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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1909
Page
4
The Fairfield Tribune lists subscription prices for one year at 1.00 six months 0.50 and three months 0.25. It notes mail class and post office handling as second class matter and includes a slogan about ink triggering thought.
Jefferson county residents return from the state fair bearing ribbons for achievement. Dr. Cook reports he endured the recent heat and skeptics doubt the north pole claim until proven. The piece notes ongoing weather, energy, and political climate as a backdrop to daily life in a wary, evolving city.
The semi annual moving time prompts an examination of the chimney to ensure it is safe for winter firing. Early inspection and repairs can prevent a serious fire later.
Mr. Wellman is likely to direct his airship southward, offering a welcome change to the public as his north pole expeditions have grown tiresome and repetitive.
The text suggests corn at seventy five cents and hogs at seven dollars may continue. It argues the Republican administration will take credit for good prices but avoid responsibility for shortages caused by adverse weather.
The weather bureau resumes duties after vacation. Forecasters warn frost may hurt late corn but should aid fall pastures and late fields if frost stays away until Christmas.
The article argues corn prices will not drop to twenty five cents again due to evolving conditions. It cites improved rail and steamship services, western range exhaustion, higher feeding for stock, population growth, and home demand as factors keeping prices and other grains high.
A critical look at street fakirs who profit from convincing talk and dubious cures. The piece argues that many fall for smooth rhetoric and overpriced remedies, hoping for relief from long standing ailments, while acknowledging rare exceptions.
Fragment mentions a harmless mixture that simply moves money from the buyer to the seller, implying a transparent or minor financial transfer without added harm.
The advertisement claims Hall's Catarrh Cure can cure catarrh in all stages and offers a $100 reward for any case it fails to cure. It explains the remedy is taken internally and targets the blood and mucous surfaces, with testimonials available by mail from F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio. Pills for constipation are also recommended.
A Detroit Free Press poem in which the speaker rejects aviation and prefers staying earthbound. The verse emphasizes pride in limbs and cautious living, preferring to avoid flying risks and potential injuries.
The article describes Greek belief that three Morai decide a child's future. Visitors anticipate the fates at a newborn, with honey cakes wine and money offered to gain favor. Superstitions include smiling at beauty, early upper teeth, skin marks, and harsh fates for twins or certain birth outcomes.
The article details a sea lion’s head and body, noting a blunt rugged snout with two rows of sharp teeth, sunbleached fur, long hind flippers with embedded claws, and small ears. It covers the jaw guards, oil smell, large heart, four long livers, red meat with strong fish oil odor, and the repulsive scent when sunlit.
Fort Edward resident Alex Benton climbs Bald Mountain to reach a neighbor with asthma and offers Dr King’s New Discovery. The medicine is claimed to relieve and cure lung troubles including hay fever and whooping cough. Trial bottle offered and guaranteed by F. S. Shriner.
State of Iowa Jefferson County Iowas final notice to Emma Gosick Mabel Gosick and Harriet Gosick heirs at law of William N Gosick deceased and all interested parties. Final report of Alice Gosick administratrix will be on file by September 16 1909 in Jefferson County Clerk of District Court for approval and discharge. Unless they appear by September 8 1909 noon for September Term 1909 in Fairfield Iowa default will be entered. ALICE GOLICK Administratrix I D Jones attorney 26-4t
An advertisement urges readers to use Kodol to digest all the food eaten promising stomach relief. It claims every tablespoonful digests 214 pounds of food and offers a money back guarantee. Sold by Frank S Shriner drug store.
A young female torso was found tied in a sack in Ecorse Creek near Detroit. The head arms and legs were missing and a murder is suspected. The body, about 20 years old, was sent to a Wyandotte undertaker for examination as police search for the missing head and limbs and with three Detroit women reported missing.
Gabriel Cleather argues at the Royal Society of Arts that the kettledrum offers exact scale and atmosphere beyond rhythm. He cites three required traits for tuning and notes a Meyerbeer melody to prove tympani can carry melody, not just rhythm, with unmatched dynamic range.
A sky pilot tells his daughter a fairy tale about a girl chased by bears who leaps from a mountain edge and turns into a bird. Baby Hilda asks if the tale is true or just preaching, highlighting a childhood view of storytelling and religion.
The Philadelphia Record quotes a wise man about destiny and a plain speaker counters that some people have poor shapes. The brief exchange frames a simple regional mindset in a compact, characterful note.
Quote by Philip D. Armour argues that a person who habitually steals to pay fares will not become a baron of wealth. The remark contrasts petty theft with high financial achievement and implies integrity matters for success.
The passage reflects on oblivion as a page where memory inscribes light, making characters legible. It contrasts light and darkness as limits to readability, suggesting memory depends on contrast to be understood.
A Danish proverb notes that it is too late to throw water on the embers once a house is burned down. It emphasizes timely action and prevention.
Morris Schaff in Atlantic argues Lee’s authority sprang from inherited respect for social rank and Virginia aristocracy. Lee’s own nature, a serene, unblemished greatness, inspired soldiers to braver and better conduct beyond ancestry or class.
Sarah Bernhardt faced a silent audience in Marseilles when one of six Turkish slaves failed to appear. A sudden chorus from the gallery accused the play, and Bernhardt demanded the cause. A spectator replied in broken English French that she was shy one Turk, ending the commotion.
M Raphael notes in London Strand Magazine that Paris hostesses rarely invite actresses to dinners and the actresses often mingle with guests. He observes the polite but icy form of address mademoiselle from Mme la Marquise and says many actresses are married or respectable, yet the word actress remains a social label in Paris.
An Atchison Globe editorial argues that dividing $500 between a boy and a girl for a vacation shows gendered outcomes. The girl travels farther, spends more, returns with clothes and cash, while the boy remains broke, eats less, and sees less, highlighting implied social norms about travel, spending, and meals across genders.
A photographer shows an agriculturist moving pictures of life on the farm and asks if laborers were caught in motion. The farmer confirms and the photographer extols science as wonderful. Philadelphia Inquirer.
Mrs Newbride remarks with triumph at receiving a wedding present from the Van der Gilds. Miss Jellus notes their exclusivity, while also acknowledging their charitable reputation.
A fragment shows Mrs Jawback scolding her husband for coming home late and him replying he came to sleep. The exchange reads in a terse marital quarrel tone.
A humorous dialogue notes the Fitzboodle baby resembling many relatives with quips about a big toe being chewed. Mr Tritzboodle remarks the child has his wife's traits while the mother retorts about the baby always putting his foot in his mouth.
McClure's Magazine challenges the idea of a universal maternal instinct arguing that females exhibit instinctive traits tied to specific contexts. It cites examples from wasp parasitism and chicken brooding to illustrate sex linked behaviors, noting no abstract maternal instinct exists.
A humorous caption from the New York Press shows a wife and doctor exchange about a husband’s gas bills. The joke centers on guarding the meter and a damp cellar as the husband studies it.
A fragment shows a spat over married life with the line about flats and keeping house. The exchange paints tension about domestic roles and public judgment within a couple.
The exchange notes a baby with a tremendous voice and frequent lifts, described as strong. The dialogue emphasizes the baby's remarkable vocal quality and energy.
The Philadelphia Record notes a hoax about Methuselah, joking that if she were a woman the world would never know how old she truly was. The blithe commentary plays on enduring myths and timeworn legends with tongue in cheek.
A Yorkshire 1760 note recounts a London merchant’s eight day round trip to Dublin. He leaves London Monday evening reaches Liverpool Wednesday morning, sails to Dublin Thursday, conducts business, returns to Liverpool Saturday, and back to London Monday. The writer predicts faster journeys may be possible soon.
The chief cook of Conde, Vatel, killed himself with a sword when the fish failed to arrive for a Louis XIV banquet. His act is praised in the Almanach des Gourmands, noting that honor can reside in the kitchen as well as in war.
The piece notes John Jacob Astor paid $1,000 an acre for Aaron Burr’s estate, a 120 acre farm near current Twenty first Street in Manhattan. Within a decade he began selling lots at $5,000 an acre, though few were sold at that price. today its value is difficult to compute in millions.
The Houston Post notes the social burden of lacking intimate friends. It argues that without close confidants there is no one to speak ill of a person, framing isolation as a silence that shields or harms reputation.
The exchange centers on Dumbleton-Fritter whose chief fault is a temper that flares at times. Flasher concedes this, noting it would not be as troubling if it did not reveal his worst traits.
The Atchison Globe quotes a proverb on patience and virtue, noting how long patience with others’ faults can remain a virtue before turning to weariness or judgment. It reflects a civic stance on restraint in criticism.
A young man sues a Paris graphologist for substantial damages after a broken engagement. He showed his handwriting sample to the expert who advised avoiding the writer as a bad tempered fool, predicting Calvary for the wife. The engagement ended amid the dispute.
A playful line asks what Mame said when her father gave a gold watch. The response mimics her usual remark about being a perfectly lovely time, reflecting light humor in a dated remark.
A lighthearted dialogue about a black cat appearing at the back fence. Mr Juggins says the cat brought luck and that he hit the target on the very first shot. Mrs Juggins comments on the luck, adding a playful exchange.
The Tribune notes a one dollar pet phrase attributed to Rochefoucauld and prints a brief quotation about wisdom and folly.
An advertisement extols red blood as the base of health and happiness. It features testimonial from George Harkins of Wilmerding PA praising Dr A W Chase nerve pills for restoring energy nerves sleep and vigor. The copy promotes the Pills sold by Chase Macine Co Buffalo with a signature claim.
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