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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1921
Page
17
Old stories recall Rev. Carson Reed’s New London call and a muddy town as spring snow drifts linger. Depot fires, cattle in streets, creamery talks, local markets, and notable built heritage mark a bygone season in Fairfield with rail plans and a beehive factory fire shaping the year.
Thirty years ago Dr. Carpenter served as city health officer. The residence of Guy Beatty was sold to Dr. Fordyce for 2700 dollars who intended to move from Glasgow to practice here. James A. Galliher, a county pioneer, died. Burglars robbed the homes of F N Hackney and J P Manatrey taking small amounts. Lawson Baldwin was tried for murder in the second degree in a death tied to abortion. jury found not guilty, later appeal reversed verdict due to admission of the dying girl's statement.
Ground was broken and construction began on the new court house. Dr James was building a residence on Burlington street.
Edgar L. Vincent recalls a widow who, amid skepticism, steadies her family after Jim’s departure. She learns farming, pays mortgage, expands the homestead, and rises to run a thriving farm with her five boys, earning community pride. The piece celebrates resilience and maternal resolve.
French bacteriologist Metalni kov reports to the Pasteur Institute that butterfly and moth larvae destroy dangerous bacilli including diphtheria plague tetanus and tuberculosis. In experiments the bacilli died within days inside the larvae, prompting efforts to isolate a serum from grub juice to treat TB worldwide.
A quotation from the Chicago Daily News urges readers to embrace a five-year break from gossip as a path to a better society. It frames gossip as harmful and promotes restraint as ideal.
A guide to selecting about a dozen hardy shrubs for suburban lawns and country yards. It detailsForsythia intermedia Weigela Eva Rathke Bush Honeysuckle Japanese Quince Lilacs Mock Orange Spiraea Van Houtte Deutzia Pride of Rochester Japanese Brier Rosa Rugosa Hydrangea paniculata grandiflora Siberian Dogwood Japanese Barberry, with notes on bloom times winter barks berries and pruning after flowering to maintain shape.
A pioneer's ad invites readers to mail a small 5c fee with name and address to Foley & Co. in Chicago for a trial package of Honey and Tar Compound, Foley Kidney Pills, and Foley Cathartic Tablets. Jericho & Easton, Druggists, are the distributors.
Carbon paper and typewriter rib bons for all makes of machines are offered for sale at the Tribune office.
A reflective note describes a Great Western Pioneer figure guiding nations westward like the sun setting. The voice urges following the path toward distant, fair lands as a daily migration symbol.
A reader Nathen Harned of Washington D C writes that after years of kidney trouble he found relief using Foley Kidney Pills. Jericho Easton druggists advertise the product as the remedy for kidney ailments.
The Nevada mountain offered pure solid salt used by early Mormons as window panes instead of glass, reflecting resourceful survival in limited resource times.
John G. Hekking of 195 Burgess Place Passaic New Jersey recounted acute bronchial trouble and anxiety. He credited Foley's Honey and Tar with his recovery as advertised by Jeri cho & Easton druggists.
Local grocery page highlights Swift’s Quick White Naptha soap at five cents a bar and Del Monte canned fruits including peaches apricots and pineapple. Various sizes noted with prices such as .13 to .89 dollars for syrup variants and large cans of pears and pineapple.
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