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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1909
Page
4
The Fairfield Tribune page lists publishers Bargar and Spencer and editors C. R. Spencer and G. L. Bargar. It outlines subscription prices: one year in advance $1.00, six months 50 cents, three months 25 cents. It notes postal classification as a weekly second class mail matter and carries the motto A drop of ink makes millions think.
The piece argues that law and order are strained by rising anarchy and fast news travel. It notes cars ahead of football in mortality, the lawyer often benefiting from term endings, and seasonal rhythms shaping household life as elections near.
A local appeal urges Jefferson county residents to buy supplies from home merchants. It warns that relying on friends or distant suppliers risks losing business and notes the mail order era makes supporting local shops crucial to boosting property values and town prosperity.
A Chicago woman advocates a state run convict farm in Illinois as a reform model, but Fort Dodge temperance worker Hon. L. S. Coffin, longtime prison reform advocate, now doubts the approach after years of aiding ex convicts and witnessing abuse and flight on bonds.
An Italian lawyer plans to import two colonies of Italians into Texas to prove Italian farming methods exceed American results. He argues American farmers waste soil and do not extract one third of potential yields. He predicts demand will push cultivation and efficiency higher as global population grows and prices rise.
The article argues that global markets and rapid transport will keep prices firm, with shortages shifting supply to famine districts. It notes western settlement replacing range cattle with corn fed beef, boosting corn demand and pushing Iowa corn prices above twenty-five cents per bushel, unlikely to drop below thirty-five cents.
Pyong Yang Korea Aug 20 1909 Dear Folks at Home I arrived two weeks ago after a busy journey via Kobe Fusan and Seoul. The reception was warm with gifts from ocean women and a large welcome from missionaries and locals. Six new workers arrived including three trained nurses and Dr Fletcher. The mission holds its annual meeting with a 25th anniversary program and concerts. Dr and Mrs Brown of the New York Board expected Sept 8 in Japan. The field gains musical talent yet demands more educational staff to avoid overwork. I miss my own people and hope for news from home.
The diary recounts a week of travel from Elat to Meter and Meter center. It covers town visits, meetings with women and children, displays of Bulu culture, slave marks, witchcraft fears, and interactions with traders, soldiers, and a German governor. The author describes farm purchases, a growing church, and a wheel failure on the return trek.
Harry Hutchins, 12, who confessed to killing his stepfather Thomas Carraher, is being prepared for trial in the November term. His lawyers plan to enter self defense, citing the father’s intoxication and need to protect the boys. Hutchins remains in custody without bond but enjoys privileges and education under sheriff supervision.
Restoration of vitality is linked to Dr A W Chase s Nerve Pills claims a nervous breakdown relief. Mrs P G Haines of Rossburg Oregon testifies the pills rebuilt her nerves and added weight after years of doctoring. Sold at 50 cents per box through druggists and Chase Medicine Co Buffalo NY with physician portrait on box.
The narrator recounts a two week 220 mile mission trip across multiple towns in Africa. They describe generous hospitality, a few hostilities, meetings with hundreds of pupils and villagers, a leper convert, and the aim to inspire spiritual benefit and aid to Africa. They traveled by foot and canoe, slept in ten towns, and returned home safely with a hearty appetite.
The advertisement promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as a universal remedy for catarrh with a constitutional claim. It asserts internal action on blood and mucous surfaces, promising cure or a $100 reward for any failure, and mentions testimonials, a Toledo address, and Hall's Family Pills for constipation sold by druggists.
A hen scratching near William M. Skinner's Lakewood New Jersey house uncovered jewelry stolen from the Skinner residence in April. Police believe the thief hid the loot under the porch to avoid capture and then feared sale.
Promotional copy urges readers to try Kodol to digest all the food they eat claiming each tablespoonful digests 2 percent pounds of food. Guarantees money back if not relieved. Sold at Frank Ss Shriner drug store.
In Harper's Bazar Elizabeth Stuart Phelps argues misery tests and strengthens the mind and spirit. The piece urges sufferers to endure, control nerves, and be grateful for any motor function despite pain and fatigue. A friend mocks decline with a jab about a frequent automobile passing.
A reminiscence about a elderly woman known for a lifetime of dramatic stage work and her resistance to changing habits. Her daughter pushes woolen stockings, her son buys sheer stockings, but the lady never wears them, explaining the patterns are unbecoming and she cannot wear them.
A successful man revisits his hometown, now changed and run down after years away. He walks with a childhood friend who accompanies him, mixing pride with awe as he notes the town's faded grandeur. The scene contrasts his fortune with the village’s altered state.
A railroad chief clerk explains his filing method to a friend who asks for a good system. Weeks later the friend reports the system works well but leaves no time for business as the filing itself consumes all work hours.
A spinster cites Babylonian marriage laws as a critique of modern state grading of women by looks. She argues beauty commanded high gold payments and ugliness yielded rewards, implying Babylon had no old maids while modern systems create unhappiness.
Miss Cayenne explains choosing books for a tiny library by prioritizing titles that create a strong impression while hiding current novels and magazines. She notes friends often seek literary prestige over content, favoring visible choices over substance.
Retired army officer John H. Kent notes that the taps bugle call originated with Captain John Tidball of the U S Army during the Civil War. After a death at Yorktown in August 1862, Tidball ordered taps instead of three gun volleys to avoid signaling the enemy, creating the solemn lights-out ceremony now used at military funerals.
The New York Times describes ambergris as having a penetrating musk like odor. It notes that even in tiny quantities its scent remains perceptible when mixed with other strong fragrances.
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