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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1905
Page
13
The Fairfield Tribune publishes subscription terms: one year in advance, six months, and three months rates. The paper is mailed weekly from the Fairfield post office as second class matter. A motto quote about ink appears, with a period price of fifty cents.
Old Settlers Day and Jefferson County fair events lure locals and visitors alike. notices praise log cutting, corn panes, and old-time baking by the fireplace. A Missouri Supreme Court ruling calls sunflowers flowers, while headlines lampoon public figures and local gossip surrounding marriages and political figures.
The Burlington Evening Gazette praises William Jennings Bryan for his Ideals address at Grand Opera house, noting his self restraint and generosity. It credits his rising popularity to admired conduct, even among former political enemies, and recalls evolving Iowa Democratic views on his leadership.
The article notes broad public conviction that William Jennings Bryan will be the Democratic nominee in 1908. It argues he will unite the solid Democratic base and attract thoughtful Republicans dissatisfied with current trust-fattened policies, offering a candidate trusted to lead the nation.
The piece argues against both sides myths of the Portsmouth outcome. It critiques Russia’s government as barbaric yet praises individual Russians and China despite official shortcomings. It calls on Japan to reform commercial practices and acknowledges Japan’s wartime costs and limited resources.
An advertiser asserts rheumatism stems from blood toxins and promotes Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a cure. The testimonial from Harry Ritter of Denver praises relief after years of pain, claiming the remedy cleanses uric acid and allows recovery in months. The copy warns against substitutes and touts the product as a regulator for stomach liver and bowels.
Washington dispatch notes President Roosevelt proposes new law to place life insurance supervision in the Bureau of Corporations within the Department of Commerce and Labor. The writer criticizes enforcement of existing statutes, cites failures in quarantine and banking regulation, and questions political influence in regulation.
CHAS. A. EDWARDS notes the political shakeup in the 1908 GOP race. He cites Senator Joseph Foraker as the strongest force to secure the Ohio delegation, arguing his loyalty and influence could swing the state. Edwards doubts Foraker’s nomination would help the party in the national contest, preferring other candidates.
Des Moines officials launched a formal inquiry into Northwestern National Life Insurance of Minneapolis to test compliance with Iowa insurance laws. Actuaries F T Whit ington E J Dawson and R M Haines led the mission, prompted by a former suit seeking a receiver for the predecessor company. Rumors claim some discharged employees may be rehired.
University of Iowa faculty voted to supplement classroom maps with real skeletons for public school biology. Students assemble skeletons to expand anatomy teaching, meeting demand from high schools across the state. The practice, begun last year, aims to widen biological study in Iowa schools.
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