Worn Carpets Rewoven into New Beautiful Textiles
A redemption offer promises to turn used carpets into fresh woven pieces. Consumers are invited to send worn carpets to be transformed into desirable new textiles and decorative items.
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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1905
Page
12
A redemption offer promises to turn used carpets into fresh woven pieces. Consumers are invited to send worn carpets to be transformed into desirable new textiles and decorative items.
Abner 44694 a jet black French draft horse of 2000 pounds and seven years old as of April 6 1905 will stand at J H Richards barn two miles north of Libertyville Monday through Wednesday and at C Springer barn in Libertyville Thursday through Saturday Each week He is prized for fine action power and foal production Terms twelve dollars to insure a foal to stand and suck Insurance null if the horse is moved out of the county Owners not liable for accidents See horse and pedigree by contacting the manager
The Fairfield Tribune lists publication details with publisher P. E. Boesen and subscription rates for one year six months and three months. It notes postal classification as a weekly second class mail matter and includes the motto A drop of ink makes millions think.
Jeffries announces he will quit fighting as his wife urges him. Evidently Jim is not champion in his own home.
The piece ridicules mixed views on flags and tariff policy. It notes calls for a unified banner between the US and Britain, mocks Panama Papers figures, lambasts the Lumber Trust rising lumber prices, and criticizes a costly inkstand in Congress. It frames railroad favoritism and a Senate Interstate Commerce probe as farcical, urging Jeffersonian simplicity.
President Roosevelt criticizes the idea that the United States gets equal treatment abroad arguing that U S products face unequal terms as if protected hogs, a contrast highlighted by the secretary Shaw cited. The exchange centers on America’s trade stance and how it should be treated like other nations.
The railway employees report to the senate interstate commerce committee that Armour controls thirty railroads and can dominate fruit and vegetable shippers on those lines. They warn this influence may herald worse revelations to come.
The president warns that rebates and discriminatory rates harm towns and shippers while railways and tariffs shield monopolies. He argues protected interests profit from inflated prices, harming American workers and consumers and calls for specific rate legislation to curb these injustices.
The piece argues a Republican president elected by large majorities will reveal the “evils” to Congress. It questions what the people will think if Congress does not act and what the trusts will do if Republican members move. It accuses certain lawmakers of acting as tools for trusts and railways.
Burlington's summer service features half fare round trips to Denver Colorado Springs Pueblo and western points with multiple travel windows from May through September 1905. Special rates to Utah Pacific Northwest California Yellowstone Cody Black Hills and other western destinations with return tips and stopovers. Descriptive literature available from P E Heflin agent.
Tampa man Ralph F. Fernandez recounts a fearsome struggle with liver trouble and heart disease that left him exhausted and sleepless. After trying various doctors and medicines, he reports Electric Bitters cured him in three days and restored his vitality, sold by Frank S. Shriner's drug store for a price.
Reading, May 27. Farmers in eastern Pennsylvania struggle to hire labor as tramps prove unsatisfactory. Daughters in large families fill the gap since brothers work in mills and factories for higher wages. Even at 22 dollars a month and board, farmers cannot secure enough help, delaying spring work and risking smaller crops.
The article notes men tend to have lighter eyes, but brown and hazel eye percentages, neither purely light nor dark, are nearly the same in both men and women.
Sheriff Frank P. Brewer recalls how William Cody conceived the first Wild West show nearly 29 years ago. The story places Cody at Fort McPherson as a government scout and Scout's Rest rancher who gathered cow punchers Annie Oakley elk and Indians to lure Eastern audiences with frontier life and roping skills.
Geo L. Chubb of Harlan Michigan declares Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy the best cough medicine he has taken and claims it cures a cough or cold faster than other treatments. The ad urges keeping it on hand for prompt use and notes it is sold by Frank S. Shriner in May.
A five million dollar exposition in Portland from June 1 to October 15 marks the Lewis and Clark anniversary. Denver hosts an Epworth League convention July 5 to 9 and a Grand Army of the Republic encampment September 4 to 7. Rail and steamship carriers offer record low rates to the Northwest, Alaska, the Orient, Colorado, California, Yellowstone, and the Black Hills, promising a great travel season for all.
A Belle Plaine resident describes a friend nearly dying from a hand injury that swelled with blood poisoning. Bucklen's Amnica Salve drew out the poison and cured the wound, advertised as best for burns and sores, 25 cents at Frank S. Shriner's drug store.
Fragmentary Liberty era item notes a person called Jim up with the lark and another ill in the morning. A Detroit Free Press reference hints at costs and readers seeking relief from rheumatism with Chamberlain's Pal and local seller Frank.
A historic advertisement promotes Chamberlain's Pain Balm as a quick relief rheumatism liniment. It claims pain reduction enables rest and sleep, presenting the product as a valuable remedy for sufferers seeking comfort and nighttime relief.
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