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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1909
Page
5
The Fairfield Tribune announces subscription terms for the weekly paper. Rates shown include one year in advance at $1.00, six months $0.50, and three months $0.25, with mail matter status noted.
A scattered column muses on corn, a broken collar bone, open season for editors in Virginia, Taft’s shaky western push, and Iowa land values. It notes editors killed in Warrenton, va and Jefferson county land gains, urging readers to view western land as investment while warning on editor dangers.
Col Edward S Fowler, former New York duties collector and staunch protectionist, denounces the new tariff as unjust and hypocritical. He says it protects too much yet raises living costs and condemns the measure as driven by trust interests and bought lawmaking. He asks if the country will awaken to conditions in government.
Readers are informed of a $100 reward for any case Hall's Catarrh Cure cannot cure. The ad claims the remedy treats catarrh as a constitutional disease, is taken internally, and strengthens the patient by building the constitution. It touts testimonials and urges purchase from Toledo based firm F. J. Cheney.
In Oskaloosa Iowa on October 5 a mother Cornelius Vangemeret and her 10-year-old son Cornelius Jr with a baby were in a wagon crossing Rock Island tracks between Pella and Leighton when struck by a Des Moines Keokuk passenger train. The mother and baby escaped harm while Cornelius Jr was killed. the horse also died.
Rev Father M Charrappin of St Louis University warns in Las Vegas New Mexico that Halley's comet could destroy the world this winter. He says the comet mass is sufficient to shatter the world and itself on impact and ties the warning to Jesus Christ's prophecy. Father Charroppin will observe for months near Flagstaff Arizona. He and Father Joseph M Marra, once classmates in Woodstock Maryland, host him.
An advertisement urges readers to use Kodol to digest all meals, claiming each tablespoonful digests two percent of food. It guarantees money back and notes sales through Frank S. Shriner drug store.
A negotiated settlement ends eight years of street railway dispute in Cleveland with a 3 cent fare across all lines, a 25 year franchise to Cleveland Railway, municipal purchase rights, and Judge Taylor to set values and maximum rates.
Edward Simpson and his aunt Mrs Mary Simpson were sentenced to four months in the county jail after being accused by her husband Hine Simpson a Cleveland wholesale merchant. The 8 year old boy was found with them. Mrs Simpson 43 and the nephew 37. Neither showed remorse.
Winterset Iowa October 5 action for divorce filed in district court by S D Alexander a prominent local businessman seeks alimony of 150000 naming W S Smalley once a Winterset real estate man. Alexander and Lydia Mae Bevington Alexander married 1890 separated years ago no children Mrs Alexander heir to substantial fortune from her father banker and farmer C D Bevington died a millionaire. Court expected response next week mutual friends hope for settlement. The story also includes bird migration notes by D Lange.
A Far Rockaway mother leaped from a third story window as a fire tore through her tenement. She landed on an awning and slid into waiting militia men who had urged her to jump. The blaze caused about $40 000 in damage.
John R. Walsh, convicted of misapplication at the Chicago National Bank, must serve a five year sentence unless the Supreme Court overturns the appeals court verdict. Walsh’s counsel argued lack of criminal intent, contending funds were used in a legitimate manner. The appeals court opinion, by Judge Grosscup, centers on criminal intent and dismisses allegations of juror influence and inconsistency.
First Assistant Postmaster General Granfield allowed police to investigate post office records in Detroit and Ann Arbor by telegraph to aid in tracing a remittance sent to Miss May Belle Hillman whose mutilated body was found.
A Chicago reader reports her six year old son suffered nightly fits titled Jeffersonian epilepsy before using Dr. A. W. Chase's Nerve Pills. After five months aboard seven boxes, fits ceased and health improved. The letter includes price and seller details for Thoma's Pharmacy and the Buffalo company, with Dr. Chase's signature on every box.
The New York American notes that Spencer defines knowable and unknowable fields. He argues fundamental universal principles like space time matter and motion are by their nature unknowable. Knowledge rests on sense experience which is imperfect, making it philosophically possible that man cannot be sure of knowing anything.
A prosperous man recalls how wealth alters desires for homes. He notes that after acquiring a summer, winter, and city residence they become less satisfying as novelty fades. He remarks his wife enjoys luxury privately, while remaining aware of all properties.
A young guardsman recounts a quarrel with a clerk and asks why lawyers’ clerks are so stupid. The kindly solicitor replies with a gentle rebuke and a quip about the phrasing of the lawyer’s staff. The anecdote ends with a playful moral about language.
A humorous Chicago News item recalls a Sunday caller who, in a new suit, misreads a wedding outfit as a business suit. The punchline shows the man quickly deciding to invest £19.98 of barn earned wealth into a solitaire the next day.
The Cleveland Leader notes a quip that women rest their chins to keep their mouths quiet while thinking. The remark reflects playful gendered humor about contemplation and self-control in conversation.
A London Bystander quote captures a grieving mother’s doubt about education bills, reflecting parental anxiety over schooling changes. The fragment discusses the emotional impact of policy on families and child welfare.
A riddle-like piece notes Sanso He works in the mint and earns more than he spends. A Persian philosopher adds a proverb about choosing the valley road when the feat climbs the hill, implying a wiser path to wealth.
After selling his farm, Jacob Roth offers at public sale 24% miles south and one mile east of Fairfield on Thursday Oct 21 1900 at 10 am. The estate includes 8 horses, 80 cattle with 16 registered Shorthorn cows, 4 hogs, 4 dozen chickens, farm implements, hay, and household goods. Terms: 12 months on sums over $5 with bankable note 6 percent interest. under $5 cash. Lunch on grounds. Auctioneers T W Arbogast and company.
Quit farming and sell at public auction on Friday October 15 1900 on the J T Hoopes farm two miles east of Fairfield on the Burlington road. The sale begins at 10 am and lists 11 horses 25 head of cattle 21 hogs various mares foals draft stock milch cows and two driving buggies among other farm implements and household goods. Credit terms include twelve months on sums over ten dollars and cash for small amounts. F L Liblin proprietor T B Allender auctioneer
Auction notice for October 12 1909 at 10 a m selling 10 horses 55 cattle 11 hogs farm equipment and 0 tons hay with terms 12 months on notes over five dollars and cash under five dollars. Lunch on grounds. Grant Hudgel prop auctioneers I Wisecarver Logan Frederick Aire
Chile builds the first steel plant south of Mexico, scheduled to open in October 1910 with a $2,000,000 cost and a daily 200 ton output. Consular reports in Washington show global growth, highlighting Japan and Canada as key players in regional expansion across the Americas.
Two ragged street singers posed as performers in a Paris cafe quarter to trap a clandestine bookmaker. The pair seized 700 francs and slips, staged a dramatic arrest, and were taken to the station by a policeman who doubted their act, sparking praise for the detectives' clever ruse.
In a narrow crowded thoroughfare Thomas parts merchants and awnings as Capt Hansen and the narrator move a car through. They lift wares to avoid destruction, juggle shop fronts, and continue with measured conscience, without anger or frowns.
A London Chronicle snippet notes a Mr Thackeray who avoids confusion with the famous writer. Lord Melbourne questions a railway passenger about being the Mr Thackeray who invented brass locks or wrote Vanity Fair, with the man replying no to both.
A British church fair experiment uses stamped immunity tickets to shield men from persistent female stallholders. Initiated in Exeter, the scheme lets men show a colored passport to receive exemption from buying prompts, boosting male attendance and revenue.
A lighthearted Q and A about Wrigley adjusting to life in the countryside. He rises before dawn to watch trains and returns after sunset, sleeping through Sunday, and even asking for a day off to better inspect his new home under sunlight.
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