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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1912
Page
6
A World article outlines how tariffs inflate prices from New England fabrics to English imports. It traces manufacturer profits, wholesale steps, and retailer marks ups on cotton cloth and curtain scrim, showing why American housewives pay 19 to 25 cents per yard while English shops offer 15 to 22 cents.
Robert Kenneth Maclean argues the Payne Aldrich tariff inflates prices and spurs deceit, noting less than 2 percent of cotton fabrics are imported while retailers label domestic goods as imported to boost profits. He cites samples 56 and 34 to show margins and price gaps between U S and foreign fabrics.
A tariff editor toured a department store in a New England city of about 100 000 residents and found a counter stacked with Irish dimity goods, placarded for sale.
The tariff board investigates Iris dimities sold as imports finding American produced fabric at 7 13 cents per yard with only a fraction profit for manufacturers and a 25 percent margin for jobbers. The piece, made in a New England mill, was marketed as imported to boosts retailer profit. Woodrow Wilson.
Des Moines reports say D. H. Mealey of Pleasant Plain was struck by a car while crossing with his wife and a woman named Mrs. Carr of Fairfield. The Fairfield woman is likely Will Carse from eight miles northeast of Fairfield, and only Mealey sustained injuries described as not serious. Mealey is a 62 year old druggist.
Jefferson county schools earned second place in the best general display of school work at the state fair, with contributions from Batavia Libertyville Fairfield and the county armory exhibit last spring. Fairfield Public Schools begin a promising new year under Superintendent Flower as enrollment and facilities expand at Logan Lincoln and Washington buildings. Governor Woodrow Wilson will speak in New York City at a Workingmen’s Club dinner on Wednesday.
Columbus Ohio August 31 Intense interest runs through the state as voters prepare for a special election next Tuesday to decide the fate of forty two amendments provisionally adopted by the constitutional convention.
Practical 1911 home cooking guide by Martha McCulloch Williams outlines methods for stuffing and cooking beef using buttered bags in the oven. It covers two flank steak preparation, a four pound round beef roast with tomatoes and spices, and a Yorkshire pudding recipe with milk and flour. Also included is a meat roll made with puff pastry and seasoned beef.
A set of 1911 kitchen instructions from Brooks' Club London detailing paper bag recipes. Duckling with Turnips and Chicken a la Reine use wrapped bags in oven broiling. time and ingredient steps given. Also covers Lima Beans Spinach and Fruit Salad with quantities and cooking times.
A study will examine the major electrical power plants at Pittsburg district and at Niagara, aiming to assess capacity, operations, and regional impact.
California governor and progressive party vice presidential nominee will speak to New York delegates at the state convention in Syracuse on Thursday.
Roy Erickson in Murray and Allender’s basement is constructing a seventeen foot hydroplane fueled by an eighteen horsepower motor from a Flanders car. The craft, named L Allegro, uses quarter sawn oak and Cypress, seats four, and aims for twenty mph. Trials likely at Oakland Mills.
Julius Bliefnick sues William Bennitt Jr and unknown heirs in Jefferson County to claim absolute ownership of the southeast quarter of the northeast quarter of section 15 in township 72 north range 8 west and two quarter of the northeast quarter of section 15. The petition asserts twenty five years adverse possession and requests a decree declaring Bliefnick owner in fee simple and barring all claims. The defendants must appear by Sept 16 1912 or a default judgment will be entered. Arthur G. Jordan attorney for plaintiff.
Nearly one thousand engineers from electrical mining structural and civil disciplines gathered in New York for the sixth congress of the International Association for Testing Materials. The weeklong meeting will discuss key technical issues and conclude with a tour of eastern steel plants by foreign visitors.
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