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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1905
Page
16
Levi Smith a Des Moines East Side barber at 507 East Second Street, troubled by domestic strife, turned on gas in his room last night and tried to die. Neighbors say he and his wife quarreled recently. A passing officer detected escaping gas. Smith was found unconscious in bed and may be saved by Dr. Beck.
Ottumwa May 1 The Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul southwest limited westbound train wrecked here. Engineer Harry I Dikes was killed and Fireman Claude F Warren injured when the engine climbed the rail on a curve and was ditched. Two sleeping cars overturned but no passengers injured. The same engine was involved in a similar crash here two years ago.
Webster City announces formation of the National Hatchet company with articles of incorporation signed. The new manufacturer plans a patent multi tool, priced at 50,600 dollars, usable as hatchet, hammer, wire cutter, leather punch, nail puller, screwdriver with detachable jaws and interchangeable hoof trimmer, pruning knife, bailer applier, stock marker, pipe wrench and more.
Charles Thomas cried when the train carried him toward Fort Madison penitentiary. He bid farewell to his wife and parents after a two hundred strong crowd saw him depart. Thomas, in handcuffs, remained calm until the departure, then emotion overtook him. He shaved his mustache before leaving to ease the prison process and thanked officers as he left the jail.
Des Moines May 1 Jack Griffin arrested for intoxication recounts a past romance ended when an elephant killed his sweetheart at a Pennsylvania town circus. He pleaded guilty but was released on condition to leave the city, telling police of the tragedy that shaped his life.
A Des Moines Daily News editorial urges parents to openly educate their children about marriage birth and sexuality. It argues that frank truthful instruction from trusted adults prevents immorality and ignorance and condemns false delicacy as a crime against youth.
Griffin, a Civil War veteran, left his home and wandered the country as a tramp printer. He recently recovered about $300 in back pension money and used the funds to host a large banquet for the state's printers.
A short reader note explains wintering patterns of common birds. The bobolink travels to southern rice fields where it is hunted as a delicacy. robins and mourning doves winter in Tennessee Arkansas and Louisiana as game birds. hummingbirds winter in Central America. flickers migrate just south enough to avoid severe cold. meadow larks linger in mild border zones. ducks geese and swans head south to open water in Texas and other southern states. Northern birds face harsh slaughter in winter, complicating protection during nesting season. Crossbill snow bird great snowy owl and some finches migrate south to winter in the prairie region but are rarely seen there.
The piece depicts a rural youth stereotype, a harsh critique of a corrupting farm boy who abandons manners for cigarettes and drinking, and moralizing contrasts with the industrious farm boy who rises in politics commerce and society.
A feisty engagement is strained on a bitter coastal road as Miss Dennison battles wind and vanity. After a dramatic chase, she yields to her betrothed, learns humility, and returns to the hotel in triumph, promising obedience while secretly admitting his train was missed.
The stomach proper is no longer a serious surgeon’s problem. He can invade and relieve the owner entirely while maintaining nutrition. The patient avoids pleasure from meals but can otherwise function normally in life. Stomachless men work in varied occupations.
Des Moines News reports Iowa lacks meaningful child labor laws for girls, with 2630 children employed state wide at an average yearly wage of 122.66 dollars. In fifteen years child labor rose 327 percent, more than doubling in the last decade, with button factories along the Mississippi cited as chief offenders.
The Fairfield Tribune in Jefferson County invites readers to subscribe, highlighting its status as the best local paper in the area. It offers news, features, and community coverage for residents seeking reliable reporting.
Poem reflecting on youth and nostalgia. The speaker imagines youth time skies and the thrill of surprises, recalling a newsie selling extras, a street urchin, ragged clothes, and a longing for a circus in town in Chicago Chronicle.
A Des Moines letter writes of thwarted Sunday country plans by a weather forecaster, lamenting forced indoor soaking in atmosphere while birds sing and Mossy banks beckon. The poet imagines beating the weather man, wishing a dramatic end to his meddling, and humorously contemplates divine reward and rain.
A verse lament contrasts a missionary financed by Standard Oil with cannibal hoax, then shifts to report the Monte Carlo death of the Marquis of Anglesey. It notes his six year spree of lavish spending, debts, and ultimate ruin, pondering moral warnings about extravagance and aristocratic excess.
The passage condemns boys and men who shoot returning song birds calling it unlawful and cruel. It praises state laws shielding robins bluebirds larks woodpeckers thrushes orioles grosbeaks cedar birds and other familiar feathered songsters and urges intelligent citizens to aid in stopping brutal warfare against them.
The April issue of Twentieth Century Home presents the first of three installments by Dr Madison Taylor on Conservation Human Beauty. He argues physical attractiveness hinges on body shape and poise and aims to elevate the subject from scorn to seriousness through scientific discussion.
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