Bonnifield cabin re erected by Fair field pioneers
Old settlers in Fairfield gather for the re erection of the Bonnifield cabin in The Old Settlers Park on a day that blends memory and community effort. The log cabin built in 1838, Iowa’s oldest house, is being carefully rebuilt with hand hewn logs and walnut shingles to create a faithful replica.
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Fairfield
Old Settlers’ Park Association
I. D. Jones
W. D. Clapp
T. F. Higley
Ross
Kansas
Bonnifield
Jefferson County
Iowa
Bonnifields
Ottumwa
Old Settlers’ Park
Mr. Ross
Mother Earth
Dr. Clarke
James
H. C. Pattison
Hiram Heaton
Ralph Lamson
Lamson
Favorite Prescription for Nursing Women and Ailments
Entire passage describes Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as the best restorative for over-burdened nursing mothers and women. It lists symptoms such as headaches backache digestive distress and irregular periods. It promotes a glycerin extract with no alcohol and invites readers to request a free booklet for composition and endorsements.
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R. V. Pierce
Affaio
N. Y
Vet Kicked by Horse in Iowa Barn Tragedy
Special: Dr. W. R. Marsh of Sibley Iowa was kicked by a horse in his barn and left with grave injuries. He was alone and found with one side of his body nearly crushed, regarded as fatal.
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Sibley, Ia
W. R. Marsh
Counterfeiters Exploit Silver Price Cents Per Ounce
A report notes that with silver at 60 cents an ounce counterfeiters could produce five convincing quarters per ounce. The claim suggests many coins could pass as real, highlighting risks in currency circulation.
Allen Wrights Daring Pine Rescue Amid Freezing Rapids
In a bitter February close call, Allen Wright uses a dead pine trunk as a living bridge to rescue his brother Louis from freezing water in a snowbound lumber camp. He carefully felled the trunk with precise marksmanlike aim, creating a bridge eight inches from Louis, then hauled him to shore and heated him with pine fuel and snow rubs until conscious. Both brothers, seasoned lumber youths, endure a harrowing, life-threatening ordeal before reaching the camp at night.
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Louis
Allen Wright
Allen
Lou
William Tell
Youth
Insanity Follows Loss of Sleep and Nerve Pills Claim
A sensational ad argues sleeplessness leads to insanity and urges Dr. A. W. Chase's Nerve Pills as a cure. It features testimonial from Mrs. Randolph Knutts of Salem Ohio and notes the medicine costs 50 cents a box, with official signature and portrait required for genuineness. It lists Thoma's Pharmacy in Fairfield Iowa as a local seller.
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A. W. Chase
Randolph Knutts
Penn St
Salem
Ohio
Dr. A. W. Chase Medicine Co
Buffalo, N. Y
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Y. O
Junkin
K. Dunkel
McElhany’s
Theo. Hochuly
Fairfield, Ia
Ua, Ia
Hochuly
EYS AT Law
Calhoun
Tion
Jericho
Pairfield
D Jones
Ia. G. Jordan
Daney
Law
ES P. Starr
Kerr-Pettitt Building
R. J. Wilson
South National Bank
E. R. Smith
Bide Park
Fairfield, Tow
J. A. Huglin
Attorney-at-Lan
F. Simmons
T. LL. James
Leggett
Edwin C. Bock
Shriner’s
C. A. McCelderry
South Side
St. Louis
Tribune
The
Park Association
Sibley
the Marksman
Frank L. Pollock
Thoma’s
Lowa
J. D. Kerrick & CO
Shallenberger
Chicago
Yerger, M. D
Homeseekers
Rock Island Lines
Southwest
S. F. Boyd
Davenport
Rock Island
H. A. Mohler
Agt
Heaven
Cervantes
Polyphon Orchestra
Spence
Jghgfson Gounly State Bank
D.C. Bradley
W.G. Ross, D. C. Bradley
KE. Turney
H. C. Taylor, D. G. Higley
K. West
Cashier
R. B, Loupen
F, J. L. Black
Ellsworth Turney E
RE. Smith
C Stodian
J. Wilson
J. A. Spielman
Frank Light
KF. Wilson
Anton Carlson
First National Bank
J. C. Thorne
B. S. McElhinny
John A. Spielman
L. J. Marcy
Southeast Corner Park
J.roth
C. F. Fryer
Wesley Cassel
E. A. Howard
G. P. Hague
Charles Speer
Iowa State Savings Bank
J . E. Roth
James Louden
W. E. Bradshaw
J. 8
Meone
Ed. Hunt
Geo. W. Ball
R. F. Ratcliff
W. A. Lamson
E. F. Simmons
Ada Roth
Anduardian
J.H. Allender
A. F. Cassell
Mrs
John Reth
Mary Kyle
Annie Lamson
Dillon Turney
C. P. Hague
M. DB. Rodabaugh
L. W. van Nostrand
R. B. Louden
Chas. J. Fulton
John B. Stever
Thos. Crawford
C. M. Junkin
Jordan
Clarke Estate
Spalding Maria R Mowery
Jamestown Exposition
Niagara Falls
Montreal
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Washington
Atlantic Coast
Bullington
P. E. Heflin
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