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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1912
Page
9
An advertisement touts a broad range of sweaters for Misses, Boys, and Women in multiple weights and colors. It highlights wool and all wool options, pockets, sizes up to 34, and values from under a dollar to about five dollars with varied prices and colors.
Monday and Tuesday notes show Mrs. Cuddy of Hedrick visiting Fairfield. travel for the Thoma Carroll wedding in Chicago. multiple locals visiting relatives in Lockridge Washington Des Moines and Sioux City. numerous Rebekah lodge delegates. Mt. Pleasant 50th regiment reunion plans. other visitors and upcoming events throughout the region.
New York fashion writers note the return of indoor social life brings heavy emphasis on evening gowns. Velvet and plush dominate coats and ensembles, with broadcloth set to rise for drapery. Designers unveil two and three piece outfits featuring velvet coats and satin or cloth skirts, with varied collar styles and bold combinations.
The article details diverse black stock styles with white trim and embroidery, straight collars, and four in hand ties. It notes satin moire or corded silk options, white pique top pieces forming wing-like openings, and the growing use of lace turnovers and pearl button trimmings. It also describes blue satin collars, velvet accents, and contrasting thread stitching as key seasonal features.
William F. McCombs testified that about 208000 dollars was raised for Governor Wilson's campaign this year with 193665 dollars listed in receipts. Principal donors included Penfield Crane Elkus Untermeyer and Schiff, with McAdoo and Bankhead coordinating support. He noted campaign expenses reached 208133 dollars and that funds were spent from his own pocket early on.
Local items include political shifts with Capt Yeoman joining the Democrats for Iowa lieutenant governor, social visits by Miss Grace Temple, and varied farm prices. Reports note a court house referendum defeat, a county fair setback, multiple marriages and deaths, burglaries, a diphtheria death, and community events at the opera house and in Muscatine.
Anthracite coal rose to a record price in Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania with stove and chestnut sizes selling at 5.25 dollars per ton free on board at the mines.
Fire in North Abington Massachusetts on October 15 completely destroyed the Culver House, a 1765 landmark. Fireman Lewis Hostetter fell thirty feet from a ladder and sustained probably fatal injuries.
The Markets section lists flour and grain prices in Minneapolis and New York. Flour mixes show various jute grounded values from 2.90 to 8.20 per unit, with distinct categories like patent and straight. New York reports mixed wheat quotes with No 1 northern at 1.02 to 1.05 and December/May futures around 1.025 to 1.06. Corn weak and oats and barley show modest gains and steady ranges respectively.
Market reports from Chicago and East Buffalo on October 14 show cattle, sheep, and hog prices. Cattle ranges include good to chorge steers $9.50 to $11.00, cows $5.60 to $8.00, vealers $9.50 to $10.50. hogs mostly $8.85 to $9.95 with pigs and boars also listed. sheep and lambs highlighted with range yearlings $4.75 to $6.50 and lambs $6.25 to $7.00.
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