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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1920
Page
8
Local correspondence records visits and travels of residents including Mr. and Mrs. Joe Hoffman and daughters in Waterloo, Warren Fulton returning to Bartlesville, and several relatives visiting or staying with families in Fairfield. Notes mention illness and deaths, social events, church groups, and upcoming community gatherings with familiar names and places.
A druggist touts Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Compound as a quick natural darkener for gray or faded hair. Millions buy this old remedy yearly, claiming one or two applications restore a dark lustrous look and youthful appearance, without medical claims.
A Pekin M E church evangelist leads a series of meetings that closes Sunday night with thirty three additions to the church. Local families including Obookins and Clines visitants and friends attend from Ottumwa Fairfield and Hedrick.
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Packwood J W Webb of Newmarket visited his mother Mrs Ellen Webb last week. Cyrus Ruggles families and Mrs Cline of Linby spent Sunday with friends south of the city. Mrs Baldwin of Illinois died and was buried at Hedrick. She had two sons Oscar and James of Packwood. J O Webb and family and Martha Webb were noted in Newmarket. Erma Steele and daughter Marjory with Carl Cline dined with Joseph Nelsons of Linby. W A Mincher and others were in Linby Sunday. Clarence and family southeast of Packwood visited on the way to Fremont. Gilbert Sonner and family spent Sunday at his mother's home.
An Iowa lawyer records his last will and testament on a phonograph cylinder rather than paper. Witness names and the will are spelled out clearly on wax, run through a reproducer, and sealed for filing to supposedly prevent fraud.
Advertisement for Foley remedies offering a trial package of Foley's Honey and Tar Compound Foley Kidney Pills and Foley Cathartic Tablets. Enclose slip with 5c and return to Foley & Co. 2835 Sheffield Ave Chicago Ill. Include name and address.
An illustrated article in Popular Mechanics shows a new Muscovy duck breed from Russia that quacks less and adapts to urban poultry. They are noted as good mothers and prolific layers, reaching seven pounds dressed by about three months old.
Canadian authorities uncover a large shipment of liquor concealed inside pig carcasses being unloaded from freight cars. The illicit cargo highlights the elaborate dodges used by whiskey runners as Canada becomes a key route in the broader smuggling network.
An old Tribune want ad promotes Mentho Sulphur as a cure for skin eruptions rash or blotches on face neck arms and body. It claims rapid healing next day due to germ destroying action and urges getting a small jar from a druggist to use like cold cream.
An article extols Eclipse portable corn cribs and Sunshine Windows for hog houses to heat floors with sunlight and keep dampness down. It urges winter egg houses with southern exposure, ample windows, ventilation, and clean coops, noting coal shortages with storm sash and doors as cost savers.
An American explorer who spent nearly a year in central Africa reports on the Mambuti pygmies. They average about four feet tall, are stooped and apelike, and inhabit low branched forests. They are brave in attacks on large animals and eat only meat killed in hunts.
Advice suggests eating sparingly when digestion is weak and spacing meals five hours apart. Do not eat between meals, drink plenty of water, and take one Chamberlain's Tablet after supper to improve digestion.
An advertisement extols the Fordson Tractor as a farmer’s necessity, promising increased production and labor savings compared with horses. It argues power and reliability drive prosperity, invites farmers to view the Fordson at the dealer, and asserts superior performance over other tractors. It emphasizes daily, year-round work and urges purchase.
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