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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1908
Page
8
Rev. Dr. G Brinley Morgan a leading Connecticut Episcopal clergyman and rector of Christ's church was struck by an automobile on Saturday in New Haven and fatally injured. He died after being taken to a private hospital with reports of a skull fracture.
Omaha Neb Nov 19 On motion by the county attorney the trial of Charles E Davis charged with murdering Dr Frederick Rustin will be postponed one week and begin Nov 30 English said he did not wish to begin trials of cases of such importance as this with so much at stake and public interest surrounding the rustin murder case
During a holiday week a judge warned that festive surroundings could influence jurors. He urged caution to ensure fair deliberations and minimize outside distractions affecting the panel.
A relative relates that Bill Jones rose fast in business then retired into seclusion. The punchline reveals he is in the penitentiary for counterfeiting, not in a sanitarium.
A child named Richmond omits Sophie in a family blessing and the mother prompts inclusion. He agrees to let Sophie be blessed “in with the church” as a light humorous resolution.
Harper’s Bazaar reports a Dresden specialist’s remark that all scholars suffer neurasthenia. The remedy urged is golf and Egypt with Munich beer, plus silence, solitude, and sleep. The piece contends nerves drive American achievement and praise the restless brain workers.
Guidance for a lost traveler in snow to avoid panic and exhaustion. Move slowly, about two miles per hour, conserve energy, and follow last tracks toward shelter, considering time of day to orient toward previous night’s shelter and the path of the last passing team.
The passage argues that commerce turns misfortunes into assets as wheat priced cows and rice affect various peoples differently. It notes ancient harshness versus modern gains, asserting that today the sun and hail indirectly boost someone’s prosperity through global trade. The tone reflects a historical critique of economic transformation.
A mother instructs her daughter Ethel to bid Marian's mother good night and report a pleasant visit. Ethel admits she followed a different path after Marian took the largest apple piece and spilled lemonade on her dress, reporting a polite end to the visit to Marian's mother.
A child named Margaret visits the dock with her mother to watch an ocean steamer depart. She waves frantically as the ship sails away and asks if the water follows the ship all the way to England, a moment of innocent wonder at sea travel.
Grain and hay prices posted by Zeigler Elevator include wheat oats barley and corn with per ten rates for baled hay and produce. Poultry values shown for spring chickens old hens roosters and turkeys with multiple cents per unit readings.
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