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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1905
Page
2
J E Roth & Co advertises fancy wash silks and jap silks with prices cut from regulars to 23c to 55c. Children's wash dress silks are clean and cool. Printed foulard silks and 27 inch china jap habenten silks priced 50c to 1.00. Includes 36 inch taffeta and a strong line of black silks from 50c to 2.00.
A reporter questions a 100-year-old man about his long life. He replies that perseverance let him keep going, while a contrast appears with a plumber who cannot afford to install plumbing at his own rates.
Community notes report the new ward school house beginning construction and being pushed rapidly. Other items mention births, funerals, marriages, local entertainment, Knox Day services, and local business updates.
While driving home from Birmingham last Friday Mrs T J Bates jumped from a buggy to inspect a horse trouble, fell and broke her knee. A nearby workman assisted, and she was brought home where medical care eased her condition. Neighbors extend sympathy.
A three year old in Central Park asked for a date and then asked what to do with its bones. The brief vignette in the New York Sun captures a child’s innocent plea and a simple parental response.
Mrs Enpeck recalls being married to her husband by telephone when they were separated by 200 miles. He muttered that he was sorry they ever grew closer.
In a tense bridge or whist scene a near friend turns up unexpectedly to foil an enemy. A regal figure appears as the champion of the speaker, earning praise for saving the day and taking a pivotal trick for him.
A Georgia reader reports his wife suffering a severe cough kept her awake until Dr King’s New Discovery eased her cough and helped her sleep. The note mentions a trial bottle offered at Frank S. Shr store with a one dollar price.
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