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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1921
Page
5
The North American House built in 1851 burned, later serving as a tenement, a public school, and finally a furniture factory known as the Beehive. Snow and mud delayed transport as spring arrived late after a harsh winter.
Taylor and Son prosper in wagon trade while efforts to secure the Joel Turney factory from Trenton fail. The Jay Simms Dramatic Company opens at the opera house performing Kathlee n Mavourneen Lady Audley's Secret Hidden Hand Octoroon Fanchon Josh Whitcomb and other popular favorites.
Kennefick renovates his saloon as markets list prices for wheat oats corn butter eggs potatoes and produce. Firebugs burn Brighton depot. City council sets two night police salaries at thirty dollars monthly. A runaway mule team spills hay. Debate over cattle roaming at night ends with mayor's deciding vote approving an ordinance against loose cattle.
Discussion on organizing a creamery company leads to disagreements among promoters. Talks shift toward three creameries with different backers. Mr Willis, McCracken, and Higley push for new ventures while Brighton residents consider launching their own.
Burglars visited the residences of Dr Milliken and Thomas Howlett and secured a small amount of loot. No injuries reported as investigators examine the scene and gather evidence.
Fairfield reports 3095 residents while Batavia has 324 Pleasant Plain 202 Perlee 306 Abingdon 224 Glasgow 86 Merrimac 24 Libertyville 206 Lockridge 49 Brookville 51.
The calico ball marked the fashion centerpiece of the season and closed a sequence of winter dances, highlighting local social life and attire trends.
Al Hilbert, a local photographer, equipped his picture gallery for a new instant portrait process. The method allows subjects to be photographed without sitting still in a head rest iron contraption. The Tribune gave it a half column writeup deeming it sufficiently important.
Geo Acheson died after a prolonged illness and a second paralytic attack. Funeral services were conducted with a sermon by Rev. M. E. Dwight.
A survey from Salem to Fairfield explored securing the St L N W railway for the city. The Mississippi River at Burlington measured eight miles wide due to spring floods.
The 1839 Ricksher building, first hotel site later replaced, is traced from its log structure to a frame addition, becoming the town’s early “most tony house.” A Farm Life column by Edgar L. Vincent recalls a widow who, after Jim’s departure, steadies her family, pays off the mortgage, expands the farm, buys a new car, and earns village pride for female resilience.
The marriage of J. S. McKenney and Ada Light was solemnized by Rev. Wing of Ottumwa. The ceremony took place with traditional rites.
A blaze at the Vote Furniture Factory caused extensive damage to the plant and surrounding area. Fire crews battled the flames for hours, with authorities assessing the total loss and investigating the cause of the fire.
The district records show residence of Guy Beatty sold to Dr. Fordyce for 2700 dollars as he prepared to move from Glasgow to practice. The county notes the death of James A. Galliher, among its oldest settlers. Burglars entered homes of F. N. Hackney and J. P. Manatrey, securing small sums.
In 1888 Lawson Baldwin was tried for murder in the second degree over a young woman’s death attributed to abortion in 1885. He was acquitted after a ten year penitentiary sentence was overturned on appeal due to improper admission of the dying girl's statement.
Ground was broken and construction work began on the new court house, marking the start of a public building project.
Dr. James is reported to be constructing a new residence on Burlington Street. Construction details and exact timeline are not specified in the brief notice.
French bacteriologist Metalni kov reports to the Pasteur institute that butterfly and moth larvae can kill cholera, diphtheria, plague, tetanus, and tuberculosis bacilli. In experiments the larvae resist infection and ingesting bacilli vanish within days, suggesting a germ destroying juice and potential serum development to cure tuberculosis.
A Chicago Daily News quotation extols a five year holiday from gossip as a better world. It frames gossip as a social toxin and imagines widespread restraint would improve society.
A guide advocates choosing a dozen adaptable shrubs for home gardens to cut upkeep and provide color year round. It highlights Forsythia, lilacs, mock orange, spiraea, hydrangea, barberry, dogwood, and ornamental roses, noting seasonal bloom and winter color. It warns against fall or winter pruning and urges natural growth shapes.
A newspaper ad urges readers to cut out the slip and mail it with a 5 cent remittance to Foley & Co. in Chicago. It promises a trial package including Foley's Honey and Tar Compound for coughs and colds, Foley Kidney Pills, and Foley Cathartic Tablets from Jericho & Easton, Druggists.
Tribune office offers carbon paper and typewriter ribbons for all machine makes. Stock includes assorted colors and sizes suitable for office use and personal typing needs. Contact the Tribune for availability and pricing.
A Washington reader thanks Foley Kidney Pills for relief after years of kidney trouble. The ad notes the relief came after using the product and credits Jericho & Easton druggists in the display.
A Nevada mountain of pure salt once served as window panes for Mormon settlers who depended on local resources.
John G. Hekking of Passaic New Jersey reports bronchial trouble causing anxiety before using Foley's Honey and Tar which he credits for his recovery. The ad promotes the cough remedy from Jeri cho and Easton druggists.
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