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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1909
Page
5
The Fairfield Tribune lists subscription terms: one year in advance a dollar, six months fifty cents, three months twenty five cents. The note appears as a brief newspaper masthead credit with slogan "A drop of ink makes millions think."
An editorial tone discusses public figures accountability and legal principles. It notes Jefferson county’s expected success at the state fair and praises American leadership in aviation and international racing at Rheims. It comments on trust influence and belief the public will back legislators favored by trusts.
Officials defend dignity amid charges in the interior department while the public, recalling past issues, watches with suspicion.
E. H. Harriman is said to be "putting his home in order" for a long journey yet remains active amid stock exchange scrutiny. For months observers thought he might drop out of the race, but he is with us yet.
A Chicago Tribune letter by H A Olliver urges sweeping reforms including no divorce, free healthcare and playgrounds, pensions, prison reform, limited wealth, compulsory voting, and labor holidays, while advocating education against liquor. A separate science note warns beards breed germs and promises cheaper hair mattresses as progress.
The article reports a plan to place canal management under a governor, chief engineer, and a director, with three officials responsible for all canal matters. It questions how often policy will shift and whether the new idea will gain traction.
The Tribune argues that government handling of projects like canals shows political influence tainting decisions. It contends a private business approach would yield closer completion and efficiency, warning that politics poisons municipal and governmental ventures and stalls economic progress.
An advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as the only proven remedy for catarrh, a constitutional disease requiring constitutional treatment. It offers a $100 reward for any uncured case and directs readers to send for testimonials from F. J. Cheney & Co. in Toledo, with the product sold by druggists at 75 cents. It also endorses Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
Shenandoah Iowa August 28 six thousand people gathered on the grounds to hear William Jennings Bryan deliver The Price of a Soul. He received an ovation and spoke about taxation for about thirty minutes as a large crowd stayed for evening addresses by former residents.
Peoria Illinois August 29 Lieutenant Governor Oglesby ordered Pekin Sheriff Norris to deploy deputies to Spring Lake amid a week of violent armed fisherman unrest. Sheriff will start with six deputies and report if more help is needed as state militia may be called. An Illinois rivers and waterways land grab probe arrived, with its three cornered fight noted at the scene.
Washington reports that ex Senator Blackburn may resign and that the Mann bill could abolish the Panama canal commission. It would replace seven commissioners with a chief engineer a director and a governor overseeing the canal zone. Secretary Dickinson supports the plan though tariff debates delay enactment. Blackburn has served as civil governor and is praised for his record.
Edward A. Cudahy Jr., son of Omaha millionaire packer, is delayed in marriage to Nora Brewer of San Mateo due to suspected tuberculosis in a heel bone. He is under care near San Diego. engagement may be broken if confirmed. The family has not publicly admitted serious illness despite patient symptoms and recent cross country hike.
Des Moines Aug. 28 Jacob P Harmon and William Hoffman long time boyhood friends of President Taft will take conspicuous places on the reviewing stand when Taft visits Des Moines for the coming military tournament. Hoffman attended Cincinnati school with Taft and the president asked through secretary F E Carpenter that the friends sit with him on the review stand for the troop review in September.
President Taft reviews L. S. Glavis accusation that interior department leaders pressured coal land claims in Alaska. Glavis alleges independent action by higher officials, sparking intra department tension with Dennett and Pierce confirming restraint while Lawlor reviews a proposed report to Beverly. The dispute flags a wider clash between interior and forestry bureaus.
Clark & Scott of Scranton Pennsylvania announce a forthcoming federal case in Covington Kentucky against the Burley Tobacco Society of Kentucky alleging a conspiracy in restraint of trade under section 7 of the Sherman act. Damages total about 135 528 dollars and 40 cents.
Earl Girton a 19 year old from State Center saved E B Sloan of Clarinda at the Iowa State Fair grounds by leaping onto a runaway horse, seizing the reins, and shielding the wagon. Sloan was badly cut and bruised but survived. no bones were broken as bystanders cheered the quick rescue before Girton returned to corn judging.
Otis Claycomb shoots and kills John Ward in Gallatin Missouri after Ward and Mrs Claycomb eloped three weeks earlier. Claycomb says Ward drugged Mrs Claycomb and that he returned to recover belongings at the Claycomb home. The Claycombs are long time residents with six children.
In Logansport Indiana August Walters was shocked while helping a lineman repair an arc light. A 2000 volt current knocked him unconscious after he grabbed the lowering cable. Physicians credit a swallowed quid of tobacco with stimulating the heart and aiding his escape from death.
Victoria B C Aug 28 A wreck story from Middleton reef June 18 reports five survivors from the Norwegian bark Erral after two officers drowned in a raft attempt. The captain's wife drowned her four children and then disappeared with the waves, fearing cannibalism. Patrick Palmer and another survivor recount the raft escape and search for water.
An advertisement urges readers to take care of their stomach with Kodol. It claims every tablespoonful digests 2% pounds of food and promises relief or money back. Sold by Frank S&S Shriner drug store.
A Freshman, green as ever, plans to meet the President as he enters the college. He misreads a Sophomore as the dispenser of love and declares his aim to take a degree. The Sophomore reacts with anger, claiming he is the one addressed. September Lippincott's.
Ethel, youngest of many Philadelphia sisters, began work as amanuensis to a Walnut Street lawyer. She found his rulings harsh and his view rigid, noting he believes words must be spelled his way. The remark frames a humorous portrait of provincial stubbornness.
In Humboldt Iowa a hayrack carrying forty five children to a Methodist church picnic overturned on Johnson hill. Two 12 year olds Almeda Wilder and Fern Beebe were killed, about a dozen injured including Mrs Robert Newman. driver William Wallace could not stop the wagon as the horses balked and brake failed.
The National Red Cross will train thousands of corporate employees in first aid for injuries. Leading groups include United States Steel and Pennsylvania Steel Company with two years of successful programs already proven in the industry.
The article states the steel corporation will instruct more than 20,000 employees within the next month to pursue similar methods on a larger scale.
State of Iowa Jefferson County final notice to Emma Mabel and Harriet Gosick heirs at law of William N. Gosick deceased. Final report of Alice Gosick administratrix on file for court approval and discharge. Hearing set for September 27 1909 at Fairfield. failure to appear by September 8 1909 may result in default. Alice Golick Administratrix. Attorney I D Jones. 26 4t
Burlington Coroner’s Jury censures Frank Bowen owner of the Naughty Girl for anchoring beside the dangerous exploding barge. It also faults the fireworks committee for not guarding the barge. Victims include Edward Lee of Burlington and Mrs. Jordan and Mrs. Conover of Mt. Pleasant. Relatives vow to seek indictment. Judson Piper's testimony highlighted the night of the blast.
An advertisement for Dr. A W Chase's Kidney and Liver Pills asserts back pain and kidney disease stem from deranged kidneys. It claims rapid, certain cures that also regulate liver and bowels, citing Walter Lufkin of Berkey Ohio as a case who could work again after treatment. Each dose costs 25 cents, with Buffalo New York as the company base.
Witnesses describe confusion after an explosion on a launch barge. The testimony notes possible knowledge of fireworks aboard and the timing of the blast amid surrounding commotion and inquiries.
A Missouri farmer trains ducks to eat potato bugs and sell pest control services to nearby farms. The ducks, once hungry for bugs, are fed until ready to work, charging about $1.50 per patch and projecting weekly income. Janette contemplates patenting the idea and expanding to a Bug Duck University nationwide.
In Fort Edward New York Alex Bento climbs a mountain to seek relief from asthma and tries a claimed remedy Dr Kings New Discovery. The ad says the medicine cured his weight and son's lung trouble and brands it the best cure for coughs colds hay fever and whooping cough with trial bottles offered free and guaranteed by S Shriner.
A dated note from Lewistown Montana outlines a land excursion for hundreds of landseekers to northern and southern Dakota territories via Wyoming and Montana. It promises low excursion rates, discusses routes, and advertises lots and residences for sale at 600 dollars to 400 dollars, with aims to buy land offering high grain yields.
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