08 Nov 1899
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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1899
Page
1
Fairfield merchants announce record holiday stock with low prices and wide selection from toys to pianos. Tribune readers urged to shop early as Christmas nears and winter goods arrive, stressing full inventories and value for every budget.
At the Saladays north Buchanan township on Wednesday November 1, Lillian Saladay became the wife of William H. Lynch of Fairfield. The ceremony featured Mendelssohn’s Wedding March played by Maude Daughterty with attendants Miss Flora Stephenson and Mr. Hutchinson.
In a brief ceremony Rev Kemble joined the young couple in marriage before a floral decor. A royal wedding supper followed. The bride wore white silk and is esteemed locally for grace and charm. the groom is likewise well regarded. Many costly presents were given.
The Germanville Mutual Fire Insurance Co held its annual meeting at the Germanville school house last Saturday. Adam Messer was named president and treasurer Peter Fritz vice president John N Cory secretary Directors include Chris Kintz Chris Mann Lewis Messer Frank Pasha Lewis Trabert The membership stands at 246 with low premiums and careful administration the company has thirty one years of operation and is not incorporated It insures no single building for more
The article notes a club with by laws that are iron clad and restrict incendiarism while paying two thirds of the loss and attracting more members as the organization expands.
Phebe C Stafford 57 wife of Henry Stafford died Thursday at home on West Briggs street after long illness. Born in Licking County Ohio she moved to Jefferson county at fourteen and married Henry Stafford January 22 1867. Survived by husband and two children Mrs Ed Huggins Louisville Ky and Arthur L Stafford. Funeral Saturday 9:00 am at home with Rev J S Miller Mt Pleasant and Elder Jeander Lane. interment Richwoods Cemetery.
An advertisement promotes Grain-O as a coffee substitute claiming it tones the stomach aids digestion and strengthens nerves. It contrasts Grain-O with coffee asserting coffee harms digestion and the nervous system and lists prices at 15 and 25 cents per package.
Prescriptions correctly compounded at D G Higley’s. Two good vacant lots for sale cheap. See E F Simmons.
A clergyman recalls interruptions during a sermon and wonders if he was addressing an idiot. A Dallas murder trial witness mentions a juror who once served on a case involving a murdered negro. A bishop and Father Stanton clash over incense pricing. Joachim the violinist is cut by a barber who misreads his hair length, ending with a sharp rebuke from the musician.
A boy who refuses to say his prayers tells his father about a remarkable catch. He boasts of a three pound pickerel and jokes about his single pocket in knickerbockers. The tale wraps in a moral about faith.
A London paper reports Father Stanton of London with Bishop Creighton visiting St Alban’s in High Holborn. Immediately after services which were held the event drew attention from local parishioners and clergy.
The remark likening personal matters to a private sphere circulates as spectators debate boundaries. Reporters note the quote reflects a musician's stance on privacy and artistic freedom amid public scrutiny.
A North Georgia farmer visits a country paper with his 17 year old son to assess a future in writing. The editor, after a brief talk about the prospects, notes his own fifteen years in the field and warns the boy by telling him to go home and return to plowing.
An 19th century style advertisement claims Raven Food for brood sows strengthens pigs milk supply and cures scours in pigs and lambs. It prevents cholera and stops coughs preceding illness and guarantees satisfaction with money back. Sold at Warwick’s harness shop Fairfield Iowa.
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