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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1912
Page
2
The notice lists annual in county subscriptions at 1.00 and out of county at 1.25, payable in advance. It also states the publication is entered at the Fairfield Post Office as second class mail matter.
A slate listing candidates for national and state roles including President Wilson and Vice President Marshall, with names for governor secretary of state auditor, treasurer, attorney general, superintendent, railroad, and electors. Local positions named include county auditor treasurer clerk of court sheriff recorder and supervisors. An incomplete line ends with Commissioner Samuel.
The Fairfield Journal reports a straw poll showing Roosevelt leading in city votes but with noted distortion. It notes progressive party organizers drove turnout, questions where 629 votes went, and calls the poll surprising news to local voters.
The piece attacks Crail on rail company ties and past election tactics, urges Jefferson county Democrats to support Elder. It recalls Democratic loyalties and defeats, questions Crail’s claims, and presses for November 5th unity and victory for democracy.
A fragment notes that authentic results await the Tribune the day after the election. It suggests Democrats may take heart while readers await final tallies.
The piece discusses mobilizing Democratic voters, the strength of the progressive movement in Iowa, and Woodrow Wilson’s rising support. It notes Roosevelt’s heroics and critiques his selflessness while evaluating how the election’s outcome may be shaped by party dynamics and public sentiment.
The article notes a failed assassination attempt on Theodore Roosevelt that boosts his cause more than any campaign. Roosevelt, wounded yet presenting to speak, defies medical advice and delivers a defiant display to win public sympathy and support.
The article argues that a high protective tariff harms farmers by raising prices on farm inputs and groceries while not guaranteeing higher farm prices. It cites 1879 Tribune data on spring and fall wheat, corn, butter, and other produce, notes March price levels, and dismisses tariff as a dead issue with calls for radical tariff reduction.
The New York Sun denounces a Theodore Rex third term plank offering a universal health service that shields quacks and healers from discrimination. It argues such policy devalues educated physicians, weakens medical standards, and ties politics to medical regulation across states and the canal zone.
An advertisement claims Hall's Catarrh Cure cures catarrh, a constitutional disease, by internal use. It offers $100 if any case fails to cure and urges sending for testimonials from F. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo Ohio with pills for constipation also advertised.
Dispatches report Bulgarian advance guards capturing Adrianople forts, threatening Constantinople as Greek regiments enter Turkish territory near Arta. Reports from Belgrade say Servians take Tovujeto after routing Turkish regiments. The seventh International Dry Farming congress opens in Lethbridge with delegates from multiple continents and notable speakers. Women to play a major role in sessions.
Reports from Constantinople say Turkish forces pushed Montenegrin troops across the Berano River after killing about three hundred and recapturing key positions. The Turks allege Monte-negrins used dum-dum bullets and shelled Turkish hospitals.
Sofia reports Bulgaria pushing along an extended front while Turkish forces retreat under pressure. The semi official dispatch says Turkish troops abandon rifles cannons ammunition and provisions in disorganized withdrawal.
Report notes villagers failing to care for Turkish children left behind. Authorities urge aid and protective action while noting ongoing refugee settlement challenges. No further details available in readable text.
Local resident Mrs T A Town of Wa tertown South Carolina praises Foley's Honey and Tar Compound for preventing hard colds and curing a severe la grippe episode. She notes reliable results and recommends the product for family use. L S Bradshaw & Co. carries the remedy.
A formal report to the Ohio state auditor claims Drake county officials and contractors stole 335480 over five years from August 1907 through October 21. Five county commissioners and other officials are indicted in Columbus.
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