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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1892
Page
2
The Wairfield Tribunne lists subscription prices with C M MCELROY as proprietor. Rates shown include one year in advance six months and three months options.
Lon. D. P. Stubbs left for his Kansas horse farm while Peterson and others spent time in Chicago. The group reports a pleasant trip. Lou Conder and family depart for Colorado Springs to reside. Casius Tool returns to Oskaloosa after visiting relatives. J. E. Millikin goes to Des Moines as circulation solicitor. Irene Wolf departs for Ohio with Mrs. Cockley. Dr. J. Fred Clarke to speak on Malaria Germs in Des Moines. Jesse Parsons visits from Mankato after Chicago stock haul. Dr. Snook to attend State Medical Society meeting in Des Moines. J. W. Searan and family guests of Anna Chandler, may stay through summer. C. BE Stubbs returns from Washington with a favorable ruling on horse imports. praises Congressman Seerley.
J. W. Quillen, agent for the Amana society woolen mills, offers to pay the ruling market price for wool. The wool house is located half a block north of the northeast corner of the square, Fair tied, Lowa.
The report highlights a Fairfield event on Saturday May 14 praised by the state press. The Louisville Courier Journal extols a well attended circus and menagerie with strong ring performances and skilled acrobats. The item also notes pineapple sales at 10 and 15 cents and local real estate dealings linked to depot grounds and right of way.
For the next thirty days, Locke & Co advertises painting, stripe, and varnish work on buggies for five dollars. The note also promotes La Rosa six cent cigars by JA8.
The community learned of the death of Rev. Carson Reed on a Saturday evening, April 7, from diphtheria after illness spanning weeks. Born January 16, 1884 near Tarentum Pennsylvania, he served as pastor in Canton Illinois Fairfield New London Stanbury Grant City Martinsburg and taught early in life. He married twice and left four children. his ministry unified factions and aided Parsons College development.
James Hoskinson was born in Licking County Ohio on June 6 1840 and died in Iowa on April 14 1892 at age 51. He married Margaret Tippit October 19 1865 and had five children Arthur Mamie Mooney Hubert and Maggie. He was buried April 16 in Antioch cemetery with I O O F and Knights of Pythias officiating Reverend McDonald presiding. He lived near Perlee about twenty years and endured a prolonged lung disease seeking and finding forgiveness before death. Sleep on brother they that sleep in Jesus God will bring with him.
A vintage advertisement touts Dr King’s New Discovery for consumption coughs and colds with a money back guarantee. It promises relief for throat chest and lung trouble and offers free trial bottles at Geo D Clarke’s drug store with large sizes priced at 50 cents and one dollar.
The Jefferson county library gains a $2000 donation from Joseph Hampson to beautify new library grounds and lay walks. The library board approves the gift, plans dedicatory exercises in November, and copies are sent to Mr. Hampson. Additionally, local ads promote a Champion Dress Goods sale, Electric Bitters, Bucklin’s Africa Salve, and Lang’s Restaurant offerings.
A historical note credits Hood s Sarsaparilla with aiding a family in recovering a child from scrofula. The claim ties the remedy to a remedy-based era, reflecting medicinal beliefs of the time.
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