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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1908
Page
4
The Fairfield Tribune publishes subscription terms: one year in advance $1.00, six months $0.50, three months $0.25. The paper is entered at the Fairfield post office as second class mail matter with a motto: a drop of ink makes millions think.
The piece reflects on the election's aftermath with mentions of Taft Standard Oil, voter pride, and gratitude for Jefferson County residents. It notes planning for Thanksgiving and Christmas, and praises William Jennings Bryan for his long political fight and enduring influence on principles.
The passage contrasts political struggle with actual warfare noting no ambulances or battlefield corpses in politics and asking what business a politician has with heart ambitions or feelings amid national tragedy.
The current campaign is unusually quiet in demonstrations yet fiercely contested by national committees. Voters are described as thoughtful, choosing privately, then voting orderly, as indicated by many scratched tickets observed in the polls.
The article analyzes a broad Republican victory led by Taft, noting surprise at the outcome and that money did little to sway voters. It contemplates promises made by the party and asks whether tariff reductions, trust control, and reform of injunction laws will advance to help workers and the public.
The passage questions the fate of small bank deposit protection and the postal savings plan, asks if a future administration will be honest in campaign contributions, and ponders currency reform benefits for the common man. It critiques Wall Street influence, fiscal extravagance, and the speaker's power, urging vigilance and hoping for genuine reform despite four more years of Republican governance.
The piece combines a satirical verse about Taft and Bryan election night with an advertisement claiming Hall's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy. The verse mocks election outcomes while the ad promotes Cheney and Co. products and a money back promise. The tone mirrors early 20th century newspaper style.
Rev. Father Charlevois provincial president of the Jesuits and Rev. T J McCormick arrive in Sioux City to survey land for a Catholic boys school to be established. Local businessmen will meet the ecclesiastics during their stay.
A country parson is asked to marry a willing young ox-driver and his bride after the man secures license and a proposal. The scene unfolds with humor as the groom-fiance makes plans, the wife supports, and the ceremony ends with a simple, endearing kiss.
L A Bartlet of Rural Route 1 Guilford Maine praises Dr Kings New Life Pills for three years of good health. The ad claims gentle cleansing and toning benefits and notes 25 cents at F S Shriner's drug store with an October date.
Harry Davis of The Fair store owns a rare 1818 half dollar valued at 225 dollars in coin-collecting books. The piece features a smooth edge with around inscription Fifty Cents or Half a Dollar and thirteen stars, with a reverse liberty facing left and a unique eagle design. Rev J W Potter also owns one and both seek a market for the coins once dismissed as suspicious by passersby.
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