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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1909
Page
7
The copy touts Electric Bitters as the greatest health builder. It claims to improve stomach liver kidneys bowels and purify blood while invigorating the whole system. Promotes vigor for weak or sickly individuals and offers a 50 cent price with a guarantee by F. Shriner.
The Tribune promotes yearly subscription at one dollar in advance urging readers to subscribe now.
The article explains profitable seed corn breeding, detailing ear quality checks, selection for maturity and vitality, and the steps to establish a breeding plot. It covers detasseling, comparing yields per stalk, and managing an increase field and seed corn house for large harvests.
William Caruso a Colonnade hotel barber defeats John Cirino in a billiard duel at the Mazzina Garibaldi club to win Filomena Cirino’s hand. Cirino, once champion, consented after repeated weekly matches and proof of Caruso’s merit.
A prose excerpt argues that price cuts alone fail without a strong, realreason behind them. It suggests tying reductions to events like lease expiration and sudden removal to trigger consumer urgency and perceived necessity, turning a sale into a compelling opportunity.
Gutzon Borglum and associates in Washington have molded a plaster group for the American republics bureau. The youthful figure "Progress" stands out as a strong element with possible hidden meaning. Borglum plans to return August to oversee rough cutting in Washington, with final placement and finishing to occur on site at the American republics building.
A dialogue recalls a New York Times anecdote where an ant hill prank shifts a skeptic to admit ants' industry. A courtroom quip follows with a witness, a bar, and a stubborn request to sit or stand. The pieces read as light social humor reflecting human foibles.
A German woman claims years of neuralgia and headache eased by fasting and links food to all evil. Some medical authorities view hunger as beneficial for certain nervous and internal disorders, with experts noting dreams stem from stomach conditions and fasting may become a staple in nerve specialist treatment.
In a rural cobbler's shop an old man among seasoned patrons laughs at football. A young player asks if he has ever played the game and the veteran replies he has only played dominos, not athletic games, per a London Mail note.
A light exchange begins with Father urging his daughters to learn French and German as they grow up. Brenda notes Muriel should learn German since she can gargle best, a humorous family quip captured by Punch.
The Oconee region reports a remarkable stalk of corn about fifty feet high growing in the top of a tree near Seneca. The tree itself stands around forty five feet tall and the corn stalk rises four to five feet above. The seed is believed carried by a bird and taking root. The tale is attributed to a local informant.
Mrs. Kragg recalls the Mendelssohn centenary while Mr. Kragg expresses a lingering prejudice tied to hearing the wedding march, reminding of their own world.
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