the Jefferson County Democratic Central Committee. Meet with the chairman in Fairfield at the office of J. F. Ready on Thursday March 22 at 1 30 P M to transact important business. Full attendance expected. Frank P Mowery Chairman Frank H Jones Secretary.
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Jefferson County Democratic Central Committee
Fairfield
J. F. Ready
Frank P. Mowery
Frank H., Jones
Poultry Growth Claim Prompts Iowa Seller Vetted Cure
A Cres ton Iowa man touts American Poultry Mixture from Terre Haute Indiana as doubling hen lay rates year round and preventing cholera. The ad promises a 100 percent egg production increase or money back with a sample offer and direct order option.
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Creston
Iowa
American Mfg. Co
Terre Haute
Ind
American Manufacturing Co
Laying Up a Competence Through Self Denial
An old piece extols self denial as a path to wealth and steadiness. It argues most fortunes come from living within income and investing surplus. The speaker admits personal struggle but urges starting early to save and develop willpower. It claims self denial strengthens the will and unlocks life's rewards.
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Mr. Nippingly
Mary
Ion Yoro
Amazed Woman Sells Arabic Cup for 6500 at Auction
An Arabic fourteenth century glass cup, once deemed valueless by the British Museum, fetched 6500 at a London auction after two rivals battled in the sale. The piece survived a crowded omnibus ride and proved more valuable to bidders than experts predicted.
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London
Youths Charged With Mock Initiation Searing Witness
Magistrate, noting exuberance of college students, finds two youths guilty of rough initiation that nearly drove a witness senseless. Each faces a $2 fine plus costs after the court’s firm judgment.
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Chicago Tribune
Beauty Ad Promises Clear Skin With Cascarets
An old style ad touts Cascarets as beauty care, claiming clean blood and skin by cleansing the liver. It lists prices from 10 to 50 cents and claims druggists stock a satisfaction guarantee.
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