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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1909
Page
5
The Fairfield Tribune lists annual subscriptions at one year in advance for $1.00, six months for $0.50, and three months for $0.25. The paper is entered as a weekly newspaper at the Fairfield post office with second class mail status.
The piece notes baseball enthusiasm nearing normal levels and jokes about adding a poultry department to next year’s Short Course. It references Old Biddy beating Mrs. Bovine for honors, and mentions murder convictions in Des Moines with commentary on crime reporting. It also weighs Dr. Cook versus Lieut. Peary, questioning authenticity and character.
A brief historical snapshot notes Spain once ranked as a dominant world power four centuries ago, now described as cringing and bankrupt, facing internal revolution and external danger from calamity and war.
A strong stand pat campaign supports Mr Taft as an ideal president and figurehead. Observers doubt outcomes of the next election and nominee. The stand patters expect no resistance from the electorate who chose Taft.
In a clash between railway corporations, Walsh lines face acquisition by competing firms despite prior court probes and jail time. The dispute hinges on who owns the routes and who profits, implying the public stands to lose if Walsh does not benefit and roads shift to capital interests.
Iowa State College at Ames faces the departure of Prof P G Holden the renowned corn specialist. His work is praised as pivotal for corn raisers and his leaving is viewed as a loss, though his agricultural initiatives are described as lasting and capable of yielding increased corn yields in future seasons.
A writer contrasts socialism and anarchy noting both share radical aims and argue that socialists back law and order while anarchists reject all law. The piece criticizes deportation efforts against DeLara and urges conservative reform leadership and compromise.
The piece lauds the C B and Q movement to promote dairying along its lines noting self interest but stressing shared gain. It argues rail prosperity depends on farmer success and cites rapid transport cold storage and rising demand pushing butter eggs and dairy products to world markets.
Prices rise and stay high as dairy figures the cow and hen as key assets. The dairy special promotes efficient yield, teaching newest methods to maximize butter and cream output with minimal extra cost. Lecture demonstrations in the city this afternoon, under the Short Course auspices, should not be overlooked.
A Fairfield denunciation asserts a fake correspondent harms the city and Parsons Institute by spreading sensational stories of last Saturday night. The editorial defends Parsons orderly record, noting student misbehavior is common at many colleges and praising the institution’s long-standing discipline.
Neal Brown reports a 175 ton silo fill costs 239.50 with 17 acres of corn at 9 per acre and 1.50 daily labor plus engine hire and horse board. The figures show ensilage at about 1.37 per ton and ready for feeding after six weeks. Brown expects next year to save about 25.00.
A Philadelphia College of Physicians meeting cites a story about an Irish patient who questions why one arm failing leads to the other remaining strong. The physician says nature balances loss, as a blind eye gains sight, a deaf ear sharpens hearing, and a short leg is countered by the other being longer.
The writer appeals to Rudyard Kipling to write again, noting the delay and high reader demand. They compare current poetry to Mandalay and cite Walter S. Trumbull in November in Lippincott's as context for the request.
A vignette recalls Harvard figures Dean Briggs and Edward Everett Hale heading to a game at Soldiers Field. When asked their destination Briggs replies with a wink that they are off to yell with Hale. The passage captures enduring college sport animus and camaraderie.
A reflection on using books rightly to seek help beyond personal knowledge, to be guided toward wider sight and purer conceptions, and to receive from them the united judgment of history's judges and councils against our unstable opinions.
Practical advice from the November Farm Journal on winter care for stock, feeding, and breeding. Topics cover stock safety in cold nights, selecting breeding stock, dairy and milk handling, use of separators, pig growth, horse care, and training colts with clear commands.
Honolulu reports physicians found fifty of the first hundred Molokai outcasts examined not leprous under a new regulatory reexamination. Bacteriological tests showed no disease, prompting hope that many hundreds may soon qualify for relief and release from confinement.
Dr. Jean Williams outlines sleep guidance for children in the October Woman's Home Companion. She emphasizes long sleep for healthy growth and stable nerves, with twelve hours daily after infancy, a nap until age six, ten to twelve hours from ten to fourteen, and uneven hours after adolescence, compensated by longer rest when possible.
In England rare race horses have teeth filled with gold to prevent dental issues that could jeopardize performance. The practice aims to keep horses from losing appetite or energy during training and racing.
Chronic indigestion is blamed on the stomach but cured by Dr. A W Chase's Kidney and Liver Pills. A Colo man claims liver and kidney derangements were fixed, with one pill a dose, 25 cents a box, available at Thoma's Pharmacy Buffalo NY and other dealers.
West Liberty Iowa October 26 Joe Lemon the Hise hotel night clerk was held up at 2 15 am by a burly Negro wearing a handkerchief over part of his face He was forced to surrender five dollars The robber tied no lasting harm and fled after ordering Lemon to return to the office A traveling man from Iowa City Triggered the alarm after fleeing to Moylan restaurant to raise the alarm Local officers have no solid lead on the assailant.
A detailed look at the Washington Naval Observatory clock room shows a young technician triggering a switch at 11:60 to broadcast time signals over 900000 miles of telegraph lines. The process links chronographs, sidereal clocks, and astronomical observations to produce highly accurate mean time with minute errors.
Box car tourists passing through Spokane are posing as potential army recruits to secure meals and a bath. They are issued two meal tickets and a bath disk, then often fail to report for examination. Federal authorities warn of prosecution if suspects are caught.
In Pittsburg Kansas on October 27 Oscar Merchant of East Mineral Cherokee County was accidentally shot and killed by Miss Anna Woodward at the Woodward home. They were sweethearts planning marriage for Woodward's sister. A party was planned and a revolver was passed. after failed first attempt Woodward aimed and fired killing Merchant.
An old advertisement urges readers to take care of their stomach with Kodol to digest food. It claims a tablespoonful digests 2% pounds of food and offers a money back guarantee. Sold by Frank Ss Shriner drug store.
The article highlights coal tar as a valuable by-product of Solvay coke, tracing its recovery from waste to a source of many substances. It names anthracene, naphthalene, carbolic and crysyllic acids, picric acid, creosote oil, pitch, pyridine, and ammonium compounds, noting their diverse uses from dyes and disinfectants to explosives and fertilizers. It also notes that each ton of coal yields about nine gallons of tar and five and a half pounds of ammonia, with further utility for ammonia derivatives.
A New York Foundling Society carload of orphans and foundlings will be distributed in Des Moines under Sisters of Mercy supervision. Monsignor Flavin of St Ambrose church will handle Des Moines applications, with New York officials remaining at a depot until all children are booked. Arrival is not before November 29 and dates are to be confirmed.
In College Park Maryland Wilbur Wright demonstrated a glide to the earth after shutting off the motor. He cut the engine at 150 feet and landed softly after about thirteen seconds for the edification of Lieutenants Lahm Foulois and Humphreys.
In New South Wales a collie named Eucharoon retrieved a litter of rabbits dug from a burrow by a kangaroo dog and cared for them in her kennel as if her own pups. The mothering dog patiently tends the young rabbits alongside her own offspring.
An advertisement declares Hall's Catarrh Cure the only positive cure for catarrh in all stages. It claims constitutional treatment is needed and promises $100 for any failure to cure. Included are testimonials, address for F J Cheney Co in Toledo and a note to take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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