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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1897
Page
1
Democratic ticket lists Frederick E. White for governor Benjamin A. Plummer for lieutenant governor L G Kinne for supreme court justice G F Reinhart for superintendent of public instruction and 8 S B Crane for railroad commissioner. The ticket includes both Democratic and Silver party endorsements.
A large audience welcomed Hon. F. E. White at the opera house last Monday. He spoke nearly two hours, criticizing Republican policy on wheat, silver demonetization, and tariffs. White warned that global gold and silver maneuvers hurt American farmers and argued against a protective tariff's benefit to the West.
The report notes Mr. White's gathering drew attention in a Republican stronghold, with hopes the event would awaken voters to the issues discussed and impact the upcoming political landscape.
The piece questions the home market theory as Massachusetts abandons 12,000 acres for a manorial estate, while Mr. Whitney buys the lands. It argues the home market idea may be flawed and ponders wheat demand and prices. It also presents political commentary from George W. Caruth on party unity and currency policy ahead of 1900.
The September Midland Monthly from Des Moines presents a comprehensive article on the Yukon gold fields detailing development by American enterprise, current Alaska conditions and prospects, and emigration debates. It includes life-like portraits of Healy Cudahy the Weares and Mr and Mrs Gage plus Alaska photo engravings loaned by P R Weare, highlighting the first complete presentation in any periodical.
Dr E Detch on claims his anti diuretic halts water leakage during sleep for both children and adults. Sold by Bradshaw and Thoma druggists in Fairfield Iowa at price one dollar.
An Omaha August 22 1897 notice announces a through Rock Island train from the west to Buffalo for Grand Army boys and friends. The service runs without change with low ticket rates in August. Contact any Rock Island agent in Chicago for details and arrangements.
Relief in six hours from kidney and bladder diseases with the New Great South American Kidney Cure. The remedy supposedly relieves pain in the urinary tract, back, and bladder for both men and women, including difficulty in passing water. Sold by Bradshaw & Thoma in Fairfield Iowa.
Guaranteed tobacco habit cure advertised for fifty cents. Claims to make weak men strong and blood pure. Priced at 60c to 61c and available at all druggists.
An advertising line claims human and animal illnesses are cured in 30 minutes by Woolford's Sanitary Lotion. The product is sold by Bradshaw and Thoma, druggists in Fairfield Iowa.
John Brisben Walker proclaims the plan for a new Cosmopolitan University to be established at Irvington New York with Elisha Benjamin Andrews named president. The school will offer free education to all students funded by Walker until donors provide support, aiming to widen liberal education beyond traditional institutions. The proposal seeks broad public backing and advances a universal, fee free education philosophy.
Pailid faces and rosy cheeks describe pale blood improving after using Hood's Sarsa parilla. The ad-like caption touts purer richer blood as a result of the tonic.
The anecdote recalls Landseer’s rising fame after an unknown artist exhibited a painting at the Royal Academy. A gentleman seeks the artist, only to learn the painter is a boy playing with a hoop who confirms the picture is his. The tale ends with the boy stating he is the exhibitor, aged 14.
The article notes eyebrow gilding among eastern women and Turkey, nighttime brilliance of gilt eyes, a Chinese girl with unusually slanted eyes, Japanese teeth gilding, Indies teeth staining, African teeth blackening, Persian eye pencil shaping, and oriental nail dyeing with henna or extended lengths.
A humorous dialogue frames a doctor diagnosing a fever with a coated tongue while the patient asks about fashion fit. The playful exchange blends medical notes with lighthearted banter.
An advertisement argues Calumet leaves no Rochelle Salts or other injurious substances in food and claims high priced powders contain over 70 percent Rochelle Salts. The text warns against expensive brands and urges using Calumet.
An advertisement claims Cascarets Candy Cathartic will cure constipation with a money back guarantee if not effective. It emphasizes a simple, inexpensive 0c price and appeals to druggists to refund customers if it fails.
Jones schemes to buy a suit at half price by testing fit with oversized and undersized collars. After the tailors balk at discounting further, a final offer of 12.50 is accepted, and Jones pays extra for minor alterations and a drink to celebrate.
A Florida Times-Union note describes a photo with a postage stamp bearing a delivery address to Jacksonville Fla. The carrier Walter G. Coleman claimed the photo as his own after a wager and a Bay street meeting. A young lady had snapped him on Bay street and promised to send the photo if it proved good.
The Hotel Gazette notes guests who reserve rooms then choose another hotel cause vacancy and financial loss. It states patrons often settle billed no shows, and litigation is rare. Hotel proprietors plan to push understanding of the issue through the national association.
Billing and cooing in Fiji follows strict norms. Courting indoors is forbidden. lovers meet in gardens or plantations. The breadfruit tree serves as a sacred high perch where couples sit 40 feet up, one on each side of the trunk, aligning with local ideas of modesty.
A device for taking a man's measurements uses three graduated brackets that slide together to fit the back and arm. Tape measures attach at proper positions to capture all necessary measurements swiftly.
New Family Physician and Madam Europe and North Africa are noted in a Detroit Journal item. The brief piece hints at medical assistance and visits by a physician concerning an illness and travel context.
The price of a well bred fox hound pack runs about 5000 dollars with annual keep costs about the same, reflecting ongoing expenses for breeding and maintenance.
A chaotic wartime caption from the Philadelphia Inquirer notes a general rallying cry as the enemy captures the left flank. The brief item hints at leadership and morale amid combat actions.
The essay recalls the phrase beard the oyster from old cookbooks. It notes cooks once removed the frill but modern practice leaves the oyster whole. It cites Delmonico’s and other famous restaurants where the frill is not removed.
The apocryphal Less er Genesis describes Seth at age forty being raptured to heaven by angels who reveal future events including the great deluge and the coming Saviour. Adam grieves for wickedness yet finds peace as Seth recounts a repopulated earth and redemption through Jesus.
A ball in Berlin features a colonel challenging a young lieutenant who wears a diamond badge. The lieutenant reveals it is an English order from Queen Victoria given by his grandmother. The colonel laughs and vanishes, stunned by the reveal that the officer is Prince Albert of Sleswick-Holstein.
A descriptive pamphlet offers special inducements for Colorado tourists via the Great Rock Island Route. Rates and full particulars are provided, with free application to John Sebastian, G. P. A. Chicago.
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