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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1905
Page
4
Subscriptions listed for one year six months and three months with prices in advance. The notice states mail filing at Fairfield Post Office as second class and includes the motto A drop of ink makes millions think.
The piece notes Kansas and Oregon envy Delaware’s senate vacancy and flags John Barrett as a growing administrative puzzle. It recalls Gates attempting to buy wheat nationwide and hints Shaw’s order influencing Gates’s market collapse. It mentions Joe Leiter’s reflections on the Gates scheme and reports a $1.4 million bank defalcation by President Bigelow.
An advertiser sending circulars titled Special Opportunities for Investment to newspapermen is described as fishing in very shallow waters, implying weak prospects and risky aims.
The piece reflects on men seeking immortality often ending in oblivion, noting some prefer this to fame. It contrasts the arduous chase for lasting greatness with the easier path to secure basic needs like food, imagining a rosier life for the poor consumer if such markets were as hard to manipulate as the wheat market.
The piece argues peace via religion as Bryan suggests but contends he has not seen Washington during a presidential hunting trip. It frames the contrast between religious rhetoric and political recreation in the capital.
The persistent naval exile Rojestvensky finds his attempts at a quiet rest interrupted as foreign police repeatedly demand that he relocate. His movements remain constrained by ongoing scrutiny and enforcement.
The Czar forces the arrest of his valet and faces the familiar servant problem. A contrast emerges between those who cannot afford help and those who can, revealing a clash over pronunciation of valet.
The article notes Sherman Bell is an oddity and argues it is unjust to hold him responsible for an interview he has publicly labeled as fake.
A column notes ongoing Equitable suit activity and questions if life insurance premiums are worth paying. It mentions Wisconsin proposing taxes on bachelors and pokes fun at political figures. It also cites a Milwaukee bank president’s defalcation illustrating risks for depositors and bondsmen.
If American cabinet officers could follow the example of Minister Del casse and resign whenever they were criticised with certainty their resignations would not be accepted.
The treasury deficit rises from 18 million to 30 million dollars the secretary calls small to a citizen. He proposes tea and coffee taxes to cover the loss and estimates 46 cents per person would be required to close the gap.
A Senate record reveals Secretary Shaw and Senator Hansbrough trading letters about his order permitting millers to import Canadian wheat, blend it with American wheat, mill into flour, and claim tariff rebates on portions alleged to be in the exported article. Railroad testimony before the Interstate Commerce Committee adds context.
Critics argue flour import profits are minimal as railway men claim losses on long hauls and mills and railroads carry most of the cost. They say only the Canadian farmer gains from higher wheat demand and foreign buyers are subsidized at a loss, challenging statements by Secretary Shaw and railroad allies.
Special correspondence notes New York subway speed and city gas price debates. Claims Hearst leads a municipal ownership movement challenging Tammany Hall, with implications for Roosevelt and Panama policy, plus obituaries and real estate notices.
A four or five days old infant was found on the nurses dormitory doorstep at Graham hospital Keokuk Iowa early Friday. Mrs Dana Cook noticed the cold purple hands of the baby believed left at 1 am Thursday night and found at 5 am. Police hold several clues in the search for rightful guardians of the abandoned infant.
Ralph F. Fernandez of Tampa Florida describes a fearsome battle with liver trouble and heart disease that left him sleepless and disinterested in life. He credits Electric Bitters with a complete recovery after three days and calls them wonderful, sold by Frank S. Shriner at 50 cents in May.
A large number of farms in the corn belt suffer from muddy feed yards that creep into timber lots. These quagmires result in serious waste of fertility and timber, ruining the land around homesteads and reducing usable farm space.
A Tennessee reader praises Chamberlains Pain Balm for quick relief from widespread rheumatic pain enabling rest and sleep. The ad notes many users gain lasting relief after initial use and lists Frank S. Shriner as the seller.
On April 11 12 13 14 and 15 several property deeds were recorded. Julia Machesney and S L Machesney convey interest in lot 6 block 10 Fairfield new plat for $1. T L James and wife to S K Lewis lot 3 block 16 old plat Fairfield for 2100. Gertrude R Collins and husband to Justine Chapuis part block 69 Centennial addition Fairfield for 1000. E D Sallaby to Josephine Salladay lot 3 block 8 Rock Island addition Fairfield for 1 and other. Wm Henry and wife to J J Smith lot 2 block 4 Parsons. J A Moorman and wife to Grace Lemley lot 1 block 13 Packwood for 500. T B Short and wife to Richard Bruey block 2 and lots 4 and 5 block 1 Johnsons third addition Fairfield for 2246.76.
Wanted agents for our new state map and booklet territory. Good territory vacant. Iowa Pub l Co Davenport Iowa. 5 10t.
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