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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1907
Page
19
The Fairfield Tribune lists annual subscription at one dollar in advance, six months fifty cents, and three months twenty five cents. The paper is published weekly by P. E. Boesen and entered at the Fairfield Post Office as second class mail matter. A drop of ink makes millions think.
Many reports discuss a shortage in the oats crop and clarify it does not refer to the wild variety. The focus remains on cultivated oats and market implications.
A quip notes rain falls on the just because the unjust wield umbrellas. It adds a sharp line urging those who knock to seek a remote corner of the earth to avoid disgust among respectable men.
The text notes Walter Wellman remains safe in delaying action for another year. It remarks that the pole shows no inclination to depart, and discusses how farm product quality governs prices, with butter cited as a prime example of its impact on farmer earnings.
Byron Williams criticizes the wealthy for possessing private cars hotels yachts and luxuries while their private lives remain exposed as newspapers focus on them. His argument highlights public curiosity about elite conduct contrasted with insulated wealth.
Wu Ting Fang arrives in the national capital as China’s representative, promising a brighter and more vibrant life in the capital after his arrival.
A Connecticut man sports a wooden leg on a chicken claiming it replaces the other leg. He bets a Methodist preacher that the tale is true, inviting skepticism and a humorous challenge.
Indiana Republicans declare support for revising tariff schedules when conditions show revision will do more good than harm. The remark reflects Hoosier sensibilities on trade policy.
Theosophist Annie Besant says she hopes Americans understand her but implies they would reject her if they did. Her remark reflects tension over her ideas and reception in the United States.
John L. Sullivan believed he could have secured Boston mayoral election ten years earlier if sobriety had persisted before the convention. The Omaha Bee remarks that some misguided people insist liquor yields no good results.
The three month trial of a 2 cent fare in Missouri ordered by Judge Smith McPherson of the United States circuit court has ended and the railroads have been so busy hauling passengers under the new rate that they have had no time to map out a plan of action.
A man proudly tours his stock crop and orchard on the farm, his cheerful voice and confident step signaling deep satisfaction with his work and life on the land.
Mrs Pethick Laurence defends vigorous English suffragist action calling politics a great game. She argues the aim is to make as much trouble and noise as possible until goals are met. She notes in a womanly analogy that attention goes to the louder child.
At a Virginia Patriotic Sons of America session a plan was launched to purchase Stratford house in Westmoreland County, famed as the Lee family birthplace. The aim is to preserve it as a national shrine for historic and patriotic instruction of future generations.
Poor's 1906 statistics show 1,970,667 freight cars owned by reporting railroads, an increase of 222,562 cars for the year. The year marks the largest gain ever, with freight moved per mile rising 15.7 percent from 1905, the best percentage gain in eight years. Railroads push to handle surging business.
Fairfield plans to stock its water works lakes with several kinds of game fish. The town foresees a future where water supply and fish provisioning are combined into one business. The author muses on the unexploited potential of large scale fish farming and notes that nearly anything that swims finds demand.
A Burlington Hawkeye quote compares a valuable pond or lake on a property to a hen house, urging landowners to view fish ponds as a profitable asset and a good market commodity. The remark highlights pond income potential for rural households and reflects agricultural economy ideas.
A Philadelphia Press critique credits a warm September with securing corn and boosting cotton yields while wheat remains seasonally short yet sells at a higher price, suggesting prosperity hinges on favorable weather and labor despite tariff policy, echoed by the St Louis Republic.
Commissioner general Frank P. Sargent reports that about 1.4 million immigrants entered the United States in the year ending last June, about 200000 more than the prior year, bringing total newcomers since 1900 to over 6 million. He says most newcomers are desirable and warns against judging all by a few criminals, noting a shift away from New York as immigrants spread to regions with employment opportunities.
Illinois publishers from about seventy five daily newspapers met in Springfield to protest tariff impacts on wood pulp and print paper. They urged amending tariffs to allow free import of pulp and wood while noting protection benefits only to a few, calling for broader relief for steel, coal, lumber, and other essentials beyond trust markets.
An Exchange essay argues that lacking true sympathy for wrongdoers harms our ability to help them and ourselves. It urges recognizing human limits, avoiding immediate judgment, and keeping forbearance for those who err, as we may need such mercy someday.
A historical reflection on President Roosevelt’s Mississippi voyage and a pilot scuffle, noting the limited power to suspend licenses and the pilot’s skillful steering. It includes commentary from the Mason City Republican, Mason City Journal, and Des Moines Mail and Times on Governor Cummins, Senator Allison, and Dolliver, debating succession and political strategy in Iowa.
Lillian Russell bet on horse racing and lost. Her belongings were auctioned to the highest bidder including champaign bowls glasses decanters and liquor ware. Notably the sale lacked any husbands in the collection.
A passage argues that farmers deserve training and scientific guidance rather than state dependence. It cites Leslie's Weekly urging intelligent agricultural development and warns that urbanization may lure young people away from farming, urging independence and opportunities on the land.
The Waterloo Courier condemns Cedar Rapids Republicans for advocating machine control and threatens to undermine majority rule if Governor Cummins is chosen for the U S senatorship in June. The piece accuses the party of aiming to bolt the Republican ticket in Cedar Rapids next fall.
The Iowa City Republican notes Cummins draws about $6000 with perquisites as governor and campaigns across the state, while Allison earns $7500 as a U S senator and plans to attend to official duties during vacation. It questions whether Cummins will remain at his duties or roam the state, as he reportedly has done for years, during the campaign.
Cedar Rapids Oct 24 The Illinois Central defied state railroad commissioners by locking its switch, blocking coal cars to the interurban power house. A superior court writ of injunction was granted but ignored, with a hammer breaking the switch. Judge Rothrock issued bench warrants to two Illinois Central officials to show cause tomorrow for contempt of court.
The Youth's Companion notes two motherly theories on teaching manners. One ties politeness to inner character, the other to outward imitation of ladies. Neither method suffices. unselfishness underpins true manners, though many social restrictions arise from varying social expectations.
The Hartley Journal argues that removing Cummins from politics would not lower Iowa's standing or progress. It praises reforms and progress attributed to Cummins' tenure, claiming such gains are nationwide and enduring.
A Lancet quotation reflects on those who fight unseen foes such as disease and disaster, noting their struggles often go unacclaimed. It contrasts public applause for military feat with quiet courage of healthcare workers and disaster responders who face danger and hardship.
An expert alienist is described as a man who earns $100 to $200 a day for knowing more things than a lawyer can make him tell, reflecting a sharp critique of psychiatric expertise and legal leverage.
The article discusses Rhodesian temple ruins, arguing medieval rather than ancient origins for the elliptical temple and Monomortapa chief’s fortified residence. It notes organized labor under powerful chiefs, supported by Portuguese records, and highlights extensive stone architecture and concentric terrace walls spanning over 50 square miles.
Paris marked the twenty fifth anniversary of public girls schools created through Jules Ferry. The observance highlighted how early republic statesmen planned education for girls, expanding a system parallel to boys and fostering a growing cadre of women teachers. Government and prominent women contributed to advancing female education and self reliance.
N C Goodwin recounts a Mexico Turkish bath tale at a dinner. He jokes a strong rubber prodded and pounded him, then delivered four hard whacks after the sheet was loose, explaining the bell was out of order to signal readiness for the next bath.
In London on February 20, 1749 two young Irish poets Asher Gahagan and Terence Conner were executed by hanging for filing the coin of the realm, charged as high treason. The event was the era’s most notable literary incident.
An old remedy claim touts Bucklen's Arnica Salve for sores burns wounds piles and chilblains with the reassurance of healing effects and a 25 cent price from F S Shriner, druggist, dated October.
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