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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1907
Page
11
The Sunday Chicago Record-Herald offers a Sunday Magazine with high quality authors and illustrators, fine paper, and compact size. It claims remarkable features, comparing favorably with independent periodicals and presenting a radical shift in Sunday journalism.
Wm Edgar Geil, famed African explorer, lectured at Libertyville M E church to a large audience. Local notices mention visits by Mrs Leppo and Miss Davis, land sales at 110 per acre, travels to Oregon and Dakota, and social events including chicken pie and birthday club gatherings.
Stockport In Oct 21 report lists C G Sparks of Ottumwa as a caller and guest at the Charlie Wise home. Geo Rowe and wife of Pittsburg visited with families of T C Day and G C Mendenhall. Several residents travel and visit relatives in Kansas Nebraska and Iowa. J P Huff builds a new house. John Louden sale attended. Mrs John Donald sick.
A large Merrimac crowd gathers for the unveiling of a Wm Leafler monument with an address by Rev Slegh of Omaha. Local residents and visitors from Coppock to Fairfield share news of family visits and recent ailments, including John Craft’s illness and Mrs Gentele’s back injury.
Glendale Iowa reports Bert Howards celebrate a fine baby boy arrives. Mrs. G. K. Davis of Memphis Missouri is very ill. her sister Mrs. George Rizer and husband plus daughter Mrs. Elmer Sharp of Fairfield travel to her side. Albert Sharp returns from Nebraska. Carl Nelson of Galesburg returns home. Russell Johnson shells corn in Page County. Ladies tour Heaton home with Mrs. Leggett Ross Clarke and Bley. Mrs. Bean and Mrs. Heaton visit Heaton home.
Parsonville Iowa residents report visitors from Varna Illinois as Mr. and Mrs. Johnson stay with their daughter Mrs John Vedin and plan returns later in the week. Mr and Mrs John Howard return to Clarks Nebraska after a weekend visit. Miss Hales will close a term of school at No 6 next Friday. Protracted meetings continue at Bethesda this week. Mr and Mrs Oren Fry and son Hubert visit Jean Parsons home Sunday, with Chester Fry visiting as well.
Miss Mollie Davidson's 160 acre farm near Floyd was sold last Thursday to an Illinois man. John Davidson has been in Missouri seeking a location. Mrs Lucy Forman and her daughter from Ohio visit the Davidsons, and Uncle Johnny Bell also present.
Packwood Iowa reports a week of illness and travel with Dr Moorman among the sick. Ethel Clevenger from Ioka attends school here. Families visited relatives across Batavia Hedrick Pekin and NuGent. Miss Jennie Edmund works in Ottumwa. Endeavor meeting held at Asbell home with Nellie Mitchell and Rex Ramey in attendance. Charles Leisure and others listed among Sunday visitors.
Last Monday night a crowd serenaded Bert Avery and his bride after a wedding reported last week. Amos J. Coil wed Miss Malinda Lambert at her parents home with over 100 guests. A No. 6 pie social drew a small crowd and about 2.50. Miss Lillie Potter returned to Cherry Box Missouri. Mr. William Lambert left for St. Louis.
Elm Grove Ia October 21 entertainment planned with a box supper on November 1. Miss Mable Schlief suffered a serious horseback accident and is recovering after treatment for a large gash in her left ankle. Local visits include Mr. and Mrs C D M Rains at Packwood and Chas Heston in Ottumwa. Various residents attend dances and gatherings in nearby towns.
A guide suggests blowing out a candle with a high puff to avoid grease running. Adding red peppers to cabbage helps curb kitchen odor. Burning dried orange peel in a closed room freshens air. Carrots should be sliced rather than diced to distribute color evenly and enhance flavor. Rusty steel ornaments may be problems.
Instructions cover rust removal with oil and black lead to ease window slides. Salt and lemon juice act as iron mould remover for linen. Flour dusting avoids sticking when baking. New flannel soaking in cold water prevents hardening. Opened tins should not be resealed. store food promptly to prevent spoilage.
The article explains sewing hems on tablecloths and napkins with over-seaming to keep stitches parallel to linen threads. It describes corner markings for square cloths, the diagonal entwined letters in varying sizes, and notes sheets receive hemstitching with letters above hems.
The guide suggests turning leftover mashed potatoes into soup with hot milk and celery seasoning, or into a butter fried cake. It also describes shaping strips, dipping in melted butter and egg, and baking until golden with salt pepper and optional parsley.
The etiquette guide explains placing silver at a formal dinner. Forks go left in serving order, knives and oyster forks right, soup spoons right, bowls up. Knives edges face the plate. large spoons brought out only as needed. salt and pepper placed at corners for reach.
The method calls for half a pound of sugar and a tablespoon of water heated and stirred until a bright dark brown caramel forms. Add a tea cup of water and a pinch of salt, boil briefly, cool, strain, then store in a corked bottle for ready use in coloring soup.
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Keokuk Iowa residents awoke to a citywide shutdown of gambling houses as mayor issues an order ending years of tolerated gambling. The move comes after infighting among gamblers attempting monopolization sparked the crackdown.
A couple sits in the parlor from 10 p m to 1 30 a m while a woman asserts a suitor must wait until she is older. A gruff upstairs voice hints she will soon be eligible to accept the proposal.
Dr. Latson declares that a correct walk is the rarest accomplishment. He notes 500 people yield only 30 to 40 handsome faces and perhaps a dozen good figures, with rarely more than one or two who walk properly.
James Douglas argues in M. A. P that Shakespeare and Rabelais are the giant laughers while Cervantes and Sterne are smilers. He says Sterne is a diluted Rabelais and that a smile represents a diluted laugh, not a full belly laugh.
The Lady of Fashion complains that youth lack frivolity while women over 40 remain frivol, and younger women focus on politics philosophy or philanthropy preferring ethics debates to dancing the two step.
Having rented my farm I will sell at public sale 81 miles northeast of Fairfield and 3 miles northwest of Salina on Tuesday October 29 1907 starting at 10 oclock. Items include 6 horses 3 milch cows 8 brood sows 35 shoats 8 dozen chickens 24 acres corn 150 bushels oats farm machinery and harness plus tools and riding gear. Ten months credit on sums over 10 cash in hand for 5 percent off notes 8 percent interest if paid late. Lunch on grounds.
Open for business at Hand Laundry one-half block east of Iowa State Savings Bank. They stock furniture stoves carpets and related items in this line. If what you want isn’t on hand they can get it.
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