Old Settlers Day Promises Busy Buffalo Barbecue and Booths
Fairfield plans old settlers day activities including buffalo barbecue and dancing at the armory. A doll rack booth will offer three baseballs for a nickel to smash a doctor or nurse, with proceeds funding an ambulance for Jefferson county. The Eldon baseball game and park booths, with red cross tag sales, add to the event’s entertainment and fundraising.
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Buffalo
Eldon
Fairfield
Armory
Committee On Tags
Red Cross
Uncle Pennywise Says Chicken Business Fallback
A man deemed a failure at other ventures contemplates a pivot to the chicken business as a reliable fallback in humorously observed fashion.
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Pennywise
Public Sale of Farm Stock and 164 Acre Farm in Fairfield IA
Executor Michael Roach offers 164 acre Fairfield farm with 6 room house barn granary hog house machine shed orchard and pasture. Sale begins 10 a m at Edmond Roach farm 114 miles south of Salina 24 miles northeast of Beckwith 6 miles east and 114 miles north of Fairfield. Horses cattle hogs hay posts and machinery listed with 12 months terms on sums over 10 and cash under 10. Estate details provided by T B Allender Avc Fairfield and W C Brawner Clerk.
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Edmond Roach
Salina
Beckwith
Fairfield
Farrow
Surrey
Michael Roach
T. B. Allender
Avc
W. C. Brawner
McPherson completes notable sale and moves to Topeka
C D McPherson wrapped up a highly successful stock sale near Topeka Iowa and will relocate to a farm there with Mrs McPherson. He ranked among the region’s top breeders and traders, boosting local stock quality, with high prices for teams hogs corn hay and poultry. He plans to continue breeding and to exhibit at the Kansas City Royal in Topeka.
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C.D. McPherson
Topeka
Kansas
McPherson
Quincy
Cranmore Gage
Beauty
Dick Ball
Iowa
Mr. McPherson
Kansas City
Fryer urges concrete steps for better roads across farms
C F Fryer writes on good roads urging drainage, tiling, and proper grading before using a road drag. He cites the Blue Grass road example and argues narrowing dirt roads to thirty feet with full width culverts and paving parts could improve travel and reduce maintenance costs. He calls for collaboration with railroads to haul gravel and notes practical designs for bridges and ditches.
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Blue Grass Road
Blue Grass Trail
Minnesota
Twin Cities
Ada
Ollie James To Iowa For October Speaking Tour
Hon Ollie James the Kentucky Democratic leader will tour Iowa October 15 and 16 speaking in Davenport and Council Bluffs. As permanent chairman of the Baltimore convention his eloquence won wide admiration and his record is presented to Iowa audiences.
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Ollie James
Kentucky
Iowa
Davenport
Council Bluffs
James
Baltimore
Cured of Fistula by Chicago Specialist
Edgar Washburn of Danville Iowa reports being cured of rectal fistula without operation by Dr Shallenberger of Chicago after other doctors advised surgery. He recommends the specialist to others suffering this trouble.
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Shallenberger
Chicago
Edgar Washburn
Danville
Towa
Thoma's Best Choice for Wallpaper and Paint
Thoma's offers a wide selection of wallpaper and paint with quality brands and helpful service. Visit for design ideas, color samples, and expert guidance. Located locally for convenient shopping and installation support.
Wilson speaks in Colorado at Pueblo rally
Governor Wilson addressed an overflow crowd at Grand Opera House Pueblo criticizing Taft Roosevelt and the third party platform. He argued trusts must be taught to sing and warned that neither party would curb private monopoly without government action.
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Pueblo
Colo
Grand Opera House
Wilson
Taft
Roosevelt
For Sale Peter Schaefer Farm in Buchanan Township
For sale by private sale and cash at once. The Peter Schafer farm in Buchanan township comprises 150 acres of gently rolling land with moderate improvements. See at once. Frank Light.
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Peter Schaefer
Buchanan Township
Frank Light
Obituary of Thomas Pollock Moorhead Forty-Seven Years in City
Thomas Pollock Moorhead died October 2 1912 in Fairfield aged 74 years 11 months and 17 days born October 15 1837 in Ligioner West Moreland county Pennsylvania married Aug 21 1860 to Katherine Elizabeth George five children Henry George and William Wallace deceased survived by widow Katherine Elizabeth and three sons Joseph Edward Steck and James Pollock Moorhead served as second lieutenant in the Union army 1862 11 months active merchant and farmer joined First Presbyterian church at Ligioner 1864 resident of this city for seventeen years funeral to be held tomorrow at ten oclock with Rev W W Montgomery in charge.
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Thomas Pollock Moorhead
Fairfield
Town
Ligioner
West Moreland County
Pennsylvania
Katherine Elizabeth George
George Station
Henry George Moorhead
William Wallace Moorhead
Moorhead
Rev. W. W. Montgomery
Money to Loan on Good Farms
Thoma & Thoma advertise agricultural loans on solid farms. They offer dependable financing terms and quick consideration for borrowers seeking funds for farming operations.
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Thoma
Jefferson County Man Drills 1500 Feet in Nova Scotia
Harry E. Parsons, of Sullivan Diamond Drill, drilling in Nova Scotia, recorded 1500 feet in thirty days. A new bore begun September 25 reached 400 feet by September 29, with cores so precise officials think coal lies at a twenty degree dip along the bore. Before coal, the drill passed red shale, soft sandstone, or hard fire clay.
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Harry E. Parsons
Jefferson County
Sullivan Diamond Drill Company
Nova Scotia
Canada
Thoma's Sells B P S Paint and China Lac
Local shop Thoma's advertises B P S paint and China Lac products for sale to customers seeking household and decorative coatings.
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Thoma’s
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Prac
Knox County
Edina
I. D. Jones
Mpherson
C. F. Fryer
Chautauqua Park
Colorado
Mortuary
Jefferson
Jacob Scheffel Music
Savings Bank
Hobart M. Cable
Chickering
George Steck
Tryder
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