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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1898
Page
6
A patient identified as Miss T E Osborne suffered six years of paralysis and pain with doctors unable to diagnose or cure her. After trying Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People the muscle tone improved and she walked again after a year of treatment. The article touts widespread local sales of the remedy.
Prices for corn oats rye timothy clover seed and hay are listed with ranges for live stock hides butter eggs potatoes onions cabbage apples and more. A tips note advocates chalk as a coal saver claiming 25 percent winter savings and quotes Montaigne on using time to extend life.
A witty Exchange quip notes a woman cleans a man's desk in five minutes, yet he will spend two weeks locating items afterward. The remark playfully addresses organization and gendered labor dynamics in a workplace.
Turbulent days in Pana Illinois as two hundred union miners and outside workers seize a train near Tower Hill to remove fifty Washington Indiana crew and compel negro labor to return to stockades in a staged evacuation. Sheriff Coburn resists action while Governor Tanner orders troops to maintain order and bar imported labor from mines.
At a conference Captain C C Craig Sheriff Ira Coburn and Mayor Warren Pennell placed Pana under martial law. A provost guard led by First Lieutenant F C Henry assumed duty and maintained an ominous quiet. Two miners from Penwell mine were arrested with guns displayed and held at the camp guard house. Deputy Young threatened James Kane with a revolver prompting Kane to seek arrest warrant. The first snow storm of the season began Saturday morning at Salt Lake City.
Idaville Indiana resident J W Gardner touts Electric Bitters as a cure for stomach liver and kidney troubles along with fatigue and nervousness claiming renewed appetite and energy. He endorses the remedy sold for 50 cents at D C Collins Drug Store with a guaranteed bottle.
An old advertisement touts Mother's Friend liniment as a safe external relief for expectant mothers to ease discomfort and headaches during pregnancy. It claims popularity across the country, pricing per bottle and offering a free illustrated book from The Bradfield Regulator Co. in Atlanta, Georgia.
Walter Black, trumpeter of the Fiftieth Iowa, has died at his Chariton home from typhoid fever. In Mount Pleasant the Iowa Universalists are in session delivering a successful convention. Marshalltown hosts the Knights of Tented Maccabees and Ladies of the Maccabees convention ending with a reception and banquet.
Ex Governor Drake spoke as president of the Iowa Christian Association at the convention. Governor Shaw addressed the gathering. four hundred attendees. News from Des Moines notes the Liquor Dealers' Protective Association filing for incorporation to promote liquor sales and repeal prohibitory laws. Route extension between Fort Dodge and Omaha under Illinois Central engineers eyed as likely. Dairymen and teachers events set for Waterloo with meetings in November and October. President McKinley planned to campaign in Iowa on October 11 with speeches in Ottumwa, Eddyville, Albia, Chariton, Afton, and Creston.
George Harris, confined in leather handcuffs at a West Dubuque asylum, escaped after breaking free from a second story window. He is described as violently insane and dangerous, wandering naked in the area.
Lineville Ia Sept 28 The Lineville District Fair association may face trouble for allegedly violating federal laws by running a lottery tied to the fair. Each membership ticket included a chance in a drawing to win over 1000 dollars in prizes donated by local and neighboring merchants.
Montezuma reports a quiet push to remove Poweshiek county treasurer Chet Rowe from the Mexican penitentiary. Backers plan to pay 5000 cash and post 5000 in negotiable notes, then seek a pardon with bondsmen and other county citizens.
Orrumwa Ia Sept 29 The Farmers Alliance of this county urges Iowa farmers to hold grain for higher prices predicting a rise to 75 cents at northwestern shipping points. They argue 1898 stockpiles were exhausted and the world now draws on the current year's crop.
Mrs. Bargin Friend questions how 1 cent shops began while Her Husband suggests they serve to use up leftover dollars after 99 cent stores finish.
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