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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1898
Page
7
A local advertiser promotes low priced ladies and children's underwear including vests shirts and drawers. It lists multiple items with prices from 6 for 25c to 57c for all silk vests and notes cash trading and plainly marked prices.
A newspaper column lists subscription options including one year in advance six months and three months with a base price of one dollar and fifty cents. The fragment outlines payment terms and durations for readers considering renewals and new subscriptions.
Mrs C Y Smith and children visited Gantz home in town while Ottumwa visitors and Des Moines attendees filled the week with dental society meetings and court cases. Military notes report Company M enlistments, Dewey victory praise, and pending naval moves amid war news.
The May report notes weekly temperatures just below normal with light frosts and ample showers. Most of Iowa shows no excess moisture and excellent soil for planting corn. progress varies from ready-to-plant fields to early spring plowing, while crops and pasturage remain in good condition. A Saturday storm brought squalls, hail, and possible tornadoes causing building damage and potential injuries in the northwest.
Advertises Buck’s steel ranges for housework ease with prices starting at twenty dollars and up. Signed by CHAS H. GAGE.
A 22 man company travels to Des Moines to reinforce Company M with Sheriff Black and others. The story lists each recruit with hometowns and family ties, noting Fairfield visitors, camp life, and community support including meals, Bible gifts, and letters from the camp at McKinley.
Des Moines crowds flocked to Camp McKinley as Co M received a Sunday dinner from Fairfield ladies. A civilian auxiliary formed to send supplies. Mrs J A Boatman led as president with plans to join a national group. Pay scales for officers and enlisted men outlined with wartime increases.
The proprietors of Dr Kings New Discovery for Consumption Coughs and Colds have given away over ten million trial bottles. The medicine is claimed to cure asthma bronchitis hoarseness and all throat chest and lung diseases. J D McDowell Druggist offers a free trial bottle with regular sizes 50 cents and one dollar guaranteed or money refunded.
Candy Cathartic promises a cure for constipation with a money back guarantee if Cascarets fail. The ad asserts a permanent fix and appeals to druggists for refunds if not effective.
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