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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1898
Page
5
NowBuild NH NowBuild NH Now is the time that everyone should take a spring tonic to strengthen the system and prepare for the extra demands of Nature. The system must be overhauled each spring to remove impurities and ready for summer. Without assistance, strain leads to enervation and breakdown. Swift's Specific is recommended.
Walkerton Indiana heavy weight champ Bern Hardenbrook drew with Kid McCoy in four hard rounds at Fort Wayne. Hardenbrook pressured McCoy thrice to the ropes and scored a knock-down despite poor conditioning. Observers say Hardenbrook shows promise as a rising boxing light.
Advertising copy promises to help quit tobacco with No-To-Bac the wonder worker. Claims it makes weak men strong and vibrant with nerve and vigor. Available from Sterling Remedy Co. Chicago or New York with booklets and samples free. price 50c or 1.00.
A Washington letter notes Speaker Reed overruled Bailey on no quorum and reshaped committee power, signaling a parliamentary shift. Handy of Delaware dominated a March 4 debate, quoting McKinley and winning praise from Democrats, while Serena Payne chaired amid a GOP clash. Williams of Mississippi praised for a one minute masterclass on Cuban policy and peace. Vandiver, a Missouri scholar in politics, defends educational literature against postage cuts. Republican infighting and calls for reform color the scene.
An elderly circus veteran recalls the first souvenirs in show business the Great Giraffe distributed. He describes crowds gathering to watch the long shadow and the giraffe handing out ice water glasses marked Souvenir of the Great Giraffe, with four dozen tumblers given at each performance. A dramatic incident ends with a boy lifted high, but the giraffe safely lowers him to his keeper.
Dr. J H Kennedy secretary of the state health board returns from Ornettin fer after a house resolution to verify a reported leprosy case. He reports the case is genuine and involves the daughter of Charles Peterson a Norwegian farmer who was separated from her mother when she was two.
James S. Powler, once a leading grain dealer in the west, died yesterday at St. Mary's hospital aged 78 after a long breakdown of constitution. Fowler had retired from business several years earlier.
Chicago March 12 Richard C. Ganning assessor of the south town is acquitted of proposing to receive a bribe. The twelve jurors sat before Judge Baker and returned a verdict of not guilty after hearing the testimony.
A Chinese state lunch artfully presents 146 dishes across multiple courses. Guests sample a wide range of regional specialties, reflecting culinary diversity and official hospitality.
James H. HUntzinger of Alton Iowa says blood disorder headaches improved after taking Head’s Sarsaparilla and Hood’s Pills. He reports six months of relief versus prior weekly headaches and endorses Hood’s pills as easy and effective.
An old ad copy touts Der Ayonews Ointment as curing skin eruptions including eczema, salt rheum, barbers itch, and piles with quick relief. It promises noticeable relief in a day and lists J. B. McDowell and D. D. Higley as local sellers.
Ad promotes Cascareta candy cathartic promising permanent constipation cure. Claims money refund if CCC tall and if taken by druggists.
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