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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1912
Page
14
At Oceansroar resort the Justweds and friends scheme to dodge rain by playing billiards and poker while wives fend off boredom. The plan unfolds with secret meetings and a final comedy as the men cede to dinner due to open dining room doors.
Mt Pleasant Iowa September 13 Henry county sues Jefferson county in District Court to settle where Mima Spangler, inmate of the state insane hospital, truly resides. Petition says commissioners of insanity committed her January 26 1908 and found her residence Jefferson county. Auditor and hospital superintendent were notified of Jefferson county residence.
Denver officials propose a course in voice culture and elocution for girls in city schools. W. O. Temple announced a committee aims to curb youthful timidity and ensure voices pleasing to potential husbands. Public school board members considered the idea at a recent meeting in Denver.
Denver charges contend the indictments against Mayor Arnold and city officials were politically motivated. Mayor Arnold vows to continue fighting for a clean vice policy despite indictments while Police Commissioner Creel calls the grand jury political from the start. Horace W. Meyers and Julius A. Bennett, prominent real estate owners, were named among those indicted for property used for immoral purposes.
In Norwalk Ohio on September 13 a group of about six women from Clarksfield dressed as men and tar and feathered an eighteen year old girl in the woods. The girl and her sister were then told to leave the town. No action from authorities is reported.
Mrs J N Hill of Homer Georgia praises Foley's Honey and Tar Compound for coughs colds and prevention of croup. She notes it cures her family of five children quickly and she would not be without it. Bradshaw Co endorses it as of September.
The latest imported models reveal uneven footed skirt draperies to show ankles and a trend toward slit sides for ease of movement. Rich materials including velvets velours de laine and silk plushes return with bold color, sheen and complex weaves.
Washington reports the 75 year old silver maple beside the White House entrance was cut after threats of collapse. Nearby plantings include a McKinley planted oak and Japanese trees as a younger replacement may be chosen with Taft potentially presiding at planting.
A report compares Jefferson county general consolidated tax levies for 1912 with 1911. The total rises by one and seven tenths mills, with bridges and paupers showing the significant increases while other areas remain nearly the same.
Milwaukee delegates Edna Wright and Ethelka Jacobi tour the state selling washing machines to raise funds for the Wisconsin Political Equality League. They pursue votes for a proposed constitutional amendment on suffrage to be decided at the November general election, receiving no pay.
D. Clem Deaver, Immigration Agent for Burlington Route in Omaha, promotes three year proof for Mondell 320 acre Wyoming and 640 acre Nebraska Kinkaid homesteads. He offers rail travel from Omaha to Thermopolis and visits to Huntley Billings and Big Horn Basin lands, with excursions on October 1 and 15. He stresses no land sales and invites interested settlers to contact him for details.
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