One Day Only Service Hours Prompt
Brief notice states operation occurs on a single day and repeats every 28 days. Office hours run from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. with schedule details unspecified.
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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1909
Page
8
Trading in Reports Congress Office Building Is A Lively Mart
Washington reporters describe Congress office buildings as a bustling trading floor where members exchange government publications for items their districts need. Secretaries broker swaps using cash basises and abbreviations like ags for annual agricultural reports and geods for geodetic surveys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wall Street
New York
Great Financial District
Congress
Kansas
New England
Harlem
New York City
Missouri
Department of Agriculture
N’yawker
New Jersey
Ags
N'Yawker
United States
U. S.es
Capitol Housecleaning Underway for Next Session
Elliott Woods, Capitol Building superintendent, leads 450 workers in cleaning and refurbishment. The project revamps 430 rooms, 680 windows, 550 doors, 145 fireplaces and 105 toilets, with upgrades including a larger Senate restaurant, two new elevators, and Brumfdt paintings restoration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Capitol Building
Senate
Brumfdt
Judge Declares Marble Games For Keeps Gambling
In Washington a police court judge ruled that playing marbles for keeps constitutes gambling. Three boys were charged by a patrolman and, after a stern lecture, received suspended sentences contingent on good behavior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Kimball
Public sales notices listing multiple auctions nearby
Obscure public sale notices list bidders Joe Graber near Glasgow on October 21, W S Slimmer in Libertyville October 23, Chas Hisel seven miles northwest of Fairfield October 26 and Jacob Roth three miles south of Fairfield October 21 with locations and dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Graber
Glasgow
W. S. Slimmer
Libertyville
Chas, Hisel
Fairfield
Jacob Roth
Cure for nervous debility advertised by Chicago specialist
Heber Zacharias of Edgerton Wisconsin endorses Dr Shallenberger a Chicago nerve specialist who visits Janesville monthly and claims to have cured his nervous debility and general nerve weakness. He urges others with similar suffering to seek the doctor’s help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shakenbereer
Trevis
Bright
Shallenberger
Chicago
Janesville
Heber Zacharias
Edgerton
Wis
Roosevelt Visits Have Local Boys Bypassed Honor
Representative D J Foster relates that Vermont youths who invited Theodore Roosevelt to shoot with them ran through their funds and ammunition. A boy quips that the visit felt like a prince taking all their candy before leaving, highlighting mixed feelings about the president's Africa trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. J. Foster
Vermont
Theodore Rooseevelt
Africa
Senate
Wilkie
Secret Service
Lawrence
Massachusetts
Mr. Foster
Treasury
Roosevelt
Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy Endorsed
Portsmouth pharmacist Frank C. Hanrahan praises Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy as reliable and curative. He notes he sells other patent medicines but prefers this one for its proven results and customer appreciation. Sold by J. W. Jericho & Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlain
Frank C. Hanrahan
Portsmouth
Chamberlain
J. W. Jericho & Co
Mennonites Named After Menno Simons from Witmarsum
The Mennonites derive their name from Menno Simons born in Witmar sum Holland in 1492. He joined the Roman Catholic priesthood then left the church in early 1536. Severe persecutions followed and inspired migration to Pennsylvania near the end of the seventeenth century after hearing of William Penn’s colony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Menno Simons
Witmarsum
Holland
New World
William Penn
Pennsylvania
A Stirrer Up of Trouble
A Malabar proverb notes that anger behaves like a stone cast into a wasp nest, sparking immediate disturbance and ongoing conflict. The line frames anger as a provocative force inviting retaliation and chaos.
Bucklen Arnica Salve Promises Fast Family Healing
A jingle touts Bucklen's Arnica Salve as a rapid cure for burns cuts scalds and piles with claims it heals the entire family. Sold by F. S. Shriner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moses
Baby
Johnnie
Mamie
Billie
F. S. Shriner
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Hotel Court
Wednes
W. E. Shallenberger
Oakwood Blvd
Drexel State Bank
Mrs. A.V. Frazey
la Salle Station
la Salle
Rock Island Lines
Chicago Terminal
Rock Island
T. F. McNew, Agt
Pairfield, Iowa
Trading IN
Congress Office
Capitol
Elliot Woods
THE
Fairfield Christian Church
Roger H
Clyde Lee Fife
Kansas City
Father
Christian Church
Fife and Son
North Court Street
Iowa
Tribune
Benjamin
Kraft Klothing Kompany
Benjamin Clothes
Ifred
Benjamin o@rysein
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