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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1900
Page
6
H Be Wisegarver's foreign and domestic woolens ready for inspection. Call before buying at The Pantitorum for cleaned and pressed clothes. Crawford Building.
In Libertyville dated Oct 10 Wallace Ogden of Batavia visits S C Laughlin. Bertha Lewis daughter of T B Lewis died Saturday and was buried in Fell cemetery Monday. Joe Ornsdorf bought Henry Wolf farm. James Fry sold property to Manuel Lovel. W V Linder and family visited his brother C H Linder. W E Cowen and Mr Phillips made business calls in Fairfield. The Davis family to host a town hall entertainment Friday. W V Linder of Peking purchased Frank Countryman’s farm.
Oct 9 notes from Ottumwa residents include Fred Hartley visiting grandparents Mr and Mrs Toothacre with sister Jessie. Epworth League plans a box supper at Mr R Smith on Oct 13. Peter Nelson from Chariton spends a few days with his mother. J C Hawkins suffers a sprained ankle. Miss Ida Johnson returns to Fairfield. Damm ships a car of hogs to Ottumwa last week. Ernest Hopkirk and wife visit area. he will return to Estherville for work with B C R N Ry Co. Anna Hayes returns from St Onge South Dakota.
The Oct 8 meeting at Mt Ayr was led by the Rev Ballard. Peter is erecting a fine new residence. Mrs Chas McGuire visits Greenfield with son Thomas. Mrs Blanche Norton improves after diphtheria care from Dr Lynn Mt Pleasant and Dr Gilillen Trenton. Mrs Stella Clark visits grandmother Reeder in Lockridge. Frank Burk’s barn nears completion and Fred Williams moves the Weiderholt house for remodeling.
On October 8 Mr J J Kyle sold his 113 acre Jefferson county farm to Mr Hillman of Four Corners for 5197 50. Kyle was an early settler arriving in spring 1843 and has lived in the county except for eleven years in California. He plans to move to Fairfield with his wife and daughters after March 1 1901.
A vintage ad promotes CASCAR ETS Cascarets candy cathartic as the cure for various ailments by cleansing the bowels. It claims easy natural movements and a 10 cent price, urging buyers to beware of imitations and noting each tablet bears the C C C mark.
Vintage anti tobacco advertisement touts No-To-Beaane as a cure for weakness and vigor, claiming to restore life. Offers free booklet and sample from Remedy Co. Chicago or New York.
Last Wednesday and Thursday evenings several couples wed in home ceremonies. Margaret Franz and William H. Faulkner were married at the Franz home with Rev. Leander Lane officiating. Other couples include Clark Thompson and Lulu Prunty at the Prunty home, M. E. Gable and Mary Cook at the Cook residence, Frank Sense and Sadie Coppock at the Coppock home, Kate Heer and Chas. McLaren at the McLaren home, and Russel Bonar and Ida Vogel married at a Lutheran church parsonage.
Fairfield township Democrats meet in Arfgory hall on Friday October 12 at 7 PM to nominate a township ticket led by Committeeman C. W. Young.
The convention at Pleasant Plain on October 20 features sessions on arithmetic omissions, effects of new school laws, a geography focus, a Burns and Tennyson quotation contest, trips through the south and to Charleston, Washington, and Mam moth Cave Lookout Mountain, and open discussion hosted by J. E. Williamson and F. T. Campbell.
The Tribune invites applications from readers to become correspondents in each township of the county. Call the office or address the editor for terms and particulars.
Ad offers free kidney health guidance from Dr Hobbs Sparo Fillscuro. Mentions Sterling Kennedy Co Chicago and a contact point in the Midwest. Copyright style voice resembles old newspaper ad blurbs.
A noted editorial urges readers to pin down a loud Republican opponent with ten pointed questions on taxes tariffs trusts land Puerto Rico and the Philippines. The piece mocks evasive answers and predicts the speaker’s refusal to commit to reforms.
The quote argues that imperial policy requires a large standing army and that justifications for annexing the Philippines would justify seizing other lands. It warns that conquest wars would accompany such policy and anticipates rapid growth of the military establishment.
An appeal to parents citing William J. Bryan's Antitrust Speech asks fathers and mothers to assess current political and industrial conditions. It raises questions about the safety of their sons under foreign and domestic finance, a consumption-based tax system, bondholding influence on national debt, and labor hours and arbitration limits.
The speaker argues Republicans oppose an income tax, favoring consumption taxes instead. He claims current law cannot collect an income tax and urges constitutional amendment to allow it, noting government can draft citizens in war but cannot tax cumulative wealth.
The Kansas City Times reports steep boosts by major trusts on staples. Flour up from 2.15 to 2.75 a bag, sugar 5 to 7 cents a pound, oil 12 to 5 cents a gallon, and beef 12 to 16 cents a pound. Wool, crackers, shoes and leather all jump substantially.
The article argues Senator Wellington of Maryland abandoned the imperialist McKinley line for liberty, provoking Republican anger. A Cumberland rally heckling him is described as treason to imperialism, while Bryan praises Wellington as a patriot and liberty advocate amid fierce party divides. It questions the continued strength of liberty’s gospel in America.
Richard Olney, once a top member of Cleveland’s cabinet and author of the Venezuela message, aligns with the Bryan cause. A Boston Democrat known for anti British views, his move tests the administration after Alaska flag incident. The brains and heart of New England rally behind him.
A clubbing promotion combines The Fairfield Tribune with the Homestead paper and other partners like the St Louis Semi Weekly Republic and Des Moines Weekly Tribune and Cincinnati Enquirer with renewal savings offered on subscriptions.
Under state law city residents must register to vote. A new registration occurs every four years and old registrations become obsolete. The registration board meets on the second Thursday before the election for three days from 8 AM to 9 PM, again on the Saturday before election, and on election day to accommodate those who were away. Citizens are urged to register to ensure eligibility to vote.
Prohibition meetings announced at Mt. Zion Oct 11 Lockridge Oct 12 Wooster Oct 15 County Line Oct 16 Centre School House Oct 18 Abingdon Oct 19 Salina Oct 24 Batavia Oct 25 Good speakers will be present GEO W WHITE Chairman County Committee
John Oliver of Philadelphia recounts a dramatic recovery after using Electric Bitters. Three doctors gave him up before a single bottle showed improvement, and three weeks of use cured his illness. He claims they robbed the grave of another victim and urges others to try them at Geo. D. Clarke's drug store for 50 cents guaranteed.
The People know him well across farming, mechanics, labor, commerce, finance, media, and law. He has faced public scrutiny unlike any modern statesman, and all communities are ready to vote for him.
The Philadelphia Times, once a McKinley supporter, endorses Bryan amid warnings of imperialism militarism and corporate control. It calls for a Democratic victory to reverse what it calls a false economic system and to defend liberty and independence against money power.
The Philadelphia Times urges voters to support Democratic candidates, praising their ability earnestness integrity and pledging to rescue past glory while strengthening America for the future. The call stresses duty to elect the Democratic slate.
Democratic headquarters in Chicago report the post office department under Mark Hanna plans a 30 day trial of rural postal delivery in doubtful Iowa Illinois Michigan and Indiana with withdrawal in strong Republican areas. The scheme aims to win farmer votes and follows a Maryland pilot that will expand to nearby states. After the election rural routes would be abolished forcing farmers to town for mail.
A rousing verse proclaims sworn opposition to pie and plunder and vows patriotism aimed at office. It attacks trusts for rising prices and promises future relief, urging patience and courage until wages catch up and workers are paid what is due.
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