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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1900
Page
4
The First Congressional District Democrats meet in Keokuk Iowa on July 10 1900 at 11 AM to nominate a congress candidate and conduct other business. A new congressional committee will be elected and district representation is based on the 1898 vote for D J OConnell across Des Moines Henry Jefferson Louisa Van Buren Washington.
The critique argues prohibition harms business and harms Iowa, citing lost state revenues and wider social costs. It contrasts this with Ohio Republican statements reaffirming 1896 Chicago principles and condemning tariffs and pensions while urging renewal of reciprocal treaties.
The text laments business hardship under a town ruled by fanatics. It argues that farmers will not yield their dollars to accepted wrongs and calls on merchants to end hypocrisy and address the perceived injustice impacting honest commerce.
The piece lauds Iowa Democrats for steadfast faith and consistency through victories and defeats. It praises their conservative stance in hard times, progressive shifts when needed, and enduring patriotism. It extols state and local Democratic leaders and mass support as they sustain a four-decade contest.
The Cresco corset, famed for not breaking at the waist, gets sole agency in town. Fashion journals praise its peculiar merits, and patrons will be pleased to hear the local shop now carries it.
The passage lauds the enduring courage and spirit of the democratic party, noting small local and general victories. It asserts the party’s capacity to govern and predicts a democratic revival in Iowa driven by fresh issues or stronger appeal of existing ones, possibly this year or soon after, but not indefinitely delayed.
The piece asserts over twelve thousand workers were unemployed due to the steel and wire trust move, with tobacco and sugar trusts also cutting support. It notes that trust success hinges on cheap labor and that managers dismiss workers when overstocked, with no sentiment in management.
A critical look at Gov. Pingree switching rhetoric toward the Democratic Party and the era's political currents. The piece notes Admiral Dewey’s candidacy doubts, Ben Harrison’s stance, Hanna vs Foraker skirmishes, Bryan talk, and public sentiment in Western states for Dewey. It also touches on social violence concerns and general unease with political machinations.
A column surveys U S politics and imperial costs, noting Dewey and Bryan fates, Boer war labor shifts, Monroe Doctrine debates, and Philippine casualties. It muses on Austria and Germany leaders meeting amid regional politics and recalls Pompeii origins of the term dead head with museum relics in Naples.
A reader praises Grain-O made from pure grains as a coffee substitute. The letter notes initial dislike but after a week prefers Grain-O, calling it nourishing and strengthening for all ages. It advises grocers to stock and follow making directions for a delicious healthful beverage priced 15¢ and 25¢.
A Scottish paper recalls New Year scenes in Aberdeen with two farm servants marveling at the new electric railway. They ride a car and joke about iron ropes and fishing rods while noting George Street. The piece also recalls Bishop Chandler at a Washington conference and a Dublin orange vendor tale in which a policeman’s joke leads to a green orange quip.
An elderly lawyer advises his son entering practice. If law favors your case but justice opposes, stress sustaining the law. If justice favors but law is doubtful, urge doing justice though the heavens fall. If both law and justice are against you, talk around it.
A guileless mountain storekeeper in South California buys boots at $6 a pair for years while the maker keeps price. when boots drop to $2.52, the manufacturer repents and writes the distant merchant. The tale illustrates a long-simmering price discrepancy revealed by market shifts.
J H Fletcher Lt Gov Santa Clara South Dakota writes praising Krause's Headache Capsules and recommends them to druggists in Aberdeen Hecla and Britton Marshall county promising to distribute to miners in Colorado before June. Sold by Brad shaw & Thoma.
The article denounces the era of imperialism and the growing federal outlay, arguing that the billion-dollar congress will be eclipsed. It charges Republican leaders with unrelenting spending and tax burden on the people, warning the expenditure could ruin a political party.
Witness T. L. Martin of Dixie Kentucky describes severe nightly coughing and throat pain before endorsing Dr King s New Discovery as a remedy for coughs colds and lung troubles. He claims it stopped his worst cough and helped prevent consumption with a money back guarantee priced 50 cents and one dollar trial bottles available at Geo D Clarke s Drug Store.
The Chicago Rock Island & Pacific Railway announces Home Seeker Excursions to Arkansas Kansas Colorado Indian and Oklahoma Territories Northwestern Iowa Southwestern Missouri Nebraska and other states. One fare plus $2.00 round trip. For details contact M. O. Gay, agent.
A vintage note promotes Bucklen's Amica Salve for cyclists. It claims the salve kills pain and aids healing from cuts sprains and bruises and lists other uses such as chafing burns and ulcers. Sold by Geo D Clarke druggist for 25c.
A 10 cent Cascarets ad promises permanent relief from constipation. It offers a money back guarantee if C C C fail to cure and urges drurgists to refund the purchase price.
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