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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1905
Page
6
A Fairfield advertiser touts Hyomei as a guaranteed cure for catarrh. The kit includes an inhaler a medicine dropper and a bottle. four daily inhalations for a lasting cure. It pledges money back if no cure and cites many local cures as proof.
State of Iowa Jefferson County. To Rebecca Howard you are notified that by November 16 1905 a petition of Albert Howard praying for a decree of divorce will be on file in the Clerk of the District Court Jefferson County Iowa alleging that you have absented yourself from the home for two years without just cause. You must appear and defend on or before noon of the second day of the November Term 1905 of the Court.
Wm Achenbach and wife attended the Burlington pumpkin exhibit where he raised the largest pumpkin weighing 179 1/2 pounds and earned first premium. Hugh Miller of this place took seventh premium. Several locals visited, with multiple social visits noted among residents and visitors from Fort Worth Texas to Fairfield and Mt Pleasant.
The Nady family home on the Nady homestead burned after noon Saturday with significant loss. Mrs. Nady saved a pocketbook containing eight hundred dollars. Neighbors and Farmers Mutual officers will assess damages as Mr. Nady plans rebuilding. Several locals escaped injuries in a separate horse incident and others visited Missouri after time with Mrs Ball.
Libertyville notes list visits among residents including Marie Armstrong Brookville and Grandma Armstrong. Mrs. H D Davis ill in bed. Beav er City Neb visitors Will Hewett and son with Dr S K Davis family. Wray and Phy lis Burk Parrott and Robt Angstead visited H D Davis. Margaret Hurst to sell household goods Oct 21. Avis West Point visits J W Whitlock family. Macy Gummere building a house south of Henry Wolf’s. W Wilson buys Sarah Blair estate and plans moving Dec 1. Adam Wilson to Grinnell for winter with daughter.
Susan Doughty reports Wesley McCune of Unionville Missouri visited with his mother Mrs. Sarah Davis. A Sunday basket meeting was canceled due to weather. Rev. Dale from Des Moines preached in the morning while Rev. Paris from Packwood led the afternoon and evening services. Mrs Tom Smith John McCullough and J B Mowery were ill during the past week.
Daniel Nelson pioneer settler of Salina died at his home on Saturday October 14 at an advanced age. Funeral services were held Sunday at the Swedish Lutheran church at Four Corners.
Oct 16 Cedar Township reports a timely rain boosting fall plowing after a first frost and big freeze that affected all vegetation. Local farmers trade cattle and ships feed and stock between Fairfield and Chicago while several residents travel to Kansas City and California.
Abingdon Iowa reports no school last week due to a scarlet fever case with quarantine for one family and plans to resume Monday. Mrs Tom Clarke visited sister Mrs Martha Kenyon. A newborn arrived to Mr and Mrs W C Campbell on October 13. Mrs J S Miller and Mrs Mary Hood shopped in Fairfield. W J Fleenor and family visited Ottumwa relatives. T B Maxwell of Fairfield in the village last week. Sam Knox of Mystic visited his aunt Miss.
Elm Grove Iowa记 Oct 16. Mr Jim Manning of Chillicothe visited last week at Mrs A J Burke’s home. Mr and Mrs Chas Herriott have returned from Illinois where his sister resides, they continued.
A large Elm Grove crowd gathered Friday night for a box supper. The event netted 26 dollars 45 cents to buy a school bell. Chas Heald of Packwood acted as the auctioneer as visitors Miss Flo Pringle and others were noted in the neighborhood. Mr R J Ireland plans a sale on the 24th and will move to Fairfield.
Packwood Iowa residents report guests from West Morland Pennsylvania and local pairs marry. Mrs D N Lyon and daughter return from Colorado Springs while Blanche Everett Lena McChesney Ira Gillette attend Bloomfield Christian church district convention. A deep well project begins at Stockyards with Clayton Goodman and Edna Holmes wedding in Eldon. Families plan winter stays in Chehalis Washington and Newkirk Oklahoma.
Hyomei offered as a four day cure for catarrh with claims of miraculous results. The ad asserts medical recognition and positions Hyomei as a unique remedy, noting its cost and efficacy as perceived by leading professionals. The text references R. T. Booth and a sales pitch style.
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