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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1905
Page
4
The Fairfield Tribune issue shows subscription terms with one year in advance six months and three months options. It notes mail matter status and includes the paper’s motto A drop of ink makes millions think.
The next spectacle on the national arena headlines a grand event called Moving the Crops. If warm weather lasts a few weeks frost danger fades, easing concerns for next season’s football hair crop.
The column notes support for a new post office site near Cedar township though Bro Junkin favors the antediluvian location. It mentions weather, a print shop mess at George Annanias Onlywater, Nana Patterson's marriage notices, graft accusations, and a scornful jab at Peruna versus distilled spirit.
Census data show no shift toward emigration, as thirty thousand Iowa residents may have moved away, yet the Iowa Idea remains strong and rooted in the state in a Chicago Record-Herald report.
Six years of contempt and neglect are described as George Annanias Onlywater Frasher endures mockery for being deemed insignificant. The text portrays his head swelling with self delusion, comparing him to an ape and concluding that there is no fool more foolish than an old fool.
The speaker mocks Bro. Junkin for alleged conservatism and standpattism. They claim he has nothing to say of his own and echoes what the Burlington Hawkeye and Keokuk Gate City say, portraying him as the personification of both traits.
A charged critique decries corrupt reformers as reprobates and assassins of character. It likens them to Eden’s serpent and Lucifer, warns they pose as holy while hiding rot beneath a cloak of prohibition. The piece urges universal shunning to reveal their imposture.
A historic retort from the Gate City in 1890 denounces pro t tariff talk. It cites Republican fear of McKinley style protection and points to Democratic votes in Massachusetts Connecticut Rhode Island New York New Jersey Pennsylvania Illinois as evidence that manufacturing states benefit from tariffs while Iowa bears the cost.
A late 19th century letter argues the Republican party alienated German English Swedish Norwegian and labor voters by catering to manufacturers. It claims a large realignment by 1905, noting voters moved away as education supposedly changed their views and politics shifted in Gate City.
H. W. Campbell urges readers in Amarillo to view the Panhandle as a fertile farming region. He notes annual rainfall around 22 inches, deep loam soils, and a clay subsoil that support sustained moisture. He describes a model farm near Bovina and opportunities in wheat, oats, corn, vegetables, and fruit with favorable rail access and growing markets.
A historical ad extols Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a cure for weak stomachs and constipation. The testimonial claims dramatic improvements after taking multiple bottles, noting recovery from severe stomach and bowel issues and restored appetite and strength. Substitutes are warned against for dealer profit.
A Bennettsville South Carolina resident touts Eletric Bitters as a remedy for dyspepsia and torpid liver in his wife. The druggist Frank S. Shriner sells and guarantees the product at 50 cents a bottle. Sept.
Iowa observers in Washington report that the gubernatorial race next year is effectively decided in favor of A B Cummins. George D Perkins and several rivals are out, J W Blythe may concede, and Lane of Davenport or Beyers of Harlan are named as alternatives. Cummins’ influence is attributed to his Chautauqua speeches and to remarks by La Follette and Bryan.
A health ad claims cough and chest remedies cure lung troubles like coal dust damage. It cites W C Barber of Sandy Level Va praising Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption Coughs and Colds and notes a second bottle sale at Shriner’s drug store. A marriage rite jokes about obedience fading amid rapid divorces.
Telegrams report the sudden death of Col Charles Parsons aged 81 at his Wequetonsing Michigan summer home. He led the State National Bank of St. Louis for 35 years, served as a Civil War lieutenant colonel, and helped found Parsons College. He endowed Martha Parsons hospital and held leadership in banking and philanthropy.
Probate of the will of Oris B Leasor deceased filed in Jefferson County Iowa. Hearing set for Sept 25 1905 at 2 o clock p m in Jefferson County District Court. E E Lucas clerk signs the notice with court seal.
The Humboldt Congregational church currently lacks a pastor after Rev. Reed resigned and no successor has been chosen. Postmaster J. A. Conerd of Atlantic returns from a Battle Creek sanitarium stay improved in health after amenia treatment. Robert Turner, son of T. G. Turner, built a home slide for life at Carnival inspiration, fell when the rope broke, injuring a fractured arm and bruises.
Final notice to Winona Crile and all heirs of George C Crile. Final report by Edward S Crile administratrix filed in Jefferson County Iowa District Court by September 25 1905 for approval and distribution order. If not appearing by September Term 1905 in Fairfield judgment will be entered. Edna S Crile administratrix. 25-4t
The heirs at law and all interested parties are notified that final report of Joseph E. Steele administrator of the estate of Ann Lame deceased will be on file for approval and distribution. If no appearance is made by noon of the first day of the September Term 1905 a default and judgment will be entered. The court sits in Fairfield Jefferson County Iowa starting September 25 1905.
Six Filipino students arrive at the University of Iowa in Iowa City to begin engineering studies as the first native Filipinos enrolled. The group includes Graciano Rice, Candido Alcazar, and Sotero Baluyut among others, with prior schooling in the Philippines and some attending U of I during summer.
The State of Iowa Jefferson County notifies Mamie McDonald estate and Robert S McDonald that H E Snook purchased Lots 4 and 5 Block 2 Snook s addition to Perlee Iowa at a delinquent tax sale on December 1 1902. Redemption must occur within ninety days from service or a Tax Deed will be issued. Dated September 4 1905.
Eldora Iowa September 15 Miss Mary Leonard of the Leonard family faced a court hearing in Hardin county. Walter Weaver a young Iowa Falls lawyer and son of a Supreme Court judge sued for fees, while Miss Leonard insisted on acting as her own attorney.
A terse testimonial notes Chamberlain's Cough as effective for coughs and colds. The ad claims quick relief and pleasant use and cites sale by Frank S. Shriner.
Burlington hosts the Iowa League of Municipalities meeting with Des Moines chosen as the next gathering place. Mayor J. Williams of Oskaloosa discusses taxation and assessments while Cedar Rapids attorney JN H reads on municipal taxes. W W Baldwin of Burlington responds to railway-related questions and Marshalltown clerk presents easy methods for ordering sidewalks.
Fifteen year old Ola Cook, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Cook, drank carbolic acid and lies between life and death. Ill for weeks, she aided her mother at home but showed diminished cheerfulness. authorities do not know how much acid was taken or why. Medical staff report limited hope for recovery due to prior poor health.
A fragment suggests a property owner and another party growing weary of each other, hinting at a strained relationship and potential upcoming action. The readable lines imply mutual fatigue and possible dispute or dispute-driven move.
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