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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1907
Page
26
The Fairfield Tribune announces its subscription rates as one year in advance for 1.00, six months for 50, and three months for 25, noting its weekly newspaper status and post office designation. The issue bears the motto A drop of ink makes millions think.
A compact column notes oats crop shortages not linked to wild oats, jokes about rain falling on the just because the unjust carry umbrellas, and mocks a knocking norm while urging haste to distant corners. It also mentions Walter Wellman awaiting another year as the pole shows no intent to move.
Quality remains the key factor in valuing farm products, with butter price influenced by quality nearly as much as any other farm item.
Byron Williams notes the wealthy flaunt private cars hotels yachts and luxury while their private lives remain exposed. He critiques public newspapers for watching the private excesses and contrasts it with the hidden personal details of the rich.
Wu Ting Fang will return to the United States as China’s representative. Life at the national capital is described as likely to be more gay and worth living after his arrival.
A Connecticut man outfits a chicken with a wooden leg claiming it fully substitutes for the other. He wagers against a Methodist preacher that the feat will convince him, implying a humorous dispute over the bird’s supposed prosthesis.
Indiana Republicans declare support for revising tariff schedules when conditions show revision would do more good than harm. The statement reflects typical Hoosier emphasis on practical economic remedies.
Theosophist Annie Besant says she hopes Americans understand her but warns that if they ever did they would likely find no use for her.
John L. Sullivan contends he would have become Boston mayor a decade ago if sobriety had been maintained prior to the convention. The Omaha Bee notes that some misguided people claim liquor use yields no good results.
The three month trial of a two cent fare in Missouri ordered by Judge Smith McPherson of the United States circuit court has concluded with railroads so busy transporting passengers under the reduced rate that they have not yet prepared a plan of action.
A man’s happiness shines as he tours his farm shows, stock, crop, and orchard with pride. His cheerful voice signals deep contentment in his lifelong business on the land.
Mrs. Pethick Laurence defends vigorous suffragist methods in England saying politics is a great game with rules to create trouble and noise until goals are met. She illustrates this, noting a motherly example of twins where the one who screams gets attention first.
Virginia Patriotic Sons of America move to buy Stratford, birthplace of the Lee family, in Westmoreland County. The plan aims to preserve the historic site as a national shrine for patriotic instruction of future generations.
Poor's 2006 railroad statistics report 1,970,667 freight cars owned by reporting railroads, up 222,562 for the year. This is the largest annual gain except 1906, with freight moved per ton per mile rising 15.7 percent from 1905 to 1906, the biggest percentage gain in eight years, signaling rails handling rising business.
Fairfield plans to stock its water works lakes with several kinds of game fish with an eye to future expansion. The article notes potential combining of water supply and fish supply ventures and questions why more extensive fish farming has not been pursued.
A Burlington Hawkeye remark praises selling fish from a pond or lake on private property, suggesting it can generate income comparable to a hen house for landowners with suitable water features.
The Philadelphia Press argues prosperity is linked to a warm September that improved corn and cotton yields while wheat prices offset a production shortfall, suggesting good weather and labor amid the Dingley system. The St Louis Republic comments on this interpretation as a measure of prosperity.
Commissioner general Frank P. Sargent reports that about 1.4 million immigrants entered the United States in the year ending last June, about 200,000 more than the prior year, bringing total newcomers since 1900 to over 6 million. He notes many are desirable entrants and that dispersal from New York to areas with job opportunities continues.
A Springfield convention of about seventy five Illinois papers denounced tariff burdens on paper wood pulp and other essentials. They urged Congress to amend tariffs to allow free import of pulp and other necessities, arguing relief should extend beyond protected trusts to benefit millions of Americans. The piece warns against self serving insistence by vested interests and foresees an eventual awakening.
An Exchange column urges readers to extend sympathy to wrong doers and to recognize their own potential for error. It argues performance cannot follow knowledge and encourages practical kindness while maintaining duty.
The piece critiques President Roosevelt for suspending a river pilot’s license amid pressure from a clairvoyant episode. It notes the president lacks power to revoke licenses, cites river men who defended the pilot, and discusses political fallout with Governor Cummins and Iowa politics. It portrays impulsiveness and calls Cummins a detriment to party and state.
The famous actress Lillian Russell bet on race horses, a risky financial move, and lost. Her belongings were auctioned to the highest bidder, including champagne bowls and various glasses. Notably, the sale produced no husbands among the items.
The piece argues farmers deserve respect not state alms, calling for training, intelligence, and scientific methods in agriculture. It warns rural youth will realize farming offers independence and happiness if given proper support and opportunities.
The Cedar Rapids and Iowa City Republican papers condemn party machine tactics as Cummins and Allison campaign for the United States senate. Cummins earns 6000 dollars as governor while Allison draws 7500 dollars as senator. Cummins tours the state. Allison prepares to return to Washington for the long session.
Mason City Journal argues for Senator Allison to receive a successor term and for the governor to become his successor if needed, noting political uncertainty in six years and urging a graceful handoff after forty years of public life. Des Moines Mail and Times disputes Cedar Rapids Republican claims and asserts Cummins could have become senator, citing standpatter supporters and Dolliver's perceived unfairness.
In Cedar Rapids on October 24 the Illinois Central locked its switch defying state railway power orders. The state commission sought an injunction from the superior court which was granted, yet the railroad persisted. A bench warrant was issued for two Illinois Central officials to appear for contempt of court.
The Youth's Companion notes two motherly theories on teaching manners. One prioritizes inner kindness over outward display, the other demands early emulation of refined speech and behavior. Neither approach fully suffices, as true good manners rest on unselfishness rather than mere convention.
Hartley Journal argues removing Cummins from Iowa politics would not affect the state's standing or progress. It lauds reforms attributed to Cummins and notes that reform and progress are evident nationwide, presenting a defense of his era and impact.
A Lancet quotation reflects on the quiet valor of those who fight illness, misfortune, and danger unseen by the crowd. It contrasts public applause with the unseen courage of physicians, researchers, and workers battling disease and disaster.
An expert alienist seems to be a man who gets 100 to 200 dollars a day for knowing more things than a lawyer can make him tell.
The article discusses Rhodesian temple ruins as Middle Ages fortifications built by a powerful Monomotapian chief. Dr Randall Macivers suggests organized labor and high-era administration behind the fine Rhodesian architecture. Portuguese records corroborate a Monomortapan empire into the 16th century, with concentric stone walls encircling hillside villages and sprawling over more than 50 square miles.
Paris observed the twenty-fifth anniversary of public girls schools established in France by Jules Ferry. The event highlighted how coeducation benefits boys and girls, creating a growing corps of capable women teachers and boosting general intelligence and self-reliance among women. Government and prominent women aided this effort, underscoring education as a elevating social force.
Actor N C Goodwin recalls a Mexican Turkish bath where a strong rubber prodded and kneaded him on a slab then struck his bare back four times with a palm to signal readiness for the next bather. He notes the bell was out of order in the room.
London marked a notable literary event with the February 20 1749 hanging of two young Irish poets Usher Gahagan and Ter ence Conner for coin clipping regarded as treason.
The old saying applies to burns wounds and sores treated with Bucklen's Arnica Salve. Out of sight and out of mind as piles and chilblains disappear under its healing influence. Guaranteed by F S Shriner druggist. Price 25 cents. October.
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