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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1905
Page
4
The notice outlines subscription rates for one year six months and three months with prices in advance. It states the paper is entered as a weekly newspaper at the Fairfield Post Office as second class mail matter and includes the slogan A drop of ink makes millions think.
Women are urged to send worn carpets for re weaving into fresh, attractive pieces. The offer promises renewed beauty and desirability from old materials.
The celebrated Paris bred draft horse will be shown Monday to Wednesday at J H Richards barn two miles north of Libertyville and Thursday to Saturday at C Springer barn in Libertyville. Owned by Libertyville Horse Co weight 2000 pounds age 7 as of April 6 1905 jet black with fine action and foal breeding. Terms 12 dollars to insure a colt to stand and suck. Care not guaranteed against accidents and county removal affects insurance. See horse and pedigree any time. Apply to the manager.
Jeffries announces he will quit fighting as his wife wants him to. Evidently Jim is not champion in his own home.
The piece criticizes tariffs and railway rebates, condemns the lumber price rise, and accuses the Republican majority of favoring monopolies. It attacks privileged shippers, railroads, and the Armour empire, while praising Roosevelt era reforms and questioning the Panama papers influence. It envisions a square deal by tariff revision and broader economic fairness.
The passage argues that a republican president elected by large majorities will expose the evils of trusts and railways. It questions congressional action and the reaction of trusts, stressing that voters fear Congress may fail to act or that trusted lawmakers will betray them.
Burlington announces half fare and special rate round trips to Denver Colorado Springs Pueblo and Utah through September 1905 with various return limits and add-on privileges. Pacific Northwest and California routes feature $49 to $60 fares with 90 day returns and Wade Lewis Exposition tied services. Descriptive literature available from P. E. Heflin agent.
Ralph F. Fernandez recounts a fearful race with death due to liver trouble and heart disease. After trying various doctors and medicines, he credits Electric Bitters with a dramatic three day improvement and claims full recovery. Sold at Frank S. Shriner's drug store for fifty cents in May.
Reading Pennsylvania May 27 farmers in eastern Pennsylvania struggle to hire help as daughters fill field labor due to brothers seeking higher pay in mills and factories. Tramps have been tried but found unsatisfactory. farm hands can earn up to 22 dollars monthly plus board, yet labor shortages threaten spring work and crop yields.
The study finds men and women share nearly equal proportions of brown and hazel eyes. Light eye colors occur more in men, but overall the brown hazel percentages are nearly the same between genders.
Sheriff Frank P. Brewer of Snohomish County recalls to New ton Green how William F. Cody conceived his Wild West show about 29 years ago. Cody left government service, started Scout’s Rest on the North Platte, gathered elk, cow punchers and Annie Oakley, then added Indians to his act and sent the venture to Chicago, where the public embraced it.
A Harlan Michigan merchant Geo L Chubb praises Chamberlains Cough Remedy as the best cough medicine. The ad claims it cures coughs or colds faster than any other treatment and should be kept on hand for prompt use. Sold by Frank S Shriner in May.
A five million dollar Lewis and Clark exposition runs June 1 to October 15 in Portland. Denver hosts Epworth League July 5 to 9 and a Grand Army encampment September 4 to 7. Railroads promise the best western travel summer with low excursion rates and wide reductions to Colorado California Alaska and the Black Hills.
J E Stearns of Belle Plaine Minnesota reports a friend suffered a severe hand wound that swelled and appeared like blood poisoning. Bucklen's Arnica Salve drew out the poison and healed the wound saving his life. Sold 25 at Shriner's drug store.
Why suffer from rheumatism when one application of Chamberlains Pain Balm will relieve the pain. The quick relief which this ointment affords makes rest and sleep possible, and that alone is worth many times the cost.
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