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Newspaper

Fairfield Tribune

Location

Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 29, 1909

Page

8

Doctor Shalenberger Schedule Notice

Dr Shalleneberger available for one day only then returns every 28 days Office hours run from 9 a m to 6 p m Local reader notice lists appointment window and recurring visit interval.

The Turning of the Worm

Mrs Wicklet frets over a missing bridge guest for tonight's party and laments the dilemma. Her husband Wicklet offers to step in but worries about awkwardness and fairness, then reveals his plan to attend the club and reclaim personal freedom as he departs.

Long Telegraph Circuit Links London and Teheran

The London Teheran telegraph line covers about 4000 miles with automatic repeaters at ten points. Messages pass Lowestoft Emden Berlin Warsaw Rome Odessa Tauris Sukhum Kertch and are delivered to Teheran without human intervention until reaching India, making Teheran the first human-handling node since London.

Persia Teheran London Lowestoft North Sea Emden Hanover Berlin Warsaw Rome Odessa Kertch Sukhum Kalen Tiflis Tauris India

A Lost Opportunity for Constant Coquelin

The French actor Constant Coquelin, son of a baker, showed stage leanings from age thirteen despite his father’s insistence on the family trade. The elder Coquelin later recalled Constant’s early talent and his own regret that the boy did not remain in baking.

Benoit Constant Coquelin Coquelin le Figaro Constant

Eskimo Healthy Race In Healthful Arctic Life

Eskimo health is contrasted with civilization as the text notes the absence of arteriosclerosis diabetes and cirrhosis among Eskimos and their pure air and low illness rates. It mentions frequent ship colds on white ships and long nursing of infants with early blubber craving while claiming women are free from common surgical diseases.

Bright Babe

Rugged Hale Clings to Outdated Senate Office Room

Senator Eugene Hale of Maine resists modern upgrades, keeping a 50 year old rug soaked in history. Rug samples sent to his Ellsworth home were not returned and a curt note warned against disturbing his room. He prefers the old tiled floor and pidin oak furniture, while other committees enjoy modern amenities like telephones.

Eugene Hale Maine Senate Dan M. Randell Committee On Naval Affairs United States Senate Ellsworth Hale Capitol Committee On Appropriations Naval Affairs

Cabinet Man in Obscurity

A Western congressman calls the department of commerce and labor seeking Secretary Straus. The private secretary to Mr. Nagel explains Straus is not in that post and Nagel is the secretary, leading to a humorous misidentification. The private secretary shares the anecdote with his chief, who laughs at the exchange.

Commerce and Labor Washington Department of Commerce and Labor Straus Capitol Nagel Stevens Mr. Nagel

Nature Faker at Capitol Sparks Water Spigot Clue

A White House guard recalls a squirrel that ignored peanuts and repeatedly hopped to a lawn water spigot. By watching its behavior the officer deduces the creature is trying to turn the handle, a clever hunt for a prank or message in the capital area.

Washington White House Executive Mansion

Shoup Statue Reaches Capitol for Idaho Hall Honor

The Idaho statue of George L. Shoup arrives from Rome and awaits erection in Statuary Hall. Shoup, pioneer, last territorial governor and first state governor, will be among the first two U S senators honored in marble. Idaho becomes the fourth state west of the Mississippi to place a statue in the Capitol’s Statuary Hall.

Shoup Capitol Idaho Mississippi River George L. Shoup United States Rome Italy

Taft Endorses Red Cross Membership Boost

President Taft heartily endorses increasing National Red Cross members from 20 000 to 100 000 and a letter praising the plan is printed in a pamphlet for nationwide distribution.

Indorses Red Cross Taft National Red Cross United States

Home Sweet Home Deepens In Its Imagined World

A New York Weekly meditation on home as a refuge from toil and chaos. It extols the intimate moments of family life from dusk until night, describing children waiting for papa, a kiss at the door, and a household where love and comfort outweigh outside troubles.

Earth Papa Aladdin New York Weekly

Wealth From a Missionary’s Purchase in Swatow

The death of Rev. Dr. William Ashmore at eighty five recalls his 1863 Swatow appointment and his self financed lot purchase for mission buildings. The later filled harbor frontage created great value turning profits into a $10,000 donation for a Swatow theological seminary. He served as missionary secretary in 1886 before returning to China for 15 more years of active service.

William Ashmore Baptist Church of America Missionary Review Swatow China Board of Boston Ashmore Baptist Boston

The Proverbial Shilling and Inheritance

A wealth at auctioneer reduces a daughter's inheritance to a small annuity showing a socialite plot. Blackstone notes Romans treated deficit in natural duty by a testator disinheriting a child as less clear than a shilling. The anecdote of Sheridan and son Tom highlights the saying Father I’ll cut you off with a shilling.

Blackstone England Sheridan Tom

The Pursuit of Independence in Finance

A dialogue questions the railway magnate's wealth buildup. Mr Sirius Barker doubts blaming him for seeking money to travel by motor and avoid using his own trains and railway dining rooms.

Sirius Barker

Hoax of the Spanish Ambassador in Southampton

Theodore Hook staged a grand hoax by delivering a mock Spanish envoy to Southampton mayor and city officials. The ruse included royal robes and military escorts, a banquet, and speechmaking, while the true ambassador arrived later to ridicule and scandal.

London Berlin Far North Southampton England Theodore Hook Souhampton Hook Indianapolis News

Rack for Postcards by Girls in Manual Training

Girls interested in amateur carpentry and cabinet making are making wooden postcard racks. Each rack features three bars on each side and two bars on the bottom with square end pieces hollowed at the bottom to form a decorative and practical holder for many cards from different regions.

Persian Hammams Define Bathing as Religious Rite

The Persian bathhouses known as Hammams are ornate and valued for cleanliness. After washing and massage, heads are shaved except for side locks which symbolize the Angel of Death guiding believers to Paradise. Persians dye hair with henna and vesmeh before tea and smoking in these lounging baths.

Persia Paradise

Noise nuisance in London cab whistles irks New York reformer

Mrs Isaac L Rice head of New York anti noise group laments London cab whistle nuisance. She notes household shrill signals at doorsteps and cabs till early morning. In the west end high society dinners amplify the problem and a party guest contrasts London night quiet with her own city’s loudness.

Isaac L. Rice New York London West End

Losing at Every Stop Justice Brewer trip tale

A story recalls Justice Brewer's Kansas trip with Mrs. Brewer as they tour old haunts. In Washington he is Mr Justice, in Chicago Justice Brewer, in Omaha folks call him David J, and across the Kansas line neighbors call him Dave. Mrs. Brewer jokes let’s go home to avoid more nicknames.

Justice Brewer Kansas

Prices to Rise for Buggies in Tri-State Meeting

Cincinnati reporters note that 400 Tri-State Vehicle and Implement Dealers plan higher prices for buggies surveys and carriages. Secretary Rathbun cites rising material costs and manufacturers must raise prices to maintain profits despite cheaper autos.

Cincinnati Tri-State Vehicle and Implement Dealers’ Association Rathbun

Druggists Endorse Chamberlain's Colic Remedy

Portsmouth Va druggist Frank C Hanrahan praises Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy as a reliable cure after six years of selling it. He notes higher profits from alternatives but still gives this remedy preference for customer confidence. Sold by J W Jericho Co.

Frank C. Hanrahan Portsmouth Chamberlain J. W. Jericho & Co

Pension Offer For English Visitors In Vienna

A Vienna paper describes a comfortable pension for English visitors with a good kitchen serving continental eats or plain roast beef and port at the same price. It mentions a nice sleeping room with open windows and notable cleanliness.

Vienna

Cured of Nervous Debility by Chicago Specialist

Heber Zacharias of Edgerton Wisconsin reports relief from nervous debility after treatment by Dr Shallenberger, a Chicago specialist who visits Janesville monthly. Once despondent, he now feels content and ready to recommend the doctor to others suffering similarly.

Shallenberr Shallenberger Chicago Janesville Heber Zacharias Edgerton Wis

On Killing Snakes

An essay argues against exterminating snakes for defense noting snakes use instinctive defense not choice and that humans should not moralize cruelty based on unavailable alternatives.

Bucklen’s Arnica Salve hailed as family healer

An ad portrays Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as a miracle cure for burns cuts boils and piles. It claims quick relief for a sick family and touts F. S. Shriner’s 50 cent salve as a cure all.

Moses Baby Johnnie Mamie Billie F. S. Shriner

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