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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1905
Page
8
Joe Trigg surveys rural subjects from the State Register noting corn husking, crabbed roads, drainage costs, and farmer wisdom. He dabbles in politics, roads, lime, and home markets while sprinkling anecdotes of dairy wealth, market prices, and family lineage within Iowa farming life.
The article notes a large fruit harvest last season and cites cold storage transforming food products. It urges a young man to obtain land in the north wheat country with proper outfit and commit to a ten year cultivation period, despite the harsh living conditions and uneven work year.
In a western county famed for its barley, the region’s market brand now sells five times more barley annually than it produces. The finding highlights a notable discrepancy between famous local barley and actual output.
The government shifts from heavy cavalry horses weighing 1150 to 1200 pounds to bronchos with endurance. A Des Moines woman seeks social fulfillment without motherhood, but the piece argues life’s true joy lies in raising boys and girls to noble character, while noting society values youth over gray hair.
An essay urges farmers to drain boggy hillside land with tile to boost productivity. It notes cyclones can form from sudden spring heat with mixing hot and cold air, critiques overextension in farming, and argues competitive strife drives progress while cooperation could improve civilization.
The author argues for careful seed corn selection to ensure full germination and harvest. He praises farmer cooperatives improving rural highways, noting better roads raise land value and benefit communities. A good farm and patriotic service go hand in hand with financial rewards from improved highways.
A farmer with a calm, thoughtful demeanor lives on a riverfront farm prone to overflow when the Missouri river runs high. Last year the river swelled, destroying his corn and damaging crops on the farm.
The farmer assessed flood damage to his corn but noted three to four inches of rich river silt covering his bottom land. He argued the silt increases land value and fertility far beyond any fertilizer, predicting a better corn yield next year and encouraging others to learn from perceived calamities.
A trained nurse describes ways to purify a sick room’s air using saltpetre soaked brown paper placed in a tin pan, dried lavender, and a lit match. She adds that lavender oil in hot water instantly freshens the air, noting the pleasant effect of the aroma.
The piece notes that sunlit solariums enhance homes and cites Roman practice of attaching solariums to houses. It adds that clean eggs and pure milk avoid contaminants found in questionable meat after microscopic checks.
Nut sandwiches are so good that it pays to buy one of the tiny grinding machines sold at the house furnish ers for a small sum. Fresh peanut or walnut butter is made by passing the nuts through the grinder several times, and then mixing with cream or unsalted butter. Salad oil may be used if preferred. Season to the taste and spread on slices of bread. Nut sandwiches deluxe are made by mixing the nuts with mayonnaise.
Des Moines, May 15. C W Hagen, a still college student in a group of young physicians, identifies the corpse of his old friend R W Landsfield of Jefferson Missouri during a dissection. He faints, shocked by the fate that led to the body’s use in study, and reflects on destitution as the likely cause.
In Rockwell City Iowa on May 13 the local board of health confirmed barber Charley Keene contracted smallpox and placed him under strict quarantine. He had been unwell for days and unknowingly exposed nearly a hundred patrons at his shop before the diagnosis. Health officer Dr Norton warned of the genuine case and town residents rushed families exposed to take precautions.
Truman Mason a wealthy retired farmer in Clinton Iowa attempted to kill Dr Vittellius Davis then suicided after a verdict awarding damages to the physician. The tragedy occurred at Wapello four miles from Clinton on May 13.
In a circuit court, Davis sues Mason for damages after Mason struck Davis with a cane during a fight months earlier. The doctor was awarded 1200 dollars in damages, and Mason, thought to be unbalanced, shot Dr. Davis then killed himself by shooting through his own heart.
Preserved brief notice outlines railroad time cards for the Chicago Burlington and Quincy line, signaling schedules and westbound departures. It notes adjustments or availability of time data for travelers and employees, reflecting period transit details.
Fragmentary timetable lists eastbound cues and Chicago route times with multiple trains such as Denver Express, Omaha Express, Fast Mail, and Local Passenger. Entries show daily or irregular service, with times ranging from early morning to late night and scattered freight listings.
The schedule lists Western trains including No. 3 Daily at 9:50 a.m. No. 29 Calif. Fast Mail at 3:19 p.m. No. 11 Daily at 1:37 a.m. No. 43 Golden State Ltd. at 3:00 a.m. No. 71 Freight daily except Sunday at 4:40 p.m. The Golden State Limited stops only for El Paso and points west. East Bound trains No. 4 Daily 7:12 p.m. No. 30 Daily 2:55 p.m. No. 12 Daily 2:20 a.m. No. 44 Golden State Ltd. 4:44 a.m. No. 72 Freight daily except Sunday 8:40 a.m.
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